Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Smells like Fall...a Give Away

As we've moved into the Fall Season, I'm enjoying the warm colors and textures, but also loving the aromas and scents of my favorite time of the year. When I think of Fall, I remember the wonderful comforting smells of pumpkin spice cakes, gingerbread cookies, and hazelnut cream coffee and candies. How about Apple Pie, Mulled Cider and Cinnamon. Can't you almost smell them?






Goose Creek Candle Company knows how to fill your home
with all these delicious scents of the Fall Season.
(calories not included)


I was so excited when Goose Creek asked if I'd like to sample their wonderful candles. I'm a real candle lover, and have one burning almost every day. I've tried many brands, and these candles are some of the very best. I chose the Spiced Pumpkin Latte, 'cause yes folks, I'm a Pumpkin freak! And oh my, the Spice Cake smells like some fabulous dessert has just come from the oven.


They aren't overpowering like some candles can be, but they fill the house with their wonderful aroma. They burn clean, and the wicks don't need trimming. And then, when you've enjoyed them down to the last lighting, you have a wonderful reusable decorative jar with a pewter lid. pretty great!


Goose Creek Candle Company will be sending two of you lucky winners a wonderful 22 oz. candle of your choice. They are also providing a discount code, 1050 for 25% off your entire order, which expires September 30.

 To enter, leave a separate comment for each: 

  1. Visit the Goose Creek Candle website and let me know what scent you would choose.
  2. Follow Goose Creek Candle Co. on Facebook
  3. Share the Give Away on Facebook

Yay, 2 Winners of a wonderful candle!
Give Away ends Sunday, 9-30.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Decorating My Fall Mantel

Since I LOVE Fall so much, I try to milk out all the decorating I can. For instance, I've had a Pre-Fall Mantel, and Early-Fall Mantel, now I changed up to a "Fall Mantel"; yet to come will be the Late-Fall Mantel. I guess you could say that I love all the stages of Fall. So transitioning into the regular Fall mantel, I traded out the sunflowers for some faux hydrangeas and some dried ones along with some faux berry stems and leaves.







 I've been playing up the more muted colors and neutrals that I love, just adding in a few splashes of russets and oranges and golds.


So the perfect time of the year to add in a few pieces of my flea market finds Brown Transferware that I picked up for just a few dollars each. My Wolff Pottery tall vases have become a fixture here. They are so easy to change out seasonally, and stacked on old books, they give the height that this huge mantel and ceiling need. Things can get lost here...


My little Tiger Stripe Pumpkins are nestled in a
 Staffordshire sugar and creamer set with leaves. (5 bucks at the flea)


And two of my Vintage Lefton Chipmunks have come out to play. I started my collection of chipmunks and squirrels at my first flea market booth from other vendors, never paying more than 10 dollars a piece.


You can see the Early Fall Mantel Here



 This is my old folding card table in front of the fireplace opening; perfect colors for Fall, and it hides the cavernous black hole. not pretty.





Did I mention that I love Fall...?
Vintage finds that last forever.

(yeah, I thought you might know that.)

I'm joining in for these wonderful Fall parties this week:

Fall Mantel Party at Centsational Girl


Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style
White Wednesday at Faded Charm
TTT at Stone Gable
Creative Things Thursday at the Vintage Farmhouse
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm
Fox Hollow Cottage for a Mantel Party


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xoxo,

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