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September Fixation: Apples 🍎 🍏
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items Apples are such a quintessential symbol of fall, I can’t help but be drawn to them when the season changes. From decor to linens to clothes, you can find sweet apple accents sustainably for less by shopping secondhand online.
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Decor
A few apple accents scattered around your home are a great way to welcome in the season. Pumpkins might get all the glory, but they’re not the only delicious and beautiful symbol of fall!
I dare you to find a prettier set of modern high ball glasses. This design, the gilding, the illustration style… 😍
Two Vintage Briard "Forbidden Fruit" Highball Glasses, MCM Barware, Mid-century Style Drinkware
This pretty pitcher is such a gorgeous pop of color. Use it as a pitcher for fall sangria, or as a vase for gorgeous fall blooms (fresh or dried!).
Foster Icon Stoneware Jug
This sweet brass apple is actually a bell! Use it as part of a vignette on your bookshelf, as an element in a tablescape, or pop it on the nightstand of your guest or primary bedroom.
Vintage Brass Bell - Apple
This sweet apple dish as so many uses! It can hold your jewelry next to a bathroom or kitchen sink, or play the same role on your dresser or nightstand, or it makes a sweet addition to your entry table to hold keys and change.
Vintage Brass Apple Dish
So pretty! This gorgeous apple taper holder is at a great price point for such a lovely glass piece. Pick up two for your fall holiday table.
Harvest Fruit Icon Glass Candle Holder
This beautiful green apple is ceramic! It would look perfect in a fall triptych on your coffee table with a pillar candle and something leaf-like, or popped onto a bookcase to give your “shelfie” some fall flavor.
High Gloss Green Ceramic Apple: Iridescent Home Decor
This pretty brass clip is beautiful AND functional. Use it as a simple art object in a display, clip it onto a basket, or use it to hold papers, etc.
Vintage Brass Clip | Vintage Brass Mail Holder | Brass Paper Clip | Ornate Brass Clip | Apple brass clip | brass Apple | Teacher Gift
This pretty little ceramic plaque would look great hung as a seasonal element of a gallery wall or in a kitchen. It would look equally beautiful as displayed, on an easel, on a bookcase, desk, or entry table.
Vtg MCM Ceramic Fruit Wall Decor 3D Plaque Japan Apples
Come for the apple, get a bonus pear! These whimsical salt and pepper shakers would be perfect on your fall dining table, or displayed in your china cabinet for some fall flair.
Vintage A.L. Hanle Pewter Small Apple & Pear Salt Pepper Shaker Set Cottagecore
I LOVE collecting swizzle sticks, especially when I can find glass ones. They’re not just for cocktails—I use mine to stir my coffee in the morning and my creatine/pre-workout. There’s just something fun about using a whimsical stir stick throughout ...
2 Vtg Glass bitten Apple Stirrer Swizzle Sticks art glass cocktail
You can use this pretty serving tray in multiple ways. Arrange a few fall themed objects on it as the centerpiece on your coffee or dining table, or use it the old fashioned way and use it as a fun fall serving dish for your guests.
Vintage Fruit Apple Pear Cherries Snack Serving Tray
A lot of Apple imagery focuses on the red variety, so I love that this original painting features a green apple. Pop this in your kitchen or powder room for the fall!
Green Apple Acrylic Painting | 8x8” Original Still Life on Canvas | Realistic Fruit Art for Kitchen Decor
How cute are these vintage measuring cups?! I love when kitchen tools double as decor.
Vintage Apple Measuring cups
Accessories
You don’t have to be a teacher to add apples to your wardrobe! Vintage apple jewelry is easy to find and affordable, as well as a fun way to add some classy playfulness to your outfit.
These sweet pops of red are the perfect fun nod to fall with any outfit. Classy and a beautiful color, they add a whimsical touch without being silly.
Vintage Red Enamel Apple Harvest Enamel Earrings 1994 by Avon, Excellent Gold Tone and Red Enamel Avon Apple Earrings
I have several Ellis Brooklyn scents and none of them disappoint. I love that they offer the smaller travel size to try first, or just to add to your collection if you’re someone like me who likes to wear different scents.
Ellis Brooklyn Apple Love
I have a Fiona bag in another print, and I love it. It’s such a fun statement piece, while still being functional (I have the largest size iPhone with a wallet attached to the back, and it fits that + more).
The Fiona Beaded Bag: Food & Drink Edition
This chunky apple charm bracelet is stunning. Truly vintage for great craftsmanship, yet cool enough to mix into your every day looks.
Vintage Napier Apple Charm Bracelet - 1970s Collectible
I love a small simple pin like this on a jacket. Pair a few together on a basic jean jacket, or add to the lapel of a pea coat.
Gold filled Apple Pin
These teeny apple earrings are too sweet. As someone with multiple piercings in each ear, I’d definitely use them for one of my upper piercings and then add a beautiful chunky gold hoop in my lower hole.
1978 AVON Tiny Candy Apple Stud Earrings - SIGNED
This beautiful beaded tote is the perfect option for your next farmer’s market visit. I love that it has a small pocket inside for items you don’t want to misplace in the larger bag.
Beaded Canvas Tote
This pretty little vintage pin would be great on a fall jacket. Check out Anthropologie or Free People to see all the ways they’re styling brooches in promotions!
Vintage red enamel apple brooch, 1960s-70s
This large glass pendant reminds me of the big brass and gold toned ones I’ve been seeing around lately. It’s certainly a beautiful statement piece!
Vintage Apple pendant necklace by Avon, gold tone and frosted glass pendant, retro jewelry
I have one of these petite pouches in another print and love it. It’s not big enough to carry a phone, but makes a nice catch all for small items tucked into your larger bag(s).
