Hi Everyone.  Are you as energized once the weather cools as I am?  The season, when behaving as it should i.e. cooler temps outdoors, gives me the same boost of energy I feel in the spring. Maybe even more so.  So who do I write to to request a few days of fall?  We’re still in the mid-eighties, not exactly sweater weather, she whined.

On of the less showy symbols of the season are acorns.  It’s always been a source of beauty to me, whether a collection of the little nuts are displayed in a bowl or embossed on a serving piece.

{These little cuties are from Pottery Barn}

Today I thought I’d share some of the prettiest examples of acorn-adorned bits and pieces I’ve found.

This pottery is wonderful, subtle yet stylish enough to use no matter what the season.  I love white dishes, don’t you?

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There are 600 species of oak trees world wide.  As a result there are a lot of different shapes and sizes of acorns.  There is a grove of oak trees in one of our local parks, unfortunately, the acorns that fall are not the rounded kind, the seed pod is elongated and pointy.  I prefer the chubby little acorns you see depicted most often. Like the ones in this door embellishment. It looks like it might have been a pediment on a piece of furniture at one time.

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The wine coaster above and napkin ring below are favorites, I don’t own them, and I don’t remember where I found these images.  If you have information leading me to the source, please drop me a line.  Wouldn’t this be a pretty addition to the Thanksgiving table this year?

What would fall be without a smiling squirrel sitting on an acorn the size of a baseball?

The beautifully detailed creamer/sugar bowl and tray are favorites and if I weren’t trying to pare down I’d add it to my Christmas list.

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Detailed hardware such as the drawer pull below sometimes makes an ordinary piece of furniture shine.  This one looks old, all the better.  Try finding more than one of these beauties.

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I like this finial, if I had a staircase, I would consider it.  I’d like it stained a dark walnut with some distressing, please.

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The simple acorn and the oak branch are favorites at the table this time of year.  Homemade napkin rings, like this rustic twine piece with the faux acorns is such a great accent…it appears the seed is painted a burnished gold.

Each autumn I use Redfern, my pheasant {thank you, Sarah}  and scented candles with a surround of leaves, berries and acorns.  My friend Linda W. finds these Cinnamon candles each year, this was a gift that was appreciated for each hour of delicious fragrance it provided us.

Since acorns come from oak trees, this is probably one of my favorite ways to display acorns.  This arrangement looks like its been cut fresh from trees, not preserved.  So pretty.

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This little Etsy frame is so cute, I’m tempted, except it doesn’t appear to have glass or a stand.

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Here is a step by step tutorial on how to grow an oak tree from an acorn.  If you are willing to do this, it’s clear to me you have way more autumn energy than me!  (I’d love to hear your secret if this is the case) 🙂

Do you use nature’s seasonal bounty for your home?  I mostly use natural things over the little ghosts, spiders and goblin decorations from the days when the kids were small.  There are some really great looking pumpkins available and I even found bittersweet at one of the markets the other day.  Happy October, I hope you’re enjoying seasonal weather where you live.

Karen