What is under the cloche?

Hello all!   It's another cool day here in Georgia. It should be a fun night for all the Tricker Treaters.  We never get many kids, so this year I did not buy any candy.  Now I am second guessing myself and thinking I may run out and get at least a couple of bags. We will see.

 I am joining Marty's Cloche Party, you know she has the most fun parties. I  can't wait to visit each of you to see what  is under your cloche.

 In the dinning room I have two, one on the buffet and the other on the chocolate table. On the buffet you  will find mama squirrel with her two babies as they enjoy all the acorns they can eat or hide!

Then over on the chocolate table is a mini cloche with a mini pumpkin.

It looks so cute sitting on a fall leaf.

In the kitchen I have this jar full of gourds with a piece of twine with metal oak leaf.

And lastly another jar, this one in the walkway from the power room to the kitchen. It is full of dollar store pumpkins. The height helps to balance the two pictutes on the wall.

Hope you enjoyed the mini tour...

Marty for TTT/Cloche Party

Toni

Fall leaves, versatile blogger...I'm back

Happy Sunday!  I did not mean to be gone so long.  I have missed visiting and seeing what each of you has been up to.  I may have mentioned that I have a broken femur (thigh), I had surgery almost eight months ago, and it has not healed.  I found out that I am having a bone graft and plate this coming Wednesday, so I have been very upset and just having myself a pity party. No more, pulled myself up and can't wait to visit with you. Anywhoo,  here in GA it is a beautiful fall day.  The leaves are all my favorite fall colors - red, orange, yellow - just stunning!  Here is a few pictures from my back deck.



I see while I was gone the Versatile Blogger award was given to me by several great bloggers.



The recipient of this award is asked to thank the blogger who bestowed this award upon them and to include a link back to their blog. Then to pass the award onto fifteen other bloggers, include a link to each of their blogs and to reveal seven things about yourself that others may not know.

Here, in no particular order, are seven things you might not know about me. I'll try not to bore you too much!

1. I am addicted to Diet Mt. Dew, I drink 3-4  24 oz bottles per day.

2. I love cold food.  I have been known to order a pizza, not eat it, put it in the fridge and eat it cold out the box in the morning. Yummy!

3. I am most likely the only person in the world who does not enjoy Disney. Umm, no thanks.

4. I do love Sea World and always sit in any splash zone.

5. My favorite vacation is sitting on the tide line with my husband - from sun up to sun down.

6. In 2007 I saw Kenny Chesney 4 times - Jacksonville, Las Vegas and twice in Atlanta. Yes, I know I'm a little old to be following a country star around - but, I had a blast!!

7. I met my husband, who was in the Navy at the time at a dance club, and come to find out he lived on the next street over.

Thanks ladies for giving me this award:

Suzy at Worthing Court

Kathe at Kathe with a E

Helen at Helen's Decore

If you have not already visited these great blogs be sure you do.  I  am not going to pick any blogs, but it you would like grab the award and tell me something new about you!

 

I hope to be back later for Debbies Magazine Copy Cat Challenge.

Toni

Foyer changes

Hello everyone.  Hope your weekend has been fun.  I did a little shopping, which is always fun.  But, you know what happens when you bring something new home - something else has got to move.  I found this beautiful fall arrangement at Michaels, and well it just had to come home with me.

I did have a harvest plate where the arrangement is now, the plate moved to the bottom shelf and I moved  the owl  from the dinning room to the foyer.  Here is a shot of the table top.

I also moved the white pumpkin to the foyer, left this clock and moved another to the dinning room.  Heres a picture of the bottom shelf.

I moved the little cloche with the pumpkin to the bottom shelf and the key to wind the clock I just left out.  I added this beautiful basket of fall colored flowers next to the table.

I really like the little changes I made, you know it is always fun to play!  One final look.

I will be joining these fun parties:

Marty for Table Top Tuesday

The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays

Cielos Show off your cottage

Debbie's Newbie Party

Susan for Met Monday

Fall Porch Love

Hello everyone.  I hope ya'll have been enjoying this beautiful weekend. It was cold  this morning, around 39, but it has turned into a beautiful GA fall day.  I was finally able to get my front porch finished.  I had been looking for pumpkins and they finally arrived at Home Depot.  Here is a picture of the whole porch, then I  will show you some of the details.  I really love the way it turned out.

My favorite part is the corner by the front door with all the pumpkins, wheat straw, a small red mum and the very "special" flowers  behind the pumpkins.  Some people may call them weeds, as I am sure the Mister will once he seems them.  I think they look really pretty and the yellow contrasts nicely with the orange of the pumpkins.

