The Halloween Tree

 

The Halloween Tree

A Halloween tablecloth cut to fit my tree

 

I've had the tree up a couple weeks but hadn't gotten around to posting pictures of it...so here it IS!  The Halloween Tree.  I've seen a couple friends on Facebook post pictures of theirs too.  I love looking at everyone else's trees.  So glad it's catching on.

 

I've had a few people along the way ask about starting a seasonal tree.  If you are thinking about it now would be a great time to start shopping.  Walmart, Target, Michaels, Hobby Lobby all have ornaments out and at a discount.  Shop the sales and use store coupons. 

 

For me when I think about a certain holiday I also usually think of a certain color...like for Christmas I think or green and red.  So if you start with just colors you can't go wrong.

 

 

 

And you can always buy plain ornamental balls and dress them up. 

 

My Halloween Tree at work.  Black marker on white balls



Here is an idea I found on Pinterest....cute right?

And something I found while checking out Pinterest....which would cost less than $ 1...Joyzz.com




Idea found here.

You get the idea.  At least enough to get started.  If you do one send me some pictures!  Like I said I love to see them. 

In other news...this weekend is the Petersburg Half Marathon.  I've trained every week for a couple months so we will see if it pays off or not.  We are also hosting a Halloween party this weekend....after the race.  I've made no plans Sunday since I have no idea what condition my body will be in.  I'll fill you in next week on how it goes.  Happy weekend to you until then.



The Planter Project

When I moved in with Mark he had a washer and dryer that were hidden behind a set of bi fold doors that had seen better days.  About a year later those doors were sitting outside behind our shed waiting to be my next craft project.  This past weekend I finally got around to that project. 

I bought two cans of spray paint-$7, a flower planter $11, and a few plants $10.  The rest of the supplies I already had....the doors, a wire brush, 5 2x4 blocks, and potting soil. 

I used the wire brush to clean off the old dust, dirt and the chipping paint.  The planter was going outside so it didn't have to be perfect.  I just wanted it free from leaves and grass that had accumulated over the years.

Then I put a couple coats of paint on the doors.  Like my color choice?  Did you think I would get a different color? 

Then we leaned the doors up next to the fence and screwed the basket right onto the doors.

The 2x4 blocks were to keep the doors from being right up next to the fence.  We screwed the blocks into the fence and then screwed the door to the blocks.

Then....I added my soil and flowers.

 The entire thing probably took an hour.  And the cool part....I still have another set of doors!  I have another idea for those ;-)  What would YOU do with an old set of doors?