I didn’t make my wreath this year. I usually try to make it from the tree clippings. However, I found a faux-frosty one on clearance at Target (my favorite post-Christmas place!) last January. I needed to add a little to it. Since we’re all white and silver this year, I decided to add pearl beads […]
The chameleon chandelier is back. Again.
Handsome Hubby asked me if I was going to use THE chandelier in our Christmas decor this year. Originally I said no. I’m so glad I did not listen to me. This free chandy has gotten a lot of use. Who knew?! (Well, I knew when I got it….) It’s been done for Christmas, for […]
Christmas artwork
I change up my Christmas color scheme every year. Last year was Black & Gold, this year is White & Silver. I realized my orange Family Rules subway art was going to harsh my Christmas mellow… I needed a temporary replacement. So! I decided to make another one for Christmas. It doesn’t perfectly match my […]
Twig and leaf fall centerpieces.
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 […]
Two down, two to go. Halloween costume creation
I finished costumes for Conner and Grant. A Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich and a mummy, respectively. Oddly, the sandwich was easier to make than the mummy. Devin made his own costume last night (last minute). He is going as Charlie Brown dressed as a ghost. He made it himself and held it together with […]
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 […]