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Monday, October 3, 2011

I am a little bit excited for Halloween this year...ok, I AM A LOT EXCITED!! I just love, love Halloween and this is really the first year that I have been able to formulate a master Halloween plan...

because:

a) we are settled in our house

(a house that, btw, kind of lends itself to a haunted house...but more about that later...)

b) the kids are a little bit older now and they are kind of into the whole Halloween thing... and

c) I actually have had time to think about things...properly...

What kind of things, do you ask...do I need to think of...properly???

Well, my pretty...

step into my laboratory and find out for yourself...

broooo-ha-ha-ha...

(ok, am sorry--I'm so not scary...)

This is where I was for the whole month of September...gathering, collecting, making and planning all things HALLOWEEN...even though Greg wouldn't even let me utter the word (halloween) in the month of September...but there I was--like a mad scientist...up to my eyeballs in all things dark and ghostly. FUN! and extra fun because I am going to do a Haunted House at our house at the end of the month for the neighborhood kids...you can see the invites next to the crow in the photo above. I would love to share my plans and ideas with you...

My first project was to make a RAVEN WREATH...

I got the idea from the great blog Katydid and Kid. You can see inspiration for my wreath here. The original wreath is made with crepe paper, which I admit, makes for a much more airier look but I thought the felt would last longer (like till next Halloween!) so I went with black felt. I cut out many, many ovals shapes and hot glued them onto a $5 straw wreath I bough from Michael's...I lovingly attached our little friend here (nevermore, nevermore...) and some wire-lined black ribbon.

It looks spookier in person, I swear...

Its been a long time since I have lived in a house with a mantel...like--a really long time; and I am very excited to do something fun and festive with ours this season. Its a work in progress but this is what I have so far...will post photos when I have it all figured out.

I thought the pewter collection was a little spooky and old-fashion.

The paper garland, btw, are bats.

Magda had to ask and I figure if you have to ask, something isn't working--so I will revisit...