Garland has hung from our porch each fall since we
purchased our first home. My mother had
given me a large grapevine garland so I put it to use. I soaked it and then stretched it across our
cute little bungalow porch. I then added
leaf garland, sunflowers, and plastic gourds to it (my husband drilled all the
holes needed in the gourds to attach them).
Over the next eight years I added more leaves and flowers
to the garland. It has always been the
first decoration to go out each fall.
The only pictures I have of the original garland (October
2004):
Since our move, I have found our new porch is much longer
than our previous one, and so I have made new garland for it. I truly missed putting it out last year, but
we had just moved in and unpacking kept us busy. I never had the time to make a
new one. This year I decided it would be
my one new piece of fall decoration. I
found some smaller grapevine garland on ebay, then waited until Michael's had
fall leaf garlands on sale for 50% off.
Then I picked up the gourds at Hobby Lobby once they started their 50%
off fall decor sale.
I kept the garland more simple this year. I wrapped the grapevine in leaves, used
raffia left over from my sister's wedding decorations, and secured it to the
vine. I then added pumpkins. My Husband installed the hanging hooks on the
front porch so I could hang our new fall garland. He then asked if I was going to put garland
around the door, unfortunately not this year, but maybe in the future. My Husband loved the leaf colors I picked and
really thought it complemented the color of our home.
Here is the new Garland:
With the porch complete I decided to re-purpose the old
garland. I stripped it down into
individual pieces. Next, I rummaged
through more left over supplies from my sister's fall reception. My Mom gave me
all the leftover stuff, or stuff that she didn't have a
use for. I added it to the grapevine garland (which I had to trim down
a bit to fit my mantle). I then added
the new garland to my mantel and it looks wonderful. I'm
now in the mood for a romantic cuddle with my Honey next to the fireplace on a brisk fall evening.
