Halloween Haunts

With all the time I've had on my hands lately, I have been looking for creative outlets. My Mom was always super festive for any holiday. She would cover the house in nick-knacks the kids had made over the years and products of her creative genius. She would even go to lengths such as dying all the food red for Valentine's Day or green for St. Patrick's. Now that I'm a "home-maker," I thought it was time to start building my "festivity repertoire." Here are some of this year's decorations:

Simple leftover cardstock from a previous craft, colored by me

I saw books like this at Michael's (where I purchased the skull/raven) and they wanted around $12 for it. I thought to myself, "I could easily make that." Bit of black cardstock, tape and some tracing later, wah-la!

Had some left-over white canvas fabric and whipped these up in just a couple minutes.

The hat came pre-made, I just applied a bit of tape and learned to tie a floral bow from Youtube. Simple but fun!

Michael's had an awesome sale, which as mentioned before, is where I got a lot of my decorations. I just think this candlestick is kinda fun and adds a touch of "eery" to the room. 

This is probably what I'm most proud of. I found the picture online and had a blank canvas. I really haven't done any painting since High School, so the fact that I was able to create something I'm proud of after all this time is kinda an awesome win. 

I had a lot of fun making/arranging these "creations." I can't wait til I can be that crazy neighbor with the decked-out yard that all the neighbor kids want to hit up on their Trick-or-Treating route!

Tonight we're headed to "The 13th Floor," Colorado's scariest haunted house. Apparently it's been featured on things like news programs and the Discovery Channel. We're both a bit apprehensive, but also looking forward to spending time with other couples from our ward. Hopefully we can keep our wits about us!