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I prefer the look of matte ornaments (some shiny mixed in are fine, though) and highly recommend these Matte White Glass Ornaments By Ashland and the Red Matte Glass Ball Ornaments By Ashland. The garland is the Canadian Pine Garland by Ashland (sold at Michael’s), and the stockings are all from Hobby Lobby. You can find white pillar candles at any home decor store, and you can find the pine cones at pretty much at craft store around the holidays (mine are fake pine cones). For this, I used a mix of the Ashland Angel Pine Branch with Pinecone and the Ashland 19” Pine Needle & Berry Mix Spray, both from Michael’s.

Now that it’s October (and officially fall! ), I thought I would share a few photos of my fall decor. The apartment was old and gross, and I felt that no matter what I bought at Michaels or Target would really make an improvement. To run errands I had been neglecting (finally upgrade from my iPhone 6, replace my car battery), to order our wedding album (2 years later, oops), and to do some shopping. 12″ | Edison Bronze Candlestick – 8″ | White Metal Lantern with Handle | Large Galvanized Oval Olive Tray | Cream Pumpkin | Frosted Eucalyptus Garland | Orange & Cream Pumpkin Mix | Small Cream & Green Pumpkin Mix | Wood Berry Basket | Great Expectations Marbled Book Box | Oliver Twist Marbled Book Box | Ginger Jar Vase (similar) | Faux Floral Arrangement (similar) Shop

|  Ten Sixty Sherman Gingham Smocked Tank | Sam Edelman Felicia Flats |  J Crew Ruffle Mini Skirt | J Crew Scoopback One-piece Swimsuit in Oversized Matte Gingham |  J Crew Printed Tie-Neck Tank Top |  First Monday Tiered Gingham Midi Dress  | Jane and the Shoe Jill Thin Band Slide Sandal Gingham has been around forever, and I feel like it’s always “trendy”, but even more so this summer. It’s not one-shoulder, and it’s no off-the-shoulder, but instead it’s somewhere in-between.

Have you ever met anyone who doesn’t like strawberries? Well actually, James doesn’t really love them all that much. He’ll eat strawberry-flavored things, but you’ll never see him buying a quart of fresh ones from the farmer’s market (unless they’re for me! ) or choosing a strawberry cheesecake as his dessert. But besides him, I feel like strawberries are the universally-loved fruit to both eat and wear.