{autumn decor}

I love autumn! I just don't love what follows autumn:(
This weekend I was inspired to do a little autumn inspired decorating.
I made this little wreath today out of all the wine corks I had on hand.....hmmm what does that say about my wine consumption:)

I think the yellow sunflowers look really cute against the blue door~
Do you think it's wrong to use faux flowers with real ones?

I do it all the time when it's time to change seasons but I don't want to tear out my summer flowers! I think it looks ok...
I did leave my starfish out! You can take the girl away from the ocean but you can't take the ocean away from the girl~
And the flower box underneath my house numbers~

more faux flowers mixed in with the real ones~

I definitely love mums for autumn decorating!

I just think the color is so happy~I also made a little display on the front porch table~I think autumn decorating is so cozy and inviting~and if you noticed you can even see my fish food for the pond hidden among the items in the display.

So there you have it....simple ways to make your home feel a little more autumish! Is that even a word:)

and in case you were wondering about my riding....
I did 50 miles yesterday~ ok really 49.73 miles......in3 hours and 20 minutes! Not too bad but not exactly where I wanted to come in at! Next week is the ride I have been training for! I am definitely fine to ride 75 miles but don't feel like I am ready for 100 miles! Owell there is always next year! Now I will know more of what to do in my training! It is sort of hard when you don't have a coach telling how to train and what exactly to do! Either way I am still pretty darn proud that I can get out there all by myself and ride 50 miles! It gives you a lot of time to clear you mind!!!!

"The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering. And happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors. If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy." The Dalai Lama

{displaying photographs}

I know there are more than a million ways to display/hang photographs. For me, simple is best!Remember this room.....I had nothing on the wall.....except for my twinkle lights and a chalkboard that I made out of an old frame! I don't think it's possible to have too many twinkle lights:)
Sometimes it takes me so long before I really decide what I want to do! But I did finally decide and.....An inexpensive picture from IKEA surrounded by some of the beachy photos I have taken! I think it looks nice~

The black and white framed by random images of the beach! I just stuck them to the wall with double sided tape! Sometimes they do start to peel off but it's an easy fix! Plus I can always add to them when the fancy strikes~

Oh and what I really love about the photos is the white border! I think it makes them look sort of old-fashioned!

What do you think?

So there you have it....A happy little way to disply your photographs!

Do you have any creative ways that you display your photographs?!

Oh and thanks for all the happy thoughts on getting through the winter!! I really appreciate all the ideas and I just might have to put some of them to good use!

There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. ~Freya Stark

{the front door}

Finally painted the front door last weekend~

Turned out *OK*.....
It wasn't the exact blue I was after...but I still think it looks happy! It seems like I can never pick the paint color that I see in my mind! Why is that?!?!?

I might paint it again at some point~

But not right now.

I added a cute little chalk board {just an old frame I had that I painted black and painted some sheet metal with chalkboard paint} works out just perfect! And I like the happy little flowers below it! I like the house numbers....Had to add those awhile back after the UPS guy wrote me a little note regarding not having house numbers on my house. Sorry!

Happy little flowers to greet our company!

The little pillows I just made look perfect {I think} on the front porch!

And one of my favorite things...

Using wine boxes to plant flowers in! Simple and cute! This one is a little old..but they do last quite awhile and I only pay $5 for them! Cost effective~

Even Ruby and L.C. like to hang out on the front porch!
OK.....really they just like to chase the chipmunks that live around the front porch!

Next will be the pond!! Yippee.....
I love summer projects!! Don't you!?!?!?
Have a happy week~