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Snicks1 — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:13:38 GMT

I think this looks cute and would be easy to do.

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meallen616 — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:59:06 GMT

Love it, thanks for posting,

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lucymo — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 19:14:36 GMT

@Snicks1 wrote:
I think this looks cute and would be easy to do.

@Snicks1 Funny you posted this. I just brought in my baskets to do a similar design. My baskets are very old and not as bright in color as this one but they have a lot of stories to tell. Not exactly sure what all I will put in the baskets but I did Christmas with them last year. They are a bit more rustic than I usually use but still like them.

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Snicks1 — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 19:24:18 GMT

@lucymo, be sure to post pics when you get them all done. I'm sure they will look fantastic.

I do love Fall decor, I just don't do it myself anymore. I saave all my energy for Christmas, I guess, lol.

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lucymo — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 19:34:41 GMT

@Snicks1 wrote:
@lucymo, be sure to post pics when you get them all done. I'm sure they will look fantastic.
I do love Fall decor, I just don't do it myself anymore. I saave all my energy for Christmas, I guess, lol.

@Snicks1 I will do that. Right now the baskets are just setting in the kitchen floor waiting for me to go dig out 'stuff' to make them look prettier. At Christmas I put lit Spheres, pinecones and evergreen branches in them with the mini lights mixed in the greens.

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GCR18 — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 03:19:12 GMT

It looks nice and not too many ingredients. I get in trouble when I have to buy too many things to make something work.

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De Anna — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 03:37:38 GMT

I saw this on Pinterest too. Really pretty. I check Pinterest out all the time. Great ideas.

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Mominohio — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:05:39 GMT

This is the kind of thing I think many of us are interested in. Using something we already have (a basket, and most likely some filler like garlands and fake pumpkins), and use it across many seasons (pine and pine cones, and some lit somethings in the winter).

If you are really into space saving, use all 'live' things from the yard or farmer's market, and simply throw away everything at the end of the season, and reuse the basket for winter themed decor.

Saves money, saves storage space, can be reworked each year to look different and not like you put out the same thing every year.

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lucymo — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:17:39 GMT

@GCR18 wrote:
It looks nice and not too many ingredients. I get in trouble when I have to buy too many things to make something work.

@GCR18 I'll bet you already have enough stuff to do the basket. If I'm running short on greens or fall foliage I fill the bottom part of basket with old towels or anything else and finish filling with greens or fall foliage and whatever else you're decorating it with. The towels give a good surface for your decor to rest on too, more solid. I'm just cheap. LOL

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Snicks1 — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:28:12 GMT

Yes, I would definitely use a "filler" for the bottom of the basket, then layer in my pretty stuff.

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panda1234 — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:35:09 GMT

I have several of these baskets and they too are well worn. Some years I have just put pots of fresh mums inside with a few pumpkins grouped in.

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lucymo — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:45:19 GMT

@Snicks1 wrote:
Yes, I would definitely use a "filler" for the bottom of the basket, then layer in my pretty stuff.

@Snicks1 We're all on the same page. Leaves and greenery pack down when you place pumpkins, etc and this helps prevent that.

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lucymo — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:51:01 GMT

@panda1234 wrote:
I have several of these baskets and they too are well worn. Some years I have just put pots of fresh mums inside with a few pumpkins grouped in.

@panda1234 Our baskets have character, don't they? I know mine could tell a lot of good stories about everything that has been placed in them through the years.

I like your idea of putting Mums and pumpkins in the baskets. At the end of the day we will be wishing we had a lot more baskets as people post their ideas. I only have two and I don't normally use rustic containers like these but I do think they fit in with fall and Christmas filler.

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Mominohio — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:29:04 GMT

@lucymo wrote:
@GCR18 wrote:
It looks nice and not too many ingredients. I get in trouble when I have to buy too many things to make something work.

@GCR18 I'll bet you already have enough stuff to do the basket. If I'm running short on greens or fall foliage I fill the bottom part of basket with old towels or anything else and finish filling with greens or fall foliage and whatever else you're decorating it with. The towels give a good surface for your decor to rest on too, more solid. I'm just cheap. LOL

@lucymo

NOT cheap, you're smart!!!

I do the same thing. I fill even small baskets with folded dish towels about half way or more, before adding decorative fabric, garland etc. and then the decor pieces.

