Fall Decor for a Special Room

One room of our house is dedicated to ministry, where we have services and sometimes English classes, etc. We dug out the little golden candleholder screws from our wedding back in Indiana to make candleholders around the room. For a while we had hurricane-type glass around the candles, but they got broken. I have put flowers or pine garland around the candles to give a bit more seasonal decoration.

Last year I found a fall swag or garland, (I'm not sure which you would call it) that I wanted to divide to make candle rings. I never got it done.

When we took down the fish decorations from the party, it was only logical to put the fall decorations up. But they still looked totally inadequate. We bought green candles and found a few more artificial veggies. Katrina bought a vase and filler for it. The leftover she gave me to use in our fall decorations. We found some ceramic pumpkins and here is what we came up with. Katrina made new swag.

We added walnuts that fell from our trees to the rings.




The garland and swag. It's not normal church decoration but it does fit the theme of fall and harvest.

Thanksgiving or Harvest Day over here, is primarily a church celebrated holiday, more than a family one. A full and colorful display of samples of the year's harvest is set up in the church. The service has extra poems recited and special songs. The bounty of the display is given away to a needy person. And sometimes the church has a potluck dinner afterwards. One of our teenager's moms has promised to come for our Thanksgiving Sunday. So we need to get things together and have one so we can get her to church!! And no, there is no turkey for their thanksgiving!



Our vining plant in the window with fall additions. I bought this plant as a tiny sprig in the bazaar, not long after we came. This plant won't be had by many Ukrainians in their house because it might cause bad health or fortune.



The last pumpkins came in this crate. The doily was crocheted by Tanya, a good friend and regular attender.