🀐 Shhhh! My front porch has a secret! 🀫



Hi there, Reader!

How's is going?! Happy Monday!

While it's still quite hot here in Alabama, I'm starting to see football on TV and all of the fall activities are picking back up. We're in school again full-swing and it's all back to the normal routines!

That means it's time to turn our attention to fall decor and I'm here to tell you a little secret!

Shhhh!!!! Nobody will ever know!

Last year I ditched the real pumpkins from the pumpkin patch, and bought these faux pumpkins rated for outdoor use!

Can you tell?!?

I had gotten tired of rotting pumpkins on my front porch every year. And while I may still add some real pumpkins here and there, these resin pumpkins will last for years to come.

And in the world of "girl math" that means I'll be saving money every year! (Even though fake outdoor pumpkins cost much more than real pumpkins, they will last a LOT longer... and way less messy!)

I'm excited to have them out from September to November, and not dread washing them off my porch at the end of the season!

​Today's post is all about where I got these pumpkins and more, including...​

  • My ghoulish experience trying to preserve pumpkins
  • Where to shop in-store for these real-looking outdoor pumpkins
  • and ... how to preserve real pumpkins if you want to keep those!

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