HOLIDAY 2026: 'a BOOKISH season'

 

It's TIIIIIIIME! The holiday season is here! I'm working on holiday DIY home decor projects & ideas to share with you... and to no one's surprise, they build on what I've created and shared this autumn.

homeward found decor's holiday 2026 theme is 'a BOOKISH season' - and my book-loving heart is SO excited to bring one of my favorite materials for creating (book pages) to life!

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AUTUMN: Sweet Sweater Acorns

 

One last 'autumn' project for the year...
Although unplanned, this one began as I was cleaning glassware. I was polishing stemless wine glasses when my microfiber polishing cloth covered the upside-down glass I was holding, and it was similar to the shape of an acorn. (My Muses show up in the weirdest ways...)

Now that I've figured out how to make them in a manner much like my famous Original Sweet Sweater Pumpkins TM, I thought I'd share this fun DIY project with you  - just in time for you to make some for your late autumn / Thanksgiving decor. Enjoy! 

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AUTUMN INSPIRATION: 🍁 November

Now that Halloween is behind us, let's welcome in November! It's a month of transitions...The light, weather, and even time all change. We move from the high-energy public celebration of Halloween into the cozier home-centered celebration of Thanksgiving - along with thoughts of the upcoming Christmas holiday season.

Some people rush from one holiday to the next, and for a good many years that included me - but as I age, I am enjoying the liminality of the time between the big holidays. Time accepting that the very ordinary hours and days and seasons can be very enjoyable without having to redecorate the whole house and yard each month, without the pressure of being ahead of everyone else. I'm just not cut out for that anymore... and I'm okay with it.

The day after Thanksgiving is when I usually haul out the Christmas decor... but I know most people don't wait (My daughter Bethany is already decorating for Christmas, and she's AMAZING at it!) If you DO wait, I've included a link to a post sharing how I 'sneaked' some holiday decor into my late autumn/Thanksgiving decor, just to give you some ideas for blending the two together. 

I hope the ideas included below will help you enjoy all of the gatherings, festivities, and decor in November - before the big holiday rush. 

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AUTUMN: Sweet Sweater Pumpkin Pie

Since this post will publish *just* before Halloween, I know most people will be too busy to make anything new... so this project is perfect for the week *after* Halloween! It's a fun accent to your autumn home decor for Thanksgiving. 

I'm always thinking of new ways to use materials in my seasonal decor... and though this autumn I have primarily focused on books and book pages, I always have ideas for new Sweet SweaterTM creations on my mind. 

Last winter, I created a Sweet Sweater Sweetie PieTM with sweater fabric as the crust and pompoms standing in for cherries. When I came upon a persimmon/pumpkin colored sweater at a thrift store a few weeks ago, my first thought was 'It looks just like pumpkin pie!' - and we were off and running on a new autumn creation.

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