How Many More Days till Oct. 31st?

You probably think that's a strange title for a blog post. Halloween, now? think I'm a little nuts. Afterall, it's still Winter. As a matter of fact we may be getting a substantial snowstorm on Wednesday; possibly a n'oreaster. But...it's always Halloween here! in some place of the house, anyway. I swear it's a state of mind! I am NEVER not thinking of my Halloween or Autumn decorating. I have enjoyed doing my St. Paddy's Day tree, my Spring decorating and my Easter crafts. I was very content with that.....and then it happened. I saw a birdhouse in AC Moore. And the birdhouse I painted black. That's all it took!
And here she is now!

Whew that felt better! To craft for Halloween in February without any guilt! And my husband said I did a good job with the shingles! That's a foil mini cupcake paper for an awning over  the front door.

 Can you see the ghost? It's hard to get a good camera shot. My roof is all sparkly!

 

Sparkle, Sparkle, Sparkle

I used cupcake papers folded in half for curtains. They have little spiders on them. I saw that idea on several blogs so I can't take credit for that! It worked out so well.

 

 

Here is the rear. A little gravestone.

Back to the Spring....

Caitlin and her girlfriends that live behind us crafted Leprechaun traps! Did you know that Leprechauns like shiny things? Well, Genny, Julie and Jackie made Leprechaun traps with Caitlin. They filled them with shiny things to attract the Leprechaun's attention. We are going to set it out somewhere on the rear porch to see if we catch any. Problem is, what do I do with him once we catch him?

 

The girls wrote a letter to the Leprechaun and told him they had some treasure for him to see; just to lure him in!  They printed it up and fastened it to the container. You can use anything. Caitlin used an empty plastic milk jug that we cut open like a little bucket. Stay tuned....

If anyone wants to be part of some great giveaways then look at my blog reading list! SO many great ones! There is one through Raggedy Creations; her sale blog is called Pennys, Prims & Photos. You must check them out! The Rusty Thimble, etc. all have giveaways! Yahoo!

Have a splendid afternoon!