welcome fall...

I know fall is already here, but I just got around to taking a few photos...

I have a metal bucket on my front door that I like to keep filled with seasonal "silks"... this time it's filled with autumn-hued leaves. Just a block of styrofoam inside and I shove the metal stems into it- can't beat it for a 1-minute flower arrangement! It looked lonely so I decided to string a simple banner across the whole thing...

I had some really old buttons in my jar that looked like braided leather (you know the ones- I swear they came off a 'pleather' jumper from my childhood! Oh, I was soooo cool back then) They made the perfect center for the paper rosettes.

I think I'll make one of these banners for every season- it took all of about an hour to glue together. Better get started on my Christmas one... it isn't far away!