The Fiona Medium Beaded Pouch
For those that prefer white metals! This cheeky pendant has a bite taken out of it, and features lovely craftsmanship.
Sterling silver vintage Apple pendant
I love that these earrings are mismatched and show the inside and outside of the apple. The petite size is perfect for any look or individual, kid or grownup alike!
Apple Earrings/ Red Apple Stud Earrings/ Mismatched Earrings/Apple Jewelry/Apple Gift/ Cute Earrings/ Miniature Food Earrings/ Cute Earrings
If you REALLY want to show your love for the forbidden fruit, this sparkly Judith Lieberman-esque sculptural bag is the way!
Rae of Light Crystal Icon Clutch
Clothes
Add some whiny to your fall fits with some discreet, or not so discreet, apple motifs. You can make your new apple-themed piece the star of the show or a more subtle nod to your fun side depending how on how you style it!
This fun blouse could be styled so many ways! Tie it over a dress, layer it under overalls, make it the fun piece with slacks and a blazer, or just pair it with jeans and boots to go apple picking.
Women’s Apple Print Blouse, Size L
This funky vintage top has an abstract vibe that I love. I think it would look fantastic with today’s modern high waisted, loose fit jeans.
APPLE print cropped top | 90s Sigrid Olsen top | green apples crop top
This pretty blouse looks like an Anthropologie dupe to me! Button it all the way up for the office, and style it looser for after hours.
Vintage M women's apple print blouse
This pretty vintage dress is perfect for early September, when it’s still hot out even in the north, or just perfect for the fall in the south in general. Get the fall vibes without the heavy material!
Vintage 70s COCO California Petites Prairie Cottagecore Apple Print Dress SZ M/L
This vintage dress is incredible! Finding true vintage at this price point that doesn’t feel like a costume is unheard of.
60s Button Down Dress with Apple Print - Size Medium
This apple print midi dress is subtle enough on the apple to still be cool. Wear it alone or as a layering piece as the weather cools or depending on where you live.
Vintage St Michael Apple Print Sleeveless Mini Dress – 1970s Marks & Spencer Orange Trim Summer Shift Dress Size S-M
A little more kitschy, but still so cute. Obviously photographs beautifully!
70s Apple Pocket Red Gingham Mini Dress Summer Vintage XS
Ok, I know the price is higher, but for the right person?! IT’S FROM THE 1930’s! A girl can dream, and this is truly magical.
Cutest Vintage 1930s Apple Dress w Mother of Pearl Buttons & Apple Pocket S
I looove the print on this funky dress. The wild, psychedelic imagery is toned down by the classic style, make for a piece you could fashion several ways!
Vintage 60s 70s Psychedelic Apple Heart Novelty Print Green Hippie Dress XS S
Candles
The pie crust motif really puts this lovely candle over the top. And who doesn’t want their house to smell like apple pie?!
Hot Apple Pie candle | 6oz with Wooden Wick in premium Tin
I love that this figural candle not only evokes the smells of the season, but also the sights! This unique option would definitely make a delightful gift.
Macintosh Candy Apple Candle
Cardamom can be a divisive sent, but I personally love it. The wood wick is also a delightful touch.
Cardamom + Apple Natural Coconut Wax Candle Fall Scent Wooden Wick
If you really want a standout gift, or just a beautiful treat for yourself, this gorgeous candle is the perfect choice. Once the candle burns away, the gorgeous wooden bowl can be used as decor for any room in your house!
Handmade Macintosh Apple Pie Candle: Vegan Soy Dough Bowl, Fall Decor
Anthropologie’s Gather candles never disappoint! A great option for putting under a candle warmer, or burning the old fashioned way. This lovely apple scent comes in a beautifully colored jar that can store toiletries or other small items once the ca...
The Gather Candle by Anthropologie: Honeycrisp Oakwood
If you’ve spent any time in the northeast, you know apple cider donut season is brief, but delightful. This candle is a great option to extend that delightfully brief window of delicious cinnamon, apple, and dough scent.
Apple Cider Donut Wood Wick Candle, Fall Candle, Apple Cider Candle, Autumn candle
This STUNNING option is spendy, but leaves you with a beautiful container when you’re through burning it.
Apothecary 18 Spice Orchard Woods Hand-Carved Apple Marble Candle
Treats
Apple flavored teas, syrups, and sweets will make you feel like fall has truly arrived, even if it’s still summer temperatures where you are.
Yum! This apple infused honey would be a delicious switch for your fall tea.
Enchanted Apple Honey | Apple Pie Flavored Infused Honey
There’s something so comforting about the taste and scent of apple cider in the fall. This yummy syrup is a unique option that makes a great gift or treat for yourself.
Baba Yaga's Apple Cider Syrup
What do you do with apple pie jam? Whatever you do with regular jam! Use it on toast, in baked goods, over baked Brie, or warmed and spooned over ice cream 😋
Baked Apple Pie Jam | Made in Small Batches | Handcrafted in Tennessee | Use as Appetizers, Marinades, Deserts, or Sauces
Wind down in the evening with an apple chamomile cuppa. If you’re someone with an evening tea ritual, this apple-essenced version will make you feel like fall has truly arrived.
Cinnamon Apple With Chamomile Tea
Fall cocktails anyone? Spice up your hot toddy or make a fall-themed old fahsioned with this apple cider simple syrup 🥃
Gourmet Apple Cider Simple Syrup // All Natural // New Hampshire Home Grown // 12 oz // Soda and Cocktail Syrup
This cocktail infusion kit lets you make a fall cocktail your way—garden style, with or without alcohol, or anything in between. The sophisticated flavor combo lends itself to a ton of options!
NEW FLAVOR! Apple, Sage & Black Currant Cocktail Infusion Kit