Top 12 Best Scented Candles for Fall

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The best scented candles for Fall all in one place! I absolutely love Fall and find that I start this time of year burning candles almost every single night up until Spring!
I thought I would share my favorite Fall candles with you all since I consider myself a candle connoisseur.

Nest Pumpkin Chai Candle  – Notes of wild pumpkin, spicy masala chai, cardamom, ginger and cinnamon. I love this candle but it is a bit speedy.

Diptyque Feu de Bois – one of the most unique smelling candles and a favorite! This sophisticated blend of rare woods recalls the crackling of an open fire.

Diptyque Amber  – I love this amber candle too! A warm and elegant procession of the woods vetiver and patchouli, enhanced with radiant aniseed, insolent spices, mysterious incense, cistus and Tonka bean.

Yankee Candle Autumn Wreath – there is a large following of Yankee Candle lovers, and with their price point and large selection of scents, it is easy to see how it is favorite.  This Autumn wreath candle smells of autumn leaves and cinnamon apples.

Yankee Candle Spiced Pumpkin – a captivating scent of pumpkins baked in simmering spices of clove, nutmeg and cinnamon.  I have not personally burned this one because I am not a huge spice pumpkin candle fan, but it does smell really nice if that is your jam!

Bath and Body Works Marshmallow Fireside– Like Yankee Candle, there is a large Bath and Body works following too.  I love the Marshmallow Fireside candle and actually burn it until February! It smells of Toasted Marshmallow, Smoldering Woods, Fire Roasted Vanilla, and Crystallized Amber.

Bath and Body Works Leaves – another Fall favorite as it smells of Crisp Red Apple, Golden Nectar, and Warm Clove Spice.

Bath and Body Works Autumn – A nice fresh scent for fall, it smells ofRed Gala Apple, Juicy Fig, Eucalyptus Leaf, Fir Balsam.


Bath and Body Works Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin – Now I mentioned that I don’t usually care for pumpkin spice candles themselves, however this one has a stronger scent of cinnamon and I love it. Smells like pumpkin bread, or per the website: harvest Pumpkin, Spiced Clove, Vanilla Cream, Brown Sugar

Voluspa Baltic Amber – Baltic Amber blends notes of amber resin, sandalwood, cedar and vanilla bloom. It is one of Voluspa’s top sellers, and when you burn it you’ll know why.  Great candle, and it’s American made.

Voluspa Bourbon Vanilla – smells of fragrant vanilla beans.  Reminiscent of baking.

Jo Malone English Oak and Redcurrant – This candle is new this year.  “Heart Note: Rose, as the fragrance unfurls, this opulent floral, with its spicy, honey facets wraps the scent with sumptuous texture. Base Note: Roasted Oak, a warm and compelling woody note that gives the addictive quality of roasted oak. The forest at dawn. The juicy bite of redcurrant. The zest of green mandarin. The freshness of rose softened with white musk.” I have not personally burned it, but I have played around with the cologne in the store and thought – oh, it would be perfect as a candle!

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Cozy and Romantic Fall Table Setting

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Sit down, grab your pumpkin spice latte this morning, and let’s have a look at my cozy and romantic Fall table setting.

cozy and romantic Fall table setting

 

 

When I was looking for inspiration for my Fall table this year, I saw this beautiful tartan throw and instantly found my color palette!

cozy and romantic Fall table setting

Last year I was inspired by an antique paisley shawl.  It seems I am finding my color palette inspiration from nontraditional table cloths – shawls and throws!

cozy and romantic Fall table setting

 

I mentioned in my Fall Home Tour last week how I used to be an orange hater.  Yes, I have had these orange Juliska plates for several years, but that is the only orange thing I have owned.

cozy and romantic Fall table setting

But then this year I’ve expanded my collection of Juliska and have been using these blue plates intermittently this year.

 

When I pulled my orange plates out of storage and set them on top of the blue plates, I knew I had a winning combination.

