Welcome Fall

Fall is definitely in the air throughout blog land and here in Georgia, too. We have been very spoiled this week with glorious cooler weather and much lower humidity. This kind of weather just adds a little spring to my step. I added the same basket I used last year to the front door, but with a change and different filler. I shared a peek at this on my facebook page a couple of days ago so be sure and join there for earlier peeks.

This is the time of year when my front door color works well with the colors of the season.

I don't have pumpkins and things out yet just a few golden leaves, dried pods, pinecones, and other fall filler. Pumpkins will come later sitting here and there on and around the porch.

This is how the basket started out. It is the same one I used last year.

The paints came out. First I did a coat of Shutter Gray Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint and it just wasn't the right look so next was a coat of Pure White Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. I also brushed it over the welcome tag. Then dark wax was brushed over the basket.

Then I went over the WELCOME tag with black and then gold Gilders Paste. Such a quick an easy way to update this plain brown basket.

Summer plants are still thriving right now, but soon pumpkins will replace them. Cornstalks may be used too since we grew our own this year. Might as well recycle them.