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The Great Halloween Party wrap up.

November 1, 2010 20 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, decor, Halloween, Holidays, party, Sticks, Tables & Decor

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

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

I will spray paint anything that will hold still long enough for me to do so.

January 8, 2010 16 Comments

I don’t know what these ugly-ass shrubs are called, but they are all over the place here in So Cal. However. they have these fabulous little berries that grow in clumps on them. Did you know that you can paint live plants? Yep. I don’t remember what the original color of this little metal piece […]

Filed Under: project du jour, spray paint, Sticks

I’m dreaming of a Black & Gold Christmas.

December 14, 2009 33 Comments

OK…  I’ve actually been dreaming of a black and gold Christmas. We’ve been under Christmas Construction around here and I’m almost done. However, the Nesting Place is having a Holiday Tour of Homes and I wanted to post something. If you click on any of these pictures, you must promise to ignore the dust (how […]

Filed Under: Christmas, decor, Holidays, Sticks

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

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