 

Don’t you love how the orange pumpkins go with the pretty delft blue?

cozy and romantic Fall table setting

 

Do you dine with candlelight?

cozy and romantic Fall table setting

 

I love these dripping candles on the antique English open barley twist candlesticks.

cozy and romantic Fall table setting

Adding the lit candles make this table feel extra cozy and warm.

cozy and romantic Fall table setting

 

All of the warmer dark woods in the room are so perfect for Fall – I predict, by the way, that darker woods will be making a comeback here soon.  But that’s another blog post on its own!

cozy and romantic Fall table setting

 

I couldn’t stop snapping pictures of this photogenic table.

cozy and romantic Fall table setting

 

This year we tried to grow these Jarrahdale pumpkins – every year we’ve been successful except this year. They are just not growing. So I found these at the local farmer’s market.

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Fall Decor and Entertaining – Day 5 Blogger Home Tours

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Today is the LAST day of the Fall Decor and Entertaining Blogger Home tours!! 

It has been a wonderful week full of great inspiration for all decor styles!

I have been so impressed with everyone’s beautiful homes, so hopefully you all will be too!

Today we have eight bloggers opening their doors for their virtual home tours.

So grab your maple pecan latte, sit down, and let’s start…

Kim at Kim Power Style – her gorgeous house is filled with light and airy neutrals and beautiful pops of color. 

Lynn at Back to the South – A belle from the South with a house of darling decor! 

Lynn at Living Large in a Small House – she has beautiful traditional decor in her house which she calls her peaceful sanctuary. 

Wanda at From House to Home – she does not follow one design style because her style is every changing, but she loves sparkle and shades of blue! 

Jeannee at Centsably Creative – see a bold and colorful take on Fall with bling and jewel tones! 

Dannyelle at Life is a Party – You’ll be swooning over her rustic Scandinavian Fall style. 

Jessica at The Organized Mama –  Her modern farmhouse style is right on-trend and sure to win the hearts of many! 

Michelle at Our Crafty Mom – Lover of neutral palettes, see how she transforms her vintage farmhouse style for Fall.

Monday

DIY Beautify || Raising a Farmhouse || Unlikely Martha || The Welch House || Life on Shady Lane


Tuesday

Frazzled Joy || North Country Nest || A Purdy Little House || Hood Creek Log Cabin || Peonies & Orange Blossoms


Wednesday

The Whimsy One || Polka Dot Poplars || A Home to Grow Old In || Virginia Sweet Pea || Lincluden Cottage Life


Thursday


Semigloss Design || Keys to Inspiration || Reinvented Collection || Of Fairies and Fauna || Rosemary and Thyme


Friday


Kim Power Style || Back to the South || Living Large in a Small House || From House to Home || Centsably Creative || Life is a Party || The Organized Mama ||  || Our Crafty Mom

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Fall Decor and Entertaining – Day 4 Blogger Home Tours

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Grab your mug of apple cider and pumpkin scone and let’s head straight into day 4 of the Fall home blogger tours!

If you are just joining us, welcome!   We are in the middle of touring almost 30 different bloggers’ Fall homes! You’ll find great entertaining and decor ideas here with something for everyone’s style.

Emy at Semigloss Design – a self-proclaimed DIY addict with an eclectic bohemian decor style.

Christene at Keys to Inspiration – See how she has added Fall touches to her modern classic decor style.

Olivia at Reinvented Collection – Her beautiful French country and old-world European decor transformed for Fall will have you swooning.

 Leanna at Of Fairies and Fauna – See how she adds bling and feminine touches to themed Fall decor.

Janet at Rosemary and Thyme – Her romantic decor is sprinkled with wonderful antiques.


Monday

DIY Beautify || Raising a Farmhouse || Unlikely Martha || The Welch House || Life on Shady Lane


Tuesday

Frazzled Joy || North Country Nest || A Purdy Little House || Hood Creek Log Cabin || Peonies & Orange Blossoms


Wednesday

The Whimsy One || Polka Dot Poplars || A Home to Grow Old In || Virginia Sweet Pea || Lincluden Cottage Life


Thursday


Semigloss Design || Keys to Inspiration || Reinvented Collection || Of Fairies and Fauna || Rosemary and Thyme


Friday


Kim Power Style || Back to the South || Living Large in a Small House || From House to Home || Centsably Creative || Life is a Party || The Organized Mama ||  || Our Crafty Mom

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Fall Decor and Entertaining – Day 3 Blogger Home Tours

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Alright, today is day THREE of a week of blogger’s home tours!

I am loving all of the inspiration!

Let’s grab our pumpkin spice lattes and start looking at today’s home tours!!

