27 September

Let's talk about decorating for the holidays for a minute.

How do you decorate, do you go all out and decorate the whole house for all the holidays? Do you only do one room or one or two areas of a room, like a hutch or table? Or maybe you don't decorate at all.

I do enjoy decorating my home for most holidays and seasons. sometimes I go all out and sometimes I only do a small area.

But as I'm getting older, easy is better for me. I don't want to have to get out a bunch of bins and tubs and make a big mess, only to have to clean it up and then do it all over when it's time to put the decorations away.

When it comes to decorating for seasons, I'm finding that you can get some really beautiful decor just by going outside for a walk.

Today I am sharing an easy way to get some pretty seasonal vibes going in your home by decorating with Mother Nature!

Using Nature to Decorate For Fall

I thought it would be fun to share some decor from nature on my coffee table and some ideas from around the internet.

The branches with dried leaves were what started this whole idea. We had some windy weather a few days ago and I found two small branches of leaves lying in my backyard.

I thought they were pretty so I picked them up and brought them in to use for decoration. I just put them in a big old canning jar and filled the bottom with tiny pinecones.

The nice thing about a branch of dried leaves is that you don't need a vase with water!

Everything that I used was from shopping in my own house. I added the Canning Jar Ring Pumpkin that I made with supplies I already had. It's a great compliment to the canning jar, right? 😄

I also found a vintage white serving platter, a wicker placemat, some wooden beads from my craft supplies, and a yummy Vanilla Toddy scented candle.

The placemat was used to anchor the vignette. The white serving platter adds another layer of interest and holds the pumpkin and candle. I used some of the wooden beads and strung them onto a length of jute twine and just kind of let the string of beads fall where they may!

I also scattered some of the little pinecones around the platter and table along with some of the leaves that fell off the branches.

Not counting the canning jar ring pumpkin this vignette took all of about 10 minutes to create and I didn't have to drag out holiday decorations from storage!

Here are some more beautiful ideas I found.

This idea is from Lisa at Wisconsin Magpie. Check out her post to learn how to make a sweet little acorn garland like hers!