My Halloween Decor {Hauntingly Beautiful}

Well, maybe not beautiful, but fun and Harbor sure got a kick out of seeing it the morning after I had put everything up.  : )

In my younger years {my early 20's,} I would have been all about decorating my mantle for every holiday. And, I did. Looking back through my archives, you can find loads of posts about what I did, what I put out, etc. But, now that I'm 30, and chasing a toddler, and have no one to invite over for a Halloween party, I find myself scaling back a bit. Maybe it is just a fluke with moving and all and being so busy.

I'm sure next year I'll be up for going all out again . : )

But this year, I had David take me to Ikea for two perfect white shelves {$14.00 a piece} and great rounded mounted brackets {perfect for hanging flag buntings}

My plan is to leave the mantle be {with the exception of Christmas} and decorate for all my holidays here instead.

These hanging brackets from Ikea are perfect for flag bunting, are they not?  : )

I spray painted a big piece of cardboard for the backdrop at the top and painted the "BOO" frame black. Other than that, and cutting out my felt bunting and throwing the ghost into a white frame, I had everything already here in my storage bins.

I love when a project can come together quickly and easily.

Speaking of projects, remember Harbor's leaf rubbings on the 'fridge? He enjoyed it so much, we, well, just kept at it. I had no idea he would take to it as much as he did, but since he was on a roll, we turned it into a project.

Operation "Send a Michigan Leaf South" was in full swing:

  Have your kids {or nieces or nephews} tried any fun crafts lately? I'm always looking for something new!

{I'm adding a new "label" for these shelves, since I'll be trying them out this year. Feel free to use it if you ever want to look back at my holiday decor shelved.}