Fall is such a beautiful time of year. The colorful leaves, the rainbow of mums, that slight chill in the air.
And those falling acorns, that I find myself trying to dodge every time I step outside. (haven’t been hit by one yet)
How can you not love it.
It’s the perfect time of year to admire our God’s creations.
Today I’m sharing all of the fall decorations that I have scattered around my living room. It’s a combination of a few simple DIY’s using faux flowers, faux fall leaves, twine as well as a few real pumpkins and some decorative store-bought items.
As always, most of the items I am using came from local Dollar stores, Target as well as items I already had on hand.
Valentine’s Day Centerpiece – Using Items I Already Have
I love faux flowers.
They take up a lot of my (very little) mommy free time.
I have to admit though, it’s a fairly new love of mine.
So I figured, what better time than Valentine’s Day to write a bit about this new (ish) love of mine…
I made a spring centerpiece a couple of years ago after taking a trip to the Dollar Tree and there they were, a bush of pretty pink roses. I couldn’t resist. Normally I’d walk right by that area full of faux flowers and never give it a second look but this time around, those roses were calling me! I didn’t hesitate to grab them and figured why not see what I can make and possibly share it on this blog…
A few days later I picked up a couple of yellow and white roses at another dollar store and after that, I eventually made what I considered to be “a unique” spring centerpiece. (Ok don’t laugh, but it was basically a bouquet on a table)
After that, I was hooked!
I originally started this blog to mainly write about my love of organizing (or semi organizing I should say) but once I made that spring centerpiece I switched my attention almost completely to faux floral centerpieces.
This “love” for faux floral centerpieces has not come naturally to me though!
I seem to always picture the finished arrangement in my head (resembling something you’d see in a magazine) but when I actually start bringing it all together, it’s usually a hot mess.
So I really have to push myself when I’m working on a new centerpiece. Many times, these centerpieces involve days of my small dining table covered with flowers, vases, and ribbon everywhere. I’ll walk by that table throughout the day and almost always feel frustrated! It’s rare when I get it right the first time I try putting something together, no matter how simple or complex I try to make them.
So why do I keep trying and even consider this something that I love? Because the finishing product always brings days if not weeks of smiles to my face! And honestly, I think there are certain little hobbies, skills, and talents that our good Lord up above has gifted us with! Hobbies that really bring us joy if we stick with them and push ourselves to learn about them. This one without a doubt is one of those!
I enjoy every piece that I manage to create and I rarely ever am in a rush to change it out whenever a new holiday or season comes around.
That’s probably why I always end up showing these centerpieces on my blog very (VERY) late compared to how early I see other blog posts or videos for seasonal decor going up. (*cough* like today’s post *cough* a few days before Valentine’s day *cough*)
Ok well, let me stop for now…Valentine’s day is right around the corner after all. Let me jump into sharing my simple centerpiece that came together just like many of my others have in the past, with items I already had at home.
Hope you enjoy it!
Valentine’s Day Centerpiece – Using Items I Already Have
I start with an old sugar bowl and a few stickers that I had from last years Valentine’s Day (yep, that’s the kid in me coming out to play)
(These stickers are great for something temporary like this Valentine’s Day centerpiece. They peel on and off very easily without leaving a mess behind. I actually moved them around multiple times before finishing)
Then I grabbed my flowers and a wire cutter and cut the stems down to fit my sugar bowl.
As you can probably see in the picture, I had to cut off a good amount of the stem and make the flowers pretty short. That’s because I’m working with a very small bowl.
I picked these pink peonies (from Michaels) and peach peonies (from Ikea) to work with but so many other shades would work here too! I’m thinking classic red or white with red sticker hearts, or even all pink flowers and stickers.
It’s simple to put together and most of the items I’m using are things I already have at home.
It started with these sweet little pears.
I picked them up probably when fall first started. I had just bought some pear juice thinking it would be a nice way to start enjoying the new season.
I usually tend to crave iced apple cider when fall kicks in but this time around, the pears were calling me.
I knew I had to find some pears to decorate my kitchen and luckily, my local dollar store just so happened to have a few. Yay!
They were kind of funny looking at first, I have to admit.
That (almost) way too bright green color and some leaves that were slightly beat up made me wonder if I would be able to do anything with them, but they still caught my eye and I couldn’t pass them up.
They were coming home with me.
I scattered them on my table along with a few simple faux flowers, a couple of jars, an old-ish vase, and then brought that all together with a plaid green kitchen towel that I found on amazon.
