Halloweeeny Decorations

Halloween is tons of fun. I always look forward to seeing the fun and creative costumes that people come up with. You get kudos if you made your costume or came up with something clever, if you didn't, shame on you. Halloween is a chance to rummage your closet, go through some old craft tackle left over from that project your never finished, hit up the thrift stores and get down and creative, and dirty if it calls for it. Especially if you have kids, allow them to pull out your old prom dresses. I was a genie one year thanks to my mom's pack ratting abilities. Going to the store and grabbing it off the shelf earns you no points in my book. Plus, it's cheaper. And speaking of cheap, same goes with your house decorations. Personally, I don't quit get the blow up air thingys, but that's just me. And it's a cop-out. I spent about $5 on mason jars, and $2 for webs and that was it for Halloween this year. I cut up a sheet for ghost, stuffed it with grocery bags, hung lanterns (mason jars) with wire, made spiders with pipe cleaners, and of course pumpkins. Easy sneezey. For my costume I was a 40's housewife, the era I feel I missed out on, and my husband was, well, in total Andy style, a stick of ram. Ah yes, if you haven't tried to use a power drill to carve your pumpkins yet, I highly recommend it. You can carve it lickadi split come out with something a knife can't possibly do. Plus, it's a blast! Humm, maybe the Drimal ....next year.