Everyone, it seems, loves fall. The stores are chock full of home dec items, the embroidery sites are brimming with new autumn designs and the department store displays show garments in brilliant golds, browns and orange.
In central Florida, fall brings cooler temperatures, ripening citrus, and the county fair. I love them all, but my favorite is the show put on by the romantic Golden Rain Trees. As a child, I watched Elizabeth Taylor in the movie, Raintree County, and fantasized about someday seeing such a tree.
All these years, I’ve remembered the theme song, sung by Nat King Cole. I find myself humming it when the golden showers begin. The petals and pollen cover the grass like a yellow carpet and are followed by vibrant rust colored seed pods in huge clusters.
I wish I had taken some pictures for this post, but if you are interested, this brief video at least shows the final stages of the progressive bloom. It is a beautiful tree.
Once the Golden Rain Trees are in bloom, fall is on its way. I relish pulling out the storage bin marked “fall” and decorating for the season. Then, of course, there is September sewing.
The fluffy brown microfleece throw was a quick project, using this month’s design from Martha Pullen’s Embroidery Club. The single spray was copied, flipped and rotated in PE-Design to create the “F” monogram. Below sits a “swirly” design from Bunnycup’s Swirly Autumn 2.
I had to laugh when my cold-natured DIL snuggled under the throw as we were watching the sad, bad Gator/LSU football game. I’m not sure if she were shuddering about the slaughter on the field or if the newly cool 72 degree temperature gave her a chill. Florida does that to you. But so do this year’s Gators.
Embroidered fingertip towels are an easy way to add a seasonal touch to a bathroom. The “Happy Fall” wreath is from Dakota Collectibles’ Fall Festivities collection. The leaves and acorn design are a part of Anita Goodesign’s Autumn Harvest 2 set.
I can’t resist showing off some of my fall decorations and seasonal textiles. The cornucopia on my dining room table sits on a pretty hand embroidered, hemstitched runner that I got for a song at Tuesday Morning. The linen is a natural, pale ecru. The colors just perfect for fall.
The embroidery is not fine, but it is well done, in more of a crewel style. All this for $10!
Under the arrangement in the hall is a lovely antique silk piece with especially elegant silk thread crochet edging.
The newest addition is this metal pumpkin. It’s not at all the style I normally gravitate to, but I just liked it. Next to that is a favorite fall plate.
Between spells of decorating, I’ve been making Halloween shirts for the grandchildren. These are such fun! More about them in another post.
Meanwhile, I hope you have some fall color in your life and are celebrating the season. Please share pictures of any projects or decorating you’ve especially enjoyed. I’d love to see them.
