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decorating for fall – copper bird garland

If you associate fall decorating with dusty garlands of plastic burnt-yellow leaves, you might want to take a look at what I found at Vancouver Island’s Indaba Trading…

bird garland decorating for fall copper bird garland

This stunning wire garland takes on-trend bird motifs and weaves them into an equally trendy warm copper-coloured wire garland.

“This fall it’s all about bringing the outdoors in and using motifs and objects that reflect the wonder and beauty of the natural world,” says Irene Gillespie, Indaba’s owner and CEO.

I’d love to see this garland on a tabletop, weaving its way through various centerpiece ornaments, or even crumpled into a bird’s nest (pardon the pun) and displayed in a rose bowl… So pretty! What’s more, this garland has seasonal staying-power, and will work just as well over the holidays.

Photography by Felix Wedgwood

Indaba Trading wire bird garland in copper

Price: $10 per three-foot strand

Available at: Urban Barn, Chintz & Co., or Indaba Trading for all stores

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get the look: lady gaga and her tea cup

gagateacup get the look: lady gaga and her tea cupImage by Splash News

With a fashion sense best described as eccentric, it’s no surprise that pop princess Lady Gaga’s latest accessory is… A fabulously frumpy china tea cup and saucer.

Whether she’s out clubbing, lunching or shopping, whenever the “Just Dance” chanteuse has been snapped by the ever-present paparazzi recently, she’s had the staggeringly incongruous item grasped firmly in hand. 

The reason she prizes her little purple teacup is actually quite sweet, and something I think we can all relate to. In an interview with the UK Sun, the superstar says she used to enjoy tea with her mother every day out of china tea cups, and by continuing to do so, it helps her feel at home no matter where she finds herself on her current tour.

“I`ve made a habit of drinking out of china because it makes me feel grounded,” she tells reporters. ”I don`t think it`s a good lifestyle to always be eating and drinking out of paper. It`s very wasteful.”

Cute, and you’ve gotta give props to her environmental awareness!

Should you find yourself wanting to jump aboard the Gaga trendwagon, might I suggest the following florid purple florals… 

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Maxwell & Williams Chintz Cream Pansy cup & saucer and tea plate set, $25, Sears

sears get the look: lady gaga and her tea cup

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Royal Albert 1990 Hartington Lane three-piece cup and saucer set, $100, Sears
royalalbert get the look: lady gaga and her tea cup

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Personally, I’m more inclined to lug around my Barbara Barry Musical Chairs No. 16 teacup and saucer, Waterford Wedgwood
barbarabarry get the look: lady gaga and her tea cup