Crab apples from my backyard tree were picked and de-stemmed to add a little flair to my pumpkin and placed on a stand

Some may call me cheap, I like to think of myself as frugal, or an opportunist to find ways to spend less. as we find ourselves knee deep into fall here, I came to realize I wanted a little more than just pumpkins around my house to celebrate the new season. here are a couple of ideas on how to use nature to spruce up the space a little more. 

I have these apples year round on my table but with some pine cones added to them and voila! 

I added some leaves under some of my pumpkins to give the fall-y feeling a little more umph. instead of spending tons of cash on more fake pumpkins or on scarecrows, go outside, look around see what you can use and bring it inside for a classy spruce up!

Vanessa is no way in any shape or form a professional decorator, but if you like what  you see you can come visit her at V and Co where she rambles on about her kids, decorating, being cheap being frugal, and surviving life without her husband while he serves overseas.