I'm "Falling" for Cheapie Home Accents!
Well, here in So Cal, the weather is finally changing! The common belief is that we don't have seasons here and we joke that we do - two of which are flooding and fires! But all kidding aside, we do have trees that show fall colors and we can definitely sense a change in the weather.
I love fall.
I am still on a very strict budget and am very reluctant to spend money on seasonal items unless it's a real deal (this is a far cry from the old pre-recession days where money was no object). It's actually a lot more fun now because it's like a treasure hunt!
This weekend, I went into JoAnn's Fabrics looking for some fabric. I was planning to start a couple of Christmas presents early so I wasn't in a big rush later. All their Halloween and fall items were more than half off! I sorted through the stuff and nothing really caught my eye.... until I found four, just four!, placemats that were brown and light blue. The exact colors of my dining room! They ended up being less than $2.50 each!!
Second stop was the Tuesday Morning store right next door. They had these fabulous ceramic pumpkins that weren't Halloweenish. I bought two - the larger was $12.99 and the smaller was $6.99. I also found a coordinating candle (it had a little dent in it, but who would notice?) for $2.99. On my morning walk today I picked up a few pinecones. Perfect centerpiece items!!
So, for less than $30 I'm a happy camper. Plus I can keep this centerpiece through Thanksgiving since there is no black or orange in it at all! Yay fall!
I love fall.
I am still on a very strict budget and am very reluctant to spend money on seasonal items unless it's a real deal (this is a far cry from the old pre-recession days where money was no object). It's actually a lot more fun now because it's like a treasure hunt!
This weekend, I went into JoAnn's Fabrics looking for some fabric. I was planning to start a couple of Christmas presents early so I wasn't in a big rush later. All their Halloween and fall items were more than half off! I sorted through the stuff and nothing really caught my eye.... until I found four, just four!, placemats that were brown and light blue. The exact colors of my dining room! They ended up being less than $2.50 each!!
Second stop was the Tuesday Morning store right next door. They had these fabulous ceramic pumpkins that weren't Halloweenish. I bought two - the larger was $12.99 and the smaller was $6.99. I also found a coordinating candle (it had a little dent in it, but who would notice?) for $2.99. On my morning walk today I picked up a few pinecones. Perfect centerpiece items!!
So, for less than $30 I'm a happy camper. Plus I can keep this centerpiece through Thanksgiving since there is no black or orange in it at all! Yay fall!
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| Placemat design |
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| A sprinkle of fall in So Cal |
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