Maddie at The Whimsy One – Eclectic decorating with mid-century modern touches

Dru at PolkaDot Poplars – see how she brings her Fall farmhouse style to life!

Robin at a Home to Grow Old In – she moved into a 90-year-old Tudor style home and has beautiful transitional decor. 

Paula at Virginia Sweet Pea – her vintage traditional decor will make you feel cozy and right at home!

Rebeca at Lincluden Cottage Life – See how she decorates her beautiful traditional style home for Fall!

Monday

DIY Beautify || Raising a Farmhouse || Unlikely Martha || The Welch House || Life on Shady Lane


Tuesday

Frazzled Joy || North Country Nest || A Purdy Little House || Hood Creek Log Cabin || Peonies & Orange Blossoms


Wednesday

The Whimsy One || Polka Dot Poplars || A Home to Grow Old In || Virginia Sweet Pea || Lincluden Cottage Life


Thursday


Semigloss Design || Keys to Inspiration || Reinvented Collection || Of Fairies and Fauna || Rosemary and Thyme


Friday


Kim Power Style || Back to the South || Living Large in a Small House || From House to Home || Centsably Creative || Life is a Party || The Organized Mama ||  || Our Crafty Mom

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Fall Decor and Entertaining – Day 2 Blogger Home Tours

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Today is day TWO of the Fall Decor and Entertaining blogger home tours!

Who’s excited to see what inspiration is waiting for us today??? *me!*

We’ve got FIVE bloggers sharing their Fall homes today. 

Let’s get started…

Denise at Frazzled Joy – although her blog is called Frazzled Joy, I would describe her decorating style as rustic tranquility! She loves DIY and crafts. 

Kelly at North Country Nest – if you love rustic farmhouse style, then you will love their home tour!

Dara at Hood Creek Log Cabin – see her beautiful log cabin decorated with touches of Fall.

Sue at A Purdy Little House  – she is a thrifter and DIYer with a beautiful fun Fall home! 

Angelina at Peonies & Orange Blossoms (that’s me!) – a French country farmhouse Fall tour.

Monday

DIY Beautify || Raising a Farmhouse || Unlikely Martha || The Welch House || Life on Shady Lane

Tuesday

Frazzled Joy || North Country Nest || A Purdy Little House || Hood Creek Log Cabin || Peonies & Orange Blossoms

Wednesday

The Whimsy One || Polka Dot Poplars || A Home to Grow Old In || Virginia Sweet Pea || Lincluden Cottage Life

Thursday

Semigloss Design || Keys to Inspiration || Reinvented Collection || Of Fairies and Fauna || Rosemary and Thyme

Friday


Kim Power Style || Back to the South || Living Large in a Small House || From House to Home || Centsably Creative || Life is a Party || The Organized Mama ||  || Our Crafty Mom

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French Country Farmhouse Fall Decor – A Fall Home Tour

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This week I am thrilled to be participating in a week of fabulous Fall Home Tours and I’m sharing my Farmhouse Fall decor!

Now, if you were paying attention yesterday, I accidentally hit “post” and so some of you (well, 37 of you!) saw my tour already. Whoops. Too many things going on right now with organizing these tours!!

We are sharing tons of inspiration for Fall Decor and Entertaining!  If you are joining from Hood Creek Log Cabin, welcome!

Fall Home Tour 2017

I was ecstatic when I found this antique goat cart this Summer and knew immediately that I would be filling it with pumpkins this Fall!
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The Dining Room

I was inspired by cozy Fall evenings when I was setting this table.

 

Except, it was 100 degrees the day I shot this picture! Ha!  Well, a little turn to the left with the AC made it more Fall-like in the house!

I used a tartan throw as my tablecloth.  I have a blanket problem, such that, I own too many.  But I use them for other things too- such as tablecloths!  Mini boo pumpkins pop against the blue plates.

This year my husband noted that I had a new-found love of the color orange.  I used to always hate orange – but starting with my Spring French Country table this year and now with my Fall French country table, I find that the oranges go so well with the French blues! They are the opposite sides of the color wheel, after all!

On the antique French buffet sits my beloved collection of velvet pumpkins.

 

I just love the colors of these pumpkins! The big blue pumpkin is new to me this year.

I love the look of these pumpkins with the Spanish moss in this antique urn- the various textures in this picture are interesting!

