For those of you who are
enduring, enjoying cold and snow already, I salute you. I do not know how to handle an actual change of seasons, as I have lived my entire life in places devoid of them. Well, in SC we have deer, turkey, dove, duck. My Sistah adds football, but that is more of a religion.
However, I am a holiday mom. Even if the palm trees are still green & we are all wearing flip-flops, I try to give my girls lots of festive memories. This year, we went to a corn maze, two different Halloween carnivals, trunk-or-treat at the church and THEN trick-or-treats with a ton of friends.
Working in retail for 8 years, this is the point at which I used to immediately switch over to Christmas. At Target, we stayed over night on Halloween to switch the entire store over to fa la la la la fabulous. Last year my family came to visit from SC for Thanksgiving. We switched from Summer straight to Christmas as soon as supper was off the table -- gotta burn off that fried turkey somehow.
Enter my new friend (and business partner) Miss
Honey I'm Home. She LOVES fall. Coming from Minnesota, she is familiar with all the seasons -- apparently there are four. She also designs front porch installations for general curb appeal or special occasions. My front porch needed some love to say the least. It needed her vision. It also helped that inspiration struck her about the same time Fall decor went 80% off at Hobby Lobby. That is what I am talking about!
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| Nothing says Halloween like white pumpkins,glitter t-shirts, tutu skirts and cowgirl boots. |
I bought these orange chairs from Home Depot because I thought they scream "Summer Fun." Luckily for me, they also scream "Happy Halloween." Now I am hoping to soften them up a bit and let them suggest "Give Thanks." Don't worry, they have nothing to say about Christmas -- they will be heading to the garage.
My creepy/classy Halloween feather wreath is perfectly me. Unfortunately, it let us know just how dark my entryway is. From the street, you couldn't see it at all. Even changing over to this bright orange berry number didn't brighten it up. Hunky Husband to the rescue with a
dusk to dawn spotlight that we could point directly at all this fake fall fun.
The wreaths at Hobby Lobby started at $129 -- I am not that girl. Even at 80% off, we could do better. I got two garlands for $10 (started at $49) and a $5.99 base grape vine wreath. (Do not tell my Sainted Mother that I bought a grape vine wreath
in a store). One garland broke down into these big sprigs that went right onto the wreath. The other I broke down into smaller pieces to add to the pumpkin tower.
This is the pin that started me on white pumpkins in the first place. The top two came from Michael's 50% off sale at the beginning of the the season. The bottom one came from Target 50% off after Halloween. Even with the discounts, $24 is a lot for me to spend, but I plan on using them every Halloween and Thanksgiving for the rest of my life.
-So, I've that going for me.
That created a problem when I went to build the tower. I didn't want to damage the pumpkins with pins or hot glue. I need to use them for Halloween next year and I do not think HH would give me the space in his man land garage to store this piece whole. I poked a few strategic holes in the bottom of the little one and removed the stem from the big one. I used wood BBQ skewers to secure the top two in place -- all small holes & a cookie to anyone who can find them next year.
I hope you are having fun getting your place all tarted up for the holidays. I'm hoping to get some good before & after shots of an upcoming staging job for you next time.
Whether you are getting ready for the holidays or your open house, you can stretch those curb appeal dollars to make your place more
Visit Ready.
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I'll be linking up at these linky parties:
before & after party @ thrifty decor chick nifty thrifty tuesday @ coastal charm show me what you've got @ our delightful home tuesday to do @ the blackberry vine get your craft on @ today's creative blog tip me tuesday @ tip junkie tutorials & tips @ home stories a to z take a look tuesday @ sugar bee crafts one project at a time @ a bowl full of lemons tuesdays treasures @ my uncommon slice of suburbia wow me wednesday @ ginger snap crafts tuesday time out @ reason to skip the housework sugar & spice @ 733 a creative blog whatever goes wednesday @ someday crafts show & share @ southern lovely wow me wednesday @ polka dots on parade under $100 @ beyond the picket fence show off your stuff @ fireflies and jelly beans pinspirational thursday @ the artsy girl connection hooking up with hoh @ house of hepworths strut your stuff @ somewhat simple share awesomeness thursdays @ the 36th avenue a glimpse inside @ catch a glimpse feathered nest friday @ french country cottage freestyle friday @ happy hour projects thursday temptation @ two yellow birds decor flaunt it friday @ chic on a shoestring the pity party @ 30 handmade days weekend wrap up @ tatertots and jello anything goes link party @ bacon time friday free for all @ five days five ways frugal friday @ the shabbby nest mad skills party @ mad in crafts serenity saturday @ serenity you manic monday @ serendipity and spice
My creepy/classy Halloween feather wreath is perfectly me. Unfortunately, it let us know just how dark my entryway is. From the street, you couldn't see it at all. Even changing over to this bright orange berry number didn't brighten it up. Hunky Husband to the rescue with a dusk to dawn spotlight that we could point directly at all this fake fall fun. 
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