Fall nesting is seriously underway at my house. I didn’t think I was necessarily in the “nesting mood” quite yet, but things were getting a little out of hand around my house after the wedding and busy summer. Once I got myself going, I really felt inspired to settle back into my fall routine.
Sometime Tuesday we will kick off the Fall Nesting Week festivities, but I wanted to get our favorite Mr. Linky up and ready for those of you who are ready to go! You can link up any post from your blog this week to show us how you are getting ready for fall, nesting, or general cleaning & organizing for the upcoming season. And you Aussies can play along too, nesting is not limited to Fall! Or, show us last Fall’s activities if you’d like!
› Need some inspiration in a hurry?
Not to worry. These should inspire you:
- TUTORIAL HEATHER BULLARD: FALL DECORATING
- SWEET COTTAGE DREAMS: FALL DECORATING IDEAS
- BACK PORCH MUSINGS: FALL DECORATING Part 1 and FALL DECORATING part 2 and MORE FALL DECORATING
- RAISED IN COTTON: FALL TABLESCAPES
- NESTING PLACE: FAKING IT
- MY HYDRANGEA HOME: FALL TABLESCAPES
- TONGUE IN CHEEK: NESTING POST
› Not ready for Fall decorating but need inspiration to nest? No problem!
Maybe you just need some inspiration on organization, simplicity or cleaning to jump start your Fall Nesting? Have no fear, I’ve got some links for you to some of my favorites:
- REMODELING THIS LIFE: Storage Solutions Series
- SIMPLE MOM: New e-book on Spring Cleaning for Normal People
Ok, now its YOUR turn! Get NESTING and while you are at it, share it with the rest of us! Leave a comment to let us know what you are up to and link a post up to Mr. Linky! Then come back all week to find new inspiration! I’ll be posting articles, tips, links, photos and whatever I find to help motivate & inspire us to get the new season started! Including MORE reader ideas! Plus, we’ll be joining up with Blissfully Domestic to celebrate the big relaunch of the magazine with an amazon.com gift card giveaway from me to you. Details to come! Now, get nesting!
READY, SET, NEST!
Mr. Linky instructions: Please, link to a specific Fall Nesting Post. No general links to your blog or unrelated topics, please. Please put a link back from your nesting post to this post so your friends can be a part of this too. Feel free to add several links to different fall nesting posts throughout the week, and return to see all the amazing nesting ideas!
UPDATE: I’VE ALSO ADDED ANOTHER MR. LINKY for you to post about “20 LITTLE THINGS” that inspire you in Fall! See details here.
photo: my front door, ready for fall
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Thanks so much for mentioning my series! I will see if I can get some fall nesting done around here soon and post about it.
Emilys last blog post..RSS Feed Problem
I can’t wait to check out the links. Thanks for sharing them!
We are THAT familys last blog post..It’s Almost Fall, Y’all!
This sounds like a lot of fun! I’ll have to check my archives, we are not quite ready for fall nesting yet. I am holding on to summer until the 22nd when fall officially begins!
Miss Sandys last blog post..A Walk On The Beach…
Looking forward to all the inspiration!
jills last blog post..So Fall Begins With Labor Day
I just got my post published. Yee-haw! I love a good blog party.
Can’t wait to visit everyone’s sites! I could use a little fresh inspiration. -Julia
Hooked on Housess last blog post..Come on In! I’ve Been Decorating for Fall
What fun! Can’t wait to see what everyone is up to! I’m going to go deal with my flat of peaches purchased from Hood River this weekend. Peach pie anyone?
Brandie, The Home Office Organizer (& Domestic Diva)s last blog post..Quote of the Week: Organized People
Aww… thanks for mentioning us Aussies. I’m getting into the garden this week – is that included
Love the look of that Spring Cleaning e-book! Thanks for sharing it. I think it’s just what I need to get me going this spring!
I am loving that wreath! Unfortunately it’s still in the upper 90′s out in California. I’m patiently awaiting fall and the cooler weather, so I can get going on this lovely decor!
Candi- Teal Chics last blog post..Million Dollar WINNER!!!
Yippie!
Thanks for including little ol me in your link list!
I heart fall!
Fun!!
I just love your blog and am looking forward to meeting new friends and bloggers during nesting week.
I’ve been a canning, baking, and cooking fool all weekend long. Autumn definitely brings out the nester in me
Can’t wait to theme my writing this week around this idea… my camera is at the ready.
Finally, I think your picture of Winston “Every blog needs a dog” is just adorable.
Mavens last blog post..Sunday Dinner
Thanks for the mention Melissa – I will try to post some more ideas this week!
