Halloween Porch and Pumpkin Carving!

Well, the porch has been decorated for a little over a week now, but we just got around to carving pumpkins tonight. The mums in the planter on the chair are pretty sad, but they are coming back and I hate to toss them!

The BOO hanging is something I made last year that I found on Thrifty Decor Chick. They are chipboard letters covered in scrapbook paper and hung together with grosgrain ribbon. They hung inside last year, so I didn't modge-podge them, but I probably should have!

I thought the one pumpkin wasn't enough, so I added a few more and a makeshift crate to help with stacking the pumpkins. Now, it's a little busy, but once we carved them, it looks great!

I found this straw broom and it already had orange accents and was perfect! I added the ribbon flower with the epoxy brad (you can see more of these in my etsy shop) and a ribbon tassel with sparkly black cat. I wrapped orange, black and purple ribbon around the handle to make it extra fun.

The "Trick or Treat" banner was a fun addition! Black burlap pennants with orange stenciled letters and sisal twine.

Now, onto the pumpkin carving fun! I know that this is sooo two years ago, but I still love the way it looks, and its super easy! I tend to use power tools any chance I get, so why not on pumpkins?

 I'm loving the owl craze right now!

Nolan wanted a mean face pumpkin. Now this is really a jack-o-lantern!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Mantle and Giveaway!

BOO! I always have a blast with Halloween, and this year has been no exception!

Here is the China hutch that I use as a "mantle" display area.

Meet Mr. Creepy... a friend found him at an antique store a few years back in a very old frame that she bought with hopes of making it into a mirror. Her husband loves him, she thinks he's super creepy. I thought he was perfect for my Halloween Mantle! he he he!

The pedestal is one of my own, and you can check out the tute here.

If you would like to purchase the owl statue, check out my etsy shop!

The crows are Dollar Tree finds from last year, and the bird cage and crackle glass ornament a.k.a. egg in this vignette are courtesy of the Ft.Benning Thrift Shop.

I added some spanish moss and put the cage on a silver charger. The skeleton is leftover decorations from years past, and the silver plate in the background was a yard sale find. I painted the center with chalkboard paint, and left its patina to add to the creepy look!

 

Now, for a little peek at my kitchen table...

The centerpiece is a metal pedestal in oil rubbed bronze I picked up at yet another yard sale!

I made some book page "grass" ? what would you call that? and put a sparkly little punkin I picked up after the season was over last year. The placemats were also an after-season find last year from Tuesday Morning. I love shopping clearance! :)

So now as a thank you for checking out my Halloween decor, my first ever giveaway!

I am giving away a 6' version of my circle paper garland, the Skull Halloween Plate from my etsy shop, and a Green Burlap Wine Bag, also from my etsy shop!

So, how do you enter?  Leave a separate comment below for each!

~ visit my etsy shop and tell me what you would buy!

~become a follower of Classy Columbus Designs

~ "like" Classy Columbus Designs on Facebook
{or, if you already follow, or like, leave me a comment saying so!}

Also, please leave your email address if your blogger profile is not public,
so I can contact you if you win!

Thanks y'all! This giveaway will close Monday at 9pm, so hurry and enter today!

And, I'm linking up!

Home Stories A to Z Halloween Mantel Linky Party

Weekend Wrap Up at tatertots and jello

Hookin up with HoH

The Shabby Creek Cottage

Remodelaholic
Funky Junk Interiors

Trick Or Treat Burlap Banner

Just wanted to share a little project I have been working on with you!

(And maybe a lil sneak peek of my fall mantle/display/decor) Hope you enjoy!

P.S. I will be selling this and other's at Pierce Chapel's Market Day on Saturday October 8.
Click here for more details!

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Burlap Halloween Wreath

Hey all! Hope you guys had a great weekend...
We were busy with our first soccer game of the season on Saturday morning, and still having some family in from out of town, but I did manage to finish up a little somethin' somethin' for Halloween!

How I did it:

I used a piece of foam insulation tubing from the plumbing section of Lowe's for the wreath form.

Note: Get the skinny one and you can cut in in half for 2 wreath forms. The tube is about $.96.

via Pinterest from The Penny Parlor

I cut a strip of green burlap and wrapped it around the tubing per this tutorial from 

Craftaholics Anonymous.

I discovered today that my Cricut will cut the stiff felt sheets if I put it on max pressure. Score!

I found the orange glittery rick-rack and the wired purple, orange, and black twisted ribbon at a fabric outlet here in town. This place is great, and I'll do a feature on it soon!

I cut a strip of black burlap and tied a ribbon with Martha's method.

And finally, used yet another fabulous tutorial from Miss Lovie to create the fabric flower.

I will admit, I kinda butchered that tutorial, but since it's Halloween and things can be a little messy and lopsided and it only adds to the "charm" I went with it! :)

And, the finished product... Ta da!

Don't miss some of my other great Halloween stuff, even if it is from last year!

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What can I make with a Thrift Store Shirt?

I am always challenging myself not only to make my home beautiful, but to do it creatively and on a budget. I frequent yard sales and thrift stores and I am always on the hunt for a great deal. When I came across this vintage(?) nursing coat? scrub jacket? I immediately thought, Halloween crafts! I scooped it up and brought it home earlier this summer and kinda forgot about it until I found it again going through a box in the garage.
 (My husband may or may not have been threatening to declutter for me, i.e. start tossing anything he thought was trash, which is almost everything I drag home!!)

Ok, on to the Labor-Day-weekend-thrift-store-shirt-upcycle-project.
Here is what I started with:

And here is what I ended up with!

  

Two pillows with pockets for my Big Boy Bedroom Makeover, mentioned here, and two great wine bags that I'm thinking will soon be for sale in my etsy shop here.



So, how did this all come about?

First, I started by cutting off the sleeves for the wine bags.

Next, I sewed a straight line across the bottom and trimmed it straight.

I give a more detailed tutorial on making a wine bag here, but I'll give you the basics below.

Pinch the ends of the seam and sew at 90 degrees to form the bottom.

Since the bags are made of the sleeves, the top is already hemmed, so at this point, you could tie some ribbon around the top and be done! However, I wanted to go a little further, so enter: Wunder Under!

If you've never worked with this stuff before, you are missing out! You take the rough side, cut it about the size of the fabric you wish to apply and iron to the wrong side of the accent fabric. Trace or sketch your design, letters, etc. to the paper and then cut out. (Keep in mind that for letters, you want to trace them backwards) Peel the paper backing off, position where you want to apply them to your project and ta-da! You are done!

  

Yes, I made two different designs for the two sleeves.

I wanted to make a drawstring closure, also detailed more here.

I used grosgrain ribbon and dipped the ends in Mod Podge so that they would be easier to thread and would not fray. Worked like a charm!

  

 I'll share the tute on the pillows tomorrow!

Night!

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