Happy Halloween!

I've been totally off my game this year for Halloween. No decorations and a 9pm scramble last night to think of a costume to wear to school today. Does that make the me lamest teacher ever? I promise I'll make it up to them at Christmas (that's more my thing)!

Here is a look back at my Halloween mantel from last year.

We did have a party this year, early on, and I have no pictures from the evening (I was Foxxy Cleopatra). So here is Beaufort and I last year when I dressed as Lady Gaga complete with the Coke cans in my hair. Good times.

We got booed though, which is so much fun! We loved getting the treats but heading out in the evening and spooking our neighbors was a blast. If you haven't heard of Boo-ing, check out this website and file it away for next year. Definitely a fun tradition to get going!

Tonight, we cross our fingers that it doesn't rain and head to over to Steph's mom's house. She recently moved into an area that will be packed with trick or treaters so we decided it would be more fun to do Halloween with her. Plus, she is making French onion soup, yum!

Happy Halloween!

We had a such fun evening on Saturday night. I generally say I don't like Halloween because of all the stress but once I calm  down, it's actually kinda fun. I wish I had brought my camera to the party so I could share some of the costumes with you. We had a lot of good laughs. Some people are so creative and FUNNY!

Here are a few shots of us before we headed out!

I was Lady Gaga with Diet Coke cans in my hair thanks to my friend Cheryl! 

Steph was LMFAO and did a bit of shuffle-ing throughout the night. 

I forgot to get a shot of our Yummy Mummies with the mustard dots on their eyes but you get the idea. Thanks to Steph's mom who pulled through and helped with these!

I loved our Beaufort pumpkin even though we nearly killed each other in the process. 

It is never as simple as it seems when you start out! 

Yes, I know his nose is terrible but when you overcut, there is no going back.

What do you think? See a resemblance?

Steph gave me a little shot out at the party. Trying to drum up some business:) 

Beaufie didn't want me to leave. Or maybe he didn't recognize his mom with all that makeup on!

We made sure to bring the pumpkin back home so that we would have it for tonight. 

Clearly, it wasn't meant to be, as it rolled off the table within minutes of walking in the door. 

Hope you have a spooky, fun night!

Halloween Around Home.

Happy Monday everyone! It was yet another beautiful Fall weekend here on the island. I spent Saturday
afternoon in the western part of the island with a client (whose living room is coming along beautifully!) and stayed close to home the rest of the weekend. Yesterday, we made homemade soup and biscuits which was perfect for a Fall day. You know what that means - lots of leftovers for today. Yum:)

I'm not a big holiday decorator, other than Christmas of course! But I decided to share a few simple Halloween vignettes around my home with you today.

A black feather wreath adorns the front door with a black satin ribbon. This literally took 2 minutes to make. I just wrapped two feather boas from the Dollarama around a wreath form.

A tiny cake stand in the kitchen is home to a white pumpkin. 

Anyone else have the problem with their pumpkins rotting in these? 

No big deal but I am constantly checking it for fuzz.. :)

A few more simple arrangements....

And last, my mantel. Stephane is a lover of Halloween. Me, not so much. I thought I'd be nice and make the attempt at spooking things up a bit here. It turned out kinda cool but unfortunately doesn't photograph very well so you're just getting a peek. 

The best part about it was that he actually took an interest and helped out which was fun! 

The EEK letters were from Walmart and I spray painted them black. We added an extra feather boa and a mask to the mirror and threw up some cobwebs. Add some white pumpkins from my Fall mantel and voila! It's supposed to have a glamour Halloween feel:)

Have a super week everyone and have fun getting those costumes ready! 

Halloween is nearly here!

I'll admit that is forced enthusiasm. I'm not really a big Halloween fan. I just can't get into all the hype. I do love giving out candy and seeing the kids are dressed up at school (pre excessive sugar intake). But finding a costume and getting dressed up kind of stresses me out!
Needless to say, I don't do a whole lot of decorating. I save myself and go all out at Christmas:)

However, here is a collection of simple Halloween decorations I could really get on board with.

This is just plain cute. Love the idea of using the fireplace and the painted pumpkins are adorable.



I just can't resist a white pumpkin.

Tres scary.. :)

More white pumpkins. Plus, candy corn is an inexpensive and fun decoration!



images via yhl

Scary silhouettes..



Shiny and shimmery pumpkins.. what's not to like?

images and projects via martha stewart

 And last but not least, pom pom balls! They are super easy to make for any occasion. I've seen them in pinks, yellows and blues for baby showers and weddings, but I love the idea of black and grey for Halloween! You can find instructions for how to make them here.

Enjoy your decorating! It will be here before we know it!