The lantern is filled with WalMart pumpkins that I sprayed white and silver a few weeks ago.  My
hands had paint all over them and J asked if I was going to be the Tin Man for Halloween! I really need to start wearing gloves when doing messy stuff.  The flowers in the big pot are still blooming from summer, with lots of buds on them.  They are just too pretty to pull out. Plus, I think they look really pretty with the ghost pumpkin. I did not do a wreath this year, but instead used a Southern Living wall pocket I found at GW back in the summer.  In the wall pocket I placed these beautiful faux leaves in  reds, yellows and orange. Under the wall pocket is a little iron and glass table with a copper watering can full of red sunflowers.  In front of that I placed a extra large mum in a orange-yellow color.

On the other end of the porch is my black rockers with the monogram pillows I made here. Between the rockers I have my tea cart with a wire pumpkin candle holder, a little basket of pine cones and a vase with some pretty flowers.  On the ground I have a couple of small laterns with tea lights.

I am not super happy with the tea cart, just could not seem to get it right. I am sure I will be changing it around once inspiration hits. One last look at the pumpkin end.

Here is a close up of the "flowers" behind the pumpkins.

Well that ends the porch tour, I hope ya'll all found it as inviting as I do.  And please stop by, maybe we can rock and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate.

I wanted to thank Diann at The Thrifty Groove for featuring my Simple No Sew Pillows, and Debbie at  Debbiedoo's Blogging and Blabbing for featuring my  kitchen tour  .  Thanks to both of you for having such great parties.

Toni

I will be joining these faboulous parties:

Debbies Newbie Party
Rhonda at Southern Hospitality Door Decor
Julia at Hooked on Houses
Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper
Cielos Show off your cottage
Susan's Met Monday
Honey for Potpourri Party

Living Room Dressed for Fall

Today I thought I would share some more of my fall decor.  This time in the living room.  I shared the fall decor of the  mantel/family room and the kitchen here if you would like to take a look. It has been such a beautiful weekend, with the highs in the low 70's.  This change in weather has really gotten me in the mood for changing the house up for a new season.

This is a side table in the living room.  I have the pot of orchids raised on a piece of architectural detail.  I love all the detail on this lamp, but it was a little short for the space, so I just raised it on a couple of books.  The little pumpkin was a find at GW for less then $1.00.  It is kind of a strange pumpkin since the steam is very long, but I thought it gave it character.

I love how the light shines through the bottle casting colorful shadows on the table.  Just beautiful!

On the coffee table in the living room I have this silver bucket full of dollar store pumpkins.  The silver bucket was another GW find for less then $5.00.

On the other end of the coffee table I have a black leather tray with a vase of faux hydrangeas,  a  cloche with angles . The angels where a gift from my MIL years ago. Then I have a large candle stick.  The candlestick was another GW find.  It still had the Kirkland sticker for $30, I paid $5.  It is a very large candlestick with lots of great details.

I hope ya'll enjoyed the tour of the living room.  Have you started your fall decorating yet?   Hope you make today amazing.

Toni

I will be joining the following parties:

Table Top Tuesday

Debbies Newbie Party

Show Off Your Cottage Monday

Seasonal Sundays

Fall around the house

Happy Saturday!  I hope ya'll are having beautiful weather like we are here in GA.  It is around 70 degrees, so it really is starting to feel like fall.  I have finished most of my fall decorating.  I am working on a couple of new pillows for the front porch rockers, and I hope to pick up a couple of pumpkins tomorrow.  That should finish the front porch up.  For now I will share some of the inside displays. 

The mantel is always my favorite place to decorate for each season.  I have some cute little pumpkins on candle sticks, some glittery acorns on top of a couple of books for height and of course candles.  It just would not be fall without some yummy smelling candles, these are apple & cinnamon. I bought a couple of pretty vines from Michaels and tied them together to give them a bit more presence. Above the mantel I have an arrangement in a wall pocket.  I had it hanging with command hooks  - never again.  It fell, gouged my new wood floors, scratched the wall and the adhesive pulled the paint off.  The Mister came home and put a nail in the wall, not really what I wanted done, but oh well.

Above the mantel I have this really pretty arrangement in a wall pocket.

That is the mantel, unless I change it - which could happen!  I will show you a few random shots from around the house.

This is also in the family room, on the coffee table.  You can see the Mister's pride & joy in the back ground - all his video/audio equipment.  I do have to admit, he can rock the house!

This is the breakfast table.  I love the roosters, they where a GW find earlier this summer.  I should of turned the TV off.

 

This is the kitchen island that I showed you in my last post.  Added this arrangement that I picked up at HomeGoods this week - I wish your screen had scratch and sniff because it really smells wonderful!

 

This jar of pumpkins sits in the family room on a shelf that holds CDs/DVDs.  I have a digital frame sitting on some red books along with a pot of greenery.  Well a quick little tour to show what I have done in the family room/kitchen area. 

Thanks for all that stopped by for my Kitchen Tour.  I really appreciate all the lovely comments, and special thanks to my new followers.  I have not forgotten the last part of the kitchen, just got very busy this week.  I have the pictures just need to do the post. 

I will be joining Kate for Flaunt your Fall Party - I'm late, but hope to see your there.

Also linking to Layla's Mantel Party

Toni