I love fall. I really do. I love the cool crisp air. I love all the activities that fall brings... pumpkin patch, hay rides and haunted houses. I also love to decorate for fall and Halloween. So I decided to go through Pinterest for some fun and easy ideas.
I found a post (that I'm certain I have pinned about three times) about finding fall decor at the dollar store. Here's the picture that inspired me:
Thanks to Laurie at Passionate Penny Pincher. Use this link to see Laurie's original post: http://passionatepennypincher.com/2012/08/the-friday-fluff-up-decorating-on-a-dollar-at-the-dollar-tree/
Well, I just had to go to the dollar store, specifically Dollar Tree. I went on my lunch break and immediately had to grab a cart! I will definitely have a few new posts from my 30 minute trip.
I really wanted to make the pretty fall table decor, similar to Laurie's picture. I gathered the following supplies (all $1 each):
- 3 small grapevine wreaths (2 of the wreaths were bigger - accident, not on purpose)
- 3 candles (2 orange and 1 red)
- 3 candle holders
- 1 package of yellow and red leaves (loose leaves... Laurie used garland)
Doesn't look like much, right? Just wait!
To get started, I removed all the tags, stickers and wrapping. I plugged in my hot glue gun and grabbed the first wreath. I decided to glue a red and a yellow leaf together. Here's the first one:
I tried to make the second wreath look just like the first:
The smaller wreath I decided to do a bit differently. I wanted to put it in between the other two wreaths and thought it should stand out. I placed the leaves all the way around, in a pattern of 3 yellow and 1 red.
And here is the final table decor:
I am very happy with how it turned out. It looks pretty classy on my table. It took me about 20 minutes to complete this project. If you are craftier or willing to spend more than $10 or head to a craft store, you could really make this sizzle. But I like the simplicity... And I have leaves leftover for another project!
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