September 2026 - Fall Into Fall

I put up my Fall decorations just in time for the Fall challenge.

Here is my little cottage ready for the cooling weather. The window boxes have been emptied and the leaves are turning. A (Canadian) Thanksgiving dinner is in preparation in the kitchen.

This cottage was my first and only build from plans. The one thing I needed help with was the staircase which a friend kindly made. For those interested in thrift store finds, the bedroom blind and bed covering are vintage hankies. (And I notice from the picture that some trim needs touching up!)

From Catherine Hawkins:

Autumn Solitude

Cat in doorway with autumn leaves and branches.

A display of Autumn floral arrangements and pumpkins, handmade using upcycled flowers and craft items.

From Angelika Oeckl:

A fall table

I LOVE fall, club project was the fence…after that I just went for it: made the scarecrow from scratch, made the crows, made all of the mums and put together the wheelbarrow kit, the rest are treasures from my stash!!! 

From Sharon Southall:

Dead End Manor Nobody ever saw her arrive. She was simply there one October, standing in the doorway of the little brown-shingled house at the end of the lane — tall, grey-veiled, Victorian to the bone, as if she’d stepped straight out of a mourning portrait. The children called her the Widow. The grown-ups called the place Dead End Manor, because the road stopped there and so, it seemed, did time. Moss crept up the shingles year after year, and she never stopped it. Fairy lights she’d strung decades ago still twinkled stubbornly along the eaves. In the upstairs window, a skeleton kept watch — her husband, folks joked, though nobody laughed twice. Every Halloween she opened the door. Not wide. Just a crack. Two rust-red bottlebrush trees flanked the steps, and at the side of the yard two old friends sat by a fire that never went out — just bones now, in wicker chairs, keeping each other company. “She waits for the last guest,” old Mrs. Abernathy used to whisper. “She set the table in 1898 and he never came home.” One brave boy climbed the mossy steps last year and peeked inside. He swore the Widow smiled at him from behind her veil and said, in a voice like dry leaves: “Come in, dear. We’ve been expecting you. We always leave a light on.” He ran. But he says when he looked back, the skeleton in the upstairs window had moved — leaning forward, waving. And the Widow was gone from the door. The door was open.

This 1:24 scale back porch was created as part of our local miniature club’s annual project. I wanted to make the porch feel like a little snapshot of a real home in autumn, with the swing, pumpkins, flowers and seasonal touches creating a warm, welcoming space. One of my favourite details was adding a “view” into the house through the windows, giving the miniature a sense of depth and making it feel as though there is a whole home just beyond the porch.

From Dori Allard:

This is my fall/Thanksgiving room box in a roll top bread box.

Halloween Market Place

From Natalie Tolchin:

An autumn display of my handmade polymer clay heirloom tomatoes and gourds.

Spooky Halloween scene in a book.

From Karin Lambert:

A scene I created using paperclay over foam, It has several levels. Dolls are porcelain and pumpkins are polymer.

In 2021, Quarter Connection provided plans for a porch that we would build twice and decorate for two of the seasons. I decided I needed all 4. Here is Fall.

From Elizabeth Lubera:

For the Fall into Fall September 2026 challenge I am submitting a scarecrow display that I made to teach as a class for my Wee Bees miniature group back in the 1990s. I based the concept on an article and pattern in the Nutshell News but – as always – I made my own additions. I started by making the scarecrow body out of straw and then tying the straw at the wrists and ankles to indicate the feet and hands. I then drew a face on fabric and stuffed and added the head to the body and straw for the hair. After that I moved on to the clothing, making a pattern for the overalls and patches and adding them to the figure. I used needlepoint canvas (molded over a form while wet) to shape a faux straw hat. For the finishing touches, I stood the figure up in a bed of straw and added a pumpkin, blackbird and a sunflower, purchased at my current favorite miniature store: Muriel’s Dollhouse in Plymouth, MI.

A cozy autumn welcome in miniature! 🍂🎃 This porch is dressed for the season with colorful fall characters, cheerful flowers, lush greenery, and a friendly scarecrow standing watch. Warm porch lighting adds the perfect glow, making it feel like a crisp fall evening at home. 🧡🍁

From Joan Purcell:

Doll by Joan Purcell. Dress design by Dana featured in American Miniaturist. All accessories except hay bale are also made by me.

The first picture is a shed selling pumpkins. The second is a fall tree.

From Maria Claudia Moreno:

For the September “Fall” challenge, I wanted to share a little piece of autumn at House 210.

Fall is one of my favorite seasons to create in miniature, and this year House 210 is slowly transforming one tiny corner at a time. We started outside with our little 210 Pumpkin Patch, filled with pumpkins, hay bales, cozy plaids, handmade signs, and all those warm details that make fall feel so special.

For me, fall at House 210 is really about that feeling of home: cozy, nostalgic, slightly imperfect, and full of tiny memories. 🍁

1:12 scale, two shadow box versions of a fall front porch. Egg carton stonework & perfectly scaled wreaths

A little cottage I made in an online class. I decided to make it a witch's cottage.

My favorite fall scene is this wonderful vignette by Cat Wingler of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman. It’s my fall centerpiece and a year round treasure!

Snoopy (Hallmark ornament) is ready for Fall in his pumpkin patch. Created in a tea light container about 4 inches tall.

This 2 sided project in a dome has a fall/Halloween side & a spring side on the same "house".

Fall Scene

Historic Deerfield, Massachusetts - where they take great pride in displ.aying their harvested pumpkins

This is Fall Cottage. It started with a pumpkin patch, but the pumpkin patch lady insisted on her own cottage which is scratch built. She is actually a witch and tries hard to disguise the fact.

This pioneered family is preparing for winter with a harvest of apples. Some apples have already been sliced anx are hanging from thd rafters along with a string of garlic.

This project's front porch reminded me of my grandmother's so I named it Belle's B&B. I made it to be able to change the decor with the seasons. Fall is my favorite!