From Sweet to SPOOKY

Good Morning. My plan was to do this post later in the week, but I have a sick kiddo at home so I have nothing but time on my hands. Our family loves decorating  for Halloween. I always start off with some fun pumpkins and a cute Fall sign. This is my part of the decorating.

 Loving the Fairy Tale Pumpkins......

And it is still sweet. I have had this Fall sign for so many years and I still love having on my front door even though its time there was short.

This did not last for long. The kids took over and  here is what they did........

We have spiders........and a cemetery.................

Some of our cemetery visitors~

These hands are no longer with us. Someone decided to take them from our yard. BOO to them!!!!

I love this guy. His head lights up on Halloween night. And yes, there is more. My kids had so much fun.

I don't know about all of you, but these type of decorations were not around when I was growing up. We have our carved pumpkins, some creepy Halloween music and some decals for the front door and maybe a cardboard skeleton that had movable arms and legs. Am I right??????

Whats with all the creepy black widows?? Even the plastic ones give me the shivers.

The webs in this picture are the perfect affect. Happy to take them down next Tuesday. They are stuck to everything.

The new boyfriend??????

 It's all for the kids. And we only decorate outside. Creepy crawlers and ghouls are not allowed inside. We don't want any unwanted nightmares here.

And now we have the SPOOKY house!!!  I have to say , I like it.

We are carving our pumpkins this weekend. Look for them next week and some pics of the kids in their costumes.

Hoping you all have a safe and very HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!!

Thanks for visiting

~ Cheryl

Childhood Memories Made Fresh and New

Hi Everyone! I hope you are all enjoying your week. It has been busy here and I am currently waiting on a plumber to come fix my garbage disposal :(, but other than that, I have no complaints. The weather here is gorgeous and the leaves are actually falling. It feels a little like FALL.

One thing I love to do when decorating is to use items in places they don't "officially" belong. I feel that it makes a house more charming and creates a story. The dresser below was mine and my brothers when we were babies. It was the most hideous mustard/brown color you have ever seen. No offense Mom:)

 After we were done using it, it ended up in a closet at my parents house, where it remained the same color and stored all my moms "crafty" things.. Then, when my son was born in 2000, it emerged and became his dresser. It was time to get to work. I sanded, painted, sanded and sanded more. And voila.... this is how it  turned out. I wasn't sure about the knobs, but I think they are quite cute.

After, he was no longer a baby, we redid his room and the dresser found a new home...our entryway to our house. I added the applique on the first drawer, which I love and changes the look.

This charming lamp sits on top of it! A flea market find...of course. It's the perfect chippy blue and cream and white.

It is also  home to one of my favorite vases and a great old plate that I have sitting backwards because I LOVE the worn out  and tattered look of it.

It makes me smile when I see this piece and all the years of memories that it holds. Try and put pieces in unexpected places.... I think you will love it.

Thanks for visiting, I hope you'll come back again soon:)

~Cheryl