Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Fall Rust

Have I mentioned that I love fall?

The cooler nights, warm, sky blue days, the crisp leaves, apples, pumpkins...oh my!

Fall in Montana is especially glorious, and while it is not quite here, I can feel it and I can't wait.

And because I have the patience of a 2 year old, I decided to jump the gun a little and make a new fall front door decoration.
I had no idea what I was going to make until I spied this rusty funnel in my stash.
I knew the rust color was perfect for fall.  I painted some barn red and bright orange paint on a piece of barn wood, sanded it a little and then stained it in Puritan Pine.
I screwed the funnel to the board and added some fall floral to it.  As you can see, I did this in a very random, messy way.
I drilled large holes in the top corners and pulled and knotted a piece of burlap through it to hang it from.  Hint--put a little poster putty on the back to keep it from banging on the door.
A book cover tag, some jute, and a couple washers completed my new fall door decor.  
Harvest Blessings to you!

22 comments:

  1. Super cute.

    Lori @ A Bright and Beautiful Life
    www.abrightandbeautifullife.com

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  2. You're guilty of giving me autumn envy. I love that funnel. for what it's worth

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  3. This is gorgeous! I love the Fall too! I live in the PNW and it does not get any gorgeous than here ;)

    Ursula, blogger at
    http://kraftmint.com
    {a journal of modern crafts}

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  4. As I love fall, too, this is just so wonderful with the lovely warm colours. Well done ...

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  5. Really cool. I love it! Pinned it! :)

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  6. simple and very pretty.. love it. I love Fall too,, my most favorite time of year!

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  7. simple and very pretty.. love it. I love Fall too, my most favorite time of year!! (the unknown comment above was me,,I forgot to sign in to google,,oops!)

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  8. Someone beat me to pinning it to the group Junk board, so I pinned it to my own junk board, I love it.

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  9. It's very fallish and gets me right in the mood. Now where is that tote with all my fall goodies in it???
    T

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  10. It looks great! I love the way it turned out...Good job!

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  11. This is beautiful! I've been looking for some inspiration for a fall door decoration, and I think this is it. Thank you!

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  12. Becky i have just discovered you through Pinterest of all places.. your work is gorgeous and an inspiration for me to learn how to drive a drill and maybe a saw.. I live on a farm and have HEAPS of materials.. How wonderful you are. celi

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  13. Oh my stars, I absolutely love what you made with that. I need to find someplace I can get rusty stuff. That is so awesome. Reminds me of why I love Fall and the colors so much. If you put stuff on barn board messy you sure did a great job of it. Great thing to have hanging on your door. Happy Holiday weekend.

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  14. Love your rustic, eclectic style! Found you through Hometalk and find we have a lot in common. :o) Blessings to you!
    Larissa ~ Prodigal Pieces

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  15. I love the way you use random items to create the most amazing things. The door hanging is perfect. It is much more inspirational than a wreath. Your blog is full of great ideas. I always look in to see what you've been working on.
    Nancy

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  16. I love your rustic door hanging!

    Visiting from FJI.

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