Halloween is Almost Here

Hey, Y'all!
Halloween is almost here, so I thought I'd show you my little bits of Halloween around the house. 

Here a cat...

...there a rat...

...even a cat in a witch's hat...

...spiders and crows on the hutch...

...even a rat who doesn't know much.

Spooky fun things...every where...

It's almost Halloween! 
Then, we can put up our Christmas trees the day after! 
NO wait...it's the day after Thanksgiving, that we put up Christmas trees. 
I get so confused this time of year. :)

Anyway...
Happy HalloThanksMas!

xo Babs

      

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Two Dollar Halloween Mailbox Decoration

Hubby suggested that we put something Halloween-y at the mailbox, and I agreed. 
The flowers, in the flower boxes, on either side of the mailbox still look good, and I'm not about to rip them out and put in something fallish. I'm so cheap frugal.
So, off I went to look for something Halloween-ish that would go with pink.

I hit the Dollar Tree to see what they had. 

Tombstones!

This one with a skull, had moss on it...

...and this one had a spooky spider...spinning her web.

For a frightfully expensive...two dollars, I have a mini grave yard at my mailbox. 
Whoo Hoo!

More Halloween "mini-vignettes" to come.
xo Babs

      

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Creative Country Mom's Garden ~ Home Sweet Garden ~Tuesday

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Pumpkins, Pine Cones and a Hint of Halloween

Saturday, the weather, here in Georgia, was gorgeous...sunny, breezy and perfect for sitting on the deck.

Actually, I didn't do a lot of sitting. I had fun playing with the pumpkins and pine cones.

My deck colors are gray and white with black furniture...not very cheerful, especially in Fall and Winter. 

The deck is visible from the kitchen/breakfast area, so I like to decorate it with something bright and fun.

I brought out the farm basket from the foyer and added a garland with grasses, acorns and berries. 

Then I added a couple of pumpkins, and a bunch of pine cones from the yard.

A fall colored pillow and light weight throw...(it's really a Pashmina), books and a candle, cozy up the cold metal glider and table. 

The deck jack-o-lantern now has a pumpkin hat, and his brother...

...by the front walk, has a mum-y hat. :)  

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my Fall-and-almost-Halloween deck.

 Hope Y'all had a great weekend, too. 

xo Babs

           

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Random Things Monday 10/13/14

Last week was really busy and a lot of fun. 
We celebrated out 46th anniversary, took a day trip on Friday, spent Saturday at home watching football games, then attended an annual family gathering on Sunday. 
I'm still "running in high gear", so here are a few random things from last week.

I got two of these big, pottery jack-o-lanterns at Home Depot. 
Right now, one is on the deck and the other by the front walk. They don't come with the plant or the cat, but do come in two different sizes. 
This is the big one, and hea-vy! No worrying about the wind blowing it away. 
I'm trying to decide how to light them for Halloween. Maybe with a string of orange lights inside?

In the family room, I added a wool Air France airline blanket, as a topper, on a side table.

Cast iron pine cone candle holders with flameless tea lights. 
It's starting to feel more like Fall now and I'm ready for cozy.

The family room is pretty neutral, color wise...

 ...except for my snack tray.

Mmmm, ginger lemon creme cookies and herbal tea. I'm set for a while.

Friday, we took a day trip to the North Georgia mountains. We had a yummy lunch and visited the Folk Pottery Museum. I'll share a few more pics later.

Bye for now. :)   
xo Babs

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Dusty Miller Wreath

Y'all might remember a couple of posts ago, I told you I was drying some Dusty Miller. Click here to see that post.

Making this wreath was trial and error, because even though I've made wreaths before, not many were dried ones. 

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, even with a tiny "miscalculation". 

Here's how I made it.

My cousin, Betty, suggested using a straw wreath and floral pins. 
Thanks, Betty! That worked out much better than hot glue would have. 
I bought a 14 in. straw wreath and two packs of U-shaped floral pins.

I started around the outside edge, overlapping the pieces, and pinning each piece. 

I realized, when I got almost all the way around the outside edge, that I didn't have nearly enough dried DM to finish the whole wreath...story of my life!  
Now you know why I don't do crafts much.

So, I headed back to the garden and cut every last top off the DM plants that were left.
I wasn't about to wait two more weeks for them to dry, so I started pinning them on. I wanted to get it done now! 

Hopefully, the wreath will still look full when it dries. I saved several pieces, just in case some bare spots show.

Note: It's sooo much easier working with the fresh Dusty Miller.
In this pic you can see the edge with dried, and toward the front is the fresh. 
You can hardly tell the difference. I'm just hoping it dries well and doesn't get moldy. I'll let you know if anything weird happens.

So you'll have an idea of how much DM it took...I had 15 plants and it took almost all of the tops for the wreath, but it only took one pack of floral pins. 

After I took the pics, I decided to lay the wreath down to dry. I'm thinking it might droop if it dries while it's hanging. Wish me luck.

Next time...a few more Fall things. I'm gettin' there.
xo Babs

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A Stroll Thru Life ~ Inspire Me Tuesday

Coastal Charm ~ Show and Share

Our Home Away From Home ~ Tuesdays at Our Home

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