I LOVE HALLOWEEN!!! I've always liked Halloween, but in the past few years I have had so much fun decorating it, that now it is right up there with Christmas, in the "most favorite holiday" category--yeah I said it! In addition to the holiday itself, the little red haired girl was born on October 20th so Halloweentime is also birthdaytime!
Perhaps my new obsession is because of the little people and (thanks to hubby), their love of zombies and ghosts and zombie ghosts, and zombie vampire ghosts...you get the idea? They love to see the decorations go up and I notice every year I'm getting creepier and creepier in my Halloween Decor. From vials and bottles of snake venom and liquid eyes of newt, ravens, warning signs and ghostly figures dancing across my front lawn. I have not, however, abandoned my love of glitter and even the spooky should sparkle. Have you met Lucy? She's our skeleton who despite her bony frame, still manages to accessorize with diamonds and pearls.
Needless to say, nobody in our house will be a princess, or a cheerleader, or a cute little bunny rabbit. No, I have acquiesced to the hubs' need to fill my sweet little daughters' heads with the supernatural, and the spooky. As of right now, we will be the Zombie Surgeon, the mummy, the dead zombie Parisian dancer, and the witch. Solid fun.
Apothecary Jars filled with tricks and treats, inspired by the Super
Creative, Shelley Smith. The skull is a candle I bought years ago
at Stats Floral, and I can't bring myself to light it. The apothecary jars
are from Michaels and by using the 40% off coupon, they are a steal.
White chocolate covered pretzels serve as crows bones,
black licorice for bat wings and giant green gumballs are my "jaw breakers"
Spanish moss and white pumpkins...the cornerstones of my
Halloween decor. These two things pop up everywhere in my house.
Nothing says romance like melted candles and dead roses.
Potentially dangerous decor but luckily I have little people who not only can read,
but can obey. Just in case, I soaked the matches in water before setting them out.
The hubby pokes fun at my love of literature inspired Halloween decor.
But how do you create creepy without a nod to Edgar Allan Poe?
So here he is, the caged raven who carries a missive...NEVERMORE!
