Sharing Shadymont, My Mountain Cottage

I don't think I've shown the side table in the dining room with its Fall decorations.  This table/cabinet is only about a foot in depth, so it is best to use narrow items on the top.  With that in mind, I brought out this old homemade wood box that I refurbished a good while back.  I painted it with ASCP, distressed it and mod podged some French labels on it.  It is filled with some plates I found at a consignment shop, a small urn with a stick pumpkin, a pear, and some greenery and paper leaves. Here you can see how narrow this piece is.  These napkins ar favorites.  They were a consignment find, and are well worn, the way I like them. This old yellow wood box sits on the other end of the table, and holds other fall items, including a fabric pumpkin I made last year.  I found this little crate/box at an antique mall for about $4.00 some time ago. The colorful pitcher holding the flatware, was a Good Will find several years ago...

I'll be the first to admit that this first project took absolutely no skill or imagination.  I've noticed that everyone is making banners to use in their fall decor, so I decided to make one.  First I cut a piece of jute twine, didn't even measure because I knew it could be cut   shorter.  I eyeballed and cut a pennant shaped piece from a brown paper grocery bag, then used it to cut three more pieces of the same size.  I then stenciled  F A L L on it in orange paint and stapled the paper to the twine.  Here it is!   Fall Banner Cost $0 Here is a recap of my recent Fall projects. None of these cost very much.  Only the pillow took over about five or ten minutes.  burlap pillow Cost $0  burlap wreath Cost approx $3.00 for wreath form  fabric pumpkin Cost, 1 roll of toilet tissue (had everything)  pumpkin made from dryer vent hose Cost $0 Stenciled burlap bag Cost approximate...