A Curated Centerpiece for Fall

I have been oh so busy getting ready to open my occasional shop or pop-up shop. I have been collecting, fixing, upcycling, and curating items to sell. It is exciting and stressful and what I have dreamed of doing for many years. 

I styled some of the items I have been collecting to create a warm and cozy centerpiece for fall.

I started with a beautiful, carved, wood tray.

Look at those corner details! Isn't it just perfect for autumn?

I added some faux and dried flowers to a lidless, brass teapot I found. I set this on a tea towel with apples and pumpkins on it.

The towel helps protect the wood tray and adds more warm color.

A trio of brass candlesticks, all curated from different places, complete the fall centerpiece.

While the items will be sold separately, I love sharing ideas on how to use random, curated finds to create a cohesive vignette.

Subtle Creepy Thrifted Halloween Decor

I don't do a lot of decorating for Halloween these days and really haven't since the littles have flown the nest. And if you have been keeping up, I don't do much or any seasonal decorating inside my home anymore. BUT, I spied a spooky, Halloween decal for $1.25 at the thrift store and decided I had a place for it.

It actually started with the thrifted, old photo that I bought a few weeks ago. When hubby asked, "What did you buy that for?" I decided to find a place for it. I hung it under the round mirror that hangs on the door between my front entry way and great room . The photo has water damage, but I thought it looked kind of spooky, like a spirit around his head. 

I held a piece of wax paper over the mirror and traced the circle with my finger. I then taped the wax paper over the decal and cut it out. You can sort of see the circle line on the wax paper where the arrow is pointing in the photo below. I used wax paper so I could see through it to place the circle where I wanted.

Then I simply stuck it on the mirror. The mirror is not dirty, but the decal is cloudy.

If someone doesn't take the time to actually look at these two, spooky, thrift store items, they may not even notice they are there.

Any bets on how long until hubby notices?