Halloween village
Since it’s too early to get out your Christmas village (without your family making fun of you), why not make a Halloween village instead? Check out this awesome post by A Beautiful Mess showing how they used craft store birdhouses to make a Halloween town. They also...
Tracing paper candle decor – if you dare
Ok. I made the candle covering you see above, with the black cat. I printed the black cat on vellum paper (tracing paper) using my laser printer, and taped the paper onto the dollar store jar candle that you see. And I think it’s really pretty, and will look...
Pomanders
If you want to make clove-studded orange pomander balls to decorate your home in December, and you want to do it the “right” way, now’s a good time to start. The “right” way means preserving the orange so it does not get moldy. You have to completely cover the orange...
Pencil bouquet
Last week I mentioned this quote from the movie You’ve Got Mail: “Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.” Using this...