southern fried gal

Well, it’s not totally finished but if I waited until everything was exactly as I wanted it I would never have anything to post! That’s why I love Nester’s mantra – she really has helped me overcome in this area. I will continue to tweak over the next week or so as I always do. I still get totally giddy when I see my door!!!

Here it is with flash!

And without flash so you can get the full idea.

And here’s a closeup of the door hanging. It’s a reinvention (or knock-off, if you prefer) of what Susie Harris did last year inside her home. Roeshel did two awesome interpretations in her home this year, too! I wanted the look but you know me – always thinking about my door!

It rained here again this weekend so I didn’t quite finish up, yet. I added black ribbon with orange polka dots to keep it cheery spooky! I still have a few more ribbons and moss to add. I got the last two smaller birds I could find – wish I could find one more little guy. As we get about two weeks out from Halloween I will add another fun dimension and will post in time for a fall porch party I ran across today. I’ll update with details when I find it again in my notes!

The bucket is a re-purpose of the back of my flower market door bucket. I painted just the back orange so I can still use as is (or paint another color) for spring door decor! Now I have 2 buckets for the price of one!!!

I’m contemplating adding a message in black to the bucket…welcome or boo! or something??? Or should I just leave well enough alone? What do you think? I love your feedback!

I’m linking up with several parties this week. I wish we could party IRL – wouldn’t that be COOL? Welcome to everyone visiting from these parties! If you like what you see, why not follow me!? Please stop over and check out all these fabulous parties for lots of inspiration! Happy week! ~Southern Fried Gal

Roeshel’s DIY Show Off

Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch

Kimba’s DIY Day

Cheri’s KOKO