HALLOWEEN
Happy Halloween friends! Last post was all about the kiddos, and this one is all about the grown-up table... Here I have created a simple and affordable tablescape that is all about easy clean-up and is sure to wow your guests, or even just your kids, for Halloween dinner. As I have stated before, I am not one to splurge when it comes to Halloween decor and if I do purchase something new, I search for items that can be used year round. Let me take you through the steps of how I created this "spooky" tablescape:
1. I started off with a base, I used a painters dropcloth and placed it diagonally on the table.
2. I then layered a large piece of black cheesecloth over the drop cloth. I found mine at Michaels, but you can find these at any party, craft or fabric store around Halloween.
3. I then took a single panel sheer white curtain and puddled it down the center of the table. Yes, a curtain! I did this for my last tablescape as well which you can see HERE.
4. Now it's time to build up the centerpiece:
To ground the center of the table, I used craft store brown moss and a styrofoam skull and placed them on a wooden plate under a glass cloche. On either side of that, I stacked some of my favorite old books in black and brown colors. Once I had the overall layout of my centerpiece, I stuck glittery twigs and flow-y greenery underneath and in between the books. Lastly, I staged the brass vintage candle sticks throughout and placed black candles in them.
5. For the place settings, I used the same plaid plates (out of stock) from PIER1 that I used for my early fall tablescape, but this time used them as a charger plate. I had found these cute PAPER SKULL PLATES (now on sale for $1.49 a pack!) at Michaels and they fit perfectly over the plaid ones, making an easy clean up come after dinner! You could take this a step further if you wanted and even layer a charger plate underneath the plaid plate. For mine, I just used these black and white striped napkins from the Magnolia Hearth & Hand line at Target for some additional pattern. Once the place settings were complete, I flanked one side with these beautiful printed cloth menus from PORTER LANE HOME use code SIMPLYCIANI20 for 20% off of your order. She does custom orders and can print any menu that you have in mind for your next event! I think it is such a special added touch when having guests over. The other side has my grandmother's silverware which I break out for every special occasion.
I hope this goes to show you how you can easily create a fun and elaborate tablescape by using just the items around your home, or using the same items from previous table set ups but just in different ways! Below I have linked a few of my favorites for easy shopping:
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*This post contains affiliate links, this in no way affects the total price that you pay, it simply is a way for bloggers to make a small commission from the linked brand for the time we put in sourcing items to make shopping easier for our readers.
In all honesty, Halloween is one of my least favorite holidays to decorate for... but my oldest loves it! This mama does what she can to make any holiday feel special, and Halloween is no exception. Preferably I like to skip the overly-spooky and lean more towards the kid-friendly side of decor. This year I went for simple and easy, really just sticking to decorating one area other than having the kids decorate their windows and doors with dollar store Halloween cheapies just for fun.
Most everything that I used this year were things that I already had, such as these trick & treat banners that I made 6 years ago now! You can find the tutorial on them HERE.
The cute little paper bats were from Michaels, along with the black & white cheesecloth fabric. The adorable runner was a Target dollar spot find from last year. The spider web place mats and little black trees were dollar spot finds from this year. My favorite part of the whole set up are the Halloween plates from PIER1. While most of this decor is now out of stock, I will let you in on a little secret of mine... I almost always plan my seasonal decor a year ahead and buy everything as soon as it hits the clearance section or after holiday sales. And one last tip: when shopping seasonally, I also search for items that I can use year round. Below I have linked some of my favorites for creating a perfect Halloween table for kids, and all of it is on SALE, so stock up before it disappears!
*This post contains affiliate links, this in no way affects the total price that you pay, it simply is a way for bloggers to make a small commission from the linked brand for the time we put in sourcing items to make shopping easier for our readers.
*This post contains affiliate links, this in no way affects the total price that you pay, it simply is a way for bloggers to make a small commission from the linked brand for the time we put in sourcing items to make shopping easier for our readers.
After spending a week getting my house perfectly decorated for Halloween, and feeling completely confident in the whole setup of accessories and decor projects that I had completed, it still felt like the "spooky" factor was still missing...
During my weekly trip to Jo-Ann's this weekend, I came across a bolt of this crushed tulle. I wasn't sure what I could do with it just yet, but it looked very "halloween-y" so I snatched it up and decided on what I would do with it later.
After I got home, I just started cutting up the tulle into smaller (not so perfect) pieces and draped it over practically everything!
There is still time left & this weekend is the perfect time to finish up your last minute Halloween projects! Happy Haunting!
Happy Monday!
