Spookified Moon Garden

This past weekend I "spookified" my Moon Garden.

It was definitely past it's prime , no longer the lush garden you saw here.

My family thought I was crazy.
Well, they think that most of the time.

You see , my Moon Garden is in the back of my house , where it is rarely seen by anyone but me.

That has never stopped me from decorating before, and it didn't this time.
It's like my Secret Garden and I like it that way!
AND

It is Halloween after all !

When I told Em that I was making ghosties , she said " you're not going to make those weird ghosts that hold hands in a circle are you ?" , and I said , " well yes I am."

And I did.

And I kinda like them.

My Moon Man

I wanted some white pumpkins , but # 1 - I couldn't find any locally and #2- I was too cheap to buy them even if I could've found them. Sooo, white spray paint to the rescue!

I filled my rhubarb leaf bird bath with another white spray painted pumpkin and some silver spray painted mini pumpkins.

There you have it .....

My "Spookified" Moon Garden !

Now for Pinteresting Wednesday.....

I know , YESTERDAY was Wednesday, but Pinterest wouldn't connect for me last night....

WAY cooler than my ghost in the garden !

A close up. Chicken wire . Cool huh?

Fun idea , but do you think they would scare my birds?

Ghosts and white pumpkins .... just like mine right ?

right.....

Maybe I'll add some grave stones next year !

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Halloween Faux Mantel with Subway Art

It's been a busy , beautiful weekend here in the Trailerhood . We had parties and company  and family around all weekend. Just the way I like it ! On Saturday everyone left to go fishing ( I do not fish ) so I had the whole day to myself, this doesn't happen often and to tell you the truth it felt a little strange at first. I quickly got over that and decided it was a great day to create.

I started several projects  ( which I'm sure will be future posts ) . And decided to " spookify" the Moon Garden ( another future post ).

Today I am going to share with you my Faux Mantel. Don't you just love the word "faux" ? What a classy way to say fake ! I don't actually have a mantle anymore . But I have a thrift store sofa table that cost me $3 ( even better , well, maybe not , but you've got to work with what you have ) . I just covered it with some of that "spooky" black material from the Dollar store and a spider web runner Em got me on clearance last year at Target.

I love my Halloween tree ! I have it out year round and decorate it for each season/holiday. I particularly like to decorate it for Halloween because I have so many awesome Halloween ornaments.

 The tree was a store display of some kind and I bought it when the store was going out of business. It's one of those finds you can use all the time , I've never regretted that purchase.

I especially love this little Lady . Don't you just love my full figured witch ! I have her sister too, but , the picture didn't really come out ( too much light coming in the window ).

I also love the Free Halloween printable. This is the first time I've ever used them. But what fun . A big thank you to Freaking Craft  for sharing her " Something Wicked " printable with us.

 But I am most proud of the Halloween Subway art that I created myself ! I just think they are so cool and they are all over blogland these days. However , I am as computer challenged as I am photography challenged , I wasn't really sure if I could pull it off. Then I found this awesome blog  The Mother Huddle ( super cute name too) with a fantastically easy to follow tutorial. And I created this one.

Again with the bad photography....GEEZ....

It really was fun to make. I can see myself making a lot more in the future. My sister liked it so well she asked my for the website I found it on!

Anyway.... that's what I created.

 A Faux mantle is better than NO mantle !

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Pinteresting Wendsday.....Halloween Party at the Trailerhood

I have been remiss in my posting this week.

 I'm hosting a Halloween party on Friday for my girlfriends.

 It's become an annual thing ( year #2 ).

 I love having parties and I LOVE Halloween!

 So what better way to participate in The Vintage Apple"s " Oh , So Pinteresting Wednesday Linky Party than with my Halloween Party Pinterest board.

For those of you not using Pinterest , let me just say , what are you waiting for ?

It has become my new obsession ( like I needed another one ! )

For those of you who do not know what Pinterest is , this is the description on their home page.

Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pin boards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes.
Best of all, you can browse pin boards created by other people. Browsing pin boards is a fun way to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests. To get started, request an invite.

Soooo.... Here's my Halloween Party Board

Food

Cute and Healthy

Love the Candy Corn veggie arrangement !

Presentation is EVERYTHING !

Munchies are a MUST !

It would be UNHEARD of for the Cupcake Queen not to have cupcakes !

LOVE the spiderweb design !

Drink

OK, I could go on and on about this topic ! But I have narrowed it down to two.

Again with the presentation....

Yum !

Blood Orange ( fitting huh? ) Margaritas

Decorations

This is how I'm going to decorate my dining room.

Yea, RIGHT ! But it IS cool right ?

This is more like what I can pull off . Minus the really cool wallpaper of course.

Easy Peasy centerpiece

My outdoor decorations...

I wish....

#1 The Trailerhood does NOT have an awesome porch or a porch at all for that matter.

Mine is more like this.

And this

I'll post more on the Halloween Party at the Trailerhood  AFTER  the big event.

And my last pin to share ~

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Laziness......

It was a cold , rainy , yucky day here in Northeast Iowa. I have been lazy, lazy, lazy all day ! I decided to make a list of things I MUST get done this week and if I make it known , then maybe , just maybe , I will accomplish them.

#1 . REMOVE all of the "stuff" sitting all over my kitchen, dining, and living room that needs to go to the store. I'm tired of my home looking like a flea market ! I need to find a way to organize all of our "finds" until they are ready to go to the store and my living room is NOT the place to store them.
#2. REORGANIZE  the guest room. It has become a catch -all for smaller treasures and half finished projects also for the store .....GEEZ...I'm seeing a pattern here.

#3. CLEAN, CLEAN, CLEAN . My dust bunnies have been breeding like rabbits and those cobwebs in the corners are NOT Halloween decorations ! Speaking of which....

#4. CONTINUE with the Fall decorations. I got off to a small start last week ( see Antlers and Acorns ) but have much,  MUCH, more to do. I am hosting a bridal shower for my niece- to -be  AND having a " girlfriends" party at the end of the month and my house is far from ready for the festivities !

Am I getting an of this done ?..... Well no, not really.... I have however found some great inspiration on Pinterest. LOVE , LOVE, LOVE,  this site . What a great way to waste time .... get inspiration from other people.

Here are some Halloween/ Fall ideas I plan to put my own spin on :

Perfect for my front step.

Love this idea. I have a perfect birdbath for this !

Defiantly going to do a version of this display in the entry. Picked up crows at the Dollar Store the other day , already have similar containers and plenty of spiders, just have to find some hedge apples....Hmmm

Last but not least. I love this vase. Super easy and I have everything to put it together.  Beautiful  example of an all natural display !

Now just to get off my lazy bum and accomplish something .....I'll keep you posted !