I love entertaining. I feel like a grown up now that we host Thanksgiving each year. I love any excuse to make new centerpieces or to try a new recipe. (I also appreciate the motivation to really clean the house…) This year, I have been loving sticks and branches. First of all, they’re free. Second, […]
The Great Halloween Party wrap up.
Handsome Hubby and I hosted a Halloween Party on Saturday night. Thanks to the generosity of Shawn from Seriously, HH and I were fabulous vampires. She loaned us these great costumes. We got compliments on them all night long and people were amazed to hear that a bloggy friend I’ve never actually had the pleasure […]
ANOTHER Quick Halloween Fix…. Redrum
I have never been one for Halloween decor. I was always more of a “harvest time” Halloween decorator… but I sure am having fun putting little scary details around the house this year. Both Conner and Mitch told me they think I’m “going overboard”. Devin probably thinks it, but doesn’t say it, and Grant takes […]
Quick Halloween Fix – plain plates get a Halloween make-over
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 […]
How to make a Haunted Tree. (With things you already have, of course.)
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 […]
Easy Halloween Decor – Sticks, spray paint and pumpkins, oh my!
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 […]
Black twig and pumpkin Halloween porch decor.
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.
Cheapy, Creepy, Halloween Party Invitations
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 […]
Mother’s Day Brunch Inspiration: birds, butterflies and booze. Ahhh. (decor ideas)
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 […]
Subway Art + Ballard Designs + sandpaper = Family Rules Subway Art
Subway Art is all the rage in blogland. So are Family Rules projects. I liked both concepts, but needed to tweak things so that they fit my style. I love the subway art that Lil Blue Boo did. You can read her tutorial on how she did this piece here. I went over and got […]