Who's Watching You Tablescape/Halloween Replay

Since I haven't had time to create a new Halloween table this year, I thought I would look at last years table. After I saw it I was sad I hadn't put it out again and thought I would share it with everyone again this Halloween. Hope everyone enjoys a Happy and Safe Halloween!

I have been anxiously waiting to use the owl I have blogged about here and here since mid Summer.

 

I have been waiting so much that I almost didn't actually do a tablescape using him! I have been wrapped up in fall fun, kids on break, hubby on vacation, son home from afar, and a trip that I hadn't changed my table since I did this tablescape.

 

So today I made a point to get this table completed so we could enjoy it at least a week before the big day.

 

Let's tour the table and see exactly who is watching us!

 

Who is watching you.....Who is my owl's name.  He stands tall and casts an eerie glare over this spooky table scape.

 

I love the way the candlelight catches the sequins of his attire.

The candlelight in this table scape is more sweet than scary.

 

This dishes in this tablescape are my highly versatile white Food Network favs as well as some really old octagon black plates Wonder Hubby gave me years ago.  The glasses match the black dishes....I've had them for years and never get tired of them.

 

 

The napkins are layered white/ghoul green, white/pumpkin orange or white/midnight black and are caught up in the owl napkin rings I blogged about here.

 

Who isn't the only one watching you at this table.  Each and every glass is peering back at you.  The glass stems are tied with tulle to match Owl's ascot and accented with a spooky spider.

 

Since I am a bit batty, it was only natural that Owl perch on a bat themed cloth.  Bats around the table. 

 

A close up of an owl napkin ring.

I love the witches shoes...there are a couple of different ones in this tablescape....not candy filled though....I can't fill things with candy here because Mini and I can't control ourselves.  I had to threaten to cast a spell on her to keep her out of the candy filled candle holders until after pictures!

 

The signs are several years old and I love finding new spots for them every year.

 

 

 

 

 

The table is set for a Frightening Family dinner or a Ghouls Night out .

Either way we will have a spooktacular time!  Thanks for stopping in....Happy Halloween!

 

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Favorite Haunts and Halloween Decor

Last week was junkin week for my buddy Tammy and I.  We spent a good part of our day at Jim Marvin Enterprises.    They are an international importer and design firm with lots of Christmas decor and florals and they just happen to be headquartered in my hometown.  Lucky us!

Of course,  we were so in awe our whole shopping trip, I didn't take a single picture.  I will be headed back soon so I will try to calm down and focus (literally)!

After that we were off to Goodwill....our favorite Haunt!  It was ninety nine cent day so it was a mad house!  I did manage to score these pretty napkins and a Phil Ponder print.  Pretty sweet for $4.00!

We can't just shop,  we have to compete to see who gets the best deal.  I think I got the deal but she won for spending the least.  Sad when the one that spent $4.00 lost to a $2.00 deal!  

 

After that we had a bit of lunch at her house.  I seized the moment and snapped some pictures of  her cute Halloween decor.

 

I love the glass front cabinets in Tammy's kitchen.  I tease her all the time about how perfect they are.  I mean where are all the old butter bowls and assorted odd lids?  Everybody has those right?   Right now there some things more spooky than bowls and lids hanging around in those cabinets.

 

 

I love this guy!  I know he is supposed to be scary but he is just plain adorable!

 

Tammy didn't stop with the Halloween decor in the kitchen, her living room mantel is classy creepy.

I am disappointed that the wall color didn't show up well in the pictures because it is so pretty and the curtains that have a black design compliment it so well.  The black decor on the mantel and around the mirror blend with the wall color and curtains perfectly.

The books on the mantel .....ghost stories of course!

 

I love creepy cloth, mine never seems to turn out as well as Tammy's did.

 

In the fire place she has her trusty witch's pot and is stirring up trouble.

 

 

I am not sure who she has in this pot....probably someone that cut us off in traffic or grabbed something we had spotted at Goodwill.  That will teach em!

