Fall Decor {Autumn Bunting}

Who's ready for a little change of season?

It's been a dry hot summer here in South Texas,

so when September hits, and football begins,

you know hope it's about to get a tad cooler.

Decorating for the seasons is such fun.

I enjoy changing things up, so it makes for a good excuse.

The mantle is a focal point in most living areas,

which makes it a perfect place to showcase some seasonal decor.

Back to the bunting! (and there's a pic of my cute little partner in crime)

I used card stock, kraft paper, dictionary pages, and linen ribbon to make the banner. After crumpling the kraft paper for texture, I taped it to the cardstock. I used the Ornamentals font for the lettering and ran the dictionary pages through one page at a time.

I thought it was fun to use one of the "m" pages for the M, etc.
and by accident, this page has the word "mantle" on it. 

I left the torn edge on the page, then used my Bondo scraper that I got from the Haven conference as a guide to tear the other 3 sides of the page.
(It has many uses, besides smoothing out filler, spackle, etc.)

The double-sided tape worked to attach the dictionary pages to the kraft paper, punched the holes, and threaded the linen ribbon through.

I'm a fan of banners and buntings.
If you'd like to see more inspiration click here.

This mantle design I will leave up until I replace it with Christmas decorations. So it will remain through Thanksgiving.

I enjoy decorating for Fall.

You can find some of my other Fall decor ideas and one recipe below:

DIY Pumpkin Topiary 

Fall Wreath 

Keepsake Tabletop Scarecrows  

Decorating with Gourds 

Fall Porch Lighting

Book Pumpkin Vignette

Dinner in a Pumpkin

I will post my entire mantle in a few days along with a little surprise I've been working on, so come back and take a look!

OK, I'll just go ahead a tell you.

Dream.Create.Inspire  Fall Link Party & Giveaway

It's my first link party, so I'm very excited to see other blogger's favorite fall projects. Then, there is a giveaway also, so who doesn't like free money to go and buy more fall decor? 

The fun begins September 9 and the winner will be announced on Monday, September 16, 2013.

I'd love it if you would spread the word about the Dream.Create.Inspire
Link party & Giveaway.
Just grab the button below and display it in your sidebar
so others will see it and join the fall fun!

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