Decorative Packaging

          Though you might be tempted to place a few pumpkins, real or ceramic, somewhere in your freshly decorated fall surroundings, use the utmost restraint! A pumpkin or two in your kitchen can be festive and pleasing, but putting them in every room of your house is overkill. Remember, the point is to make it feel like fall, not like a classroom teachers attempt to educate her students about ‘things that go with autumn’. Stick to basic craft supplies, ribbon, candles and toss pillows to make your living spaces warm and inviting. Leave the googly-eyed pumpkins to the kindergarten teachers.