FEELS LIKE FALL

Feels Like Fall – Centerpiece
A Nancyfangles Whimsical Creation
It looks like fall may be blessing us a little early this year. Between the cooler evening breezes and the
energizing early morning temperatures, even the trees seem to be ready for the Autumn winds to blow. Some of
the leaves are already starting to change colors and I have even seen a few fluttering on the breeze like a
ballerina, spinning down to the still green grass for one last summertime dance.
It won’t be long until pine cones will start to drop and the sound of acorns bouncing off of the roof will take the
place of the crickets that lulled us to sleep during the long, hot nights of summer.
Soon the harvest moon will light up the evening sky, and the summers harvest will be canned, pickled and
preserved to enjoy throughout the long winter ahead.
It’s a great time to invite Autumn into your home and start the transition from summer décor to the warm, comfy colors and cozy feelings of fall. This centerpiece started out as a jar full of tiny pine-cones that I sourced at
Roots, a local charity shop that I frequent regularly to find bits and bobs to use in my creations. Some fall
garlands and a few sprigs of dollar store flowers were added to complete the design. You can display it on a table
top, on a mantel, a counter-top or on your desk, as a reminder that fall is truly on her way!
Supplies:
A Jar – Ball jar, jelly jar, pickle or pasta sauce jar...
Jar filler (Pine cones, acorns, small stones…)
3 small sprigs of fall flowers/foliage
Fall garland (wired)
Tiny pine-cones (or other, for embellishments)
Scrabble pieces to spell fall
Tools:
Hot glue gun and glue (always use with caution)
Glue dots
Design Directions:
Clean your glass jar.
Hot glue pieces of the garlands around the rim of the jar. I used a Bittersweet garland and a garland with small
pumpkins. Glue on some tiny pine-cones to embellish.
Attach the scrabble word FALL to the front of the jar using glue dots.
Fill your jar with the filler.
Arrange fall flowers/foliage in the jar using the jar filler to hold them in place.
Enjoy!

Matching Candle – Napkin – Cup Rings
You don’t have to stop with your “Feels Like Fall” centerpiece. Surely you have enough supplies to create a few
more pieces of matching décor. Even better, this one design can be used in three different applications or maybe
more, if you use your imagination!
Supplies:
A few pieces of left over wired fall garland.
A few extra tiny pine-cones.
Tools:
Hot glue gun and glue (always use with caution)
Design Directions:
Figure out what diameter circle you will need for your design by wrapping a piece of your garland around the
outside of your candle stick, napkin and/or cup - leaving some extra inches to twist together…
Cut a couple of pieces of each garland in that same size for each ring.
Form the first piece into a circle and wrap the ends around each other to secure.
Wrap the rest of the pieces onto the first ring until you get your desired thickness.
Hot Glue on some tiny pine cones to finish it off. Repeat for as many rings as desired.
You can create an entire table-scape using these few supplies!