Blog: In search of treasure and redemption: Inaugural Lecture at the University of Birmingham by Professor John Dyson

The salt water kills the bacteria in your throat and for some reason it really does help the pain.

Let me tell you, neither of these options are easy, and thus, clearly not for me..This shining example of wreathyness took me all of, maybe, a minute and a half..

Instead of using a wreath form that needs to be hidden, I just used this old grapevine wreath that I reuse over and over again for everything.It adds to the whole woodsy natural look, rather than taking away from it..I just tucked in some bits of cedar and pine from around the yard.

No tying, gluing or pinning needed..The little red ribbons are purely for cuteness.. I’m so glad I clued into this little trick!.

So if you’re feeling crafty this year and think you want to make yourself a wreath out of fresh greenery, save yourself the headache and the 45-minutes of trying to turn your pine oval into a wreath, and take the easy (and pretty) way out!Just as promised, here’s yet another progress report on the front hall!.

We got a new light!The really cheap ones always seem to look terrible if you look at them up close.

I like to grab a few branches of these good fake branches at the end of the season when they’re 90% off at the craft stores and just stick them in my basement bins for the next year.They’re really almost free at that point and they’re so easy to have on hand for a quick spruce-up!.

So that’s it for the fall stuff around here this year!It was quick and fun and my house didn’t become a giant mess like it often can when you get going with the whole seasonal decorating process.. Do you have any quick fall decor tricks that help you transition your home into the new season?.