Inspiration Friday/ Haunted House

 Welcome to my little museum of natural science,
otherwise know as my Autumn house.

There are few things more beautiful to me than 'Stuff' that has past it's prime.

Nature always inspires me, living or dead.

It's the cycle of life, right? 

So for my Vintage Inspiration Friday post, I am showing you what inspires my Halloween decorating.

Vintage nature!

My mantle holds a couple of my Round Top treasures.

Like this gigantic sunflower head, I bought from Sweet Pea Gloria.
Remember I showed you this pretty lace panel?

For now it's living over my mantle.

It's so long!

Beautiful old naked books.

Pages from a German nature book.

Lots of little pumpkins.

See the brown cloth pumpkin? Well, it was the beginning of a whole new obsession.

I just had to make some of these for myself.

So the first step......

Gathering!

My poor family was mortified at the pumpkin patch last week. I asked the owner if I could pick up any orphan stems.  I looked like a true bag lady walking around digging on the ground for these babies.

Kevin kept saying, 'don't you have enough?'

Silly boy.

One down, 50 to go!

The leftovers make an interesting still life.

Meet the family pet ....not really!

Around this time of year we are most defiantly more

Addams Family than Partridge Family.

(It's eyes are not red, bad photography)

Last year at Marburger I bought this stuffed duck from Judy Hill.

I carried him around all day like a new born baby, scared to death he'd get bumped or damaged.

Of course my family thought I'd finally crossed the line into insanity with that purchase.

Due to controversy & molting he only comes out a couple of months each year.

 Anne asked me if my Halloween style included blow up monsters in the yard.

Whadda you think?

So there you go, a little tour through my house of horrors.

Now if I could just figure out why the kids have so many nightmares in October!

I have to show you my new love! 

I saw this amazing purse on a blog awhile back but passed on it when I saw the price. Most of my bags are either homemade or from Target. But when I saw her at Lonestar Antique Mall I could not resist!

Isn't she purdy?!

I just saw Tracey has featured this same bag today.

They are available in her French Larkspur blog-shop!

Make sure you go visit Debra at Common Ground for a look at more vintage inspiration!

Hope you have a great weekend. Lily & Daddy have an Indian Princess camping trip, so it's me & my boys!

~Lisa