Halloween Cards
The pumpkins are ripe, the leaves are turning, and the autumn equinox is just passed. Seems like a good time to break out the Halloween cards.
Tagged: halloween
Christmas Comes AFTER Thanksgiving
I’m a person who loves all the seasons, and especially loves them in order, but lately it seems as though Christmas is getting earlier and earlier every year. This very year, two weeks before...
How to Make Flowered Gourds
Some small gourds and few dried flowers can get you some cheap and easy autumn decor. These are something I make every year. They’re just cute little table decorations and look great in a...
Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pumpkin
I’m probably not actually quite as obsessed with the Hunger Games as I appear to be (I save that for Legend of the Seeker), but I have to admit that I am having a...
The Origins of Halloween
Anybody who ever watched Hocus Pocus probably recalls Alison telling how Halloween is based on “All Hallow’s Eve” to refute Max’s conspiracy theory of Halloween having been invented by the candy companies. But where...
220 Carved Pumpkins and Other Decor
This is a slideshow of the 220 pumpkins my brother, sister, and I used to carve for our annual end of the harvest Pumpkin Fest; everything from witches and skeletons to Lord of the...
Is It Too Early for Halloween?
I know it’s still September, but does that mean it’s too early for Halloween soaps? I sure hope not, because I’m having way too much fun making these to stop now. I found some...
The Real Halloween
The origins of Halloween are a bit different than the fun-filled holiday we celebrate today. Everyone instantly recognizes the familiar Halloween signs: witches on broomsticks, black cats, spiders. We wait for the costumed trick-or-treaters...
Vintage Halloween Postcards
There is something absolutely irresistible about vintage Halloween decorations. They have a charm that no other vintage holiday trimmings can match. The best example of these delightful vintage Halloween items are not even decorations,...
Paper Mache Ghosts
The secret to making fabric ghosts hold their shape is a little flour and water. These are loads of fun to make and look great displayed as a group or on festive Halloween wreaths.