Dawn-Hydrangea Homes last blog post..My Husband’s New Blog!
Hi Melissa, thanks so much for putting me on your list. I just added a third one. The nesting post, I did today.
Can’t wait to see what everyone is doing!
Pats last blog post..~Nesting~
I think the fall nesting bug has caught a lot of us, I’m spending the whole month doing just that.
Barbaras last blog post..Homemaking : Declutter the Kitchen
OOPS! Make that 4th not third. I’ve seen a couple and am looking forward to more!
Pats last blog post..~Nesting~
I can’t wait to check out everyone’s inspirational ideas!
Neutral Dwellings last blog post..Fall Nesting Week & The Inspired Room
I LOVE that picture- the green wreath and fruit, with the sunlight and the wooden door…so lovely. You’re driving me crazy with all the nesting things- I’m due with our second in 5 days, huge as a house, and have no energy to take on any new projects. But oh how I want to!
I Wonder Womans last blog post..Craftiness
LOVE the ideas!!! I can’t think about getting my Fall goodies out until school starts on Thursday. I am saving these ideas & am looking forward to getting started!
Jamies last blog post..{ Lazy Summer Day }
My post is up and I may do another one later in the week. It feels good to get a start on fall decorating. The chill in the air here certainly helps me get in the mood.
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone’s ideas. So much fun! Thanks for hosting this, Melissa.
Lorrie
Lorries last blog post..Autumn is Here!
Hi Thanks so much for doing this. I absolutely love fall, and feathering my nest, since the fall means more little birdies will be by to eat (Thanksgiving)! God put something within us to want to decorate our homes and make them warm, inviting and comforting to others. It is wonderful! Blessings,
Debbie
There is a season for everything…and I love fall!!!!
DebbieCalifs last blog post..A Favorite Corner
HI Melissa…thanks for having this fab Fall party! I will be adding more nesting as I get more nesting done rofl. cherry
cherrys last blog post..Some wonderful awards, a project or two, and an Old school vacation…..
Hi Melissa! I’m so excited about Fall Nesting Week! I’m going to be doing some additional nesting later in the week, but for now I’ve posted some pictures of fall decor from last year. Can’t wait to see what the week has in store!
Mrs. Bs last blog post..Fall Nesting Week
I am looking foward to fall nesting, but living in the high desert of California where today it was 99 degrees it is kind of hard to think about fall. I am though working on some ideas for some fabulous fall conatiner gardening. While on a visit to NYC in June I saw some amazing designs using monacramatic colors in front of many shops and apartment buildings.
In! Though I “cheated” a bit, since I am nowhere *near* ready for this fall business!
And now I have the added pressure of following Martha Stewart? How did I draw the short straw, lol?!
Thanks for letting me play along.
– Laura S.
laura @ the shorehouse.s last blog post..I fall for baking.
I’m in
is it the real Martha?
oh, mine isn’t very errr Martha-like…
Sarah
well… it is spring here so my home is prepaing for homegrown posies of bright daisies, fressias and jonquils but i’m filled with memories of last autumn. Bowls of red apples and pears dress my table. Collected leaves of different shapes and colours are scattered amongst the fruit. I light candles in bundles and continue with the autumn leaves.
I visit the market at place the collection of pumpkins beside my dresser.
I love Autumn! Wish I’d have taken photos!
Hey, how can we compete with Martha Stewart? Who let her on here? -Julia
Hooked on Housess last blog post..Come on In! I’ve Been Decorating for Fall
My husband and I have been preparing for fall the last two weekends with reorganizing and cleaning out. My oldest daughter and I just put up the decorations yesterday. Later this month we’ll go apple picking so the house will smell delicious! A family tradition for October is taking the kids to a nearby farm to pick out pumpkins, a hay ride and making Pumpkin soup (served and cooked in the pumpkin).
Michelles last blog post..Pow Wow and Fall Decorating
I can’t wait to check all of this out. I definitely need some inspiration!!
Trixis last blog post..
Melissa,
Will be great to have inspiration right in one place. I love your website, so much to be “inspired” by! Thanks for visiting my blog & leaving a sweet comment, hope you come back to visit again! I’m adding your lovely site to my fav list.
This should be so much fun! I LOVE fall, and this fall/nesting party is a great idea–right up my alley!
Blessings,
Stacey
ps–how cool that Martha posted today! I love Martha!
Stacey @ The Blessed Nests last blog post..September Days — It’s Fall!
I love this so we can look around at what everyone is starting to decorate with for Fall.
Darlenes last blog post..It Has Begun……
What a fabulous idea! And….I’m so ready for fall! I’ll be back later today to take a tour of all the great ‘fall’ links! You are such an inspiration!
