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!