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2025 Halloween Tree

DIY, Home Decor, Stories, Uncategorized, Vintage

My black Halloween tree hasn’t seen the light of day for many many moons. This summer, my family and I moved to a new house and after recovering my beloved tree from the shed during the move, I made a promise to myself to resurrect the tradition. The resurrection of this delightful tree turned out to be the magic my home was missing! I invite you to read on to see photos of how I created this vintage inspired tree, including crafting an array of ornaments for this year’s tree.

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DIY No Sew Patchwork Pumpkin Sweatshirt

DIY, Fashion, Style

It’s never too soon to get prepared for chilly autumn evenings in an adorable custom designed sweatshirt!

I have always wanted to sew my own clothes with mismatched fabric and mixed media prints, but while I slowly learn a new hobby – I found an easy way that didn’t require sewing to get a similar effect using iron-on adhesive and scrap fabric.

Wanna try it out with me? Keep reading!

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Halloween Scrapbook Collage Serving Tray

DIY, Home Decor, Shopping, Stories

I have been holding on a to a booklet gifted to me by a friend of amazing art work by Austin Pardun. This printed booklet had their most popular work from 2017-2018 and I have always enjoyed their work and that vintage Halloween feeling that is prominently captured in their designs. I always wanted to find the best way to display these works, and I ultimately settled on incorporating them into a scrapbook-style collage onto a serving tray.

If you have some cool Halloween paper, cards, posters, etc you’ve always wanted to share and display – a decorative serving tray might also be the answer to your decorating needs as well!

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DIY Whimsical Grapevine Halloween Wreath

DIY, Home Decor

Hey! I’m baaaack! And in a new house for 2025! Since we moved this spring, I decided it was an ideal time to refresh the Halloween look for my giant front porch. This called for a new wreath. My old wreath was crafted six years ago and prior to children, so I had a lot of time to go slow on it – but this time I wanted an inexpensive, cute and easy wreath that didn’t require a lot of new materials with a whimsical, fun theme. Keep on reading to get inspired and see the final product and all the fun ways you can customize a grapevine wreath for your porch this season.

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Halloween K Cup Lights

DIY, Home Decor

Are you an avid coffee drinker and Halloween lover? Then hang onto your K-Cups pal, cause I have an amazing, easy, DIY for YOU!

Instead of buying new light up decor, why not make your very own to display!

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Pumpkin Pie Tart Recipe

DIY, Food & Drink, Recipes

These semi-homemade pumpkin pie tarts deliver a sweet fall flavor with very little prep and cook time!

It’s part pumpkin pie and part Pop Tart – and 100% sweet.

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Make Your Own Halloween Piñata

DIY, Home Decor

I’m back again with an easy, fun, DIY that can mostly be create out of things around your home!

My budget is tight this year, so I’m trying to get creative with ways I can upcycle things to make something new for Halloween without breaking the bank.

If you have cereal boxes or other thin cardboard, tissue paper, glue and tape you can create your very own piñata for decor or for your next Halloween bash!

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Ghoul Gak: Sensory Play for Toddlers

DIY, Educational, Family, Kid Friendly

Looking for a messy and fun sensory play for you and your kiddos this season? Whip up some easy ghoul gak!

All you need is cornstarch, water (food coloring optional) and some fun Halloween toys and accessories.

This stuff is so fun to play with because it’s a solid and a liquid and messy and just plain weird!

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Upcycled Halloween Planters

DIY, Family, Home Decor, Summerween

This past spring, I decided to put lots of beautiful planted flowers in old paint cans I recycled and decorated from my garage, which then of course inspired me to create a wonderland land of hand painted Halloween planters for the fall.

I decided to get started painting my goulish containers now so that I will have an abundance of pots for mums when the time comes to plant them ( because it is too darn hot to plant them in this Oklahoma summer heat).

The great thing about upcycling planters from containers is that you could also use smaller containers for indoor plants or herbs to decorate with and display now! I recommend using tin cans, paint cans, yogurt containers, etc.

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