Brenda’s Pumpkin Walkway

Fall decorating is simply a favorite time of the year!  21 years of October decorating for our gift shop and tea parties has tucked away so many memories and ideas. Golden color palettes blended with plum, red, green….our fall favorite color list seems to have no end!  One of the lovely sides of fall decor is the way creative spirits can simply be free!  Mixing whimsical silly with classic traditional.  Brenda shares three October decorating ideas – one whimsical, one classic, and a new idea she just finished up for the Masquerade Tea!

Black or white gauzy fabric is a staple around her October house.  She will rip, tear and cut pieces of the gauzy fabric laying it over and tucking it around objects such as table tops and candles.

Her pumpkin stakes are a favorite that transforms into a pumpkin walkway.  Using imperfect wood stakes or branches – the more imperfect they are the more perfect they are!  One end is whittled down and shaped into a point to drive into the ground.  Fake pumpkins with holes cut out (or watch at craft stores sometimes they come with the hole!) slide right over the top of the stake.  The best part about the rustic stakes is they easily become Christmas decor.  Slide the pumpkins off and attach a roping of garland connecting the stakes.  String with lights making a welcoming rustic Christmas walkway.

Lastly new this year – spiders in glass jars! Fill a glass jar or vase (any size or shape) with cotton balls.  Spread and stretch out the cotton balls to completely fill the jar.  Tuck plastic spiders on the cotton ball web against the glass. In the center of the cotton balls place a couple of glow sticks.  If your design needs added support or filling add some white tissue to finish.

So what to reward yourself after a day of Fall decorating?  A Pumpkin Pie Latte is our family’s favorite treat!  So simple to make…yet so simply delish! The perfect treat to indulge in after a day of decorating!!