We're Halloween Happy!

We are so ready for Halloween.  The kids and I decorated the last day of September and we had ghost shaped grilled cheese for lunch that day:)!  Here is how our great room is looking right now:

I haven't tackled any new Halloween crafts this year (though there is still a couple of weeks left...you never know what I might end up doing...I don't even know:)!), but I thought it would be fun to revisit the Halloween projects we completed last year, so here goes:

Halloween Bird Cage Light

Halloween Boo Rug!

Halloween Witch Hat Bookshelf

Halloween Lamp Shade Update

Outdoor Halloween Display Inspired by Pottery Barn

Pumpkin with Black Tights

Christmas Light Pumpkin

Homemade Mercury Glass Pumpkin

We sure had fun and stayed busy last October:)!  Do any of you have plans to create some homemade Halloween fun this year?

Charm's Gallery Wall Including T-Shirt Art

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!  Today, I have another 'old' project to share with you.  (The holidays really made things busy around here, so I apparently got behind with posting updates as they happened, so this is another catch up post:).)  We installed this artwork in Charm's room in November, along with the gutter bookshelves.

At the top is an antler set that Bill and I picked up at a Hobby Lobby in Des Moines, way back in June.  It was $20 on sale 50% off.  Below the antlers is a square frame picture that I picked up at Target on clearance for $4.98.  The clock was $5 from Walmart.  The canvas feet are Charm's.  We inked up his feet with black acrylic paint on his birthday last summer.  I just love them!  The little canvases are from Michael's and came in a 4 pack.  I believe they were about $5 or so for the four pack combining a sale with a 'take an additional percentage off coupon' (about $1.25 each).  The metal 'H' is from Urban Outfitters and was on sale for $6. 

 

Below that are the two brand new IKEA Ribba frames that I picked up from Goodwill for $10 each.  I filled them with t-shirts that I found on clearance for $4 each at Target.  I like the vintage feel of the images on them and since they are size small boys, Charm will be able to wear them in a year or two. Multipurposed art:)!  I probably should have ironed them a bit before sticking them in the frame, and I still might do that.  Finally, there is a magnet board from IKEA that we've had around for a long time. I'm telling you that magnet board has provided hours and hours of entertainment!  Charm has several different sets of magnets and he uses them for his 'ship' or 'car' buttons.  A little boy's imagination is truly an amazing thing.

The table and chairs are from IKEA.  

Total cost for the wall art: $65-ish

Anyone else stick something unconventional in a frame and call it wall art??

P.S.  Check out how our house looks right now:

 And how our kiddos looked on Saturday:

Hooray for Halloween in March:)!

Linking up to Thrifty Decor Chick.

Happy Halloween!

I hope that everyone has a festive and fun holiday!  We'll be getting into costume this afternoon and joining our friends and neighbors for some trick or treating fun!  We can't wait.

This weekend, we got a bit of a head start on Halloween festivities with my extended family in Northern Wisconsin.  Here are some pictures from the weekend:

Cupcake and Cookie Decorating:

 Birthday Celebrating (Lucky #4 and Cici #1!):

 Dog Hugging:

 Daddy Cuddling:

 Playing Outside!:

Filling the Bird Feeder

Walking with Opa!

Hay Ride Time!

Farmer Fritz at the Wheel

Fritz's Pond

Pumpkin Painting

Ghost Pinata!

 Family Costume Time:

We're Lucky Charms:)!  Bill is a Leprechaun, Charm is a Pot of Gold, Lucky is a Rainbow and I'm a Shamrock:)!!  

Lucky handed out Skittles and said 'Taste the Rainbow'.  Well she said it to me anyway:).

Charm handed out chocolate gold coins.

Queen and Baby Bees!

"It's too darn hot for a penguin to be just walking around!"  Yes, D.B, you missed it.  Mom was a Penguin.

Checking out the goodies!

Oma Heaven!

Thanks Oma and Opa for hosting!  And thanks to my extended family for coordinating such a fun and festive holiday weekend!  It's hard to believe we were up there for less than 48 hours!

I'll be back tomorrow with my first November post...bring on Thanksgiving!!