devilish dollar decor.

 

 

I pulled out all of my Halloween decorations yesterday; precariously balancing Caroline on one hip and box after box on the other, up and down two flights of stairs.  As soon as I broke the slightest sweat I decided there would be no need for me to go to the gym later in the day.  Why is it always such an amazing feeling when you decide - guilt free - that you don't need to go to the gym?  I always let out a little snicker, feeling like I just staged some kind of major coup.

 

 

Anyway, I quickly decorated the house and surprised the boys when they came home from school.  I told them to close their eyes, and I opened the front door and brought them inside.  They opened their eyes and even though they've seen these items almost every year of their young lives, they let out a big, "WOW!"  They get so excited about the spiders, skulls and skeletons.  Aren't Halloween decorations just so god-awful ugly?  Yep, and exactly why the kids just love 'em!  And the best part is, you don't have to spend much to make a cute (or scary or god-awful ugly) display.  In fact, I say the uglier, the better!  And I'm telling you, the dollar store is the place for all of your god-awful ugly decorating needs.

 

 Here is our foyer mantle.  Except for the ceremics and the tree-ish thing, everything came from a dollar store.  Isn't the spider web neat?  And the spiders that cling to it?  The sign too, and the little hanging skeletons - all $1!

 

 Here on our entry desk are a couple of bigger velvety spiders, a weird candle, a RIP tombstone, some silk fall leaves and a creepy witch all for . . . yep, a buck.  And below is a centerpiece made with various dollar chotchkies.

 

 And look at these skulls!

 

 And another creepy witch hanging out near the powder room.

 I'm telling you - RUN!  Don't walk!  RUN to your nearest dollar store!

 

And remember it's just a month.  This junk is only on display for a month.