More Fall Fun

I have been really excited to complete this post showing off my front porch decorations for fall.  It all started with an old metal cart I found at a flea market.  The flea market it was purchased at is one of my favorites because it is filled to the brim with junk.  I can look for hours and dig until I find some real treasures.  Here is the cart in its original state.  I think I paid around $12.00 for it.

I sanded the cart until it was pretty smooth and then spray painted it a happy yellow.  I knew that I had some other pieces laying around to combine into a beautiful fall display.  The only other things I needed were some pumpkins and gourds.  Last fall my Mom and Dad grew gourds and pumpkins in their garden.  They brought me several to decorate with.  Unfortunately, this year it got too hot, too soon for them to grow any.  One day I went out with my husband to check the cows and near our pond there was a large vine growing.  We kept checking it regularly to see if anything was growing on it.  To our surprise it became full of gourds. When fall ended last year we had just dumped the old gourds out in the field.  It was a moist and shady area, so they managed to grow.  We couldn't believe it.  Here is a picture of our crop.

 

It was so nice not to have to buy them.  I just needed to purchase a couple of large pumpkins to complete my display.  Here is the final product.

 

 

 

I love projects like this one.  Taking pieces that I already have around the house and creating something is so rewarding.

 

 

Have a great week!