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Greetings! And welcome to our It’s Fall Y’all link party!

We’re kickin’ the series off with our mantel party- and Rhoda, Kate and Sarah are all hosting Fall-themed parties over the next 9 days too- so make sure you stop by their blogs to see more/share your Autumn inspiration on the dates listed above!

And a quick note before we get this party started- if you don’t have to have a fireplace mantel to link up here today that’s a-okay! We’d love to see your Fall-themed shelves and ledges too- so link ’em up, Buttercup!

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Our friends at Southern Accents in Cullman, Alabama are sponsoring our party today.

We’ve worked with them on a few other fun projects, and we always love what they put together, so we commissioned them to create a reclaimed wood art piece for our Fall mantel this time around…

The patina on the old boards they used is absolutely awesome…

(HUGE thanks to Southern Accents for creating it for us!)

We kept the rest of our display pretty simple. We left our Pottery Barn wall sconces up, and used a couple of bundles of wheat (from TJ Maxx) to bridge the gap between them and the wood art. After that, we used a wooden ball (from a flea market) and some candles and candle holders that we had around the house…

…and instead of running out to the store to buy new, taller candles to fill our tall glass cylinders- we just filled them with acorns we got (40% off) a few weeks ago Hobby Lobby, and then placed a couple of our short candles on top of them. (Note: We don’t plan on burning any of these candles!)

The big, twig acorn sitting on the right side of the mantel came from Queen of Hearts Antiques in Buford, Georgia.

We got two of them while we were there shopping for stuff for the Morrison’s living room…

We originally thought we’d hang them from the ceiling over the mantel, but we decided to just use one of them on the mantel instead.

Now it’s your turn to share what you’ve had fun creating this year! You probably already know the link party drill, but just in case you’re not sure how it works, this is how it works:

1. Scroll down this page ’til you see the little blue “ADD YOUR LINK” button. Click that, and create a descriptive name for your link like, “Spook-tacular Shelves” or “My Monochromatic Fall Mantel”. This will make it easier for folks to browse through all the links.

2. Choose a thumbnail image to go along with your link, and make sure to link to your Fall-themed mantel/shelf/ledge post, not the main page of your blog.

We also created a fun little badge to help promote the party- so if you link up, we’d sure appreciate it if you’d post the code in the box below at the bottom of your mantel/shelf/ledge post on your blog!

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Thanks in advance for partyin’ with us- and we look forward to seeing you at Rhoda’s Fall Door Decor link party this Thursday; Kate’s Fall Craft link party next Tuesday, October 4th; and Sarah’s Outdoor Ideas link party Thursday, October 6th!

PS- The burlap pillow on today’s Featured Post slide came from Samantha who has an Etsy shop called The Nest.

(She also writes a blog called The Nest too!)

We thought we’d try barn swallows instead of crows or bats this year- LOL!



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  1. Deneen

    The acorn was a great addition! Thanks for hosting Layla and Kevin!
    Happy Fall Y’all!

  2. rebeckah*dwellingplace

    Thanks so much for hosting this amazing party. I love taking creative inspration from all the other links, and really appreciate being able to link up even though I don’t have a mantel!!

  4. kristin

    Your mantel is gorgeous but that art piece they created is just stunning!!! Thanks for hosting the fun party!!
    XO
    Kristin

  5. rebeckah*dwellingplace

    Thanks for hosting the amazing party. I love taking creative inspiration from all of the other links. I also appreciate being able to link up even though I don’t have a mantel per se! – Thanks Again!!

  6. the cape on the corner

    how is it that when you put a bunch of stuff up there, it looks so purposeful and cohesive. how come when i do something, it just looks like a threw a bunch of stuff up. that’s envy talk for “that looks great, you guys.” and thanks for hosting.

  7. Sue

    I really like the simplicity of the mantel, with the blue art piece and the sparkle of the faux mercury glass candle holder. Thanks for hosting the party- it lets us see all the fun things that everyone else is up to!
    🙂 Sue

  9. [email protected] wonders

    Love the look of your mantel!! Thank you to all for hosting all the wonderful parties! Looking forward to participating more in the future at the parties.
    You have a lovely and I mean LOVELY Site! Sending Wandaful Wishes your way!

  10. Shellie

    Hi! I just learned about your site through the fall link party, I’m so excited to link our fall project! Thank you so much for the opportunity, and I will definately follow you! You’re are amazing!

  12. Kara

    Layla, your mantles are always breathtaking! I wouldn’t have thought to use that color of blue for fall, but it is just gorgeous!! And I love the bundles of wheat. Beautifully done, as always! 🙂

  15. Lori

    Layla,
    Do you have some sort of awesome storage room for all your “extra” decorating items – you know, a holding place for the lovelies until it’s time to bring them into the rotation? I love the idea of arranging for seasons, etc., but I just don’t have the space to store the excess. Well, for anything other than Christmas decor. Any hints for the storage-space-challenged?

    I love, love, love your blog!

    Gotta get back to my kitchen cabinet facelift~
    Thx,
    Lori

  16. Darleen ~ Places In The Home

    The fall mantle at The Lettered Cottage captures the welcome to fall beautifully. I especially like the the clear cylinders with nuts & a candle. I did a similar take on that at our antique open house with gold, silver, and red Mardi Gras beads and battery operated candles. Believe me, a real candle, a flame, and one hundred year old furniture are not a good match-no pun intended!

    Thank you for hosting the kick-off to the “It’s Fall Y’all” party. The partiers brought their “A” game & did not disappoint. Good job, Y’all!

