Country Sampler Autumn Decorating

The 2017 issue of Country Sampler Autumn Decorating provides cozy ways to give 

your home a beautiful seasonal welcome. Tour fabulous fall homes & discover 

how to dress your rooms in fall style and get creative with 100+ DIY projects.

In this issue, they have featured our Book Page Fall Wreath and that is exciting!

I hope that you will pick up a copy and check out all the fall decor ideas in this issue.

Sometimes all it takes to bring in a fall look is to update your existing home decor by 

adding touches of silk fall leaves or fall foliage from your own front yard.  

This is not a promotion, I simply wanted to share with my wonderful readers all the lovely

fall ideas including my wreath in this current issue.  I hope that you get your copy

and enjoy all the wonderful ideas featured.  

Thank you for your support!

DIY: Fall Book Page Wreath

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Autumn is a wonderful time to observe the outdoors, but in these parts, it still feels like
hot summer days.  I am currently missing the cool, brisk air of autumn, I am missing
the changing of the foliage and the swirling leaves as they are stirred by the wind.
Instead, I am placing simple reminders in my home to remind me of the season ahead
as I await the cool days of fall to arrive.

In the meantime, I have updated a few old handmade pieces with autumn
flare as seen the other day with the fall flower pot makeover.

Today's craft is by far the easiest, that is if you already have a paper wreath.
 I am sharing this old book page wreath that I made several years ago by adding faux
leaves to it.

The leaves may be purchased at any craft store or at the Dollar Tree.
Simply tuck in the leaves around the wreath and you're done.
It is that simple!  Then hang it over a door or mantel to enjoy.
I believe that you can do this with a grapevine wreath as well.
You can practically add fall leaves to anything to give it a warm, fall appearance.
Be creative!

Hope that you enjoy and Happy Crafting!

DIY: Autumn Wreath

This weekend I started adding little signs of the Autumn around the home. 

We enjoy adding small reminders of fall harvest such as 
pumpkins, acorns, autumn wreath, and flannel blankets around the house.  
By adding these small touches, I am reminded of what the Fall season was like when I 
was a child.  I recall the beautiful colors of the branches on the trees, 
and running through the colorful fallen leaves on the sidewalks as they lay in a pile outside.

So to bring back that warm and cozy feeling, I made my front door wreath with plans 
do add a few more touches later on to our home.

I gathered my supplies from the Dollar store, 
but you can also go to your local craft shop or other market.

The Materials I used were the following:

• Grape vine wreath
• Ready made leaf garland  (may need two if leaves are sparse)
• Artificial pumpkin pick with leaves
• Harvest mixed berry branch
• Floral wire
• Scissors
• Burlap (already had on hand)

1. Lay your grape vine wreath on a table.

2. Take your leaf garland and place it over the grape vine wreath to form a

circle over the wreath covering it completely.

3. Take your floral wire, and use it to tie the garland to the wreath to secure it in place. 

You may need to cut several pieces of the floral wire to tie up any loose sections.

4. Once your garland is securely tied, you will take the berry branch or branches, 

and attach it to the wreath, using the floral wire to secure that as well.

5. The next step is to add your pumpkins or gourd picks around the wreath,  

stick each one securely within the grape vine wreath, 
you may secure it with the wire if necessary.

6. To add the burlap, you can either use a burlap ribbon, 
or use burlap fabric and cut strips to form a ribbon.

Place the  burlap ribbon in a looping form around the wreath, 
tucking it into the grape vine wreath or use the wire to secure that as well.

I just tucked it in.

If anything feels loose, remember to use the floral wire to secure any loose pieces and

keep the knots out of site by tying them on the back of the wreath.

There you have it, a dollar store traditional Autumn wreath, and now for some white hot chocolate, yum!
Hope that you enjoy.

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