Don’t you just love plaid for fall!
ok let’s get started…
Fall Kitchen Table Decor – Pears and Plaid Green
First, I’m using the same two roses that I also used over the summer to decorate my kitchen table (from Michaels)…
and some small rocks that me and my daughter brought home from the beach this summer…
and I’m dropping that all into these two old jars…
That I then finished off with some white ribbon around the center to go with my other fall centerpiece.
(I just held the ribbon in place with a small piece of tape around the back)
Next up, these pretty little white roses that I recently found at my local dollar store.
I’m using 3 bunches of roses that I cut down and then removed most of the leaves.
I then dropped those flowers into this old vase, another dollar store find, and finished by wrapping twine and white ribbon to complete the simple arrangement.
To keep the twine in place I just tucked the ends into the twine after wrapping it around the vase. Since the twine is slightly stiff it’s able to hold itself in place as long as you wrap it tightly.
Then I placed everything on top of this plaid green kitchen towel and finished off by scattering my dollar store pears all around the arrangements.
And that’s it!
It’s nice to know that inspiration can come from anywhere!
Even something like pear juice 😉
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Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come!
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Simple Spring Floral Decor with Items You May Already Have
With everything that’s been going on recently many of us have been spending more time at home.
I think it’s safe to say that aside from the necessary supermarket runs (to clear out their aisles) we really are not shopping very much outdoors right now. But maybe like me, you still want to spread some good vibes throughout your home and celebrate the fact that we are now in this beautiful season called spring.
I had planned on creating a centerpiece with a number of different items that I had purchased before all the craziness started but now I think it makes more sense to create a few pieces using items I already have so that hopefully it will be easier for you to try it out in your home too. Without having to step outside and buy anything.
Now, I love using faux flowers, so that’s mainly what I’ll be working with but I tried to keep it as simple as possible with the flowers I picked in case you don’t already own a good selection of faux flowers.
Ok here we go…
Simple Spring Floral Decor with Items You May Already Have
You can start by…
Turning an old can into a sweet and simple floral arrangement…
…by making use of a few pretty faux flowers. (I’m using a few sunflowers I had from my fall and thanksgiving centerpiece.)
Just remove the label from the can and wash it inside and out (be careful not to cut yourself around the edges like I did, lol)
Then grab a sheet of white printer paper, fold it in half and wrap it around the can securing it around the back with a small piece of tape.
Next, wrap some burlap around your can and finish off with pink curling ribbon over the burlap to tie a simple bow around everything.
If you don’t have burlap or a similar type of ribbon don’t worry just use what you have at home.
Stick to colors that remind you of spring or simply use white ribbon or even twine. Either one of those should work great.
You can then bring in the spring colors either with a different color paper or different flowers.
Whatever you have on hand will be beautiful!!
Next…
Transform an empty beer bottle (or wine bottle) into precious spring decor…
…by using pink or any pastel-colored ribbon to tie a bow off to the side and then fill with a single pretty flower like this peony that I cut off of a larger bunch I recently found at Michaels.
I think it’s worth mentioning that the flower I am working with has the two peonies connected on to one stem. This part is what is keeping the flowers standing so upright in the bottle. Another way to get this “effect” is to make use of the leaves that usually come on faux flowers, just move them up or down to hold your flower where you want it to stay.
ok here’s the next one…
Repurpose a small sugar bowl (an old mug or small pitcher may also work) into the perfect kitchen decor for any countertop or corner in need of some happy spring vibes.
Grab your sugar bowl or container of choice and a few flowers like these hydrangeas that I recently picked up at the dollar store and wrap a light green ribbon that you can secure with some tape on the back, I love some basic tape!
Last…
Use a small inexpensive vase with a small opening (like this one that I recently found at ikea)…
…to turn a few sprigs of flowers and a single leaf (that I removed from another flower and attached to a short stem) into another simple floral spring arrangement.
Finish off with a pop of color like that green ribbon tied to the side.
Here’s a look at the back with a few yellow flowers that I used for my summer, fall and Christmas centerpieces. Gotta love faux flowers! You can use them over and over again.
TIP: Make 3 of any of these little floral arrangements and scatter on any table, mantel or window seal.
So there you have it guys!
If you have a few flowers and an old can…
A beer bottle…
A small sugar bowl…
Or even a basic little vase…
and some ribbon…
You have everything you need to make your own simple spring floral decor for your home today.
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Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come
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