  17. Pam Capone

    I will enjoy goin through all the blogs seeing everyone’s beautiful mantels and living through you. The house we bought 8 months ago only has a wood burning stove so no mantel for me. Infact, it is decor challenged can use a lot of ideas.

  18. Amy

    I woke up super early this morning and got to work , special, just for your link party. I hope you love my outdoor faux mantel!!

  21. Melissa

    Love your mantel! Will have to check out the antique store in Buford! I am in Norcross so it is pretty close to me! BTW…..the acorns are from Pottery Barn. I bought 5 of them on-line at the beginning of the year when they were on clearance ($5 -7/small and large). I give them as gifts. They recommended using them for birdhouses (apparently finches like them? ).

  22. Chari

    Hi Kevin and Layla…

    My friends, your autumn mantel is just gorgeous! Ohhh my…what a GRAND idea to refurbish the old wood into a piece of art for your mantel. I love that idea! It turned out beautifully! I also like the bundles of wheat that you used. Can you believe it…I live practically in the middle of a wheat field and have yet to gather any wheat…sheeesh!

    I also like how you decorated the inside of the hearth…sooo pretty! Your home looks gorgeous all dressed up for fall! Thank you so much for sharing it with us…as well as hosting this fun party for us!

    Warmest autumn wishes,
    Chari @Happy To Design

  23. Cindy

    I’ve never done a fall themed mantel. It has never crossed my mind to do it. Now I want to go home from work and do a totally new mantel!!!

  26. Vanessa

    So, so lovely! Your Fall Mantel is absolutely beautiful and I’m so excited to be joining your fabulous party. Thanks so much for hosting! 🙂
    Vanessa

  27. Becca

    LOVE your beautiful Fall mantel … the reclaimed wood art piece is FABulous and such a beautiful “centerpiece”! Thanks so much for hosting such a great gathering and allowing me to share my mantel. And, BTW … saw your feature in BHG’s Christmas ideas magazine … congrats … as always, your home looked ah-mazing! *Becca*

  28. Kerry Rossow

    Holy gravy! I love how simple and elegant your fall mantle is!
    Thank you so much for hosting – I’m feeling more inspired to decorate for autumn!
    Happy Fall, Y’All!
    Kerry at housetalkn.blogspot.com

  29. Jann Olson

    Wow, what a part-tee! I just found your blog. Am I slow or what? Looks like such a fun place to visit and share ideas. Thanks so much. I love decorating for Fall! Heck, don’t kid myself, I just love decorating. lol!

  32. gertie @ The Old Block House

    I can’t wait to check out these links! I’m so in need of fall ideas.

    Already just breezing through the photos, I’m loving the pumpkins sat on top of candlesticks. Silly me, I was going to actually buy candles for them. I’ll just make pumpkins instead.

    Thank you for hosting!

  34. MARY

    Love your idea of using the smaller candles and just filling in the tall cylinder with goodies!! Great looking fall at your house!! Thank you for the fun party and your great blog!

    bee blessed
    mary

  36. Sharon Hines

    I’m so thrilled to be a joining y’all! This is my first link party. I followed the steps you gave (thanks for including that) but I need help, please. I have linked and re-linked about 20 times, and I cannot figure out why my link won’t turn blue. You can get to my post by clicking on the image, but I want the words to work too. What could I be doing wrong?

  38. Terry Pitzer

    How does someone without a blog link up to your party. Don’t think I can link right from my IPhoto on my Mac. Thanks so much for your help, Layla!

    • Layla

      Hmmm…I’m not sure, Terry! I guess if you’re photos are stored on a webpage somewhere, you could link to that site instead? Sorry…I’m not that technically saavy…I still can’t believe I got the link party thing to work- LOL! 😀

  39. Jami

    It’s beautiful – REALLY beautiful! – but won’t it be hard not to light those candles on dark chilly fall evenings? I can’t bear to have a candle on display strictly for “decoration” without ever being able to light it! To me, part of the beauty of the mantel is imagining all those lit candles on it after the sun goes down.

  40. Elisabeth

    What a great turn-out you had for the Fall Mantle party. I’m looking forward to seeing some the various ways people decorated.

    Your mantle looks so pretty, too. I would never have thought of doing a frame of reclaimed wood like you have but it looks lovely. The wicker acorn is adorable is too cute. Nice job.

    Thanks for hosting,
    Elisabeth

  41. Tammy

    Thank you for an awesome sight & an opportunity to participate for a newbie! Love your creativity! Blessings!

  45. Kelli

    Fall is the best time of year. I can’t wait to check out all of the links. Thanks for sharing. 🙂 Happy Fall!!

  47. Aunt Ruthie

    Thank you Layla and Kevin for this Fall Linky Party! It’s so fun! Your mantle looks beautiful and so Fall-y! You two are such an inspiration (and cute to boot!) I so appreciate all of the creative ideas you share to help us create a “home sweet home”!
    God bless your darlin’ hearts!
    Aunt Ruthie
    Sugar Pie Farmhouse
    Branson, Missouri

  48. Michelle Wright

    That piece would go so good in my living room ~it’s the red in that piece. LOVE it. Great give~away.

    P.s. When I try to comment from my inbox e-mail it does not go through.
    Any suggestions? What am I doing wrong?

  50. Christine

    I just love everything you guys do, design, and create! Love it all!! These fall mantle ideas are just so special 🙂 I’ve been following you guys for months now and can’t get enough! Keep ’em coming <3

    Christine