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The Witch Is In !

October 20, 2020 1 Comment
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If my front porch had a them it would be The Witch Is In! I honestly didn’t plan it that way, but once I got started I ran with it.

How do you make a front porch with a witch theme?

Well, it’s easy!

Halloween front porchAdd a cute witchy door mat

I’m not sure why, but this year I’ve found more cute door mats.

With 3 doors to enter our house, this may be my newest addiction.

This is our side porch.

It’s the perfect place to curl up with a throw, a warm drink and just watch the world go by!

Halloween Front Porch

Add witchy decor

This is the front door.

Of course, a witch’s house would be surrounded by spooky black trees that light up at night and flank the front door.

The trees are surrounded by fall plants, mums and pumpkins.

Normally, I would have a ton more pumpkins but it’s still hitting 90 here occasionally.

So I’ve been holding back until I know they will survive longer than a week!

Ghost door wreath

I shared my ghost front door wreath with you here.

It’s still my favorite new Halloween decor piece for the year.

 

My Home sign got a new bat charm.

Isn’t he the cutest?

I love that he has the tiniest bit of glitter on him.

Broom Parking, brooms

 

Broom Parking

What witch wouldn’t have a place to park her broom?

I made the broom sign a few years ago, however I picked these brooms up from Home Depot this year.

hanging witch hats

A Place to Hang My Witch Hat

To add a little witchy lighting, we hung witch hats filled with remote control candles from the front porch ceiling.

In our last house, we hung witch hats from the trees on our patio.

The hats have become one of my favorite things to decorate with!

You never know where you will find them here at the castle.

painted black cat pails

Witch’s Black Cats

And last, but by no means the least, no self respecting witch would live without a black cat!

These vintage cat pails are perfect for my witchy theme.

vintage cat pails

I took $1.00  orange pumpkin pails and painted on vintage cat faces.

This style of art reminds me of Halloween decorations from my childhood.

Love it!

painted black cat pail

I painted 10 different pails in all and they make the perfect luminaries!

Just add a tea light and you are all set!

Halloween front porch

I’ll leave you with a few pictures of our Halloween front porch at night…

Halloween Porch at night

Too much fun!

Until next time…

The Witch is In Halloween front porch

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Halloween Tear Drop

September 18, 2020 4 Comments
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dollar tree halloween decor and crafts I’m so excited! I made a Halloween Tear drop! What’s a Tear Drop you ask? Well, we will get to that momentarily, but first a little back story!

Remember a month or so ago when I shared my Halloween Dollar Tree haul with you? Ever since then I’ve been adding things here and there to my stash just waiting for the right time to use it all. And then one day I was on Miss Cayce’s Christmas  Wonderland site and fell in love with Tear Drops.

This is one of Miss Cayce’s Tear Drops.

Isn’t it the cutest?

The base is an upside Christmas tree shaped “swag” of pine branches.

If I lived closer to Miss Cayce’s I would definitely take a class or two on how to decorate a Tear Drop.

Unfortunately, I’ll have to do with their Youtube tutorials!

Halloween teardrop

Normally I would wait to share my finished product with you until the end.

However, this may be how my Tear Drop looks now, but it certainly isn’t what it looked like to start with.

Miss Cayce's package

My Tear Drop arrive a few days after ordering it.

Nicely packed with a personalized note inside.

teardrop with black and white floral pick

I quickly took it out of it’s package, fluffed it up and added these cute black and white floral picks to the top and bottom of the Tear Drop.

witch hat floral pick

Next, I added these cute witch hat picks, again at the top and bottom.

Now this is the part I was so excited about, I added a black glitter cat!

I had made this, along with a ghost and pumpkin from my Dollar Tree haul.

I knew  it would be the perfect focal point for my tear drop.

halloween bow

Just like Miss C’s tutorials, I added balls and bows.

spider pick

Shiny curly things, as well as glittery spiders with webs.

Halloween Teardrop

And when I was done, I took a few steps back to admire my lovely glittery black cat with the bows and all things shiny!

All I could think was:

This is not at all what I had in my head!

The cat doesn’t show up at all…

Halloween teardrop

I sat down at my studio desk to roll around in my disappointment and my eye caught a shiny little ghost sitting on the  worktable.

And I knew.

While I loved my glittery black cat, my shiny white ghost was perfect for my Tear Drop.

His glittery shiny white self just pops off of the greenery!

My Tear Drop isn’t nearly as cute as the ones at Miss Cayce’s, but I think it’s pretty cute.

Even without my black cat.

Now, I can’t wait to hang it.

Bring on Halloween!

Until next time….

