The House is Filled with Pumpkins and Turkeys!

The last few weeks have been busy filling every nook and corner of the house with pumpkins, scarecrows, turkeys, dried flowers, and anything else to announce the time of harvest and Thanksgiving is here! Whimsical characters greet you at the hallway entry table while some sit on shelves and others in the most unexpected places.

Throughout the house, floral arrangements have changed from bright summer colors to warm hues of autumn. Some of the flowers were already in place; I just added a few dried flowers, twigs, and fall leaves for the seasonal style.

I have created as many things as I can imagine with our cuttings from the muscadine vines and you never know where you will find them hanging – over a doorway, twining around a set of guest towels, or woven together to create napkin rings for the tablescape.

Candles are burning, casting a soft glow as their scent fills the house with aromas of pumpkin spice, cinnamon apple, and one of my new favorites, Banana Nut Bread. It is no wonder we eat so much more this time of the year with the candle’s scent drawing us toward the kitchen to find the delectable source!

Here’s a quick peek at a few of the displays throughout the house.

One of my favorite characters is this little scarescrow. He just makes me laugh!

These two sweet characters are some of our happy faces you will find throughout the house.

Miss Happy Lady! She overlooks the dining table to make sure our guests are well fed!

Logs were cut and used to display fresh apples on the dining room buffet.

The turkey I made in the late 90s keep coming around every year. This year he is on the porch!

My friend, Diane Huff Pitts of High Cotton – Where Life Matters creates an atmosphere that is both beautiful and nostalgic.

In a country setting where cotton is ready for picking and pumpkins are ripening on vines in open fields, Diane’s porch is warm and inviting with colorful pots of mums and a vine wreath adorned with beautiful fall leaves. As you step through the doorway, the scent of pumpkin spice candles circles the air around you and immediately you feel at home in a place where “life matters.”

A mantel display of Diane Huff Pitts at High Cotton: Where Life Matters

With a decorating style filled with southern charm, Diane incorporates simple objects for interest and color. One of my favorites is a print of a Celtic prayer displayed on her mantel next to a green vintage bottle.

Explore more of Diane’s fall decorations by visiting her website, and while there, get to know this amazing writer and author. Take time to discover her writings, books, and meet some incredible people that she has interviewed. Also, be sure to visit her Bookshelf where she does an excellent job with book reviews. There you may find the book you have been searching to read!

Diane is a contributing author to the Sweetland Series. Partnering with a group of writers to launch a series of books available from Helping Hands Press or Amazon, her contributions include “The Summer’s Dance” in Summer in Sweetland (Helping Hands Press or Amazon) and “Unseen” in ‘Tis the Season in Sweetland (Amazon).

Go back often to visit High Cotton – Where Life Matters!

Coming Up on our series “Fall Decorating Inside and Out”

Tablescapes, porch and patio decorating, recipes, plus we have people for you to meet and get to know that will inspire you! You don’t want to miss any of this series. Then…Christmas is just around the corner! Are you ready for some Christmas inspiration? I am!