Halloween is Just Around the Corner . . .

So, finally had a full weekend at home! I couldn't be more excited. I just love weekends in the fall (so to speak!). My kids have been anxiously waiting for Halloween so after much hounding from them, we decided to put our decorations up! Yeah!! Now my house can legitimately have spiderwebs hanging from the chandeliers and dirt on the windows and look "perfect"! I LOVE this time of year. I have to say, I take pride in my mantle every year. It is the main focal point when you walk into my house. This year, I hung a cheap mirror from Marshall's (the mirror itself is a little wavy). I added a red gel decoration on the mirror that reads "Stay Away" and looks like blood dripping down. I hung red cluster lights and then draped stained and torn cheesecloth over them. I also put some on the mantle like a mantle scarf. On top of that, I had some candleabras that have skulls on them. I put two dark red pillar candles on the top. I bought a HUGE bag of cheap plastic spiders. I put them all over the cheesecloth. It's so easy, the legs just go right though and attach. I think I am going to make an egg sac like I saw in Martha Stewart to hang from the fireplace screen. I just love the outcome. Cheesecloth stained in tea and torn up is a great and cheap decoration. I put it just about everywhere and apparently I am rubbing off on my kids. After they put their decorations up in their rooms, both wanted cheesecloth. I guess I am off to Jo-Ann's tomorrow to buy more for them! It's an exciting time of year for adults and even more so for kids. I truly love the fact that my kids love the holidays as much I do!!