Halloween monster jars

I have been sitting on this project for 2 weeks....why?? Because I didn't have the jars just lying around to do them!

I figured since Halloween was next weekend, I had to get them done today! Besides, I really wanted to do them ever since saw them over at Emily's blog. These things popped up all over the Internet!

So, I set out to find my jars...and find them I did! At our local Goodwill Store! Yay! So, without further adue here they are all it up....because I just got done with them at 10 pm! I will take a picture of them in the light tomorrow...I did something cool with the tops of the pumpkin ones!

This is what it looked like first...

And after...

I just wrapped some twine around the top part and secrued it with the hot glue gun! Love it!

Here they are chillin' on the mantle in the daylight...

I am enjoying watching them flicker in the dark with the LED tea lights I put in them!


Sooooo spooky!! Love it!


Much love.

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Sweet Colty...

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A pumpkin patch kinda day!

We took the boys to a local pumpkin patch today, (of course after the Saints BEAT the Giants, holy cow!)

Anyway, Sug, Pop and Layla met us there for the fun!

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Looky looky!!

I finished a project!



And it only took me 40 11 hundred billion days!



And actually...I am not finished. I need to get some eye screws to screw into the top of it, then thread some ribbon or rope or something through them so I can hang it on my door!

I found some cute Halloween scrapbook paper and I already had a piece of wood (12 in).

I just mod podged the heck out of it, slapped the paper on there, and my friend Sierra cut the vinyl for me (until I can get my own machine, she is my saving grace for this stuff!)



Sarah's blog was my inspiration! Thanks girl!

Voila!

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Halloween/fall decor-coffee table arrangment

I don't have very many pictures, only two..but this is what I have on my limited budget...which is pretty much stuff I have had for the last two falls...


First, I have been reading on blogs about the infamous coffee table decor, you know the whole "used books with a floral arrangement and some other type of element" decor? Forgive me, but I can't remember which blogs blogged about it.


So, I took some old law books and tore them up like my friend Sarah did here except, I haven't covered mine yet...and I may never get around to it!


Here is my coffee table..(excuse the dirty table)
And here is my mantle...it needs help...I love the brick, I really do...I don't think I want to cover it like a lot of people do...and I am sure I don't want to paint it either. I like the natural element it has. But, I do need a new frame for the fireplace and that old oak mantle is calling out to me to be painted or something! I am mulling over several possibilities..any suggestions are welcome...

I have other fall decor on the shelves on either side of the fireplace, but not enough to take pictures of. I am still working on building up my Halloween/fall decor..Christmas seems to be where my abundance is...

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Under construction

I am trying to re-vamp my blog..but it ain't working!! My header looks like poo...see it?? Plain poo...I am not photoshop savvy, or even direction savvy at that!! Stay tuned...

Retouching photos

Have you heard about the Ralph Lauren uproar? This photo of a model whose head is bigger than her waist?! It looks pretty freaky...

Did you know that in the UK they have banned the art of retouching to a certain extent? I for one, agree! I am tired of seeing all this people on the covers of magazines looking like a million bucks, especially when you know they just popped out a baby or something!

You know what I want to see? I want to see a mom who has worked 8-5, comes home to kids, does dinner, homework and baths on the cover..in ALL her spaghetti sauce covered, soaked hair, mascara running, hair all-a mess, glory! Oh, and don't forget the dark circles under her eyes and the blemish that popped up the night before!

Now that is what I want to see. I would be the first in line to buy that magazine to read about that woman's life...if it weren't already my own!

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Be still, my heart!

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Update on boys and cowboy bathroom

I admit it, I have been busy lately and haven't been paying attention to my blog..I am sorry! I have tons I want to blog about, but my thoughts are scattered at the moment!

I am happy to report that Colt had his well check up after his hospital stay and is a well boy now! My oldest had a dentist appointment this morning and has his first (small) cavity. We go back towards to end of the month to fill it...fun.

This project isn't much, but it's something. I painted and sanded this shelf for the boy's bathroom (although you can't tell I sanded it in the picture). I found an old belt buckle of Jason's from waaaaaaaay back in the day to use as decor, but that's all I got right now.

So without further adue..

One more view...

Much love.