Anything you can do, I can do better . . .

Okay, maybe not better.  But just as good.  Here is Pottery Barn's version of this fall wreath:

from potterybarn.com

Here is my version:

The pictures are of Ali and Aaron (my sister and her fiance).  I'm using it for her bridal shower on Saturday.  I'm so happy with how it turned out.  The Pottery Barn version is $44 . . . mine was about $6!  Yay for saving money!

Fall is in the air, and in my house

I love fall.  By far my favorite season.  I love the colors, I love the food, I love the trees, I love the temperatures.  And fall is one thing I've never really decorated for.  I mean, I have for Halloween, but not for fall or Thanksgiving (unless you count the little decorative sign I stole from my mom's house last year).  So I decided to celebrate my favorite time of the year by falling it up in our apartment.  I didn't do a lot, but hey, the little things add up. 

I decorated a few candles, and displayed them on our desk/hutch:

Box of fall flowers with a candle:

And finally, a jar of cinnamon sticks with a little ribbon:

Nothing big.  But I love it.

Boo!

So, I was trying to bring in the spooky Halloween spirit, and I decided our apartment needed more than the two Halloween decorations I got for our wedding (we were married in October).  So here is my creation, inspired by looking at ideas from a few other blogs.  I took a few ideas from each and put them together, and to be honest, I'm PROUD. 

One of the reasons I'm so proud is because I did this so cheaply, as follows: The gravestone, skull, candle holders, confetti thing, and picture frames I got at the dollar store.  The candle I had lying around, and just added some ribbon.  The pictures I just printed off from my computer, and the spider web covering was from Joann's, on sale for $3.  Granted, the little glass bowl and figurines I already had, but other than that, I did the whole thing for $10, which is perfect.  Hurray for Halloween.  It seriously makes me happy every time I look at it.

Here are a few more pictures:

 

If you want to see one of the blogs I got some of the ideas from, click HERE!