Alices last blog post..BEADED SOCKS ….
Oh my gosh, friends, your posts are AMAZING! You are seriously impressing me! I can’t wait to get around to everyone!
And Martha, dear, thanks for stopping by and playing along! I’m happy to send some traffic your way. You have such great ideas!
xoxo
This is so much fun Melissa and is really getting me in the fall spirit! Thanks for letting me play along!
Leslies last blog post..Fall Inspiration
A friend of mine linked me to your site which was talking about the exact thing I had just posted on my blog so I naturally had to play along!
I hope to get through all the links and fun things to look at today.
Thanks for the mention of my ebook! Nice theme, by the way.
Fall is my absolute favorite season, and I love to decorate for it. I’m looking forward to reading all these links!
Stumbled.
Toblerone from Simple Moms last blog post..Blissfully Domestic is Now an Online Magazine
Hi Melissa!
Happy Fall to you!
Love the new look of your blog – good job, girl!
I love the brisk air and getting back into a routine – ahhhh!
Hugs!
Sandys last blog post..The Art of Roasting Tomatoes!
Hi! I found your blog through Bella’s, and I love it here! Great inspiration and beautiful home and blog. I can’t wait to browse the other participants to see what they are doing for Fall! …so I am off! ~Rhonda
Rhondas last blog post..Fall Vignettes, another Flea Market Find, & a Give~away…
Well I did no know I was into ‘Fall nesting week’ but it seems that by default I am. The weather has been so atrocious I have been finishing my Spring cleaning and ended up having a massive clear out of china, glass and much other stuff that Ihave not used in ages. I have room in my cupboards.
Barbaras last blog post..Scenes from Nidderdale, Yorkshire Pt.4
Hi Melissa!
This is my first time commenting…I love your blog! Thanks for hosting such a fun party, I am excited to see everyone’s ideas!
Carrie
Buzzings of a Queen Bee!s last blog post..Pumpkins and Gourds and Mums, Oh My!
Welcome everyone! So happy to see everyone! I’m making my way around to see all the FALL GOODNESS! You all are serious nesters!
xoxo
Oh, I love your inspiration weeks! Lots of fun new links and a few I’m already familiar with.
The blog is really looking great too. I love all the new details and even the subtle touch on the first letter of your text.
Everything looks wonderful!!!!!
Lisas last blog post..Oh, Baby!
Yeah.. I love everything fall.. I joined the party.. but will have to update later in the week! Thanks Melissa for inspiring us!!
caras last blog post..On my way…
Fall is my favorite time of year!!! I usually start decorating around mid-August. I just cant hold off- it can be 101 degrees here in Texas but its Fall inside
Amanda-The Eck Lifes last blog post..Fall nesting week
Weird I thought I added a message earlier – oldtimers must be kicking in! Anyway I just wanted to thank you Melissa, we’ve been having lots of fun here reading all the wonderful links that have been put up. Thanks for hosting!
Lizs last blog post..Fall Nesting Part 1
I have been thinking on these things myself as we head into Spring down under… and reflecting on the simple things, making a house a home and looking after myself after a run of not being well. Sitting in the gorgeous sunshine, creating little spaces in my home for comfort and refreshment. Nesting and reflecting… and it’s such a nice thing to do
nels last blog post..reflections
Thanks for doing this. It’s true — the light changes, the weather gets a bit nippy (it sure has here in Massachusetts!), and you just feel like getting organized!
Leilas last blog post..I hacked my clementine boxes, or, don’t you wish you had thought of this?
Ooh ooh ooh! Can’t wait to get me some fall inspiration from these ladies (and possibly men)!!
~Stacy
Stacys last blog post..Rise and Fall…
Hi Melissa,
Thank you for hosting a fall nesting week! This will be so much fun! I am looking forward to seeing how other ladies are feathering their nests this fall. So many wonderful ideas!
Sincerely ~ Tricia Anne
I’m so glad I found this blog; I LOVE fall and can’t wait to find new ideas through this Nesting Project!
Rachel Ls last blog post..She Knocked It Down!
Hi sweet friend! I could NOT figure out WHY I had SO MANY more visitors to my blog and then check my referral link and voila! You silly girl! I thank you though for the nice link! I am needing some ideas for fall decorating. I decided to go out and buy fabric and will be making up some pennant banners here in the next few days.
Hope life is treating you wonderfully!
((hugs to you and Mr. Winston))
Becky and Duhgall
PS: I might add that Laura Bell’s Antique Store has closed BUT Marsha moved into the J Street Antique Mall just down from where she was.