I’m excited to say that all of my fall decorating is done — and I’m loving it! Today I’m going to share a couple of my pieces that were inspired by Pottery Barn.
Have you started decorating for fall yet? I do tend to add and change things up throughout the season. There’s so much inspiration on-line, in magazines and in the stores. It’s hard not to, right? In seeing all of the the fabulous fall inspiration — I like to do some of it on a budget. Saving here and there and making that dollar stretch is necessary when you like to decorate and have options.
I thought I’d share some of my inexpensive tips and tricks that I used on a couple of my own decorative pieces — which can be used as centerpieces or an addition to any seasonal piece. Inspired by Pottery Barn, but for much less. Are you ready? Let’s get to it!
(picture credits) left: live laugh rowe | center: pottery barn | right: live laugh rowe
Supplies:
large glass vase
medium sized grapevine wreaths
small fruits & vegetables or something seasonal
tealight candle holder (this depends on size of vase)
short or tall pillar candle
…..and scissors
I’ll give you a quick breakdown on the budget here — I had the glass vase on hand from my wedding, so there was no cost there. The pillar candle (Walmart) @ $3-4, grapevine wreaths (Micheal’s) @ .79 each, fall fruit and vegetable filler (Michael’s) $3.00 (with 40% off coupon), and tealight holder (another piece I had on-hand). So, all of this (for me) was under $10.00. That’s less than a bag of filler from Pottery Barn, which trust me — we all want, but you can find less expensive alternatives. Confession: Don’t get me wrong, I’ve bought many Pottery Barn fillers (and plenty of their decor) before; however, some things can be done for less. Anwyho, I kinda {love} Pottery Barn! Sometimes I buy them at the end of the season too. Yep, I’m tricky like that {giggle}.
So, we’re going to take one (or both) of those grapevine wreaths and dismantle them. Go ahead and unwind the vine that is wrapped around the wreath itself. Go ahead and cut through the grapevine on one side, as pictured. It’s basically going from grapevine wreath to a filler that we can manipulate to fit into our glass vases. How many grapevine wreaths you use will depend upon how full you want your vase to be and the size of the vase that you’ll be using.
Okay. My glass vase is larger, so I needed to raise my pillar candle up a bit. I placed a piece of a paper towel on the bottom (so there wasn’t any rattling and/or scratching) and placed my tealight holder on top of it, upside down. This will serve as the stand for my pillar candle. Note: If your vase is shorter or your candle is shorter, you may not need to do this. I then manipulate my grapevine wreath to wrap around the sides along the bottom. It will be a tight fit, but since we cut the grapevine wreath, you can twist and turn to your hearts content {wink}.
Now we’ll place the candle in the center. Mine is placed on top of the tealight holder.
Pour your harvest fruit and vegetables or filler of choice in —- and voila!
A fabulous piece to compliment your fall decorating plans!
I included a second picture of another one I did (on the right). The faux acorns were purchased at Walmart a couple years ago, but I {love} this one just as much! I also can’t wait to show you some of my new fall decor… so stay tuned! I hope you found some fall decorating inspiration. After all of this decorating fun, I think I’ll go treat myself to a Pumpkin Spice Latte!
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Rachel (Lines Across) says
I love the acorns especially, Great idea to use the wreath as filler. Beautiful! Definitely my kind of fall style 🙂
Krysta says
I love it! Thanks for the tutorial.
Recreateanddecorate says
Great idea! I love finding these great ideas, now I just need cool weather!
Leslie Stewart says
Love it! I always love a great PB knock off!
Leslie
House on the Way
Kristina says
Kelly, these are absolutely beautiful!!! I would love it if you shared this post on my very first “Inspiration Wednesday” link party!!!
Hope to see you there
Kristina
http://madaboutorganizing.blogspot.ca/2012/09/Inspiration-Wednesday-Link-Party.html
marissa | Rae Gun Ramblings says
Yours turned out absolutely amazing. I’m totally in love. Pinning so I can tweak them for EVERY holiday!
Kelly says
Thanks so much, Marissa! I do that myself… I use pinecones and cranberries for Christmas 🙂 Happy crafting! xo
Katie Drane says
What a clever idea. It looks awesome. Definitely doing this one. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome work:)
Katie
http://www.funhomethings.com
Jen @ Bungalov says
Great knock off. Can’t get any better than matching those ideas from PB!
TidyMom says
I love this Kellie! so easy…..even I could do it! haha
Thanks so much for linking up! I featured your post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2012/fall-decorating-craft-ideas/
Have a great rest of the weekend!
emily says
LOVE it!!! What a great knock off project!!! Just wanted to let you know you will be featured at this weeks party. The new link will be live Monday night at 8:30pm central time. Grab a featured button if you would like! http://www.nap-timecreations.com/2012/10/maple-cream-cheese-frosting-french.html
Jenn says
I love Pottery Barn and also love your idea!! I am always looking for new and creative ways to have the look in my own home without spending a whole paycheck!!
Great job and awesome blog!!
KC @ The Real Thing with the Coake Family says
Gorgeous! I love the way you used the wreath and the acorns you found are gorgeous. I’ve only seen really funky looking acorns so far. I need to go back to my Michael’s and see if they have those now because all I saw last week were really odd looking.
Thanks for the ideas.
KC
Denise says
Love! Can’t wait to decorate for fall and incorporating this for sure. found you at the link party. -denise from denisedesigned.com.
Kayla @ Home Coming blog says
Beautiful job!
Liz says
I am challenged when it comes to crafts and decorating!! Thank you so much for this awesome post 🙂 I can do this!! Pinned it too.
Have a great week,
Liz
http://nuestrobuenprovecho.blogspot.com/
Emily @ Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt says
I love love these! I can’t wait to make some. I will be pinning this!
Emily
Dana says
This is a lovely idea! Thank you for sharing, I am going to try this!
Julie says
Hi, I love this! I pinned it and will try to make it too! I saw it on domestic superhero party.
Julie from julieslifestyle.blogspot.com
Hannah says
I really love this! Pinning to my ‘Fall into Autumn’ board now, and am totally going to be on the look out for these amazing acorns! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Hannah ♫
Sew Lah Tea Dough
Debbie @ Deliciously Inspired says
Love this idea and how you took something I wouldn’t be able to afford and make it affordable. Visiting from Shine On Friday.