Halloween Decor

 I have never really decorated for Halloween before.  My kids are now starting to really enjoy ALL holidays. Honestly, I only started decorating because I felt like a bad Mom.  So,  I started trolling pinterest for ideas, and found quite a few! Here are some of them...

    

 This is  a quick and easy festive makeover.   I found all the pumpkins at the Dollar Tree ! They just needed a little bit of a makeover, (they were the most horrid neon orange color).    A few coats of spray paint quickly changed that. 

     The same goes for the candlesticks.  I had some leftover candlesticks and I  gave them a  facelift  with some black spray paint.

     I happened to find paper mache' witch hats at Michaels for $1.25 a piece!  The finishing touch  was the black  fabric,  also another Dollar Tree  find.

    All in all,  I did all the  shelf Halloween decorations for under $16.00! 

Does  spray paint seem a little overly ambitious ?  Then might I suggest  this next project ?

 

 This is a very CHEAP and very EASY  Halloween decoration.  I actually  drew my inspiration from a pin on Pinterest, I believe I saw it  here first.

You can do this for the cost of black construction paper!

  Don't  love bats ?  Well, how about a ghost ? 

    This is one of my favorite  new decorations.  Is this not the cutest little ghost ever !?  This was also a pinterest craft,  you can see a full tutorial here. 

If you aren't afraid of a little paint job and using a saw,  then this project might be for you ...

     Every time I see these wooden pumpkins I feel a little bit of satisfaction.  You see,  the listing realtor for our current home,  was absolutely  awful.  Well, after the house closed we took out the sign and laid it on the side of the house.  We called and left messages, asking him to come get the dumb thing. After 4 months,  I finally got annoyed enough that I called our realtor (who I LOVE) and asked what the rule was on the dumb signs.  She said its now on our property and  can be treated as abandoned.  The day the house closed he should have come and retrieved it.   Well, that was all I needed to hear.  I took it into the garage, chopped it up,  and made it into these  cute pumpkins!

 I simply  cut the post into varying length blocks.  After they were cut I sanded, and  drilled a  1/2 "  wide hole in the top (it is about 1" deep).   I then cut up a stick (as in a branch from the yard),  and put a dab of hot glue on it,  then put it in the drilled  hole.  Easy peasy.

This next decorative feature requires no prep work at all!

Candy corn + glass jars + candles =Super easy and cute decor.

 I added this sign to my  festive decorations this year.  Honestly it was a pain in the butt.  I really don't have any words of wisdom for those who want to give it a try.  I did it the old fashion way,  drew out the design on a piece of paneling.   After drawn.  I used painters tape to fill in the letters,  after taped,  I painted over the tape.  It wasn't  really  quick and easy,  but,  nonetheless,  it is a  Halloween decoration, and  I LOVE  the way it turned out. 

    I know this isn't exactly a tutorial, but  hopefully  you got a little inspiration.  Thanks for reading, and hope you have a Happy  Halloween! I have two little boys that are very excited about the holiday,  and I have two adorable costumes for them to wear.  I am excited to show their costumes soon!