Hope y'all enjoyed your weekend
We have been busy around here getting everything decorated for the season and have finally finished...
Being that this is only our 2nd Halloween since getting Married and having a home together, we honestly had no Halloween decor to start with... just a few plastic pumpkins from last year & cheap ugly garland from Michaels. I am the kind of person who loves decorating my home each and every season and changing things up. But being a Military family, our paychecks don't leave much extra room to go out and spontaniously spend on seasonal decor. My goal this year was to decorate our whole home (well.. the rooms that are actually lived in) for under $50. Since I found many of the items that you see in the pictures, around my home, it made it much easier to stay within budget. Although, even if you had to go out and buy supplies you would still be able to stay under $75 (at the very most)
Welcome to our front door!
come in & feel at "home"
One of the easiest ways to change your decor is with pillows, but at $9-$25+ each that can get costly!
Here are two of my tutorials on how to make your own pillow covers using minimal fabric & only requires 3 straight lines of sewing!
POCKET PILLOW COVER: [HERE]
EASY-SEW PILLOW COVER: [HERE]
I found this vintage window for FREE off of Craigslist a few months ago & recently just got around to hanging it. For Halloween, I decided to line the back of the window with leftover burlap from my burlap chair makeover. (HINT: Burlap is on sale 50% off all month of October at JoAnns)
But the window with burlap alone was still pretty plain, so I decided to look around my house for something to use to spruce it up a bit. I came across and old book, which I used to make the wreath & banners, plus some leafy book page garland (below)
I am absolutely in LOVE with how my chair turned out!
For the leafy book page garland, I originally got the inspiration from Nesting Place - The Blog, and wanted to make my own version. I started by folding book pages in half, then cutting random leaf shapes out of them. I used a hole punch, then strung them using twine (tying a knot after each leaf)
The mercury glass pumpkin was from TJMaxx - $12.99
Since the book was FREE, I decided to use it for banners as well.
& then decorated using some handmade bows out of ribbon
For the book pages, I just drew on the letters & strung them on twine.
It didn't feel finished, so I sprinkled the pages with the spray on glitter that I found at Paper-Source
These adorable little tin containers I found at the dollar store & painted on numbers using craft paint to make it more decorative.
After looking at my bookshelves, I knew I needed something more to fill them up with, but the books that I had didn't match my decor, so I covered them using brown craft paper & lace ribbon.
& being that my daughter is now obsessed with books (and anything else she can get her hands on) I made this crate to hold just a few of her MANY books
These pumpkins were leftover from last year, all I did was give them a coat of spray paint & they were good as new! Krylon - Metallic Silver & Satin White)
Here is another plastic pumpkin leftover from last year. I used some chalkboard spray paint & now we have a Halloween countdown!
For the wall in our entryway, we recently gave it a coat of paint! I figured that painting a small wall wouldn't hurt, since we have now lived in base housing for almost 2 years and have no signs of moving anytime soon. Plus our house was in desperate need of come color!
To make it a little more festive, I turned it into a Halloween themed gallery wall
Scrap of burlap + numbers I printed on card stock
For this I used leftover linen & cut the silouette out of gray felt
Framed skeleton key fabric - 1/4 yd = $2.25
Thermostats are always ugly and I have never figured out how to hide ours, so why not frame it?! With this styrofoam wreath and linen fabric make a cute Mummy Wreath
This print has to be one of my favorites! I remember singing it in preschool and actually have a video that my Dad took of me singing it when I was about 4 years old :)
I thought it would be cute to type it out and frame it and sing it to my own daughter
Remember these that I showed you on Friday from my Favorite Finds Friday post??!
To learn how to make this vintage book page wreath, click [HERE]
To add a unique & spooky touch to the decor, I used our old family dugeriotypes and old paper clippings + medical perscriptions.
& our kitchen decor...
For more pictures of our kitchen decor & a tutorial on how to make these banners, click [HERE]
So what do you all think???
TOTAL everything came out to be $46.57! Can you believe it?!
we took a little trip to the pumpkin patch!
Do you and your family have any seasonal traditions?
For us, this year started a new family tradition
we took Madisyn Grace to
The Pumpkin Patch
to pick out her very 1st pumpkin
In years past, I always thought about the future & what life would be like with a family of my own. As a child, my Mother always knew how to make each season extra special. I knew that someday, I wanted to honor those traditions that she set in place and carry them onto my own children. I have always looked forward to the Holidays, but this year is so much different. Now that my Mother is gone, I feel it is more important than ever to hand down those family traditions & enjoy every single memory that comes with them
Happy Halloween!
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