Charming and Sweet Colorful Silk Velvet Pumpkins... with a Milady Linden Spin!

The first time I spotted a little velvet pumpkin cutie was at a Country Living Fair in Columbus, Ohio. I loved it, but since my budget was already blown on other vintage treasures, I passed it by.

Since that time, my fall decor does include one or two of the original and lovely hot skwash pumpkins. However, his year I decided to put my on twist on silk velvet pumpkins and ordered me up some fabulously rich autumn colored fat quarter fabric on Etsy.

The pumpkins are easy to make .... cut a circle of fabric, sew a running stitch with embroidery floss, which I found was thicker and less likely to break. Then stuff with rice!

I added whimsical shaped sticks to mine instead of pumpkin stems.

Since I am a collector of vintage gems, laces and the like, my pumpkins were embellished with vintage and a few feathers here and there!  I am in love with these!

Above a purple eggplant color with vintage lace and millinery leaf,  rich burgundy color with filigree finding and gold color with vintage leaf

Since these are so easy peasy, one, two, threesy to make, I see a lot of different varieties available on Etsy. It was a fun fall project and every nook and cranny of my home is filled with delightful punkins!

Happy Autumn!  xo

The Beauty of Autumn

This has been such a gorgeous autumn, the weather has been incredible ... I just love it!

 The flowers in my garden are still blooming and today their beauty beckoned for a bouquet to brighten my table.  A vintage silver coffee pot was the perfect vessel to hold the colorful collection of red begonia, purple coleus, red dahlia, gray dusty miller, green eucalyptus, pink hydrangea, purple Russian sage, and orange zinnia. 

Don't you adore my cheery bouquet? I sure do!

xo