Madigan made... a new quote and a spooky wall.
But this time, I made a few little creepy changes in my kitchen. Did you notice them?
Kinda hard to miss, huh?
I have to say, Halloween is such a fun holiday. There are so many options for decorations!
To those of you that go 'all out' with pillar to post spookiness: more power to you! I admire your passion.
But for me, you all know I prefer simple fall decor.
And with Halloween, I find it difficult to edit sometimes.
I try to keep it simple. I do not always succeed, but I try.
So, this past summer hubby and I sorted through all our boxes in the basement, including the holiday decor. When I was looking at them, I realized that many of my Halloween decorations were small, cute little items that did not come together in a cohesive way. So, I edited and donated some of my decorations. I kept the ones I loved and the ones I knew would work in our home.
But after cleaning everything out, I realized that I did not have a great deal of Halloween stuff. So, I've been busy making a few things that hopefully will last from season to season. I tried to make multiples of the same item and/or repeat colors. I focused on simple, bold displays with some repetition in color/shape for impact. It started with my black gravestones, then the white pumpkins.
For this section of my kitchen,
I made simple changes for a unified (and hopefully scary?) look.
I made simple changes for a unified (and hopefully scary?) look.
Some of the stuff pictured I already owned:
- The big chalkboard - It just needed a new creepy quote. - My diy cream ware plates - I moved them around a little and added some Halloween plates.
- My grandmother's milk glass cake stand
- The simple white pumpkins
(I stole a few from my kitchen cart. Don't worry, the cart is not bare. I found the perfect substitute for that display.)
The rest of the items I needed were easy enough to make:
- Black pine cones (I already owned some pine cones, so I just gave them a coat of spray paint.)
- A black 'doily' (I just cut the image out of black card stock using my paper cutting machine.)
These skull plates make me smile! They totally meet my criteria for vintage/classic/spooky decorations. The two with a black background were a gift and I found the other four at Home Goods last month.
Remember how I hung my creamware plates on the wall using picture hanging strips? It was so simple to change out the white plates for new ones. I love this idea for easy holiday decor!
If you follow me on Twitter, I debated this week about which quote to use on the chalkboard. I considered quotes from Edgar Allen Poe, Washington Irving, or the Wicked Witch of the West.
But, I settled on a quote from Shakespeare. I think it is perfect.
(My penmanship? That's another story!)
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