 

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Painted Stacked Pumpkins

October 18, 2019 1 Comment
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I’ve been drooling over painted stacked pumpkins for years. I would see them everywhere I went. Each and everyone of them would scream my name. Only, there was one big problem. They all cost more than my Halloween budget allowed.

painted stacked pumpkins

I thought that I had hit pay dirt when I saw this set of stacked pumpkins from At Home.

However, at $99.00, they still were more than I was willing to spend on Halloween decor.

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Then, on a recent shopping trip, at the very back of a Marshall’s store my little eye spied a stack of pumpkins.

No, they weren’t painted in bright Halloween colors, but they were stacked and they were under $30.00.

I couldn’t get them in my basket fast enough!

I was so excited that I didn’t get a “before” picture of them. My bad.

orange and white pumpkin

Step 1:

The pumpkins received a few good coats of white multi-surface paint before painting the colorful designs.

Step 2:

The top pumpkin was painted with bright white and orange stripes.

checked pumpkins

Step 3:

The middle stacked pumpkin was painted a black and white check pattern with tiny gold dots at the intersections.

Step 4:

And the bottom pumpkin?

Yep, you guessed it.

I was still so excited that I didn’t get a picture of it either!

If you look closely at the photo above, you can see that the bottom pumpkin was painted black with large white and orange polk-a-dots.

Painted stacked pumpkins

Step 5:

Before I put the stacked pumpkins on my front porch, I gave the pumpkins a quick spray of clear coat and added a little raffia and ribbon to the pumpkin’s stem.

Even pumpkins need a little bling!

Halloween porch

I love how my painted stacked pumpkins turned out!

They are definitely the star of my Halloween porch.

painted stacked pumpkins

Was it worth the time and expense to paint my own stacked pumpkins?

Absolutely!

I don’t count the many hot minutes it took to paint the pumpkins as I love to paint.

As for the cost, the total cost of the pumpkins was under $38.00.

Definitely in my Halloween budget!

Until next time….

Painted stacked pumpkins

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Halloween Pillows And A Giveaway

October 4, 2019 12 Comments
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I love Halloween! I know that not all of you do, however it is one of my family’s most fun holidays. Since I love it so much, I thought that I would share some Halloween pillows and a giveaway!

“The Witch Is In” pillow is from Sams and definitely one of my favorites.

What can I say? So true!

black and white buffalo check pillows

Let’s start with the basics.

I’m a firm believer of having a basic pillow or two, followed by something with a theme or a large print, on my sofa.

I wish I were one of those talented ladies that can put any pattern together and have it work for me, but that is so not me!

These black and white buffalo check pillows with poms fits the “basic” bill for me.

Plus, it’s a bonus that you can use them year round!

Halloween Truck pillow

This Halloween truck pillow , from Kirklands, is hands down one of my favorites!

black cat pillow

Wouldn’t this sweet black cat pillow be cute in any child’s room? So cuddly!

Hocus Pocus pillow

As a true fan of the movie Hocus Pocus, I truly believe that these should be somewhere in my house!

Queen of Halloween Pillow

You know that I am the Queen, so this pillow definitely is high on my favorites list!

skeleton love pillow

Next, two super fun pillows that I found at my local Market Street.

I’m not sure where I would put this pillow, but I loved the color and texture!

skeleton pillow

This one definitely represents me lately!

Well, the tired part anyway.

Pumpkin pillows

I know that I said that I was sharing Halloween, however this fall pumpkin pillow was too sweet not to share.

Fall giveaway

Now for the giveaway!

I am giving away this piece of Fall artwork. You can see more photos here.

The rules are simple.

  1. Leave a comment on your favorite pillow here on the blog.
  2. OR Head on over to my facebook page, like, follow and tag 2 friends.

We will announce the winner next Friday, October 11.

Sorry, but you must be in the United States to enter.

Good Luck!

Until next time….

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Bats and Brooms On The Front Porch

October 23, 2018 No Comments
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I’ve got bats and brooms on the front porch! Well, I’ve got a few other things too. Like pumpkins, cats and spooky lights!

brooms and bats on the front porch

I always love decorating for Halloween. It’s such a fun time of the year. For the first time, in a long time, I changed up the front porch decor. Come on in and see!

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How To Make A Witch’s Broom

October 19, 2018 5 Comments
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Last week I made the cutest broom parking sign. However, it’s been raining too much to even think of putting it out, until today. With a brief window of time before the next round of rain, I knew it was time to put out this sweet sign. Now that the broom parking sign is hung, all that is missing are a few witch’s brooms to park! Today I’m sharing how to make a witch’s broom.

How to make a witch's broom

Much to my surprise, making a witch’s broom was super easy and a lot of fun!

