Now that fall is officially here, I can finally get into the mood. I do enjoy fall. Fall is a candy store for the eye. So I pulled out my fall decorations out of the attic. I noticed that the space over my fireplace needed a little color. I could just make another wreath but it becomes repetitive. I have many wreaths around my house. I needed something a little different. I love the quote "Autumn is a second Spring when every leaf is a flower." I created this Autumn print to hang there. Using a red Maple leaf, I used PhotoShop and made it look watercolored. I created a canvas background instead of stark white one so it looked warm. I added a grungy overlay...because I like things a little grungy. I added type. I designed the quote so it was a little vintage in style. I had it printed on 16" x 20" matte photo paper from Walmart. I grabbed a poster frame at Michaels. It was 70% off. So it was cheap. I loved how the black type accented my wooden candle pillars. I purchased black and white ribbon at tea-dyed it. Again, the white was to stark. This will hang on my mantle until the day after Thanksgiving when I decorate for Christmas. I hope you like how it turned out.
If you notice my little scary cat plate, I painted that a couple of years ago. I found a wooden plate at a thrift store. I think it was 50 cents. I sanded it and painted it black with craft paint. I painted the cat's negative space white with craft paint. I sprayed it with a clear matte finish (I could do that because this will never be used for food). I decorate with this only for Halloween time. I love how the black in the plate, the black in the print and the black candle pillars all work together. It gives it a Halloween feel.
Happy Fall decorating everyone!
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