Rustic Autumn Wreath

As you know, I love Autumn. I actually love all the seasons but something about Autumn just excites me! October (aka my favourite month) is fast approaching so I've been searching the shelves of TKmaxx for cute little decorations. I've started a little Halloween/Autumn display on my landing which I'll show you in the coming weeks when I've added all my Halloween bits.

Today though, I'm gonna kick things off with my DIYish Autumn Wreath!

TKMaxx had an array of gorgeous wreaths ranging anywhere between £10-£30. The majority of them were around £25.99 which I didn't really want to pay. They did have lovely decorations on them though like pumpkins and dried fruit. I found the leafy wreath above for £10 which I was so pleased with as it was pretty on its own with just the berries and acorns.

To make it all the more cuter I bought 3 little woodland creatures. An owl, raccoon and a fox (I think).

I stuck them on the wreath with PVA. It took a lot of glue for them to stick but I think I've disguised it well.

Once the animals had dried, I wrapped these fairy lights around it, hiding the wires amongst the leaves. These came from eBay for about £2.99 and I think the warm light adds to the Autumn effect nicely.

It's quite heavy so I used a large nail to hook it on the door and blue tack to stick the battery pack on behind the wreath. 

I'm hoping to replace this with a wintery Christmas wreath in December! I can't wait!

Let me know in the comments what you think :)

Hope you enjoyed reading!

See you next time, 

Leanne xx

Thoughts of the day

• Now I'm off to watch The X Factor! I'm not looking forward to the 6 chair challenge... they always send good people home! Who's your favourite so far? 
• I love this time of year because all my programmes start again. Like The Originals and TVD!
• 4 weeks to go until half term... this is the longest stint of the school year and by heck it's dragging :(
• I spent this afternoon scraping wallpaper off the living room wall with an old credit card. This is now my life! Still haven't shown you the new bathroom... I shall do that soon :)

Autumn Yankee Candle Wax Tart Haul

I'm that excited for Christmas this year that I've already stocked up on festive wax tarts to start burning! Seriously... I'm out of control. I've even bought a Christmas tree for my room along with lights, bunting and an adorable Santa tree topper.

To hold me off on prematurely decorating, I've been in and out of TKMaxx and Homesense picking up Autumn and Halloween decorations to put out. I'll definitely have to show you what my 'Autumn display' (as it has come to be known) looks like when it's finished.

I actually used this eBay seller to buy the wax tarts. I picked 10 scents for £12 and got free click and collect delivery to Argos because I didn't think they'd fit through the letterbox. However, they came packaged in a flat cardboard box which is so convenient if you don't have anyone to answer the door throughout the day and for that reason I'd definitely order from this seller again.

I picked the scents:

Soft Blanket - Which I've already started burning which is why it's not in the photo above. It comes with a picture of a teddy bear on the front if you're looking for it. It smells awesome and I would definitely buy a candle version of it! 

Ghostly Treats - I already have Witches Brew and Candy Corn so I thought I'd give this a go. 

Snow In Love

Sparkling Snow

Spiced Orange - I can't wait to burn this it smells gorgeous!

Salted Caramel - This smells very sickly so I'm not sure if I'll ever get round to burning this one. 

Kilimanjaro Stars - This is a new scent and smells very much like men's aftershave. 

Cosy By The Fire

Frankincense - Very strong scent. 

Christmas Eve

I can't wait to start burning my more Christmassy scents but for now I'm happy with Soft Blanket! I might place another order soon as I'd like a pine tree and cinnamon scented tart too. 

What's your favourite Christmas scent?

See you next time, 

Leanne x