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Broom Parking Sign

October 16, 2018 No Comments
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It’s raining here. Again. Or should I say still. Today was the day to decorate my Halloween front porch, however since it’s so wet I thought my time would be better spent in the craft room. No, I’m not building an arc, although I should probably consider it. Today I’m painting a Broom Parking sign.

Broom Parking sign

I had this crazy idea that all of the witches here at the castle might need a designated spot to park their brooms.  Who wants to be constantly be tripping over that mess, right?

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Easy Halloween Place Cards

October 10, 2018 18 Comments
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A few weeks ago, I shared my Halloween Table with you.  I’m always on the look out for fun, inexpensive ways to present my place cards. This year, I found what I think are some really fun and easy Halloween Place cards.

Easy halloween Place Card

They light up and are super easy to make! Oh, and did I mention that it’s also Ten on the 10th? If you are new here, that’s where Ten fun bloggers share fun ideas, under $10.00 on the 10th of the month!

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It’s Been A Bad Week

October 5, 2018 2 Comments
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After a fun filled weekend in Oklahoma, I came home with a bug. Needless to say, It’s been a bad week here at the castle.

it's been a bad week

The only thing I’ve gotten done is the beginnings of getting the partio spruced up for fall! In all fairness, I started a lot of projects, but none are finished.

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Witchy Halloween Dining Table

October 2, 2018 6 Comments
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When you enter the castle, one of the first things that you see is the dining room. It’s also one of the first places that I start decorating for holidays. Since it’s October, it’s time to set my Halloween table. This year’s theme is a witchy Halloween dining table.

witchy halloween dining table

There are some constants on my Halloween dining table. The first being a witches hat. Each year I pull out my witch’s hat and give it new ribbons and decor.

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Cute not Creepy

September 28, 2018 2 Comments
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I can’t believe that October is just around the corner. I feel like I just got my pumpkins out and cooler temperatures have barely begun. A few days ago, I pulled out the Halloween decor and started planning where it all would go. All was well, until I got to the kitchen. My pretty little buffalo plaid and orange striped pumpkins make me so happy that the thought of putting them away made me sad. So, I began planning how to keep them. Why couldn’t my kitchen Halloween decor be more fall, less Halloween. Cute not creepy!

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Don’t worry, I’ll still keep it a wee bit wicked! Here at the castle we do love our traditional Halloween decor.

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Halloween Mantle

September 25, 2018 4 Comments
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It’s officially fall. Finally! I’ve been waiting awhile for it. Here at the castle, we start off with a small amount of fall decor, swing into October with an overload of Halloween, and finally settle in for  a more traditional fall decor for Thanksgiving. Since it’s almost October, I guess it’s time to rip off the band-aid and start the Halloween extravaganza. I’m starting with a simple Halloween Mantle.

Halloween Mantle

Over the years, I’ve gone from a heavily decorated mantle to a more simple understated one. I’ve come to believe that you don’t have to spend a fortune or put everything in the Halloween closet on the mantle!  This philosophy could be because I’ve grown lazy in my old age and don’t want to dust. Nah! I’m going with the simple and understated theory .

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What I Did Over the Weekend

February 20, 2018 4 Comments
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Morning all! I hope that you had a wonderful holiday weekend. I know that I did. So come on in and let me share with you what I did over the weekend.

What I did over the Weekend

I would love to tell you that I went some place exotic, but no. However, I did get a lot done!

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Halloween in the Living Room

October 13, 2017 No Comments
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Happy October! We are big on Halloween here at the castle. I’ve been decorating for Halloween in the living room for awhile now. I finally have it done!

Believe it or not, I actually cut back on the decorating extravaganza this year! Normally you would find floating ghosts, Skeletons, spider webs and all sorts of craziness.

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Heidi Swapp’s Marquee Pumpkin

October 3, 2017 No Comments
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heidi Swaps's Marquee PumpkinWhen it comes to crafts, some days I want to be like Martha Stewart. Then there are other days I want my crafts to be a little more fun and laid back.  Heidi Swapp’s Marquee Pumpkin kit is perfect for those days.

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How To Dress Up Your Pumpkin

September 15, 2017 3 Comments
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Y’all I can’t wait to show you how to dress up your pumpkin! They are so stinking cute!!!

I would love to tell you that this was totally my idea, but that would so be a lie. I was cruising Micheal’s website for idea for a fall project, when I came up Miss Heidi Swapp herself sharing how to dress up your pumpkin! You can see Heidi’s post here.

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Charger Makeover

August 18, 2017 1 Comment
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Okay, I admit it, I’m weak when it comes to fall and Halloween decorations. I can’t help myself. Shopping for new items to spruce up my fall table was turning out to be a challenge, especially in the charger department. First world problem, right? Then it occurred to me, why not a charger makeover?

