Mondays are "order and style" days around here. I take care of my deco, and try to bring things into order that aren't very orderly. Sometimes these things combine themselves quite well, like trying to get a handle on my son's stick collection. Since he started kindergarten in August, Big Guy has been bringing sticks home with him, and giving them to me "for decoration." How could I POSSIBLY designate these things to the trash can? I HAD to find a use for them. Slowly, all around the house, little stick centerpieces have been popping up. Surprisingly, they look good, especially in combination with other autumn items.
Then, he brought home a couple of scrawny ones. I couldn't really put them anywhere, because while skinny, they had broad off-shoots. Along comes a MOM moment (you know, "Move over, Martha"): I needed a new autumn wreath for outside the door anyhow; why not do something with sticks? Sticks and ribbon! So, we went on a little "nature walk" one afternoon, gathered a few more sticks to fill out the swag, and I put together a rather lovely (I find) door deco piece.
Take it from me: sticks are the in thing for autumn!
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