Simple Fall Vignette

Today I present to you my simple fall vignette! 

Now that it is October, I decided I better show this off in case I end up changing it up for Halloween.

I am a little ashamed to admit that I made none of this, except the paper garland hanging on the mirror. Homemade or not, I still love the way it turned out. 

letter m: tj maxx, printable: eighteen25, pumpkin: pier1imports, candle and candle stand: yankee candle, fall flowers: tjmaxx

I love these two personal Fall photos that are perfect for setting out this time of year. The one of Adam and I is one of our engagement photos from 2011. The other picture is from Lucy's puppy days. Last year, we raked our whole front yard and let Lucy run around in the pile of leaves. I very quickly snapped that picture and plan to treasure it forever, best puppy picture ever.

What do you think of the paper garland? 

I can't decide if my house can pull it off or not. 

Happy Tuesday!

St. Patrick's Day Vignette

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Today I am sharing my St. Patty's Day Vignette with you all. It's simple, but festive, just the way I like it.

 decorative fabric balls. lucky blocks. printables. votive. 

I made the lucky blocks last year, you can view my post on them here. 

I used my wedding jewels and gems for my candle plate and added a little green to it. I love how much it sparkles!

The decorative fabric balls are also handmade. You can view my tutorial here.

I found these printables on The Tomkat Studio blog. You can find them here to print for yourself. The votive holder is a part of my Beads By Melanie collection. 

Has anyone else decorated for St. Patty's Day this year?

Tomorrow I'll have to make the quick exchange to Easter!

Winter Vignette

After taking down all the Christmas decor, the buffet was looking bare. I went with a winter theme, and planned to add to it throughout the month. Well, we decided to take on the task of painting the kitchen, living room, and hallway instead (more on that later), so unfortunately the vignette decor was not a priority this month.

I had all of this stuff lying around the house, with the exception of the printable.

I made the fancy tulle lights for my Christmas vignette and decided they would also look great for winter, creating the illusion of snow. I bought the snowflake gems from Pier1 last year. Love them!

I also picked up this candle at TJ Maxx. I have no idea what scent it is, but it is my absolute favorite. I don't even have to light the candle to smell the fresh snowy goodness throughout the house. I have discovered that it smells very similar to Yankee Candle's Frosty Air. 

I found the baby, it's cold outside printable at Over The Big Moon. The hurricane vases were wedding centerpieces, I find every possible excuse to reuse them! I threw some snowflake candle charms (also from Yankee Candle) on them and filled them with white gems. 

I actually ended up really liking the simplicity of this vignette, but I will be excited to stop singing "Baby, It's Cold Outside" randomly throughout the house.

Does anyone else decorate for winter before digging out the Valentine's decorations, or is it just me?

Happy Snow Day! (for Michigan anyways...)

Christmas Vignette

One of the downfalls of our house is that it has no fireplace. Although I would be too paranoid to ever light a fire, I do wish I had a mantle to decorate for the holidays. Instead, we have a buffet right inside our front door. This Christmas, I did not hesitate to deck it out in everything Christmas. 

I used a lot of decorations I already had, along with a few DIY projects to make this holiday vignette. I don't know about you, but I think it is absolute perfection. Okay I lied, I decided I need a Christmas lamp next year. 

I had these silver frames I picked up from TJ Maxx a few months ago. You can never have too many frames, right?! I fell in love with these two printables when I saw them on Little Baby Garvin's blog.

I threw a candle on a plate and added some ornaments for the center of the vignette. I also made the fancy lights with a set of white lights I already had and tied squares of tulle along the string. 

I saw these Floating Ornament Christmas Trees at a boutique a while back, I immediately decided I was going to make my own, with the help of my husband of course. I LOVE the way the turned out, and I have even seen many versions of them at random stores this holiday season. To see how I made them, check out my tutorial here.

The Christmas Wreath Frame was another DIY project (tutorial here). It was originally going to decorate the front door, but I loved it too much to put it outside. 

I also dug out another "handmade" hurricane vase to fill with gems and Christmas bells. I added a snowflake to the vase, which was originally a candle charm, to spruce it up a bit. 

The Christmas Vignette was by far my favorite thing to look at in our house this holiday season. I can't wait to decorate it for every season :)

Happy Christmas Eve!!