Halloween: Decorating with Bats

Bats for Your Porch

 

Clothespin Bats

Here are a few ideas to decorate your house for Halloween with bats. They are both via Martha Stewart.  The bats on the porch are a cute idea to greet your party guests and trick or treaters.  For the how to, click here.

The clothespin bats will not only look cute around your house, but they can be a fun craft for your kids and their friends to help you make.  Get the how to and template by clicking here.

Halloween Cupcake Toppers: Second Set

As promised, the second set of Halloween cupcake toppers are up tonight.  This is the "bat set".  Tomorrow I have a post for you with 2 ways to decorate with bats, so don't miss it.  Or if you like the first set, I have an idea including candy corn that will make it taste better (I'm not a big fan of how they taste alone).

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Click below to get your decorations:
Bat Halloween Cupcake Toppers (Finished Product) is Now on Etsy!

Bat Halloween Cupcake Toppers (D.I.Y. Version) is Now on Etsy!

Halloween Cupcake Toppers: Candy Corn Set Now on Etsy!

 

The first set of cupcake toppers are now available for you to decorate your Halloween party with.  Halloween is sure coming up fast!

I am putting a listing up for both the finished product and the d.i.y. version. That way, you can choose the type you prefer more.  I will be posting the second set of cupcake toppers later, so come back to see which set you like better.

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 Candy Corn Halloween Cupcake Toppers (Finished Product) is Now on Etsy!

Candy Corn Halloween Cupcake Toppers (D.I.Y. Version) is Now on Etsy!

Halloween Cupcake Toppers: Set 1

I just love this time of year, as I really get into the holiday season.  Halloween is the start of it all. I'm not sure if it will be this year, because Tyler is so young, but next year I want to take him to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party.   You go to Disney, after the park closes for their regular hours, dressed up in your costumes.  They have trick or treating, you can go on the rides, and a Halloween parade.  It looks like so much fun!

Speaking of fun, I really got into designing for Halloween.  I wound up making not one, but two sets of designs.  Here is the first of two.  I will have more pictures of these and the next set tomorrow.  I'm also going to get them into the shop by tomorrow. 

Curtains Behind Your Bed

I love the way the curtains are behind the beds in these designs.  They remind me of this mansion I went to in West Palm Beach.  Several of their immaculate rooms had this setup in the bedrooms.  That was the first time I had seen it done.

 I want curtains behind my bed now.  I didn't even think of them being put into your average house, but I think they look great.  These bedrooms were featured on House of Turquoise.

To see the features of the whole house,  click here.  While you're there, make sure you check out the sun room, master bedroom, and bathroom.

Chocolate Covered Brownie Bites

Yum!  Don't these look delicious?  I want to eat one right now.  These would be a great addition to your party's sweet table.

You can pick whatever color you want to drizzle on top to match your decorations.  They look pretty easy to make too.

The recipe is from Pillsbury's website.  Click here to get it!

Halloween Games for Kids

 

Are you having a lot of kids at your Halloween party and want some ideas to make sure they have a great time?  Go to Busy Bee Kids Crafts site for free printables like the Memory Game above.  They have coloring pages, mazes, cards, mad libs, and more.  These are great (and free!) to keep the kids busy the whole time.  Click here to get the games for your party.

October Calendar- Free Printable

 I got the October calendar done earlier than expected.  As promised, I put a little more design into this one.  The pumpkin and black cat will be showing up on my cupcake toppers that will be in the shop soon, along with a few other designs.  

To print this out for yourself, just click the link below, open with preview and hit print.  Enjoy!

Get Your October Calendar Here

Wall of Frames

This wall is great for those of us who want to display multiple pictures but don't care too much for the collage frames.  I love how the dark paint really sets off the picture frames.   It makes the whole look seem more like an art display.  I would love to do this to a shorter wall that I have in my house.  Click here to go to The House Undone to see more details.

No Paint Diamonds

This room is so pretty.  It fits my style perfectly.  Neutrals, a decorative wall, a chandelier, add a mirror, a decorative chair and even a touch of fur!

I was really surprised when I found out the diamonds on the wall are not painted on.  Seriously?  What a great idea, you can take it down if you get tired of it.

To find out how they did this, go to Nesting Place's website to see the post in full detail.  Click here.   

Baby Shower Craft: Designing Onesies

At my baby shower, one of my friends throwing the shower for me bought a lot of white onesies for everyone at the party to decorate. I thought it was a cute idea to get personalized onesies from everyone.

The video below takes this idea a step further by using stencils and fabrics. What a great, easy, and fun idea! Your onsies are sure to turn out super cute using this method!

Organizing: DIY Dog Food Can

I found another great organizing idea, if you have a pet.  This is a DIY project that I found on the Tidy Mom's website.  You take one of those old Christmas popcorn bins you get at the holidays and turn it into a classy looking dog food holder.  Plus it's super easy and super inexpensive to do!  Get the full instructions by clicking here.

Craft: A House for (stuffed) Animals

 

How fun is this? I saw this on Disney's Family Fun site.  I thought it was such a cute idea.  Kids love crafts and now they can make a house for all of their stuffed animals.  It's not a bad way to get them organized either.  To see the instructions, click here.

The Perfect Bunk Beds

I'm not crazy about bunk beds, but I know some kids love them.  My little guy might ask for them someday.  I found these bunk beds on a site called Houzz.com.  They are by Southern Studio Interior Design. 

I don't know about having a need for 4 beds instead of 2, but I really loved how the light was built in each of the beds as well as drawers on the bottom for extra storage.  These bunk beds are pretty much perfect if I need to get some in the future.

5 Ways to Decorate Pumpkins Without Carving Them

My son isn't old enough to carve pumpkins yet.  So it got me thinking about decorating them without having to carve them.  There were a lot of different ideas that I found online.  Above are pictures of my top 5 favorites.

 I love glittery, shimmery things, so naturally they made the list.  Plus my decorations this year include cat and bat images.  I have been working on some graphics for my upcoming Halloween collection that I will share with all of you soon, hopefully next week.


 How to Make the No Carve Pumpkins above:

1. Shimmering Pumpkins via Martha Stewart- click here
2. Glittery Pumpkins via Martha Stewart - click here
3. Cat Pumpkins via AllYou - click here
4. Bat Pumpkins via Disney Family Fun - click here
5. Witch Silhouette Pumpkins via Martha Stewart - click here

Picture Frames + Ribbons

I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend with their family and friends!

For today's post, I saw this cute nursery on the Pottery Barn Kids website.   I thought it was really cute how the picture frames are hung by silky ribbons.  It's a nice way to dress up your plain picture frames if you need a change.  I have done this before in the past, and was considering hanging a few like this in my office (it's one of the few places where I can have girly stuff).

The bid decal is cute too, as you can have it personalized with your little one's name.  Click here to see the Georgia Nursery details.