This is the same mentality as getting mad at Hobby Lobby for putting their Christmas crap up in July.
Or Target putting out school supplies in June.
Two days after they get out of school for the summer.
STOP IT, DAMMIT.
Sorry.
In all honesty, I did put up OUR Halloween/Fall stuff on September 18th.
A full five days before the official start of fall.
Ducking.
Yes.
But I listened to my “Summer Tunes” playlist whilst throwing the fall all over the house.
So that makes it OK.
Ducking.
BUT I WAS IN THE DOLLAR TREE AND THEY HAD THE REESE’S PEANUT BUTTER CUP PUMPKINS OUT.
THE REESE’S PUMPKINS, PEOPLE.
I don’t respond to Pumpkin Lattes but a peanut butter cup shaped like a pumpkin does it for me.
It was like THE Seinfeld episode.
I threw my money on the counter and said I’M OUT.
And started dragging up my orange and black bins from the basement.
With peanut butter on my breath.
I know.
I am weak.
Forgive me.
I have been sharing all of my decorating with you here since 2010 but my favorite decorating season by far is Halloween/Fall.
You can see my fall decorating from each year here:
2010
2011 and 2011
2012 and 2012
2013
Just lie to me if it isn’t.
Said in my best decor/fashion/trendy blog voice.
As you do.
You totally want a basket of pumpkins now.
By the way, I bought nothing this year to create this.
In fact, I haven’t bought a fall item for my mantel in probably three years.
The candlesticks are from Goodwill four years ago.
Spray painted horribly but it’s all good because it works with my freaky, creepy Halloween theme.
The banner was made for me by a friend of mine a few years ago, the flowers, pumpkins etc, I have had for years.
Oh, wait! I did buy that mirror glass pumpkin last year.
So I lied.
Shhhhhhhh.
I love fall in this room.
Christmas decorations look like they are faking it in this room but Halloween makes this room its bitch.
I lost a few more of you, didn’t I?
The above are our Halloween books on the “bookshelf” I made out of Ellie’s crib rail.
Here is the tutorial.
All I did was spray paint it.
So I didn’t really “make” anything.
But let us just say I did because the DIY bloggers left the room.
Scratch that.
Just not ones that sound like coffins opening or doorbells ringing.
The wreath my friend Rebecca made me a few years ago.
It moves around from year to year.
I love having it in the kitchen because I don’t really decorate in here.
I was all drunk on orange faux leaves, cinnamon sticks, and glass mason jars.
Black pumpykin.
Cheap chalk pen .. $3.99.
Long story long…..
I made a craft here and here using a pen very similar.
Someone emailed me about it a few months ago saying was there anything other than the chalk pen to use.
Then a friend texted me at about the same time-ish frame.
I say time-ish frame because in my world things that happen to me in March runs into things that happen to me in August.
And I am all about full disclosure.
To a fault.
ANYHOO, back when I created the above crafts, chalk pens were relatively unheard of/hard to find/ nowhere to be found.
When I found a three pack of them at Michael’s… (said in my best Jerry Seinfeld Newman disdain voice ….are you seeing a trend……) back then, I balked for a second at the $12.99 price.
But they were relatively unheard of/ hard to find/ nowhere to be found.
I think I used a coupon, shuddered visibly at the cash register and mumbled over and over……”It’s worth it. It’s worth it. It’s worth it.”
LONG STORY LONG, I found this one for $3.99.
THEY ARE CHEAP NOW.
That was the point I was trying to make.
You will also need peanut M and M’s.
Because.
So take the pens and start drawing all willy-nilly on your pumpykins.
Then I went and ruined it by trying to draw chevron on my pumpykins.
It looks like Charlie Brown’s sweater.
Doesn’t it?
A really bad reject Charlie Brown sweater.
I don’t do well with blank canvases.
That can be applied metaphorically as well.
Its OK, I have come to terms with my Charlie Brown pumpykin.
The whole point is that YOU can draw whatever YOU want on YOUR pumpykin!
Just like mine is all mine.
Charlie Brown or not.
And it’s a lot better than a bag of rocks.
You're so crafty and funny, and I really wish I could have all the candy in my house, but because I ate all the cheese, I must refrain from the candy. 🙂
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Cute!!! I started putting Halloween stuff up on September 19th and I don't even care. In my house Halloween starts when I start feeling restless!
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You work balls into almost all of your posts. It's one of my favorite things about you.
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Fall is my favorite season. But I get overwhelmed with decorating options. And I'm cheap. So I only buy little things here and there, and none of them go together, and my house is a mishmash of crazy.
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Let the record reflect that I stayed… even after "dammit, balls and b&#%." . You did, however, almost lose me with @ on the pumpykin. Ha! This post was just what I needed to… feel better about myself… JK…. to start what should be a fabulous day! Thanks for full, funny disclosure! It's what the DIY world needs!
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Aww thank you Christa!!!
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I think mishmash of crazy is my favorite decor style. 🙂
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My house is a fall house too! BTW, I adore your Charlie Brown pumpykin .
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I'm on the hunt for a black pumpkin now! Love your fall mantel!I would love for you to share this post at my Show Me Saturdays (party starts at 7:00 am EST). My readers would love this!~ Ashley
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Thank you Ashley!
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I love your house in the fall!!Actually, I love it all the time.Thanks friend!
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Very cute! I was just thinking today that I need to spruce up this joint and get in the fall spirit. You would be so disappointed by my lack of crafts and decor. Going to at least pull out a pumpykin or two.
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I could never be disappointed in you.
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hahahaha.. I love this post. Your mantle looks great.. I like them all! : ) I still have a basket of children's halloween books that I bring out during the season.. funny thing , my 23 and 15 year old daughters still like me to read some of them.. we all know the words. Have a great sunday
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Oh I love that so much Leslie.Thank you for that.AND you and I both have eight years in between our girls. 🙂
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aaaah! I immediately thought of Charlie (and his lack of balls?) I love the little "boo" frame too! Flat Kari tried to help out on my mantle. I did change it up a bit from last year, but now that we've seen this, we have more ideas! MUST DO MORE FALLISHNESS (not to be confused…at all…with FOOLISHNESS)
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If you can still make your 17 year old laugh, pass me some of that potion.
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Hi Kari!
First time here in reading your blog! I love your humor, and you gave me my chuckly for the day. That’s supposed to be “chuckle,” but I sort of like “chuckly,” don’t you? I can’t type today either.
I love that Charlie Brown pumpykin. I’m like you…totally can’t draw a thing, and especially not on a curvy pumpykin.
Love all your mantels too.
Thanks for sharing at Sweet Inspiration this week! I totally enjoyed this!
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Aww I love that you love reading and welcome to my blog!
Thanks for visiting and I really hope you keep coming back! 🙂
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Great ideas, and love your sense of humor to go along with it! My favorite way to decorate is on a budget!
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Aww thank you for visiting Cheryl! I hope you will come back. I am funny a lot. I SWEAR! 🙂
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