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Quick Halloween Fix – plain plates get a Halloween make-over

October 26, 2010 11 Comments

I have 3 plates that hang above our slider. They are sweet… not spooky. I thought I’d give them a quick fix. I cut out 3 circles of black cardstock that are the same diameter as the centers of these plates. I used my Cricut to cut out white letters. I stuck the letters onto […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Crafts, decor, Halloween, Holidays, Paper

How to make a Haunted Tree. (With things you already have, of course.)

October 10, 2010 7 Comments

I’ve mentioned that we’re throwing a Halloween Party and I am trying my best to decorate for pennies on the dollar. So far I’ve spent about $38 on supplies ($30 of which went to black spray paint) and I think I’m in pretty good shape. We have a bare planter that is right off our […]

Filed Under: Autumn, cheap and easy, child labor, Crafts, decor, Franken-Crafts, garden & outdoors, Halloween, Holidays, Mitch, Paper, project du jour, spray paint, Sticks, tutorial

Easy Halloween Decor – Sticks, spray paint and pumpkins, oh my!

October 8, 2010 19 Comments

I have already mentioned how much I love sticks. They’re free. Spray paint is cheap. People will think you’re fab. No one needs to be the wiser, right? Instead of working on other projects, I gathered and painted more sticks today. This will greet people who approach our front door. I made this today. Took […]

Filed Under: Autumn, cheap and easy, Crafts, decor, Halloween, Holidays, project du jour, spray paint, Sticks

Black twig and pumpkin Halloween porch decor.

October 8, 2010 14 Comments

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Sticks and branches are freeee! There is so much you can do with these fabulous freebies, including add spray paint and a pumpkin for fabulous Halloween decor for your front porch.

Filed Under: Autumn, Bargain, Centerpiece, cheap and easy, Crafts, decor, Fall, floral design, Halloween, Holidays, project du jour, Pumpkins, spray paint, Sticks, tutorial

Cheapy, Creepy, Halloween Party Invitations

September 22, 2010 15 Comments

Handsome Hubby and I decided to have a Halloween Party this year. (OK. I decided to throw it and told HH that I hoped he would attend…) I want to do this as inexpensively as possible, but with style. Invitations set the tone. I was able to snap up some silver/black toned iridescent card-stock that […]

Filed Under: Autumn, Bargain, cheap and easy, Crafts, Fall, Halloween, Holidays, Paper, project du jour, tutorial

Mother’s Day Brunch Inspiration: birds, butterflies and booze. Ahhh. (decor ideas)

May 12, 2010 23 Comments

Why do I host a Mother’s Day Brunch? I’m a mom… shouldn’t I be the attendee and not the host…? Why play hostess? Because I get to do crafty things that are purely unnecessary… but they bring me joy. Crafty Joy is my Mother’s Day gift to me. Each year I have a different color […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Crafts, decor, Holidays, Mother's Day, Oh Mother, project du jour, spray paint, Sticks, Tables & Decor, traditions

Free Fall Decor. (happy sigh.)

October 23, 2009 20 Comments

One of my favorite things about Fall? You can decorate with yard clippings and produce. Simple is good. Amen.

Filed Under: Bargain, Before and After, cheap and easy, project du jour, Sticks

Candle light has a nicer glow when it’s free.

September 29, 2009 22 Comments

I am a big fan of candles. Candles are good. I buy them compulsively and I burn them regularly…. especially during the fall and winter months. However, I am totally bugged when I buy a yummy, scented candle (which often is synonymous with expensive) and it burns down the middle and I have a tube […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Let me help you, project du jour, tutorial

A simple thing.

June 30, 2009 22 Comments

I have been more and more crafty lately. (In a good way…) With Doctor’s orders to slow down, and dump some of the perfectionism/responsibility that I heap onto my own plate, taking the time to be creative has been therapeutic for me. And for our budget. I needed a little something to go over the […]

Filed Under: Before and After, cheap and easy, Mod Podge, project du jour

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