Ok, now that you've seen my Halloween-Gaga-of-a-home, and Halloween is just a couple of days away , and if you still want to try and catch-up with your Halloween decorating, then you MUST read these tips!
1) Go over what you already have first.
No brainer here, before you go on a shopping spree, always, always look at stuff you have first. Not just your Halloween stuff but other stuff you have that may pass for Halloween, such as....
Anything Black or orange..
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| Black lamp shade, black vase, B & W art, orange pillows |
Glass Jars - and fill 'em up with creepy stuff
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| Some food color and spiders and weeds - viola! |
Make non-eerie stuff feel eerie
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| It's all in the mix |
2) Shop at the Dollar store
This is no secret, with the right styling, you can make Dollar Store items look so much more than their actually worth!
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| Cafe Sign, Web placemats, purple flowers |
3) Use Table Runners... other than AS table runners!
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| I've used them on my doors, windows and draped my chairs with them! |
4) Printer and some scissors your halfway done.
Just go to Pinterest and search out all the FREE PRINTABLES out there and print your heart out and change some of the pictures in your home.
Label, label, label - a big plus, FREE!
5) Crows and spiders go a long way.
After you shopping spree at the Dollar Store, hope you grabbed these critters since you can just place them anywhere and viola - instant Halloween!
6) Webbings (Gauzy fabric) are a must.
Aside from the above examples, you can use them to as a table runner, cover chairs or tables cover your bushes outdoors... the big plus is there's no need for great upkeep, the more tattered and town, the better.
7) Change you light bulb.
Quick, easy, cheap and instant Halloween ambience.
8) Buy a real pumpkin or two.
If your not into carving them like I am, I only buy a couple of them for display. So easy and so perfect for both Fall and Halloween!
9) Spray or not, some twigs from outside
Fool-proof and FREE!
10) Buy your Halloween stuff AFTER HALLOWEEN
Most important tip of all, since everything is 50% off and eventually 75% off, buy them at this time but ALWAYS, ONLY buy stuff YOU REALLY LIKE. This is the key, or else by next Halloween you'll be run over with stuff you're not even sure why you got in the first place!
I think the main reason why I have not changed any of my decor and kept reusing them is because
I love them then and I love them still!
There you have it folks, I hope this will come in handy.
Remember, it's all in the spirit of fun and the great thing about Halloween is that, imperfection is perfectly acceptable and even needed!
If you want to see all of my Halloween decorations Past and Present, click
HERE.
So enjoy and have a BOO-TIFUL HALLOWEEN NIGHT!
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