Sometimes I even use boxes, covered in a matching/coordinating fabric as a riser inside a basket.

It give a lift to the things you can't get with just jamming in light things like garland or greens.

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lucymo — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:39:20 GMT

@Mominohio wrote:
@lucymo wrote:
@GCR18 wrote:
It looks nice and not too many ingredients. I get in trouble when I have to buy too many things to make something work.

@GCR18 I'll bet you already have enough stuff to do the basket. If I'm running short on greens or fall foliage I fill the bottom part of basket with old towels or anything else and finish filling with greens or fall foliage and whatever else you're decorating it with. The towels give a good surface for your decor to rest on too, more solid. I'm just cheap. LOL

@lucymo

NOT cheap, you're smart!!!

I do the same thing. I fill even small baskets with folded dish towels about half way or more, before adding decorative fabric, garland etc. and then the decor pieces.
Sometimes I even use boxes, covered in a matching/coordinating fabric as a riser inside a basket.

It give a lift to the things you can't get with just jamming in light things like garland or greens.

@Mominohio It just makes good sense, doesn't it? Is it still hot in Ohio? It is very hot and dry here, rain just moves around us. I hope the snow and ice will do the same thing come winter.

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ChiliPepper — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 16:05:12 GMT

I save/saved this type of shredded stuff from fruit baskets etc. & use it as basket filler.

I just used this color to put underneath my new acorns in a basket. Fills the bottom & this color blends with the basket & acorns.

I have other colors for different baskets/seasons.

This works for lighter items, the towels are a great idea for heavier items.

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Mominohio — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 17:19:24 GMT

@lucymo wrote:
@Mominohio wrote:
@lucymo wrote:
@GCR18 wrote:
It looks nice and not too many ingredients. I get in trouble when I have to buy too many things to make something work.

@GCR18 I'll bet you already have enough stuff to do the basket. If I'm running short on greens or fall foliage I fill the bottom part of basket with old towels or anything else and finish filling with greens or fall foliage and whatever else you're decorating it with. The towels give a good surface for your decor to rest on too, more solid. I'm just cheap. LOL

@lucymo

NOT cheap, you're smart!!!

I do the same thing. I fill even small baskets with folded dish towels about half way or more, before adding decorative fabric, garland etc. and then the decor pieces.
Sometimes I even use boxes, covered in a matching/coordinating fabric as a riser inside a basket.

It give a lift to the things you can't get with just jamming in light things like garland or greens.
@Mominohio It just makes good sense, doesn't it? Is it still hot in Ohio? It is very hot and dry here, rain just moves around us. I hope the snow and ice will do the same thing come winter.

@lucymo

Temps finally down beginning here today. Highs in the low to mid 70's for the next several days and sunshine! God's most perfect weather!

We had way too much rain up through the first of August, and now we are getting a break, for when it rains, most goes around us or we get just rain, not flooding for the last couple of weeks.

Feels like September today, and I'm taking advantage working outside in spurts!

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lucymo — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:40:49 GMT

@ChiliPepper wrote:
I save/saved this type of shredded stuff from fruit baskets etc. & use it as basket filler.

I just used this color to put underneath my new acorns in a basket. Fills the bottom & this color blends with the basket & acorns.

I have other colors for different baskets/seasons.

This works for lighter items, the towels are a great idea for heavier items.

@ChiliPepper Hey, great idea. I know we will see so many super good ideas for just about anything we want to do on here. It's like 'google for decor nuts'. LOL

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panda1234 — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:49:06 GMT

@lucymo

I have even seen the baskets laying on their side with the pumpkins and gourds spilling out, looks nice.

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Snicks1 — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:50:55 GMT

@lucymo wrote:
@ChiliPepper wrote:
I save/saved this type of shredded stuff from fruit baskets etc. & use it as basket filler.

I just used this color to put underneath my new acorns in a basket. Fills the bottom & this color blends with the basket & acorns.

I have other colors for different baskets/seasons.

This works for lighter items, the towels are a great idea for heavier items.

@ChiliPepper Hey, great idea. I know we will see so many super good ideas for just about anything we want to do on here. It's like 'google for decor nuts'. LOL

@ChiliPepper, @lucymo, lol true. If I am curious about something, I will come here to see if anyone is discussing it, most times before I look elsewhere.