 

I love the movement the feather boa adds and the spiders hanging from it are perfect.  The raven on the black cat adds height and yet another unique creepy element.

 

I know she had lots of fun putting this together and it turned out great!  Hopefully she will allow us to stop in for a full house tour....hint, hint.  Thanks for stopping by.

Scary Wreath Makeover

 

A couple of weeks ago I headed to the attic to gather up some fall decor.  While rummaging I stumbled onto the wreath I had used on the back door the past couple of years and it was scary!  Wow, had I really put that thing on the door? 

 

 There was no question that I need to do a makeover.  There was also no question that I didn't need to spend any money on this.  So I dug around and found some mini gourds and I roll of burlap ribbon I had purchased back in the summer and never gotten around to using.  Yeah!  See, sometimes procrastination pays off.

First step I removed all the loose flowers (not much to do there since apparently most of the flowers were already gone) and Mr. Scarecrow.  He was looking more than a bit worn.

 

Next I cut 2 yards of the burlap ribbon, stole some fishing line from Wonder Hubby and sewed a running stitch through the center of the ribbon. 

 

 

 I gathered it periodically and then tied off the end with a large knot.

To attach the ribbon to the wreath I grabbed my handy dandy, yet very dangerous glue gun.  I have years of experience with this guy and yet I ended up with some serious burns on this venture. 

 

 Mother stopped in while I was wrestling working on the wreath and after seeing me burn my finger she wanted to "help" me.  So, she did.....by grabbing the glue gun and quickly sticking the tip of the gun to the tip of my finger applying glue to my finger and under my nail!  Oh my goodness did that ever hurt!

 

Once I got past the pain, I added assorted leaves I found in the attic along with puff of burlap and the mini gourds. 

Here is the finished wreath.

So that is my no money spent made over wreath.....I think it is much improved!

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A Little More Fall/Lantern Makeover

 

Last fall I was helping my dad sort through some antiques and some junk he had recently acquired.  I ended up hauling home several goodies including  Mr. Rooster's New Roost, some antique glassware and an old copper lantern.  With lanterns being all the rage, I figured I would end up using it somewhere. 

 

Based on the finish, this little guy had spent some time out of doors and he was looking pretty rough.  I thought this was a job for my go-to paint of choice, Rustoleum Old Rubbed Bronze.  Uh....wrong.  All the glass in this guy was really in there....no amount of coaxing seemed to loosen anything.  Well now, what to do?  No worries, I was happily painting some acorns copper with acrylic paint and figured it couldn't hurt to give it a shot.  It all painted easily using a teeny-tiny little brush.  I would love to say that it turned out to be perfect but it didn't.....it did however, turn out to be do-able.  At some point  he may get all  taped up and turned all ORB, but I really doubt that will happen soon, so for now this is how he turned out.

 

Since I am still in fall frolicking mode here at the homestead, I decided to find a fall home for my lantern.  I keep thinking I am done but then I end up adding just a bit more.  One of the areas that was fru-frued was the entry table.

 

Since the mantel was fallish and not Halloween I wanted to add just a touch of the holiday to this table in the living room.    

 

I love the way the little lantern works into the fall table.  One of my favorites this year are the candle holders filled with different beans :)

I saw this adorable (okay maybe creepy) owl back in the summer and just had to have him.  This was very strange for me since I have never been a lover of owls.  I think it has something to do with growing up in the 1970's and the era of owls and mushroom shaped canisters!   I love his feathered plume!  I can't wait to make him the star of a Halloween tablescape.

Anyone that knows me knows that I can't throw away anything I have used more than once (like the jack-o-lantern below).  After one use, said item becomes a "tradition." This explains why there are enough Christmas decorations in the attic (and oh how some of them need to go) to decorate 15 trees and then some.

 The spooky pumpkin, the candle holder, and trick or treat knick knack were gifts to Mini from The Nana and they are tradition!

 

Just a little bit more fall....and a touch of Halloween....I think I like it :)

 

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