DIY: Adding Newspaper (?!) to a Fall Arrangement

It's DIY Day over at Kimba's A Soft Place to Land! I've been out of commission for a couple of weeks, and I'm ready to hop back into the game.

Before I get to my little DIY project for the week, I wanted to take a sec and invite all of Kimba's readers to the 3rd installment of my Decorating Dilemmas Party!

If you didn't have a chance to stop by the first two times, this is a party for bloggers to link up with any challenges they have in or around their homes (decorating, crafts, organizing, gardening, construction). Your dilemma can be anything from "Help! My 3 year old only wants pink pumpkins. How can I decorate pumpkins with a pink theme?" to "Help me choose a shower curtain for our guest bath." I also love it when people have great solutions to share.

This party is all about being real and helping out our bloggy friends. We're going to have a blast. There will be another giveaway! You might be the lucky winner of Better Homes & Gardens' "Do It Yourself" issue.

You can click here and here to see the entries from the last two parties. Hope to see you there! The party will go up tomorrow (Tuesday) after 10 pm (EST).

Now...on to business....

I wanted to share a little tip with you. I've had this Fall arrangement for 4 or 5 years now.

Yes, it's a little sparse in the middle. I need to pick up some "fresh" faux greenery, but considering I haven't wanted to climb up in the attic to get my stash, it's really a miracle that this arrangement made the trek to the front door.

But I do love the pretty Fall colors and the brown, orange, and reddish ribbon.

How do I get all those tall faux pieces to stay in place on the front door? Here's my tip:

Image: 247wallst.com

Newspaper!

I was too impatient to run out and get that green florist foam stuff, so I just scrunched newspaper down inside the bucket, and it's worked like a dream.

I really like the plaid ribbon with the beat up rustic bucket.

Here's my little Fall garden flag dressing up the front stoop. I'd like to find a cutesy Halloween one (anyone seen anything in Michaels, AC Moore, or JoAnns?).

Love my Fall wall slate. I hang in on the brick to the right of our front door.

If you've been a Fall procrastinator like me, I hope this post inspired you to get your stuff out of storage and start displaying it. If you're having trouble making decisions, give the Decorating Dilemmas Party a try! I have some cute cute cute painted faux pumpkins to share with you all, but I think I'll wait til I've decided where to put them.

{Have fun and Be Creative!}