Fall Mantle!

So I mentioned in yesterday's post that this $10 purchase was the inspiration for my new fall mantle.

 

I knew I wanted something light and airy but very fall-ish and cozy too. Here are some ideas that I pinned:

                                               

                                     

                                    

Well the Mr. earned lots of points by taking me to Michael's Saturday morning (this is probably his LEAST favorite store ever, haha). I got some faux wheat, a cream pumpkin, wreath and harvest-colored ribbon, all for less than $20 since I used my 40% off coupon!


We were showing our house to a potential buyer and I decided that I wanted to have the new fall mantle in place for that, so in less than 20 minutes the mantle went from this:

 

To this:

I still want to add some color and probably move things around but I'm happy with it for now! I'm thinking about making a bunting similar to these:

                                        
 
                                          

                                        

And isn't this fall foliage awesome??

                                        


Well that's all for now! :)

What $25 can get you at TJ Maxx...

I went to TJ Maxx one day last week on my lunch break not intending to buy anything. I just like to stop by discount stores to see what they have and they must have just gotten a large shipment in because I saw lots of cute things! Well $25 later, I left with this:

 

Yes, that's a white porcelain acorn, which is the inspiration for my fall mantle. Also a set of 5 skeleton keys and 2 mesh wire basket/buckets.

These nested baskets were only $9.99 for both!

Not sure what I'll use them for yet, but they are a great size!

White porcelain acorn was $9.99

Skeleton keys were $4.99

Not too shabby, huh? I think I'm going to take the keys off the ring but the ring is metal so I'll have to get out some tools. When I saw the white acorn I knew it would be the perfect starting point for my fall mantle. And as for the baskets, they will find a home very soon! :)

Oh, I almost forgot. Here is the basket I got last week at Mule Day made from recycled newspapers. It was marked down from $39 to $11 and it's perfect to hold our coasters and remote controls on the coffee table. Who doesn't love Eco-friendly storage solutions?!

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Has anyone else found any good deals lately at discount stores?