Halloween Party on a Budget

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Hosting a Halloween Party can be lots of fun! Whether you are having a few close friends or the whole neighborhood. Sometimes the things I conjure up makes Doug just shake his head at me and say, well I guess we should put our heads together and figure out how to make it happen. It can be… [Continue Reading]

Halloween Decoration: Crashing Witch

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This is such a fun Halloween Project! I’ve been wanting to share it with you ever since we made Witchy Poo aka “Crashing Witch” last year. I ran out of time to share her last year, so we grabbed some new supplies from Walmart so we could show you a step-by-step. As always, let’s gather… [Continue Reading]

Decorating Fall Window Boxes

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My very favorite part of the front of our house, are the Window Boxes. For the Summer, we planted impatiens and sweet potato vine, but it was time to decorate them for Fall. We did purchase some pumpkins and a mum plant, but used primarily items from the yard. Window Box Decorating Supplies: Wood {we… [Continue Reading]

Frugal Fall Decorating: Autumn Garland

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I was planning on sharing a Halloween idea each day this month, and this Autumn Garland doesn’t really qualify as Halloween, but I simply couldn’t wait to share it with you. I shared the Shabby Rag Garland last year, but just wasn’t totally happy with it. I love the fabric, but it just needed something… [Continue Reading]

Fall Mantel & Garland Inspired by Nature

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Decorating our Mantel is something I look forward to every season and holiday! Even though I loved last year’s Fall Mantel, I wanted to change it and bring more of the outside in. By adding a few natural elements that we found on a walk through the County Park, it all came together nicely. Next… [Continue Reading]

How to make Chalkboard Labels

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I’m super excited to have Gina joining us today!  Hoosier Homemade friends…meet Gina from The Shabby Creek Cottage! Hey y’all, I’m Gina from The Shabby Creek Cottage! When I’m not hanging out on my blog, you can find me in my Etsy shop, Shabby Creek Designs, between watching episodes of NCIS. I’m so excited to… [Continue Reading]

Office Makeover: The Painting

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Sometimes the best laid plans hit a speed bump. That’s what happened to us when we started painting the office this week. Remember we talked about our color choices? Thanks to all of you for your help! Here are a few before pictures to remind you where we started… Tiny Speed Bump…We decided to use… [Continue Reading]