Every Week, New, Creative, Gorgeous Designs From One of My Favorite Vendors at the Farmers' Market

Seriously, how beautiful is this?  Being a dope about deer and antlers, I asked if it (antler) was real.  Designer Anne of Natural Designs kindly did not look at me like I'm an idiot, and said yes, it is real and she found it out in the woods (if you check out their website, nearly everything comes from the woods around the studio where the magic happens).  The DV (husband) informs me that antlers are shed every year.  He learned this because there are so many deer around the golf course (who knew?) and ergo, antlers (who knew?).

I know there are people within a five mile radius of me, in Alexandria, and the Metro DC area, ordering wreaths to be sent to their home from someplace else, for twice as much money.  Plus shipping and handling.  Stop the madness!  Come to the Old Town Farmer's Market this Saturday for your wreath and impress all of your guests when they arrive at your door for Thanksgiving.  Or have the prettiest door to come home to when you return from your Thanksgiving adventure. 

(For the record, I pay for everything, not that anyone's offering, and no advertising here, I just get super excited when I find great stuff or a fantastic resource -- for example, do not get me started on how I worship Cetaphil, or my Parmesan cheese grater.)

I had to back away from this one slowly so I do not overwhelm our little Del Ray townhouse with more wreaths than a Christmas village.

Hang it or centerpiece ... love the all acorn one!

Gorgeous Fall Harvest at Old Town Alexandria Farmers' Market: Apples, String Beans, Corn, Fresh Breads and Fall Wreaths!

Love our farmers' markets in Alexandria -- both downtown and in my hood, Del Ray.  Always, delicious, fresh, beautiful and fun!  These photos are from our visit to the Old Town market on Saturday morning.  Enjoy!

 Happy customer choosing some great looking veggies.

 I stopped this woman to ask where she bought the gorgeous red sunflowers (vendor on the North West corner of the plaza).  Yup, brought two beautiful bunches home for my favorite white vase.

 

Mom, in black jacket, tasting her way down the row of fresh breads.  She brought home the fully wrapped, marbled looking one on the right -- spinach and feta loaf.   

 Mom holding a beautiful blue hydrangea square wreath at my favorite floral design designer's stop in the market, Natural Designs ... BTW, Mom is 72.  Gorgeous, huh? Yup, I know.  I wish I worked out half as much as she did!

See the pretty red (dyed!) sunflowers Mom has in her bag.  And, no, I could not resist that new wreath, top row, of acorns, pods, and chestnuts.  Will take photos as soon as I figure out where to hang it ...

Love this new Bordeaux straw flower version of the barley wreath I bought form Anne (with yellow straw flowers) that is hanging on my front door!

My front door!

Hope you are having a great day and are looking forward to the weekend.  TGI Hump Day!

xoxo JPV