It's Not My Fall(t) That I Autumn(atically) Make Horrible Puns...

This bad pun takes the cake so far. I feel like I can't write a post without a corny lame title. Anyways, I finally took down my Halloween decor and switched it for Fall! Please step in to my Autumn Emporium...

First thing I decorated was my entry way table. Since pretty much it's sole purpose in life is to be decorated.

 

These are the Fall colors I like! I tend to stray away from the orange-brown-yellow combo. Kinda makes me think of old lady turkey crafts. Not that I have anything against old ladies, turkeys, or crafts- I love all those things! I also love the pops of white I used on this display to freshen things up a bit, and the hint of green in the wine bottle that ties in with the green in the dried roses.

The only thing I bought for this whole display was the pine cones (a whole bag of em for $1 at Target). The pumpkins were from Halloween, the flowers were dried roses Hami gave me, and the bunnies were a present from my brother. The scarf, candles, hurricane, and wine bottle I also already had. Whoop whoop for a $1 display! Oh and the nesty filler was bought by my friend Alyssa for a photoshoot we did our friend Kendra's baby girl. Alyssa didn't want it so I got to keep it! Hells yeah!

 

Fun fact- this display took me a few tries to come up with. Ok that's not the MOST fun fact in the world but it is a fact. Here are some prior attempts...

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almost there...

Since this post is already getting long and I gotta get back to work (eek!) I'll end it here and cover the rest of the Fall decor later. More posts means more lame titles- whoopwhoop!

In the meantime... anybody else tend to shy away from the typical brown-orange-yellow Autumn decor? What are your alternatives?

Much love,
Katelyn

HALLLLOOOOWWEEEEEEEEEEEN!!! pt 3: Evil Entry Way

My entry way table was definitely the main focus of my decorations. Really, the only reason other parts of the apartment got anything is because I bought way more than could comfortably squeeze on my little table! Anyway, here it is!

Oooooooo aaaaaa creepy! :D

This was actually my 4th whack at this table. Here are a couple of the reject attempts that I bothered to take a picture of...

 They just felt so crowded! I realized my problem was the orange thingy. it wasn't quite long enough, so it restricted the space I could use on my already tiny table. So I ditched that puppy and pulled out a scarf I had to use as a runner instead! Perfecto!

Just a little ghosty close up :)

Anyways, the candy corn is in a regular-ol' cereal bowl, and the pumpkin is in a margarita glass. I raided my kitchen! The bats are simple construction paper using a cardboard stencil I free-handed, and the "BOO" is made of the leftover paper. This was a very easy-to-put-together display once I decided on my black , white, and gray theme (just a hint of orange with the candy corn and pumpkin frame)

Now for the fun part... time to turn off the lights!

Yay!!! I love it!!! Even though it might be a slight fire hazard! (No worries kids, I don't keep them lit that often)

What do you guys think? More to come on other parts of the apartment!

Much Halloweeny love,
Katelyn

Grouped Frames: Cheaper Than You Might Think

l knew my entry way was in dire need of something that said "come on in, this apartment is warm and inviting, please have some candy, yep, we have candy! but not in the creepy kind of way! Not like we're enticing young children into a boiling pot of water or anything!"

So in order to communicate this (because saying that verbally tends to make people uncomfortable) I opted to do a framed art grouping and get a little "catch all" console table instead.

The best part? It was SUPER cheap!

I payed $5-$10 for each frame (and the 2 black chandelier tiles) thanks to a half-off frame sale at good ol' Hobby Lobby, and the art was my own so it was free! Even the 2 framed canvas prints from Target were only $16 a pop if I remember correctly. And the table, which was $99 from target, was a present so that deserves a little happy dance! *does happy dance*

I think this put me a total of about $70 out of pocket. (I'd have an exact number for you, but at the time I didn't know I was going to start a blog so I didn't keep track exactly- sorry!)

My favorite right now is the ornate frame because it's framed fabric that I can pin different things onto! So since it's October, I made a little jack-o-lantern out of construction paper and sharpies. Took about 5 minutes. Woohoo for fast and cheap decorations!

Ps- I also sincerely apologize with all my heart about the photo quality. These were all taken with the ol' iPhone.

Have you guys had success with grouped photos? How did you make it something affordable?

Much love,
Katelyn