let’s take a little closer look at what’s going on here….

I thought I’d show you our “real” outdoor decorations though as well.They’re much more normal.

Very normal actually.Maybe a little underwhelming.You’ve got to have something though!

Even if it is just a little something.. Around here, all the corner famer’s markets sell the same package: 1 bale of straw, one corn stalk bundle, and one pumpkin for $10.It’s a pretty great deal for someone like me who thinks this stuff is worth it’s weight in gold..

I even sprung for the giant $6 pot of mums instead of just the little $3 ones.

I feel like the front of our house starts looking pretty abandoned sometimes without a little cheeriness, especially since it never gets used..Here’s how we made them in like 5 minutes flat!.

Chris picked up some 1×12 rough cut pine.The roughness of it gives it extra farmhousey appeal!

We cut it down into 5″ strips.You can do any size you like, we just went with a size that would cover up our existing shutters.