Fall Banner, and Lantern Update

While in Dollar General recently, I picked up a pack of leaf cutouts. It contained 10 (I think) for a dollar. I stenciled the letters F A L L on them, and made a banner for the mantel.

I've shown this lantern several times, most recently when I added a spray I made to it as an early Fall decoration.

I had been thinking about painting it white for some time, and finally decided to do it.

I used a Valspar sample paint in white, and small brushes you would use for really small crafts. The strips over the glass on this piece are very narrow. It was a little tedious, but I am happy with the makeover.

I painted it, sanded it for a little distressing on the corners, used an exacto blade to scrape off the places where I got paint on the glass. I left the top as it was, except I painted the laticed area white.

Inside it holds a golden yellow candle, and colorful Fall leaves. Then I tied burlap around the handle, and inserted some more Fall picks into that. It sits in the sun room on my little aqua stool.

On the shelf of the stool, I added my large yellow bird, and a Fall candle ring I got at Good Will a long time ago, and added silk leaves to it to make it fuller.

I really, really like it so much better now. I think the white will go better with whatever seasonal decor I am using. What have you made over recently?

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