The Kitchen

My woodland owls perched themselves on the kitchen island once again.

The scent of sweet cinnamon pumpkin fills the air.

The owls are flanked by dried wheat bundles, antique transferware and Staffordshire dogs.   I suppose I should call this “French Country Fall with touches of English Country”.  I noticed bits of antique English here and there.

This squirrel nut bowl stays out year round but these cute woodland napkins add an extra touch of Fall!

 

The squirrel guarding his nuts… I just love this nut bowl!

The Living Room

Touches of Fall are tucked into this antique secretary.

 

Sometimes I think about painting this antique English secretary – it would look very Swedish if I did!

 

In the living room, the scent of wood fire fills the air.  I love this Feu de Bois candle for the Fall and Winter!

 

I used freshly clipped olive tree sprigs on this year’s Fall mantel.  Mini topiaries and pumpkins are perfect for this French country mantle!

 

The dough bowl has been moved to the coffee table and is filled with heirloom pumpkins.  In previous years I have been using it as the centerpiece on my table, but I decided to switch things around and moved it here!

 

Chloé the cat decided to join the photoshoot.

I have my tea tray set out.  I have been thinking about my favorite pumpkin spice tea, although it is much too hot to serve today!

 

Another vignette of velvet pumpkins sits on top of this antique Swedish piece.

 

I just love the velvet corn!

At night, this room glows with candle light.  The candles are faux, but I love their timers – they pop on every night for 6 hours and provide nice ambiance at night.

 

…And back outside we go. A last look at my little goat cart!

Thank you for joining me on my French country Fall home tour this year!

French Country Farmhouse Fall Decor Ideas

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Be sure to check out all of the other fabulous bloggers in this Fall Entertaining and Decor Blog Tour! Lots of wonderful inspiration for all different types of styles!!

Monday

DIY Beautify || Raising a Farmhouse || Unlikely Martha || The Welch House || Life on Shady Lane

Tuesday

Frazzled Joy || North Country Nest || A Purdy Little House || Hood Creek Log Cabin || Peonies & Orange Blossoms

Wednesday

The Whimsy One || Polka Dot Poplars || A Home to Grow Old In || Virginia Sweet Pea || Lincluden Cottage Life

Thursday

 

Semigloss Design || Keys to Inspiration || Reinvented Collection || Of Fairies and Fauna || Rosemary and Thyme

Friday

 

Kim Power Style || Back to the South || Living Large in a Small House || From House to Home || Centsably Creative || Life is a Party || The Organized Mama ||  || Our Crafty Mom

 

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Fall Decor and Entertaining – Day 1 Blogger Home Tours

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I am so thrilled to be announce the first day of our Fall Decor and Entertaining Blogger Home Tours!!!

We have 28 bloggers participating!  There are lots of different decor styles here – you will certainly find something that fits your taste!

Kicking off the week of tours is Cindy at DIY Beautify.  Tons of DIY inspiration and budget friendly ways to beautify your home!

Summer at Raising a Farmhouse – she loves all things farmhouse and adds a vintage romantic vibe to that style.

Mimi at Unlikely Martha – Mimi is a Southern Belle and has the home and fashion sense that goes right along with that.

Larissa at the Welch House – She loves romantic French country, Victorian and Gustavian style decor. She is primarily an Instagrammer, @larissa_jenkins, but guest posts her home tours at Reinvented Collection.

Megan at Life on Shady Lane – see how she adds a modern touch to farmhouse style.

That concludes the first day of blog tours! 

Monday

DIY Beautify || Raising a Farmhouse || Unlikely Martha || The Welch House || Life on Shady Lane


Tuesday

Frazzled Joy || North Country Nest || A Purdy Little House || Hood Creek Log Cabin || Peonies & Orange Blossoms


Wednesday

The Whimsy One || Polka Dot Poplars || A Home to Grow Old In || Virginia Sweet Pea || Lincluden Cottage Life


Thursday


Semigloss Design || Keys to Inspiration || Reinvented Collection || Of Fairies and Fauna || Rosemary and Thyme


Friday


Kim Power Style || Back to the South || Living Large in a Small House || From House to Home || Centsably Creative || Life is a Party || The Organized Mama ||  || Our Crafty Mom

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Tips for Fall Entertaining

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What I love about the change of seasons is also the change of flavors and scents…

Cinnamon and nutmeg now fill the air…

And you can dine inside or outside!

