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I’ve temporarily taken down the Fall decor and busted out the Halloween stuff!

I pulled out my box-o-scariness…

… if you can call it “scary”

I’m more of a “cutesy” seasonal decorator.

I had most of my decor already, but I did make a few spray paint adjustments…

I painted the wreath black as well as the candle stick that I bought months ago.

For the wreath I decided to go low-key. I just painted a wreath black and hung it with a 1 1/2″ thick orange ribbon.

I was planning on doing more detail on the wreath, but once it was painted I really liked it plain.

I love my little crow perched up on top of the mirror. Subtle and spooky.

Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter, In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore.

I bought this little guy from the Dollar Spot and gave him a fresh coat of white spray paint for plastic.

I added a few subtle details…

Lots of spider webs

and candles

and hints of ribbon

and cute spooky little ghosts and pumpkins

and spiders.

Cutesy and glitter make me giddy.

And the Halloween mantle is DONE.

I turned my fall table piece into a Halloween one by adding some moss and ribbon.

Little bits of ribbon can make anything look festive!

I used a sharpie to draw a face on the lil’ punkin’

Isn’t it cute with the moss and spider and web?

Who can resist a mini truffle dish with moss, skulls, and a bow?

More cutesy stuff.

I wish I could take credit for these, but I bought them years ago on a mega after-Halloween sale.

So adorable.

And of course Halloween just isn’t complete with a spooky glitter tree!

Candy, anyone?

Here’s to a fun,

Halloween!

Let’s wrap up September, shall we?

(Click on each picture to see the original post.)

I started off the month by showing off my new clearance pillows and my semi-finished family room!

And then swooned over the new GLASS bowl for the kitchen aid (I still want one!)

I showed everyone my Master bathroom renovation I did last year…

I embarrassed myself by posting an outtake video from my Sponsor Redi Shade.

And then gave you a tip on how to make your morning school routine run more smoothly.

Then I gave a tutorial on how to create a cheap (but not looking!) Fall Wreath from the dollar store.

Right after that my house flooded!

And I had to cut out a huge hole in my ceiling to assess the issue.

During all this flooding hoopla I updated a few tabs at the top of my blog.

And then came the craft that swept America by storm!

The birth of the Dryer Vent Pumpkin!

Who knew it’d be so popular? I’m thrilled you all loved it so much.

After all the embarrassment I received over my Redi Shade outtake video, I had to post a rebuttal!

I found an awesome blog that I had to share with the world

House*Tweaking!

After that, I showed you how easy it is to make a Pottery Barn inspired mirror.

Then came a post about a bunch of Craigslist scores I’ve made.

And my B&A from cleaning out the closet (with a promise to give a tut on how to make some DDR pads!)

After my closet was cleaned out, I finally tackled the huge hole in my ceiling.

I begged and pleaded for advice on how to paint my piano…

…got a score of a deal on a cute basket…

…and replaced a few fixtures.

By this point America had dryer vent pumpkin and dollar store Fall wreath fever, so I highlighted several people that made their own.

I must be on a wreath kick because I made a 2nd fall wreath by channeling my inner Martha.

Then I showed you how I save a little bit of cash on dryer sheets.

I then proceeded to fret over paint colors and begged for your opinion – which you gave some great advice on!

My mantle has evolved since we moved in…

And then finally yesterday I had a clothing crisis and turned to you guys to help dress us for our family portrait.

What a fun month!

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Thanks to each and every one of you for plugging along with me on my blogging adventures!

My fireplace mantle has gone through several transformations since we moved in.

First we had this…

…which isn’t even decorated at.all.

I set the Rodney White artwork on the mantle while we were moving in so it didn’t get ruined and it just kinda ended up staying there.

I hung the artwork and added a few accessories, but the overall look just wasn’t working.

This setup is a FAIL!

I LOVE my art and I LOVE bright bold color, but after a month or so it just started to hurt my eyes.

I need my family room to be more subtle and relaxing so I took down the art and added a mirror that I’ve had for at least 15 years.

I also swapped out some of the accessories for a more Fall look.

In addition I took the candlesticks and gave them a new coat of spray paint and added gourds on top.

The colors are Rustoleum Nutmeg and Heirloom White.

But the black frame was still too harsh for me. I want this room bright, white, and soothing.

So I painted the frame white.

I’m already loving it so.much.more.

This is my “almost finished” decorated Fall mantle.

I’m going to add some fall leaves and maybe a few nuts to give it more texture, but I think so far it’s coming together nicely.

The ceramic pumpkins are from Dollar Tree. I can’t believe I found something ceramic at Dollar Tree that I don’t want to spray paint.

The pumpkins and gourds are real. I purchased them from the grocery store.

Also, the glass hurricane I bought in Los Angeles at Goodwill. You might recognize it from this post:

(New Life for an Old Shelf)

I like it much better with bright orange pumpkins and gourds in it!

So, in the past two months my mantle has morphed from this:

to this:

Now I just need to PAINT already!

Oh, and did you notice the crappy newel on the left of the fireplace hearth?

I got it free from a guy who was throwing it away while we were snowboarding last winter in California.

(Yes, the same trip that I broke my rib on…)

Anyway, this newel is eventually going to turn into a candlestick. Eventually.

Happy Fall, y’all!