Early Fall - Antique Wagon Display

Last year I went mum-less. 

Actually, I did not buy pumpkins or mums.

We were still in a major drought, and I

hadn't bought summer flowers either.

It just didn't seem right. 

It has been a long, dry spell, and I am 

ready to rejoin the land of the living!

Especially since I found this amazing

antique wagon. I love it with the

pumpkins and white mums in it!

I have a confession to make, though. 

These are orange pumpkins.

I painted them white last night.

Don't worry, though. The mums are real!

We don't get many white pumpkins here.

We do get orange ones, however. 

And I buy those little pots of mis-tint 

sample paints at Lowes for .50c each...

so it seemed like a good solution.

One more confession, since I'm coming clean here:

The pumpkin above is fake. 

Here's what it looked like earlier this week:

It cost $1.50 at the thrift store.

But the bling is not my thing...

so even with a coat of white latex,

the rhinestones are turned to the back. 

I kept the pumpkins orange for several days,

trying to decide whether or not to paint.

They were pretty, but I wanted a white look.

And as much as I love the oranges, yellows and purple

mums with the orange pumpkins, this year is all about

white and neutral. So out came the latex paint...

And I like it. It looks like I imagined, and the

pumpkins and mums only cost about $20.

The gourds are dried ones saved from past years.

I also bought the big rusty colander the day

I found the green wagon - $15 for the wagon,

and $5 for the colander. The watering can

planter was a gift from my sweet neighbor.

The green urn cost $2 at a thrift store. 

The iron stand is decades old...and I can't 

remember how much the thing cost. 

I'm pretty pleased with my $42 fall display!

Oh...forgot the .50c paint. Make that $42.50.

Happy Fall, Y'all!

Word for the Day:

Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers, the flower fades, 

but the word of our God will stand forever.

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