I have a few tips for Fall entertaining.

1. Develop a theme

Developing a theme for your party is fun!  It can be… an ingredient (pumpkin!), a color palette, or as simple as being inspired by Fall foliage from your garden.

2. Serve a Fall drink

Apple cider, pumpkin spice latte, Mexican hot chocolate, pumpkin spice tea… to name a few.

3. Dine Outside

You can start serving appetizers outside and when the temperatures drop in the evening, either bring your party inside or bring some blankets!

4. Always have sweets

Bake a pie, or a cake, or macarons.

If you don’t have time to bake from scratch, use a mix. Like I did. I used a pumpkin chocolate chip pumpkin bread mix. Shh! Don’t tell!

This way, when your guests come over, the scent of Fall spices linger in the air…

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4 Free Fall Printables

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Hello! I am so excited to share these Fall printables that I created.  

And the best part is that they are FREE.  

I wanted to create something as a thank you for my readers – if you are an email subscriber you already received in your inbox two exclusive printables.

You see, I bought an iPad Pro and I had so much fun drawing and creating this printables with it.  

I created four different styles that should appeal to all tastes.

Click Here to Download the Free Printables

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Pretty Salted Caramel Apple Pie and Recipe

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A pretty salted caramel apple pie is what I have in my mind today.  I love apple pie.

It might be my favorite pie.

 I wanted to try making a lattice top pie – I had never done that before! I watched this video on how to do it!

Then I thought, oh let me add some pretty roses from the garden to the top of my pie.

Don’t the roses look pretty? I had to make sure I shook all of the little bugs off!

Maybe one or two got out… who knows…

Then I thought, how can I improve my apple pie? How about…. drizzle some homemade salted caramel sauce on it.

Oooh, yes. Here it is. Still hot from cooking on the stove.

Go ahead and drizzle that all over the top.

The BEST apple pie recipe: (printable version here)

For the dough:

    • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 tsp. salt
    • 2 tsp. granulated sugar
    • 16 Tbs. (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch dice
    • 3 to 4 Tbsp. ice water

For the filling:

    • 2 lb. Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into slices 1/4 inch
    •   thick
    • 2 lb. Honey Crisp apples, peeled, cored and cut into slices 1/4 inch thick
    • 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
    • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
    • 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
    • 1/4 tsp. salt
    • 1/4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
    • 4 tsp. cornstarch
    • 1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
    • 1 egg white, beaten with 1 tsp. water
    • 2 tsp. granulated sugar

Directions:

To make the dough  (Now, if you are going to do a lattice top, you need to double the recipe): In a food processor, pulse the flour, salt, and granulated sugar together until combined, about 5 pulses. Add the butter and process until the mixture resembles coarse meal, about 10 pulses. Add 3 Tbs. of the ice water and pulse 2 or 3 times. The dough should hold together when squeezed with your fingers but should not be sticky. If it is crumbly, add more water 1 tsp. at a time, pulsing twice after each addition. Turn the dough out onto a work surface, divide in half and shape each half into a disk. Wrap the disks separately in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to overnight.

On a lightly floured work surface, roll out half of the dough into a 12-inch round about 1/8 inch thick. Fold the dough in half and then into quarters and transfer it to a 9-inch deep-dish pie dish. Unfold and gently press the dough into the bottom and sides of the dish. Trim the edges flush with the rim of the dish. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

On a large sheet of lightly floured parchment paper, roll out the remaining dough disk into a 12-inch round about 1/8 inch thick. Using leaf pie cutters, cut out as many leaves as your heart desires. Refrigerate the cutouts for 30 minutes (I actually did not do this step this time and instead cut them out and immediately put them on top of the apples).

Meanwhile, make the filling: In a large Dutch oven, stir together the apples, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and cornstarch. Set over medium heat, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the apples are just tender but not mushy, about 20 minutes. Uncover and cook until the liquid has thickened and become glossy, 5 to 7 minutes more. Remove from the heat, stir in the lemon juice and let cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.

Position a rack in the lower third of an oven, place a baking sheet on the rack and preheat the oven to 400°F.

