H.H.

                      HAPPY HALLOWEEN!



Frosty Morn

Brrrrrrr.  I am one cold junker this morning. 25 degrees, but beautiful! Take a look.......

“Whether the weather be fine, Whether the weather be not, Whether the weather be cold, Whether the weather be hot, We'll weather the weather, Whatever the weather, Whether we like it or not”

Owl Trivets

I snatched up a whole family of owl trivets from the thrift store a while back.   Yes...a family.  Complete with momma owl & 4 little owlets.  It took some pondering to dream up a use for these Halloween theme cuties.  Here is my decorative use:

A small portion of wire secured them to a stack of old picnic baskets.  I skipped the middle one, because it's Grandma Eva's green basket and a bit delicate.  I'd hate to wreck the only one with sentimental value!

Aren't they cute?  I've been seeing these on Etsy & Ebay, so they are fairly easy to track down.  I paid $1 for mama & 50 cents a piece for the babes.

Linking up to~
The French Cupboard
VeryMerryVintageStyle

HOUNDSTOOTH

HOUNDSTOOTH.  I LOVE IT.

IT IS TRADITIONALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COUNTRY OF SCOTLAND & TYPICALLY MADE OF WOOL. 

WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY OFFICIALLY LISTED THE WORD IN 1936. 

I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT IT IS AN ALABAMA MASCOT THANKS TO A FAMOUS FOOTBALL COACH THAT WORE A PATTERNED FEDORA.

ONE THING I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL NOW, IS THAT CAMEROS EVEN USED IT ON UPHOLSTERY & MODERN ENTHUSIASTS CAN PURCHASE SIMILAR KITS. 

EVERY 20-30 YEARS, HOUDSTOOTH RECLAIMS POPULARITY.  I KIND OF VIEW IT AS IMMORTAL.


I WEAR IT.
I EVEN ENCOURAGED MY SON TO COVER HIS GUITAR IN IT.

THERE IS EVEN A HOUNDSTOOTH HUT STORE! 

IF YOU LOVE HOUNDSTOOTH, MAYBE YOU'LL LIKE MY HALLOWEEN JUNKY CRAFT:


I BOUGHT SOME CHEAP WOODEN LETTERS AND PAINTED THEM ORANGE.  THEN I CUT STRIPS OF PATTERNED PAPER & GLUED IT TO THE EDGES.  THIS REALLY MADE THE LETTERS STAND OUT.  THEN, USING Unity Stamps AND STAZON INK, I STAMPED SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPOOKY IMAGES SCATTERED ACROSS EACH LETTER.  THE BEST PART WAS USING SOME RESCUED BARN WOOD FOR THE SIGN!

SINCE IT HANGS ABOVE MY TOILET, MAYBE IT SHOULD HAVE SAID "POO".  HA HA HA!  SORRY, JUST HAD TO SAY THAT.

WHERE IS THE HOUNDSTOOTH, YOU ASK?

THANKS FOR LOOKING, I HOPE THIS IS A LITTLE TOUCH OF JUNKY HALLOWEEN INSPIRATION FOR YOU!

LINKING UP TO:

DITTLE DATTLE 

AND

MOD VINTAGE LIFE

Frame it!

I picked up a Halloween theme story book at the thrift store & ripped out my some festive images.  I know this would make any librarian cringe!  I, however, have no problem utilizing literature in unique ways! 

I like this print, because it's not too scary for the kids to walk by every day.  I love that it's black & white!

Spooky Sticks

I've stolen an idea from my sister.  Spray paint branches black for some ultra spooky sticks!

 I used dry old sumac branches, taken from a cluster along a road.  VEEERY SPOOOKY.

Now, the fun part was piecing together a display!  I used an assortment of Halloween theme items. Some are vintage, some are modern.  There are several thrift store finds included.

Linking up to: ModVintageLife & DittleDattle

Tall Can

My mother-in-law got me this tall can at a garage sale.

Not my style.  So, out came the spray paint!

Much better!



I threw some Chinese lantern sprigs in it ($2 each @ Walmart).  The bow is a combination of burlap, raffia, berries & leaves.

What would a fall display be without my favorite fall thing?   INDIAN CORN! Rich festive colors...

Happy decorating!

Mini Corn Banner

A few years ago, I grew mini blue Indian corn.  It's been sitting in a box, so I finally tried to make it useful.

I used thin hemp, started in the middle. I tied around the corn, then braided the three strands together for a ways.  I tied on the next one, then braided some more.  So on, so forth.