Holiday

[Susan Louise]

...and I hope to be finished by the end of the day. The 1st vignette I completed is on top of our fridge. I used a dried flower arrangement I made in 2013 and have been using it every year since. 

Back in 2013 & 2014 I used it on our pantry. In 2015 & 2016 I paired it with a red Luminara lantern and an owl on top of our fridge...and in 2017 & 2018 with swans...

Here's the vignette from last year...

This year I used the VPH bunny w/lantern I have had on top of our fridge since early Spring and saw no reason to take it down. The amber light on the inside of the lantern also adds a touch of Fall and pairs great with the pumpkins. Below are pics with the lights on and and then off...

[yellowrose]

Love Love Love it all @Susan Louise 

I hate to say that I only have a very large electric griddle that I rarely use

sitting on top of my fridge.   

I have cabinets over my fridge so I couldn't put anything tall on top, but I

can do better than a griddle.  

[Susan Louise]

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@yellowrose wrote:

Love Love Love it all @Susan Louise 

I hate to say that I only have a very large electric griddle that I rarely use

sitting on top of my fridge.   

I have cabinets over my fridge so I couldn't put anything tall on top, but I

can do better than a griddle.  

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@yellowrose  Thank you!  

As for the griddle...why move it, just decorate it!

[JYWilliams]

Pretty. I'll be getting my Fall decor out of my storage building this weekend.

[Oznell]

That charming vignette, anchored by bunny with lantern, captures the mysterious, swirly-leaved magic of fall...

[Mazie G]

You guys are killing me....I live in the south, and my family gives me a hard time if I decorated before the middle of September. It feels odd to be swimming in 90-degree heat and looking pumpkins as I float by.

It takes me two weeks to pull everything down from the attic and pack all my summer decor up and put my fall stuff up. I am so ready!  Seeing all the fall decor makes me want to start. 

[godi]

🎃🍁🎃🍁🎃🍁🎃🍁 So pretty

[bikerbabe]

Pretty. I can’t bring myself to decorate for fall until late September, or even October. August and September are our hottest months, regularly 100 and over.

[Susan Louise]

@JYWilliams   @Oznell  @godi  @bikerbabe   Thank you all

@Oznell  You have a way with words...have you ever dabbled into poetry?

@Mazie G  Boy, I wish I was swimming in a pool...and seeing pumpkins while floating by wouldn't bother me in the least...LOL...lucky you!

I was just determined to be finished with Fall decorating before all the Fall decor shows tomorrow. It helps tremendously on saving money from buying decor I don't need and be content with what we already have. I'll be able to sit and watch the shows w/o buying. It's also good to have gone through all the decor to refresh one's mind on what one already has...

Additionally, I like to have the decor finished before the end of the 2nd week of August anyway so I can concentrate on other things like spending more time on our patio & porch documenting our migrating hummingbird visitors. As each day passes now the more frequent the number of visits/hummers there are...

I've also had most of the Spring/Summer decor up since the end of January, so it was time for a change. I'll put up holiday decor the day after Thanksgiving.

[Glittergal]

Nicely done.  I have the same bunny and one of the swans like you have, so you have given me some inspiration for how to use them when I decorate for fall.  I can't wait!  I'm not a summertime gal.