All the Small Things...

Touches of September Around the House...

Photos & Papers & Art-- Oh My!

So, I don't think I've introduced you to one of my FAVORITE finds from this summer.

 

I'm not sure if you can see it or not under all the stuff I've put on it, but it looks like the bottom of an old wire bed minus the springs and it has these great clips all over it to hang all my fun stuff from.

 

I have no idea what it's called or what it's supposed to be used for, but I'm LOVING using it as a memory/art board.

I pick a different theme each month (usually seasonal) and put up photographs, scrapbook supplies and odds and ends around that theme.  I hang the children's artwork that they bring home from school from it too-- as long as goes along with the theme!  ;)  Don't worry, I have another board in the house that I hang those from!  That's right-- I'm a school art snob!  lol

So this is my BACK TO SCHOOL display.

Can't wait to start on my Halloween one!!!

Welcome September...

 

It's here!

My favorite time of the year!  

Oh, how I love the Fall.

And yes, I know... it's not technically the Fall, but it's September 1st and that alone makes me giddy!!!

So in honor of September I have a few things going on around the Greding house...

 

A few corners of my home--

This is currently what my fireplace looks like, BUT-- I change things around CONSTANTLY, so tomorrow it could look completely different.  It just depends on what I find that I think will look fun or what one of the kids brings home from school and I want to add. 

The glass jars hold Pretzel M&Ms and Apple Cinnamon Popcorn.

That CUTE owl purse is from World Market and it's Scarlet's, but I'm obsessed by it's cuteness, so for now it will stay on my fireplace.  (remember what I said about changing things up?!?!)

Those white balls that kinda look like pussy willows light up and look amazing at night!  I bought them for Halloween, but my kids died over them and insisted I keep them out, so I added the apple branches to them and now we are both happy!

Oh, and I love a wreath on a mirror.  I actually have a hard time not decorating all mirrors.  It's something about their blankness and a frame.  LOVE that for some weird reason.

This is the THE most transitional spot in my home.  I change this bureau up even more than my fireplace.  It is ALWAYS seasonally decorated. 

Right now I'm loving the garland I just made.  I LOVE Eric Carle and a flashcard makes my heart go pitter patter!  

The ABC wipeboard is from Pottery Barn Kids and I'm loving using it for decorating.

I also like my mini chalkboard with our family math problem on it! :)

 

I'm telling you... it's the little things that make me heart happy.

 

One more thing--

Candles--

I'm burning Apple Pie in my family room 

and Cinnamon Spice in my bedroom

And I must tell you... my house smells divine!  

I'm telling you, the scent of a candle can change my mood in a second!  It's 85 degrees outside and I'm in the mood for sweaters, apple picking and a football game!

 

 

Inspiration--

My favorite inspiration year after year, season after season always seems to come from folk art.  I don't know what it is, but looking a a drawing of a barn with a clothesline in the background, or a wagon pulling a pile of pumpkins sends my heart into a frantic twitter.

I usually always have some kind of folk art drawing as my screen saver and it is usually always a seasonal one.  

Here's my current favorite...

I want to be "there" right now!!!

 

So there you go... a few things that make me happy, right now, in SEPTEMBER!

 

Until Next Year...

So long September center piece.

Bye Back To School bulletin board.

It's been a great month.