So, I grabbed a few items in the arts and crafts isle and got busy!

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Trick or Treat at the Castle

October 25, 2016 No Comments
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I love trick or treat at the castle! It has always been one of my family’s favorite holidays.
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It is hard to believe that October is almost over! So today, I am sharing my Halloween decor with you  one last time before it’s time to pack it up and get my Thanksgiving decor done.

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Sugar Skull Halloween Table

October 14, 2016 1 Comment
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My sugar skull Halloween table is so much fun!

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It’s bright, colorful and totally different from anything that I have ever done before.  Don’t get me wrong, that’s not a bad thing. Right?

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Halloween in the Dining Room

October 7, 2016 4 Comments
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After sharing my chalkboard ghosts with you, I couldn’t wait to show you Halloween in the dining room.

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We love Halloween here at the castle so we decorate the house in a huge way. This year is no exception! My dining room is the first room you see as you enter my home, so it its the perfect place to make a big statement.

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Chalkboard Ghosts

October 4, 2016 1 Comment
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I’ve seen a lot of things made out of chalkboards, but never chalkboard ghosts!

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I was at Michaels a few months ago and found these blackboard shapes that were on sale for 80% off. I’m not sure what they were suppose to be, but to me they immediately reminded me of ghosts. I wasn’t completely sure what I was going to do with them, however I figured that they were cute and the price was right so why not buy them? I would decide what to do with them later.

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Halloween Mantle

September 30, 2016 No Comments
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For the first time in many years I changed the decor of my Halloween mantle.

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I think it is safe to say that Halloween is one of our favorite holidays here at the castle. We love to decorate, make our own costumes, trick or treat, and host Halloween parties! Over time, our taste in decor has changed. A lot!

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How To Make A Glowing Witch’s Hat

September 27, 2016 10 Comments
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Today I want to show you my quest on how to make a glowing witch’s hat!

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I say quest because it’s taken me three a few tries to get it right!

I first saw how to make a glowing witch’s hat on Pinterest.  Those witches hats were so darn cute, I knew that I was going to try and make one.

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Halloween Mason Jar Glasses

October 20, 2015 No Comments
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I was at Joann’s Fabric today picking up some fabric for a HUGE project that I have been working on, when I saw the cutest thing – Jar Jewelry. Have y’all seen them? I was so excited, as soon as I saw them I knew I wanted to make some Halloween mason jar glasses!

Halloween Mason Jar Glasses

Jar Jewelry is made by Vintologie.  They have decorative jars, lids, labels, and tags- both made of tin and paper. From the moment I saw them I was in love. They are 50% off right now so I bought a few and decided to give them a try.

Halloween Mason Jar 8Here’s what you are going to need:

Mason Jars

Jar Jewelry lids and straws- I only saw the lid inserts, you will need the rings also.

Jar Jewelry bakery tags and twine

Jar Jewelry adhesive peel and stick labels

Krylon Looking glass spray paint

Spray bottle with water in it

Halloween Mason Jar

Joanns had repainted patterned jars for sale, but I had a ton of jars at home. Also, I wanted these for my kitchen table which has a lot of mercury glass decor on it and I wanted my jars to match that.

First thing I did was to spray my jars with water and quickly gave them an even coat of spray paint. The water keeps the paint from adhering in random places and creates that old mercury glass look.

I used both clear and blue mason jars. I LOVED the blue. As you can see above it looked like a cross between old mercury glass and carnival glass! Woo HOO! I remembered that my local grocery had purple mason jars and it was everything I could do not to run up there and grab some to paint!

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Once the jars had dried, It was time to attach the peel and stick labels. They had several different styles to choose from, but I chose these ones. Kind of wish I had gotten more as they were all 50% off!

Just peel and stick on…

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The lids and straws come three to a pack. Again they had several styles and colors to choose from. I already had the rings, just pop the lid into the ring and screw onto the jar.

halloween mason jar glass 3After attaching the Happy Halloween bakery tags with twine, these babies were done and ready for the table.

Halloween Mason Jar glass 4Seriously, how easy is that? The hardest part was deciding which labels. lids and tags to buy!

halloween mason jar glassHere’s the blue glass. I love how it came out. Still thinking of buying some purple ones to match my napkins.

This was so easy! I am also toying with spray painting the jar rings to black for some more color. What do you think?

I love how they turned out. Another cool thing? After Halloween is over, I can just peel of the label and switch out to Thanksgiving or Christmas decor. Gotta love the versatility!

Until next time….

                      Tammy

 

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