i need pumpkins!!

hubby went to the notre dame game in chicago without me this weekend (hooray!!) and after we scooped him from the airport we all headed over to a little harvested pumpkin patch we've been going to for the last few years at a local church. 

there were no pumpkins. so now i'm scouring the web for a patch that doesnt require me to drive a gazillion miles (sorry, i'm an intown girl..) especially until this little one learns how to chill in his car seat for more than 30 minutes.. 

and incidentally I ended up moving along in search of inspiration to dress up the front porch for fall and for halloween (with the aforementioned non-existent pumpkins). 

goals: 
easy breezy 
doesnt require a gaziillion pumpkins 
spooky sophisticate (i made that up). 

here is some of what i came up with:



Updated Post: Somehow the pics got moved/removed:

Any plans to spruce up your front porch for fall? send me your pinterest board, I'd love to be nosy take a look!

xx,
Bunnie

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last week i finally..

Thanks to The Nester, I finally finished this wreath (made with coffee filters) I've been meaning to try! Im pretty excited about the way it turned out! I was going for "fall" that way i can keep it up until after Thanksgiving..

 I found an old worn book for .75 at a second hand book store and used  it to make a few leaves.. and also, shellacked a few red maple leaves from one of the trees in my frontyard with some modge podge.. they still crinkled up after i glued them in.. but i think it still turned out okay... it looks "natural" right?

so here's the front porch "decorated" for fall.. the munchkin helped me arrange some pumpkins and a few mums in what were our hanging pots.. 

voila!

My Thighs are Rubbing Together Again:-(

Yes I said it. And I'm very dissappointed in myself. Last year this time, I was just fitting into those jeans you put up on that high shelf hoping and praying you'll fit into them again someday. And here I am again.. putting them right back on that shelf. I tell you who's the culprit. This toddler of mine.. First it was Halloween, and then Christmas Cookies, and Valentines Day treats... all down hill after that. So this sad turn of events has caused me to feel the need to declutter my closet (i.e. get rid of all of my ugly clothes and ones I cant squeeze into any more).

so i hear you should get rid of anything you havent worn in the last two years. done.

so with that.. my closet is now a sad, discombulated (is that a real word) sight. I cant believe I'm showing this. I'm hoping this will force me to do something about it...

which leads me to this post.

Operation: Spruce Up and Organize Closet

 

Now the above snapshot is mid rampage, so it doesnt usually look like the tazmanian devil gets dressed here. no, really, i mean it.

but it is normally this bland and boring and i'd like to change that. working with the teeny tiniest budget i can put together (that was for you hubs:-)

so now i'm off to find inspiration, and this is what i've come up with so far.

what about someting like this? this is almost the amount of space i'm working with right?

cute right? but is where are the rest of her clothes? maybe she cant fit into anything either?

ahh. love this elfa storage solution from container store! i could totally work this out!

not quite my style, but thought these were very interesting storage from design withing reach.

Living Etc.

Love these old suit cases for storing out of season sweaters, scarves and such..

Martha Stewart

I REALLY like the idea of this wall papered closet. The pop of color and design really gives it some character and polish.

 Okay, so thats what i've come up with so far.. any help would be greatly appreciated:-)