No matter what, I love decorating for Halloween. I guess it is the endless child like spirit in me, but I cannot skip the season. Halloween has become a multi billion dollar industry, it rivals Christmas..I remember being astounded by that fact. When I was a kid (y e a r s ago..) it was very simple, a homemade costume or one from the drug store, a pillow case or plastic pumpkin to collect candy, simple stuff for decorations...I just don't remember the boom that it now has become. But I cannot say I don't like it, on the contrary I have grown to love it.
Where to start...I know, not everyone will decorate for every time of the year..but if you are reading this you probably do, or someone stumbled on this blog and think it is the dumbest thing you ever read and cannot wait to get out of here...! bye :) But for those of us who love holiday decorating :) this is a good one!
Where to start...I know, not everyone will decorate for every time of the year..but if you are reading this you probably do, or someone stumbled on this blog and think it is the dumbest thing you ever read and cannot wait to get out of here...! bye :) But for those of us who love holiday decorating :) this is a good one!
Great places for inspiration..Target (well of course) Jo-Ann Fabrics, Pottery Barn, Halloween magazines at the grocery store, Pier One, Cost Plus, to name just some of my favorites!
Now, although tempting, I don't think it is a good idea to go overboard, again so tempting. Every time I go to Target (my Mecca!) I see more and more things I want to buy, but I restrain myself, well...sometimes.. But as we all know, for the most part, too much of something, well is too much!
So...
Decide first what is the look you are going for..
Classic...crazy...scary....colorful....Martha Stewart ish....homemade....expensive...I mean there are lots of ways to slice and dice this holiday. But if you go with a theme, sort of, it will make it much easier to skip over buying those cute things (like accessories for your home, if they don't go, then you don't buy them..)
My look is probably kind of "classic/cute stuff from Target look." Colorful, whimsical, not scary and dark..some things I love...my "the witch is in" witch hat hanging sign, that reminds me of something from Peanuts, when Lucy had the sign for when she was in for pyschoanalysis. My plastic/heavy foam pumpkins, that are pre carved and light up--love them--one is a skull with a crown on its head, I am in love. A little black metal container, that has a haunted looking house on the outside cut out, so when you light a candle you get to see the glow..my scarecrow well he stays up until Thanksgiving so he makes 2 holidays...he is the figure on the porch. So you get the idea. There are so many accessories to chose from it is overwhelming, but stick to some type of theme.
Front door..so much fun. This is where you show your holiday spirit! It is like a little glimmer into the personality of who lives behind the door. So I have my scarecrow--his face got a bit mildewed over the years, and the bleach cleaner on a sponge cleaned him right up! There are the couple of pumpkins, the little sign that hangs on the porch that says "sweet treats" something like that, today up go my orange lights, which I love at night. Pumpkins and lanterns lit up make the front porch, it is like a picture in a magazine, and you want to go inside..I would not mind a few more little things here and there, but overdone holiday decorating is just an eyesore.
Inside...things sprinkled here and there, some more than other, maybe like the kitchen or entry. Fun things in the bathroom, like festive tissue boxes and soap bottles. I love the way just one or two things in a room catch your eye. Now for Christmas, I do believe in more, without being overdone, it just suits the holiday...maybe overtime Halloween will too become like Christmas decor to me, but for now, I prefer a bit less, but it is tough with all those cute things to buy.
Kids artwork..always a sweet little addition. Kids love Halloween, so they are all about art projects. My daughter swoons over Activity TV to see the latest and greatest for every holiday.
Keep things that are special and bring them out every year for a dash of sentimentality, who doesn't love memories.
Photos, food, parties, costumes!! It is fun to bring out a few holiday photos. Food, that is a huge category! Perhaps the most fun holiday to have a party for, because the food really can become part of the theme..and parties, Halloween parties may be the favorite of all. And of course costumes, the flagship of this holiday, and it is only for a few hours, maybe a bit more if you go to a party a week before...but costumes clearly define Halloween, and as we know it is a big business. I have to say I love so many costumes, I wish I could just buy them and wear them around, like mermaids, and witches, and cute maids, and teachers and fairies, and princesses, I love them. But really, where am I going to wear them..?
But like everthing around your house, approach it with a plan and some order, and your Halloween spirit with flourish.
Now, although tempting, I don't think it is a good idea to go overboard, again so tempting. Every time I go to Target (my Mecca!) I see more and more things I want to buy, but I restrain myself, well...sometimes.. But as we all know, for the most part, too much of something, well is too much!
So...
Decide first what is the look you are going for..
Classic...crazy...scary....colorful....Martha Stewart ish....homemade....expensive...I mean there are lots of ways to slice and dice this holiday. But if you go with a theme, sort of, it will make it much easier to skip over buying those cute things (like accessories for your home, if they don't go, then you don't buy them..)
My look is probably kind of "classic/cute stuff from Target look." Colorful, whimsical, not scary and dark..some things I love...my "the witch is in" witch hat hanging sign, that reminds me of something from Peanuts, when Lucy had the sign for when she was in for pyschoanalysis. My plastic/heavy foam pumpkins, that are pre carved and light up--love them--one is a skull with a crown on its head, I am in love. A little black metal container, that has a haunted looking house on the outside cut out, so when you light a candle you get to see the glow..my scarecrow well he stays up until Thanksgiving so he makes 2 holidays...he is the figure on the porch. So you get the idea. There are so many accessories to chose from it is overwhelming, but stick to some type of theme.
Front door..so much fun. This is where you show your holiday spirit! It is like a little glimmer into the personality of who lives behind the door. So I have my scarecrow--his face got a bit mildewed over the years, and the bleach cleaner on a sponge cleaned him right up! There are the couple of pumpkins, the little sign that hangs on the porch that says "sweet treats" something like that, today up go my orange lights, which I love at night. Pumpkins and lanterns lit up make the front porch, it is like a picture in a magazine, and you want to go inside..I would not mind a few more little things here and there, but overdone holiday decorating is just an eyesore.
Inside...things sprinkled here and there, some more than other, maybe like the kitchen or entry. Fun things in the bathroom, like festive tissue boxes and soap bottles. I love the way just one or two things in a room catch your eye. Now for Christmas, I do believe in more, without being overdone, it just suits the holiday...maybe overtime Halloween will too become like Christmas decor to me, but for now, I prefer a bit less, but it is tough with all those cute things to buy.
Kids artwork..always a sweet little addition. Kids love Halloween, so they are all about art projects. My daughter swoons over Activity TV to see the latest and greatest for every holiday.
Keep things that are special and bring them out every year for a dash of sentimentality, who doesn't love memories.
Photos, food, parties, costumes!! It is fun to bring out a few holiday photos. Food, that is a huge category! Perhaps the most fun holiday to have a party for, because the food really can become part of the theme..and parties, Halloween parties may be the favorite of all. And of course costumes, the flagship of this holiday, and it is only for a few hours, maybe a bit more if you go to a party a week before...but costumes clearly define Halloween, and as we know it is a big business. I have to say I love so many costumes, I wish I could just buy them and wear them around, like mermaids, and witches, and cute maids, and teachers and fairies, and princesses, I love them. But really, where am I going to wear them..?
But like everthing around your house, approach it with a plan and some order, and your Halloween spirit with flourish.
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