Halloween is rapidly approaching, and I am working tirelessly on our home haunt. In previous years we have decorated our front yard. This year, we are creating a walk-through display in our backyard. One of the "scenes" in our walk-through will be a witch's lair. Follow me over the next few weeks as I share some of the DIY tips for creating this scene. A witch scene wouldn't be complete without potion and poison bottles. Here are a few that I have created. These were ver

As part of Home Depot's Style Challenge, I received a couple packages of black flocked spiders. Using items from Home Depot, as well as items from a dollar store and craft store, I turned plain black spiders into steampunk spiders. This sparkly silver style was created completely from Home Depot items. I started with a package of Glittered Silver Spiders and then hot glued various sizes of lock washers to the legs and top of spider. For this spider, I used 5 different size

Yay!!! It is finally up! My Style Challenge Halloween Mantel design is now on Home Depot's website! I am so pleased and proud to have been a part of this challenge and absolutely thrilled with the results. I decided to go with a Steampunk theme. It was the perfect way to combine Home Depot's great Halloween product with other Home Depot materials. Click here to go to Home Depot's website to check out all seventeen photos of my design!

I was a fan of Home Depot's even before they asked me to participate in their Halloween Style Challenge. In addition to all sorts of supplies to challenge a creative mind, they also carry a nice selection of seasonal decor items. Being the Halloween nut that I am, I have been anxiously awaiting Home Depot's Halloween goods to hit the stores. I, of course, got an early sampling as I was sent product in the "mystery boxes" for the Style Challenge. I knew there would be more