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| Hanging Witch Hat |
Anyway, this post has my decor that is mostly store bought and then just pieced together by myself. Like this witch hat I hung on my front door. I found the hat at Target in their bargain bin for $2. The orange berry sprays and bow I bought at Michaels.
I have admit that with all the supplies and decor I bought this fall, I didn't buy anything that wasn't on sale. And even one purchase I wound up getting $100 worth of supplies for $35 thanks to a super sale at Michaels and a coupon for 20% off my entire purchase, including sale items, thank you very much! You gotta love a great sale! That and those wonderful bargain stores like Big Lots, Ollies and the dollar stores keep my crafting obsession at a pretty low cost.
My next project was a "potted" witch. Lucky for me, when we bought our house seven years ago, I found the black cauldron planter in a flower bed in the yard. Unfortunately, until a month ago, it sat in the flowerbed upside down full of dirt.
The following photo was my inspiration, which I found over at Pinterest. After repinning, I visited the blog it came from, Birshykat. Great ideas over there by the way. Now that I see mine next to it, I see how much more elegant it is than mine.
So consider mine an ode to many of our financial states these days -- short and squatty! Or if nothing else, I call it whimsical on a dime. And, that is literal. The boots were an old pair of mine that I spray painted black.
I bought the witch tights at Target for $4 and spider webbing and black "hay" for $1 each at none other than the dollar store. As I previously mentioned, I already had the cauldron pot. I also already had the stuffing for the legs and dowel rods that I slipped into the legs to help them stand up. Oh, and I almost forgot, the broom I found at Michaels for $2.99. Bargains do a soul good!
The real pumpkin compliments of the local farmer's market and the plastic carved Jacks I have had for almost 20 years, a Salkeld Halloween tradition. Not to mention now that my boys are in college, we can get away without having to carve a Jack!
My little trick or treater ghost I have had for almost 15 years. Up close it's wear and tear is evident. It used to have little packets of fake candy glued into its treat bag. I bought him long ago at a craft fair and he has adorned our front porch every Halloween since. This year I added the devil ears.
Pumpkins at the farmer's market this year were very plentiful. I've never had a white pumpkin, so I bought the huge one and three small ones. Note to self: It seems that the smaller white pumpkins tend to rot quicker than any other pumpkins. At the time I had taken this photo, one had already been placed in the compost pile in the backyard, may his little pumpkin soul R.I.P.
Mr. Albino Jack has a face made out of black sticker letters......those are 'w's for the mouth. I didn't have enough 'm's. Now that Halloween is over, I can de-face him so he will be fit for Thanksgiving decor.
I hope you have enjoyed my conglomeration of posts on Halloween. You can look at it either way --- late for this year or early for next year!
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