For a long time, there was an amazing Halloween house down the street. Every year on the stroke of the day before Halloween, the people who lived there would unload a piece of fabric as large as the front of their house and drape it from top to bottom, making the entire home look like a castle. From black lights to a giant skeleton superimposed on the tree across the street, their house was outstanding and no one could compete. Sadly, they moved away last year. However, their Halloween shenanigans inspired me to do more with my house on Halloween. … Continue reading →

Pumpkins, pumpkins, who’s got pumpkins? Not me yet, but next weekend we will be traipsing off to the pumpkin farm to enjoy some lovely fall orangeness. We don’t decorate our pumpkins in early October, but we do collect them and mull over ideas of how to decorate them! How can you get creative with your pumpkins this year? If you have toddlers or preschoolers, get them into the action by making painted pumpkins. Carve them or leave them whole, then let the little ones loose on the pumpkins. Create weird lighting effects by adding glow sticks to the inside of … Continue reading →

Whether you’re gearing up for Thanksgiving already or you simply want to decorate your table for the fall, this is the season to add festive flair at very little expense. Of course, there’s always the paper bag turkey. But if you want to move beyond that even a tiny bit, then it’s quite simple. Fall is a lovely season, and it’s easy to find centerpieces that inspire. First, think food. Fall food is beautiful. Squashes, apples, and even lovely and durable pears like the Bosc pear make good table decorations. Yes, you can eat them each week and add more … Continue reading →

Ah, fall. I love fall, although here the crisp scent of fallen leaves is often replaced by the pounding sedative sound of the rain. But I enjoy both the leaves and the rain, and I like to celebrate fall with seasonal decorations. Although Halloween is quite far away, we’ve pulled out our fall decorations with abandon. It was the fall equinox last Friday, so this gives us a free pass, right? One of my favorite seasonal decoration is a wooden wreath. I purchased the wreath at a craft store some time ago, and I wound strands of artificial fall leaves … Continue reading →