Let the pie shell, lattice top and leaf cutouts stand at room temperature for 5 minutes. Transfer the apple filling to the pie shell, then gently invert the lattice top over the pie. Trim the edges flush with the rim of the dish and press the top and bottom crusts together to seal. Brush the underside of the leaf cutouts with egg wash and gently press them onto the edges of the piecrust, overlapping the leaves slightly. Decorate as desired with the remaining leaves. Brush the entire top crust with egg wash and sprinkle with the granulated sugar.

Place the pie dish on the preheated baking sheet. Bake until the crust is crisp and golden brown, about 1 hour, covering the edges with aluminum foil if they become too dark. Transfer the pie to a wire rack and let cool for at least 1 1/2 hours before serving. Serves 8.

Adapted from Williams-Sonoma Kitchen.

To get the Salted Caramel Sauce Recipe, click here.

It is from David Lebovitz.

I did not have salted butter so I added 1 tsp of salt to my caramel.

The salted caramel was delicious! DELICIOUS.  I used it in my latte the next day – yum! Oh, also tastes good with vanilla ice cream.

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Velvet Pumpkins – Friday Favorites

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In this post- Decorating with Velvet Pumpkins

 

I love velvet pumpkins, don’t you?

I first discovered velvet pumpkins almost 10 years ago.  We were living in Portland at the time.  Hot Skwash pumpkins are made locally in West Linn- and the only place I had ever seen them many years ago.

I remember walking into the little boutique and knowing that they were something special!

 

So I bought one, then two, then… well, now I have a collection!

I noticed them in Neiman Marcus a few years later. The first time I felt like I was in front of a trend!

  It is no wonder the buyers for Neiman Marcus found them – they are gorgeous and quality made!

 I love the look of velvet pumpkins.  I tried to create my own – and, well, they did not turn out as nearly as nice as they did in my head.

 

So I bought a few more.  Like this big one, below, is new to me this Fall.

 

Hot Skwash velvet pumpkins are made from real pumpkin stems with silk velvet and filled with crushed hazelnut shells – such an Oregon thing!

via Hot Skwash

Now I see them all over blog land and I am so happy! I love them and don’t tire of looking at them!

 

Let’s look at how others styled their beautiful pumpkins…

from Edith and Evelyn Vintage

 

via Eleven Gables

 

via French Country Cottage
via Reinvented Collection
via ShabbyFuFu
via Designthusiasm

 

There are lots of tutorials on how to make your own and other knock off brands, but Hot Skwash pumpkins are the prettiest, IMO!

Of note, this was not a paid post. I just love velvet pumpkins!

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Fall Home Decor Favorites 2017

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In this post – Fall Home Decor Favorite Picks

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Starting at the top left, I love this  Oak Leaf Botanical Print Set .  I associate Oak trees and acorns with Fall.

I have always loved this Red Dinner plate – but it is definitely formal china!

I love this Striped Serving board! I saw it in person and it was very pretty!

I own a set of these: White pumpkin cocotte. Perfect for Fall soups and stews!

I think this Forest serving bowl  is kind of cool with the antler!

 Now for some Fall candles: I love this candle,  Feu de Bois – which is a Bon fire candle! It smells just like a campfire.  That scent is not for everyone, so this Pumpkin spice candle reminds me of Fall baking.

This faux White and Gold pumpkin is trendy and works for many decor styles!

This Wood pumpkin charger would like great with Farmhouse or rustic Fall table settings!

I have an obsession with blankets and love this Tartan Throw!

How cute is this Owl nightlight that also plays sounds!

This is a fun Hello Autumn plate!

I really like this rose hips wreath – not your traditional Fall wreathSaveSave

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12 Cozy and Neutral Fall Mantels

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Soft, cozy and neutral Fall mantels are what I have on my mind this year… So I have rounded up 12 mantels for you for your inspiration!

I love this mantel below which can easily transition into Thanksgiving. 

 Unfortunately, I don’t know the source of this pic.

Beautiful painted faux pumpkins from So Much Better with Age

Neutral Farmhouse style mantel, from Instagram account, @bless_this_nest 

Neutral Fall Mantel from Dandelion Patina

Love Anderson and Grant’s warm and cozy Fall mantel.

Neutral Mantel from Bless’er House

D.D.’s Cottage and Design’s coastal Fall mantel

Beautiful rustic Fall mantel from Serendipity Refined.

