Everyone October 1st we have a HALLOWEEN BREAKFAST to kick off my favorite month and holiday. It's nothing fancy, but we use all our Halloween tableware and have a Halloween dance afterwards. Yes, this usually occurs on a school day, but we get up early and no one complains!
I always have a little gift waiting by each child's plate and a spooky treat to take to school that day. Scarlet usually ends up with some spooky jammies too!
While at Michael's last night, I stumbled upon these and KNEW the kids would love them for their little gift. I know they'll be anxious to get their homework done that day just to work on them!
The pink castle is my favorite, I must say!
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Witches' Broom Pail
The items you'll need to make this craft (This was the only pail I could find, so that's why it has this pattern on it. I wanted a plain one)
Spray paint pail black
Paint chalkboard and stamp it with a round stamp with black ink. With a white paint pen, write on chalkboard. Tie chalkboard to pail with ribbon.
Pretty cute, huh?!
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Halloween Wreath
Okay, I have to admit I was SO embarrassed to buy these roses. I know... I'm lame, but I was. I kept saying to Scarlet out loud so everyone in line could hear, "It's going to be fun to spray these black for Halloween, huh?" In hind sight, people probably thought I was more of a weirdo for spraying flowers black than buying cheesy pink silk roses!
Pull the flowers off the stems and hot glue them to the wreath backing.
Fill the whole wreath in except for a small space on top to add the ribbon.
Add ribbon to hang the wreath and then glue or sew a big bow to the hanging ribbon.
I LOVE how it turned out!
Am I annoying you with all my Halloween stuff? If I don't do it now, it won't get done in October.
Anyway, this was a fun one!
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Layout With An Ampersand
thank you, thank you, thank you for posting pics of these! i'll def. have to add them to my shopping list.
and i'm glad to see that i am not the only one who is thinking of halloween already (also my favorite holiday!!!)
Posted by: elizabeth | August 12, 2007 at 05:47 PM
Oh how I love this! I wish I had a front yard...I'd make one of these lickrty-split!
Posted by: Heather M. | August 12, 2007 at 07:59 PM
Love it Gillian!
Posted by: Rebecca | August 12, 2007 at 08:16 PM
that is super cute!!
Posted by: maggie Holmes | August 12, 2007 at 10:20 PM
SO cute!!! Love the broom pail! Super, super cute!! That layout is so fun too...I just took some pics of Alex that look awfully similar last Saturday! I'll have to post them! :o)
Posted by: Holly Child | August 13, 2007 at 07:29 AM
okay, that wreath screams "COOL!"
you have to see this onsie I ordered off of Etsy for Dahlia. We are gonna go this year to the Dia De Los Muertos celebration in LA, and she's gonna wear this with a hot pink tutu and a headband of roses!
Is my baby girl gonna be spiff in this or what!?!
http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=5862761
Posted by: Yvonne | August 13, 2007 at 08:03 AM
okay, that wreath screams "COOL!"
you have to see this onsie I ordered off of Etsy for Dahlia. We are gonna go this year to the Dia De Los Muertos celebration in LA, and she's gonna wear this with a hot pink tutu and a headband of roses!
Is my baby girl gonna be spiff in this or what!?!
http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=5862761
Posted by: Yvonne | August 13, 2007 at 08:04 AM
So dang cute!
Loving that I found you and your blog!
Gonna make me these things too.
THANKS!
Posted by: Robyn | August 13, 2007 at 11:33 AM
Your Halloween ideas are awesome! We are throwing a surprise Halloween/Birthday party and I ran across your blog and I am loving your ideas! We're using Martha Stewart's severd finger idea for the invites...ever seen them? They rock and are super creepy.
Posted by: shayslounge | August 13, 2007 at 12:08 PM