I want to show you how you can incorporate a little Faux into your Fall Centerpiece. Sometimes it’s not always possible to have fresh flowers around and once in a while I have to resort to the next best thing. This Fall Centerpiece took all of 2 minutes to construct. I like something seasonal on the dining room table and I have found some faux flowers from Hobby Lobby that I really like, so why not use them? I started with a vintage grain sack runner, added a galvanized sap bucket full of flowers, and the final touch is the faux pumpkin that my Mom gifted me.
Not everything you create has to be a masterpiece, sometimes simple is better. This little number will carry me all the way through Thanksgiving, all I will need to do to give it a new look is add a burlap or gingham bow around the bucket. I think for faux flowers these look pretty darn good. I think the trick is to buy good quality, the ones from the dollar store just won’t due.
Do you sneak a few fake flowers into your design scheme ever? Sometimes it just has to be done, and in the long run I think you will enjoy not having to change out an arrangement to quickly. Take a wander around a craft store and see if you can find any fabulous fakes for fall. Here’s a couple more ideas for fall “Fall Junk Mantel”, and a “Way to use Sunflowers”.
Pretty, pretty!!!
xo Kris
Thank you Kris:) Have a wonderful weekend.
It’s hard to tell they’re fake, Dawn.
Very pretty!
Kimberly, as long as you don’t want to smell them there good. LOL
This is beautiful, Dawn, and they look so real! Have a great weekend.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia 😉
Shelia, thanks for stopping in:) I know you do some beautiful things with faux’s.
Pretty arrangement Dawn, good fakes are priceless. You can use them until you get tired of them and they look good too.
Karen, I agree you have to get the good one to make it believable, and that’s exactly what I do, use them for a few seasons then pitch them.
It is simply adorable, Dawn! And I love that unusual pumpkin your mom got you too. I am going to have to use faux this year due to my asthma. I would love to get to Hobby Lobby, but just can’t get out till it cools off considerably.
Brenda
Brenda, you need to be here if you want cool. It is in the low 50’s today and supposed to frost overnight. It is finally feeling like football weather.
Very pretty, Dawn. You are right… simple is often better. LOVE the colors in your centerpiece! Pinning!
Thank you Yvonne for stopping in and pinning:) Have a wonderful weekend.
Dawn, that looks so good and I cannot tell the real from the fake.
Kim, that was the goal. LOL Accomplished!!
I love using quality faux flowers…they look so beautiful in the galvanized bucket…a juxtaposition of elegance and rustic…and such a great pumpkin from your mother!
Shirley, it’s nice to hear other use there fair share of faux’s too. Glad to know I am not the only blogger that does this.
So Pretty Dawn!!!
Thank you Martina, Have a wonderful weekend!
Dawn,
So pretty. Love it.
Kris
Thank you Kris:)
Simple is definitely better…always! Love that pumpkin. Hobby Lobby has a great selection of silk flowers that look totally real. Sometimes I can’t tell the difference. Enjoy your day. It’s beautiful here and hope it’s the same where you are!
Ann, Thank for stopping in, yes it is sunny here today but crisp. Definitely feels like Fall, I hope to get lots accomplished today:)
Cooler here too Dawn…yes, I use the good quality flowers a lot, I think they are just as pretty but then again they don’t smell pretty:(
Rondell, I figure no one in my house smells them anyway, I live will all boys and they don’t even notice flowers. LOL
Love the pumpkin!!! Did you mother make it? The flowers are beautiful. I just left Hobby Lobby looking at those flowers. They are so real looking.
Patty, No she found it at a small boutique when she was out shopping with fiends. HL does have a good selection of faux’s:)
Dawn, Your photography is just stunning.! I love the rotating pictures the the top of your blog .
I do miss the B & W photo this week , although your fall arrangement is beautiful
Kathy, You are to kind:) I love that photo carousel too it is a unique feature the wordpress offers. It seems I haven’t had time for the B&W with so many fall posts going on, I will try and squeeze on in now and again when things get less busy:) Have a great Sunday and thanks for stopping in.
Hi Dawn, your faux flowers are gorgeous and look very realistic! I actually would not have known that they weren’t real if you hadn’t told us! Love the colors and your beautiful photography! And did I see that you are expecting frost tonight? Wow! It’s still quite warm here!
Jane, yes we did get the frost about 2 hours north of us, it is cooling down here only going to be in the low 50’s again today. I think Fall is creeping up fast.