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First, I need to apoligize to my readers for not posting the last few days. I have been down with the flu since Monday afternoon. It’s been very bad, everything you have heard about the flu being bad this year is true. Avoid it at all costs. I haven’t been this sick in many years.
Anyway, on to my Halloween Tree.
Halloween is a holiday that our family really enjoys. We enjoy cooking, baking, dressing up for Trick-or-Treat and especially decorating. While window shopping, I spotted several Halloween trees. The most expensive, at the florist, for around $200 and also at Lowe’s, where they had one, not decorated for about $70. Well, I couldn’t and wouldn’t spend that much, I came up with my own.
I had my husband cut a large branch outside, and I let it dry out. Then I stripped all the leaves off and spray painted it black.
Doug filled a large bucket with stones and we brought the bucket and the tree inside. I covered the bucket with a piece of Halloween material.
I decorated it with orange lights, cobwebs, plastic spiders, some plastic ghosts and a very large creepy spider. All items that I had on hand.
So, for $.96 for a can of black spray paint, compared to the $70-$200 price range that I had seen at the stores. I did really well. And we are all enjoying the tree. Especially me.
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What a great Halloween project:-)
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Sorry to hear you had the flu, it is very bad this year. We had it last weekend.
Great idea on the Halloween Tree. You are so creative!!!!
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Great post!
I love the idea of making your own from things you had on hand.
Stop by and see me sometime over at Free2BeFrugal!
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I decorate more for fall, versus Halloween, but this could so easily be adapted to any holiday–just change the paint color and the “frou-frou” you use. Good idea to make your own!
Hope you get to feeling better!
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I’m glad you’re feeling better. I have worried on and off for the last few days as you haven’t posted. (Isn’t it funny how we get? I don’t even know if I’ve ever replied here before, and yet I read your blog daily and found myself worrying about you not posting – lol).
I LOVE this idea. I will definitely do this idea!
Hallee
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CupcakeLady Reply:
October 24th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
@Hallee, Thanks so much Hallee! I am feeling a bit better and hoping next wk will be better.
Thanks for visiting!
~Liz
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Very clever. I’m not much for Halloween decorations, but my kids would go crazy over that!
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You really saved a lot from this move. You are doing great! Why spend for a halloween tree when you can actually make one. Do you really have to buy the cobwebs?! LOL.
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