As hunting season approaches, it is a time for excitement and anticipation!

I also look at my scouting or hunting as a shopping trip for items to adorn our hunting camp and or my home.  Nature finds are some of the greatest and most unique accessories on the market.    Here are a few of my favorite items and decorating ideas to go along with the treasure:

Pine Cones-  small ones are fabulous to pick up and put in a wooden bowl to place on a coffee table or a center piece for your dining table.  Large pine cones are a REAL treat.  These can just stand alone on a bookshelf or as an accent in any room.

Antler Sheds:  LOVE em'.  As we tool about in our hunting buggy, it is like hitting the lotto when you see these beauties laying on the ground.  If it is just a piece of a shed, these are nice to put at the base of a plain large pillar candle...really a nice touch.  We have also decorated the exterior of our wooden hunting camp structure with lots of sheds.  This past spring a bird built her nest in between the antlers of one shed.  It was incredible to see the baby peeps chirping with the antlers as the foundation of their home!

Feathers:  WOW!  How great is it to run across a colorful and beautiful feather, so light and airy.  My grandmother will wash the feathers really good and tie a few together with twine and use as her tool for sealing the edges of her delicious fried pies!  Feathers (especially turkey) are so elegant in a mantel or floral arrangement.  They add such texture and design.  I also enjoy putting feathers on my clothing or placing one or two in the band of my cowgirl hats!

Write in and share your ideas for nature's accessories!

Happy Exploring,

Kim Pezzeminti