Halloween Ghosts

This is a fun DIY that you can easily finish in about an hour or so. They are very easy and a fun project that you can do with your kids if you want to.

Supplies:
-Styrofoam balls- I found mine at Joann's
-Black felt square
-Cheese cloth
-White thread to hang the ghosts
-Pins

The first thing that you want to do is cut two eyes and an oval shaped mouth out of the black felt. I wanted bigger eyes so I cut bigger ovals out for eyes. After your eyes and mouth are cut out take some pins and stick them through the eyes into the Styrofoam ball.

The next step is to open up your cheese cloth and measure out how long you want the ghosts to be. Then take your scissors and cut strips at both ends of the cheese cloth to make it more stringy. Once you have all of your strips cut then you find the center of the cheese cloth and place the ball with eyes underneath the cheese cloth. Once you have your ghost made all you need to do is use some white thread and hang your ghost.

I love how these turned out! They are such a cute addition to my Halloween decorations.

What kind of fun DIY decorations have you come up with for Halloween this year?  

Bathroom Subway Art - Free Printable!

I spent all morning thinking that I really needed to do something with my kids bathroom. I decided that I needed to just redo the whole thing! So I found myself at the computer all morning long and I made these cute bathroom wall art for my big project. Oh I am so excited!

And just because I am feeling extra nice today you can have them for free!

You can click the following links to download these files to your computer.

Dare to be different

I love you

Love is spoken here

Wash your hands

You are my sunshine

You're never fully dressed without a smile

If you like these please like and share this post!

Thanks much!

Halloween Table Runner

Okay this project took longer than I thought that it would, but that is okay because I think that they turned out so stinkin cute!

A cute Halloween table runner! I also made them to go in and on my china hutch. Yup I am all matchy matchy. I found this tutorial from Pinterest and I thought that it was simple enough to try it myself.

The cool thing about this table runner is that you are quilting it as you go. If you can sew a straight line then you can make this!

This is what it looks like after I finished the quilting while sewing it together. Then you trim the edges and bind it together. It was so simple.

I am going to make just the table runner for Thanksgiving and I haven't decided if I will make everything for Christmas or just the table runner.

They are so cute though!

I promise that if you try this you can do it to. Let me know how it goes.

October 2014 General Conference

I am so excited to be able to listen to our Prophet and church leaders speak to us over these next two days! You can watch conference this weekend by following this link.

Start a fun Tradition: Boo your friends this Halloween!

I am sure that you have lived in a neighborhood that has this fun tradition. It's called being Booed if you haven't. This is a fun tradition where neighbors get to secretly share yummy treats with each other while being sneaky. My kids love it and are excited to start it this year.

Here are a few cute Booed instructions and pictures that I found. I am sure that there are many many more, but these were some of my favorite!

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And just because it looked like fun I made one of my own that you can just click and save to your computer. Enjoy!

Facts About Halloween

I love to celebrate Halloween with my family. It is so much fun to dress up the little's and go out trick-or-treating. This was a very interesting find for me. It was fun to see where some of the traditions came from. 

My favorite thing that we did when I was little was have hot chili with apple cider for dinner before we went out for the night. What is your favorite tradition on Halloween?

Spooktackular Halloween Mantle Roundup!

One thing that I love about the holidays is being able to dress up a mantle. I just love how you can take a small space and add a few things to it and create an amazing focal point for the season!

Now sadly my house doesn't have a fireplace or a mantle for me to decorate, but that is not stopping me. I am in the process of building a beautiful mantle for my kitchen so I can join in on the festivities.

Here are a few of my favorite mantles that really bring the Halloween spirit into the home. Enjoy!

This mantle is from Babble. I love the life size skeleton on the mantle. The pumpkin and the twigs with greenery add to make this a very cool mantle.

This mantle is from The Corner of Plaid and Paisley. I love how this mantle has a dark castle feel. I love having skulls in jars and the black birds in the cage is awesome. Oh and don't get me started on the black lace. I love it!

 

This mantle is from Peppermint Plum. This is so darling. I love the picture and the colors with the slight hint of green make this mantle sweet and elegant. Isn't that mirror amazing?

This mantle is from Sweet Something Designs. The candles in this design make this mantle elegant. I love the pumpkins and the owl. I think that this is adorable and I love the trick-or-treat banner!

This mantle is from The Frugal Homemaker. This mantle can be used for Halloween and Fall. It is just simply graceful. 

This mantle is from BH&G. I love the colors that are used in this mantle, I love the witch hats also. I think that the theme is very cute, especially the witch legs coming out of the chimney!

This mantle is from Family Circle. I love everything about this mantle. The candle holders, the banner with the cat, the pumpkins, and the clock! Everything is adorbs! Love Love Love!

This mantle is from Good Housekeeping. This mantle give a nice country rustic Halloween feel. 

This mantle is from Pottery Barn Kids. I love this so much. The haunted houses on the mantle are so cute. I love the Halloween calendar hanging on the wall! That might be a project I need to tackle.

This mantle is from Trendy Tree. I love the purple and green skeletons. I think that purple and green go so well together and make this decor one of my favorite!

This mantle is from The Domestic Curator. I like the feel of this whole set up. I seems like you are in a haunted house. I love the wicked banner and the spider webs add a lot to the feel. 

This mantle is from The Seasonal Home. This is a cute idea, especially if you have small kids. They will love the face in the fireplace. 

This mantle is from Small Home Love. I love the window frame with the spider, and the candle holders make the whole thing come together.

This mantle is from Lookie What I Did. This is a cute idea. She made the wreath and pillows. The trees and pumpkins add that extra pop to finish off the mantle and make it cute.

This mantle is from Positively Splendid. I love everything about this mantle. The print is so cute and the witch brooms I love! The colors are top notch in this mantle.

I hope that you were able to find some inspiration with these mantles. I know that I have!

What does your Spooktackular mantle look like?