Here is a Fall mantel I shared a few years ago…

Neutral Fall Mantel from Liz Marie Blog

Neutral modern mantel from @michelle_janeen

Romantic Fall mantel from French Country Cottage.

12 cozy and neutral Fall mantel decor ideas

Here are a few Fall favorites…

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Pumpkin Tart Recipe

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A pumpkin tart! Every Thanksgiving for the past several years, my husband and I have attempted to make pumpkin pie from scratch. I mean, like FROM SCRATCH… like grow the pumpkins in our garden, roast the pumpkins, harvest the fruit, make our puree, and then bake a pie (with homemade pie crust, of course).

And EVERY YEAR we have failed… I don’t know what happens. The thing explodes. It cracks on top. Or it’s too watery. I don’t know.  I don’t get it. We can make pecan pie, apple pie, and shoot, even lemon meringue pie *from scratch* without difficulty. So I don’t know why the pumpkin pie is so elusive.

So I thought, wait a minute. I can bake tarts. Why not… make a pumpkin tart. 

A delicious pumpkin tart recipe

 

So we set off on a mission to make our own pumpkin tart from scratch.  I used the standard French tart dough recipe below that is very easy to make and found a promising looking recipe on Martha Stewart (of course).

A delicious pumpkin tart recipe

And guess what?! We nailed it on the first attempt! WHAAAT? Take that, pumpkin pie!  And honestly, this tastes exactly like a pumpkin pie.

So what’s the difference between the pumpkin pie and pumpkin tart?  They taste the same. But the pumpkin tart has more crust than the pumpkin pie. Granted, tart crust is tastier than the pie crust.  I suppose I could have made the crust thinner if I wanted.

A delicious pumpkin tart recipe

Would I make this again? YES! Plus, it’s cuter than a pumpkin pie.

Tart dough (recipe from David Leibovitz, I recommend reading his recipe on his site – it’s funny)

90 g (3 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into pieces

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

3 tablespoons water

1 tablespoon sugar

1/8 teaspoon salt

156 g (5oz, or 1 slightly-rounded cup) flour

  1. Preheat the oven to 410º F
  2. In a medium-sized ovenproof bowl, combine the butter, oil, water, sugar, and salt.
  3. Place the bowl in the oven for 15 minutes, until the butter is bubbling and starts to brown just around the edges.
  4. When done, remove the bowl from oven (and be careful, since the bowl will be hot and the mixture might sputter a bit), dump in the flour and stir it in quickly, until it comes together and forms a ball which pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
  5. Transfer the dough to a 9-inch (23 cm) tart mold with a removable bottom and spread it a bit with a spatula OR transfer the dough to your mini tart pans. It doesn’t matter the size of your tart pans. Save a raspberry size piece of dough and set it aside.
  6. Once the dough is cool enough to handle, pat it into the shell with the heel of your and, and use your fingers to press it up the sides of the tart mold.
  7. Prick the dough all over with the tines of a fork about ten times, then bake the tart shell in the oven at 410F for 15 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown.
  8. Remove from the oven and if there are any sizable cracks, use the bit of reserved dough to fill in and patch them.
  9. I find it best to pinch off a small amount of the reserved dough, roll it gently between your fingers to soften it, then wedge it into the cracks, smoothing it gently with your pinky.
  10. Let the shell cool before filling.

Pumpkin Filling (recipe from Martha Stewart)

15 ounces (1 can) pumpkin puree

1 cup heavy cream

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1tsp coarse salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/4 tsp allspice

2 large lightly beaten eggs

  1. Preheat oven to 325F.  Whisk together all of the ingredients.
  2. Pour into your prepared pie tart crust.
  3. Place dish on a rimmed baking sheet.  Bake, rotating halfway through, until filling is set and slightly puffed but still a little wobbly, approx 55-60 minutes.
  4. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely. Refrigerate uncovered for at least 6 hours. Serve chilled, with whipped cream or ice cream! It will keep for 2 days.

I use my AWESOME instant whipped cream maker to make the whipped cream.  I *love* that thing.

A delicious pumpkin tart recipe

I decorated it with some pumpkin seeds too.  You can impress your friends with this pumpkin tart, and frankly, I thought it was easier to make than the pumpkin pie (no explosions this year!).

A delicious pumpkin tart recipe

 

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