happy halloween!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

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I love searching the web for blogs with inspiring ideas and I have made an observation. Apparently, these { } are really big in the blogging community right now. It seems that anybody whose somebody uses { } a lot in their blog posts. Well I want to be somebody too, so starting today {I} will be incorporating {these} into my posts. All the coolest kids are doing it.

Alright, on with the latest and greatest of the {halloween} crafting! Alison and I got together (via Skype) the other night and we each worked on a little project. I came across this idea at tatertots and jello and thought I'd give it a try since I already had a bat and spider punch. Even though I loved the look of it, I wasn't sure how mine would turn out; my bat punch was significantly smaller than the bats at t&j. I also already had the frames I used. As soon as I started punching out bats and spiders I was in love. This was one of the easiest and funnest projects ever! Highly recommended.

I mounted the {bats and spiders} on cardstock using dimensional stickers. I also removed the glass from my frames, but you could keep it if you preferred.

Aren't they fantastic?! I think so. Until next time.

dollar store + paint=

The other day I was at the dollar store and saw these hideous decorative balls. Although they were a little offensive to the eyes, I saw halloween potential in them. I bought them, brought them home and began giving them a new life.

Just a little paint went a long way.

I put them in an IKEA bamboo plate I already had and set them on a black placemat. What a fun little centerpiece for my table!

halloween countdown

More halloween fun! Last weekend Staci and I spent our time making Halloween countdown calendars. And they turned out to be incredible, and a lot of work, but really incredible! Of course, now, I've been thinking about other countdowns too. There are a lot of possibilities; christmas, birthdays, vacations, you name it. Well ,here are some pictures from mine. Enjoy.