Vintage thrift store urns make great fall pumpkin displays, and if they can add a little French flair, then all the better!

 All you need is a chippy, shabby, French-style urn or planter, some moss and a faux (or real) pumpkin. 

 

I love vintage, I love all things French and I love thrifted home decor. I hit the trifecta at Goodwill this summer when I came across a beautiful urn that was inexpensive ($6.99) and incredibly detailed with French flair. Unfortunately, it came filled with a faux fern I had absolutely no interest in owning -- but no worries.

 

As far as faux ferns go it wasn't bad, once I gave the leaves a good fluffing. Regardless, I didn't buy the urn for the plant, so it had to come out. Usually you can just pull these faux plants out of some floral foam. Not so here. It was practically cemented into the urn. Luckily, my husband was able to chop away at the solid insides and yank the cement-like material and the fern out. 

And the bones, my friends, the bones -- it looked liked something you might find at a brocante in France.

The intricate details, like this lovely wreath, were distressed beautifully, as was the entire urn. It was also quite substantial, or heavy, even after gutting it.

More lovely French chippy shabbiness.

 

I originally just plopped my favorite faux blue pumpkin on top of the urn. While it didn't look bad, I felt like it was missing something.

It could not have been more simple. I just placed some sheet moss around the top edges of the urn to create a kind of nest, if you will, for the pumpkin.

I think the moss was just what it needed.

 

The farmhouse wood bead garland hanging on the pumpkin is from Wal-mart ($1.97). I loved the saying ("blessings") and the fact that it's written on a rustic wood slice. My goal is to use mostly rustic and natural decor elements this fall.

I had fun pulling together these three additional thrift store urns I already had. And baby boo pumpkins fit perfectly in all three. The moss in the middle urn is permanently attached inside it. You can learn all about that urn in Thrill of the Hunt #117.

Aren't those hydrangeas gorgeous? I love the hydrangeas in our yard this time of year. The vintage amber bottle is a recent purchase -- perfect timing for fall decorating, no? I got it at The Found Cottage Mercantile Market in Holland, Michigan last weekend. It's a huge, yearly vintage market that I'd heard a lot about and really wanted to experience. It did not disappoint. If I can find the time in the coming weeks I might just write a post about my excursion and -- ahem -- some other purchases as well!   

  Well, that's it until next time, friends!