Faux fall mantel

It was important to have something a bit more permanent on the mantel for fall.  This spring and summer it was always changing with whatever flowers or greenery I brought in from the garden.  That means it was sitting empty a lot of the time too...I didn't like that part.

We spent the weekend at my parent's house in Wisconsin.  Homemade pizzas were made, marshmallows were roasted and apples were picked.  My mom and I even got away for a few hours to go hunting for treasures at the flea market.  I had some fantastic pictures from the weekend that I accidently deleted.  That will be the last time I delete any pictures on my camera, I will wait until they are on my computer from now on.

Anyway, one of the first booths we visited was my favorite of the day.  I found a couple of the medicine bottles and the poofs on sticks there...the vendor corrected me and called them Cornflowers. :)  Such a cute idea!  I love them and need to find out how to make them.

I picked up a few little pumpkins at a farm stand to tide me over until we make it to our favorite pumpkin farm in Michigan.

The wreath is a find from Home Goods.  They just opened a store about five minutes from me and I have to say, I'm pretty excited about that.  It was too small on its own so I layered it with a frame I found at Goodwill a while ago.   Not 100% sure the wreath will be staying here though...I have a feeling it will move into the living room to hang on a smaller mirror.

We definitely don't have a frame shortage going on here in the dining room :)