Lizard & Ladybug's Halloween mantle

I gave you a peek over the weekend of our 'Halloween' mantle.  

Here are some shots (our fireplace/mantle is in a room with very little natural light)

The frame is from Wal-Mart ($3), the pine cones from my mom's back yard, 

pumpkins are from Wal-Mart (6/$5)

(I painted a few with chalkboard paint & some white).  

The spider votive pumpkin holder came from Goodwill.  

The candle/candy dish is from $ Tree.

 

 Here's the other direction..  a good shot of the candy corn garland.  

Hot glue, candy corn and twine - super simple.  

The 'boo' sign is just chipboard letters on scrapbook paper in a $ Tree frame. 

*it's now hanging in our kitchen.

and from the other direction.  

It's almost impossible to get a decent picture of the whole thing.

Close up of my 'chalkboard' rocks and a few more Wal-Mart pumpkins

Keeping it real..some of the candy corn 'jumped' and I needed a quick fix - 

a clear pin and cheapo spider work every time :)

I would love to have the whole house decorated.

But with 2 little ones (with very grabby hands), 

I need decorations that are simple and quick - 

cheap & too high to reach don't hurt :)

If you see something you like, let me know.  

If you see areas where I could improve, let me know that too!!



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