Fall Blues (T)

As my desire to decorate for fall cranks up I wanted to combine some blues with the traditional fall colors.

I went to Michael's and found this very light orange shaded pumpkin.  As soon as I saw it I knew what I wanted to do.  I had Dan cut a 3" wide hole (using a "hole saw" that attaches to a drill (he says you have to run it backwards- works best- see example picture at bottom of post).  This pumpkin is solid styrofoam but some are hollow.

I found a floral spray with blue hydrangeas, white roses and bluish green stems.  I also found a pick with the bluish ivy color and a white pumpkin that I shoved down in the center and then I surrounded it with the orange berries.

I fell in love with these dishes from Pier 1 because of the blue squash and pale cream colored pumpkins. 

The dinner plate is from Cracker Barrel- long ago.  I've used them a bunch for tablescapes.  The napkins were in my stash (from Park Designs) and the flower and leaf metal napkin holder is also an oldie from Pier 1.  

I paired my blue/green stemware (Bahia Bormioli Rocco ) since it was the best blue for this table mix.  The wicker chargers are from a few years back from One King's Lane.  I always liked the weathered look they offer. 

I stabilized the wicker chargers which can be a bit uneven with a cotton placemat.

San Remo Flatware from Horchow

I hope you enjoyed my Fall Blues!

I have completed my new garden transformation by the driveway.  I need to take pictures to share with you.  I had some fun with this one!

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Milwaukee calls it a hole Dozer but it's commonly called a hole saw.

(I'm not compensated for this- just sharing the info)  Various other brands provide the same kind of saw.

  

Landscape Demolition and Update on First Demo

Well- we're at it again.  This is the south side of the house- very plain and heavily shaded.  This is the utility end with the electric meter, gas line and cable tv.  20 years ago when we the addition was added to the front of the house they dug my shrubs and laid them off to the side with a pile of dirt on them to cover the roots.  The next spring I re-planted and these two double file viburnum ended up over here.  With virtually no sunlight they did not fare well.  I have no idea why I've waited so long to do anything about it but we've finally put an idea in motion.

If you can spot it you can see a very large hosta on the back corner of the house.  There are various hostas in my landscape that I plan to dig, split and replant over on this side.  It's a good time to do this at this time of year since the days and nights are cooler and the plants will be less stressed out.  

On the other side of the house is the driveway.  We have a small turnaround spot and some Ninebark shrubs that haven't done well.  There is a garden mum that came back from last year and we transplanted a very small red Japanese maple that you can just see on the right side.  That got moved when we made the change by the side of the house and added new shrubs as shown "here".  Normally you would never transplant a tree or shrub in mid summer but we did and for some reason it never skipped a beat and is doing quite well.  (The best time to transplant trees and shrubs is in the fall when they are ready to go into dormancy or early spring before they are leafing out.)

Like before when we did our landscape renewal in late July out front as seen "here" Dan used our little John Deere tractor with it's front bucket to remove the shrubs.  It saves a lot of back breaking stress as well as for the legs and knees!  

Now I have a fairly blank slate.  I scratched some ideas on paper and am currently working on giving this area a new look.  It will be mostly plants that die back for the season.  I also plan on transplanting a few things from the yard over here during this process.

When we did the foundation landscape renewal (first demo) I planted two knock-out roses.  They had a couple of flowers at that time and seemed to stall out on flowering for a bit.  Suddenly they exploded with flowers and I am so delighted!

Now the real test will be next spring.  Hoping to see them come back with no problems!

The big Japanese Maple we put in is doing very well too as well as the two arborvitaes on the sides of the chimney.  Compared to what I had before this is so much better looking.  

I just had to share this.  The big limelight has started to turn to the pink color.  I opened the window from the living room and snapped a couple of shots.

Isn't it pretty- I wish it would stay this way!  Eventually they all turn brown, but that won't happen for a little while yet.

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Glowing Fall With Glass (T)

I have finally decided to dive in with some fall decorating since it's arriving very soon!

On a hunt to incorporate my little vignette from a couple of days ago into a fall tablescape I found these forgotten chargers.  They have a metal colored leaf that I wanted to use to go with the pumpkin and cylinder with cotton bolls.  While nosing around I found my amber glass dishes and the clear fleur de lis glass salad plates.

This is the fun part about tablescaping- taking elements you have and mixing them to ether in ways you didn't anticipate or think of at first.  

These clear plates have a heavy texture on the bottom side of a feeder almost burlap design to them.

Parts of my vignette from Tuesday this week as seen "here"

For some reason I was drawn to these simple tin looking items this year.  Though I am quite fond of the usual fall colors I am going to incorporate a little blue this year!

We always have a lot of birds around!

The napkins came from Pier 1 this year.  

I like how the texture seemed similar in these glasses (Fitz and Floyd Trestle stemware) to the glass salad plates.  Another thing I had never imagined or planned for. 

I've had this Ralph Lauren paisley tablecloth for a good while.  I am pleased it worked out well for this fall tablescape.

I am very appreciative that the sun found it's way through the hazy morning skies and provided the glow for my tablescape!

It's still very green outdoors but we are seeing some trees turning.  As much as I love it I hate to see it come because it never lasts long enough and then the "w" word arrives! 

I hope you enjoyed my Glowing Fall With Glass tablescape!

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Deco with Cotton Bolls

I got this corrugated cylinder from Pottery Barn and was going to fill it will fall colored flowers but then I switched up and decided to try up some cotton bolls.

I wrapped this fringed burlap ribbon around it and added some jute twine.  The simplicity of the elements go together well.  

A created a little vignette on the cheese board using the new metal pumpkin that pairs well nicely with the cylinder.  The birds flew in for the show!

I could not get my hands on real ones so I chose these from Pier 1.  They did a good job of making them look natural!

Best wishes for a beautiful day!

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