tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post1438934413481927723..comments2023-11-03T04:59:35.580-04:00Comments on Serenity Now: Outside Halloween DecorationsAmanda @ Serenity Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16483017563206007698noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-59191081966955984372011-10-21T06:30:11.247-04:002011-10-21T06:30:11.247-04:00I think your house looks quite festive and honestl...I think your house looks quite festive and honestly see no need to go out each year to buy a bunch of "stuff" for each holiday. Your Cinderella look pumpkin is so cute and unique!<br /><br />Sorry you've had a bad week and hope that the weekend will be a good one for you!Paula@SweetPeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159609759110718249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-65544316386100363912011-10-20T23:59:36.372-04:002011-10-20T23:59:36.372-04:00I love your Halloween decorations and it doesn'...I love your Halloween decorations and it doesn't look sparce at all. I know what it's like having a tight budget, we had to be very frugal with out halloween decorations, but it works for us. My daughter and her friend decided to draw spiders and pumpkins with chalk on our sidewalk. It's cute :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-1919800285649028862011-10-20T23:25:26.017-04:002011-10-20T23:25:26.017-04:00so I love IC and since she's said such nice wo...so I love IC and since she's said such nice words I just had to visit and I'm so glad I did! That ceramic pumpkin with the little doors and windows is super fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-23614739213213735412011-10-20T22:40:44.072-04:002011-10-20T22:40:44.072-04:00Hey girl. I love all your cute little signs. I fee...Hey girl. I love all your cute little signs. I feel ya on the shoe fits sign. ;) My favorite is the Boo! sign in the flowers. Cute!<br /><br />As for suggestions, shop around your home for something you can put your pumpkins on to bring a little height and help show them off a little more. <br /><br />I'm using a clay pot for one of mine this year. An upside down wire basket a stack of rocks or wood scraps or anything like that could work, too. OR just put one of the pumpkins up on the step.<br /><br />I posted today for the first time in over a month - gah! I hope to be feeling normal again sometime soon. I'm going to join your party tomorrow!Southern Fried Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772821883734481802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-58949325832793300812011-10-20T18:30:23.383-04:002011-10-20T18:30:23.383-04:00I like alanna rose's suggestion for a chair! ...I like alanna rose's suggestion for a chair! Hmmm....a cozy addition. <br /><br />Girl, maybe it's the weather, but I feel "off" this week, too! My hubby gets home tonight from a trip and I'm sitting here thinking, "I better take a shower and pick this place up so he doesn't see how we REALLY live when he's away!" hahaha<br /><br />Wish you were coming to Relevant'11! <br />AmandaAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781257280467868424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-69408390600364428542011-10-20T17:31:02.587-04:002011-10-20T17:31:02.587-04:00I hear you on zero budget for Halloween decor...ha...I hear you on zero budget for Halloween decor...have you seen the price of candy...yowch!<br />Do you have chairs on you back patio? Or maybe a pair of thrifted chairs hanging around...I think that a chair on the front porch is always so welcoming, and makes a great spot to display festive stuffs.<br />It looks nice the way it is,and leaves plenty of room for trick or treaters!alanna rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03891655851993542391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-30020969422079481622011-10-20T15:47:03.003-04:002011-10-20T15:47:03.003-04:00Last year I bought a BUNCH of stuff at Tarjay afte...Last year I bought a BUNCH of stuff at Tarjay after Halloween and tucked it up and away and forgot all about it. It was like opening a treasure chest this week - tee shirts, signs, party goods...so much fun I might do that every year! Try it! Cheap(er) thrills!Rustown Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970069327566577570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-28952577975821183992011-10-20T15:01:29.623-04:002011-10-20T15:01:29.623-04:00That little house pumpkin cut out is adorable!That little house pumpkin cut out is adorable!Jessica @ FourGenerationsOneRoofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734172047833827114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-77352227147617359202011-10-20T11:47:04.142-04:002011-10-20T11:47:04.142-04:00So cute! I always forget about my Kohls cash and t...So cute! I always forget about my Kohls cash and they expire! :-( I love the "if the shoes fit"! That should be fairly easy to make. I might try that someday.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196096131750922174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-1789955885243934782011-10-20T11:11:42.565-04:002011-10-20T11:11:42.565-04:00So cute, Amanda! I have to share this with you - b...So cute, Amanda! I have to share this with you - back when I worked in a craft store as the floral/display designer my son (then 9) complained that I never decorated our house - just the store. I felt so bad. So I ran over to the store that night (day before Halloween) & grabbed some old displays I had made that were being thrown out - just cardboard tombstones and fences I had sprayed with Fleckstone ;) - and propped them up in my yard w/some spiderwebs. He was sooo happy. <br /><br />It takes so little to make the kids happy. Truly. After that, I made sure my own house had a little sumpin' for each season!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035162010653647567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-37314830410517956432011-10-20T10:48:07.092-04:002011-10-20T10:48:07.092-04:00That flag is hilarious. I would have to say that t...That flag is hilarious. I would have to say that the shoes are fitting me. ;)<br /><br />And I think your front porch looks adorable. I love the ceramic pumpkin.Kim @ NewlyWoodwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306871325108889905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-53320354102244112972011-10-20T08:54:53.930-04:002011-10-20T08:54:53.930-04:00Oh my how I love that little decorative flag...whe...Oh my how I love that little decorative flag...where did you find such a cute thing? Love it! And, I admit, I have been a little like that this week too :/<br />JenniferJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03372832288373048371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-1583880209059830392011-10-20T08:52:16.701-04:002011-10-20T08:52:16.701-04:00When all the Halloween stuff goes on clearance, bu...When all the Halloween stuff goes on clearance, buy up a couple of those fake pumpkins. You can stack them up and put them in the planters to add some height. I know that doesn't help this year though:) Corn stalks is a great suggestion that won't cost too much...maybe tie them up with a big colorful bow.Kelli Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865834655887862155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-16985954711361977022011-10-20T08:40:12.993-04:002011-10-20T08:40:12.993-04:00I think things are looking great outside your hous...I think things are looking great outside your house! <br /><br />Sometimes garden centers will have nice tall (but not very big) bushes for sale for cheap. I've put them in planters for the winter before. They're made to go in the ground, of course, but they can go in a big pot.<br /><br />I've also cut branches from pines, cedars, firs, spruces--all kinds of evergreens--and just kind of poked them in the dirt of my planters. You could probably find some cool sticks to go in the center of that to add even more height. <br /><br />So glad Beckie's tribute to you came during a week when you really needed it! You deserve it, that's for sure!Richella Parhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353214472648623583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-44097970328917922722011-10-20T08:25:31.625-04:002011-10-20T08:25:31.625-04:00Hey Amanda! Love all your festive touches. Hay b...Hey Amanda! Love all your festive touches. Hay bales and corn stalks are quite inexpensive, and would add some height and dimension. Oh, and can I join the club? It's been one of those weeks here too.Simply LKJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691860606573110974noreply@blogger.com