Home Matters Linky Party – Happy Halloween

Welcome to the weekly Home Matters Linky Party #403 Fall Ideas.

A great place to come, share your blog posts, and make new friends.

We are so glad you are here with us each week.

Before we start the party, let me share my Fall project:

Free Printable November 2022 Calendar

It is time for me to share my free printable of October 2022

Meet the hosts!

Donna @ Modern On Monticello — Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram

Mel @ Decor Craft Design — Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram

Allyson @ Southern Sunflowers — Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram

My feature picks this week!

A Pink and Black Halloween in the Powder Room by Debbie Dabble

How to Decorate for Halloween with Fireplace Bats by Sonata Home Design

Studio 27 – By Jennifer Adams: Easter Decor Turned Halloween Tree

Girl Scout Halloween Party Ideas by Laura Kelly’s Inklings

Home Matters Linky Party Guidelines:

Please link up no more than THREE posts each week–try to make sure that they are new links that you have not shared here previously.
Please take some time to poke around and visit some of the other links.
Please take some time to check out your hosts and co-hosts on social media.
We appreciate the variety of blogs on the www; however, the Home Matters Party is for links on matters of the HOME. Please link accordingly.
We ask that you do not add other Linky Parties, Blog Hops, or Giveaways–unless you begin the party with a new project, recipe or post.
On the same note, please do not add links of an extremist, political or strong controversial nature. (The hosts and co-hosts read each and every blog post linked and will contact you directly if you have linked something that does not fit into the realm of the party.)

With your help, we can continue to grow the Home Matters Party! Thank you!

We are looking for Co-Hosts. Help us Rock this party!
If you are interested, please contact Donna at radforddesignstudio@gmail.com.

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Thank you for joining in the fun and excitement at the Home Matters Linky Party. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do. We look forward to chatting with you in the comments.

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Happiness Is Homemade Link Party – Halloween Preparations

Happy Almost Halloween. What a fun month, Welcome to Happiness is Homemade and we are more than ready For October.

This is still my month, I love hosting for October and this year there are 5 weeks for me to create. All the other months my amazing co-hosts share their favs. This month, A Labour of Life gets to share her love of Fall, Canadian Thanksgiving and Halloween, for this Canadian it is an amazing time of year.

Celebration of Fall

This week, a really wanted a return back to all things Fall, but y’all are killing me with all the fun Halloween crafts and ideas. t spooky Halloween. I am back to my standard recipe, food, sips, and fun.

First up is the cutest Spooky Halloween Tablescape from The Painted Apron. This fun table was title a Slightly Spooky but I think its is more a whimsical fun Halloween table. Plus she led me to a fun tablescape bloghop. How cool is that.

Halloween Wreath

Next up from The House on Silverado is A Halloween Wreath. This easy DIY method for how to make a Halloween deco mesh wreath is a fun Halloween craft and Halloween decor all at the same time!

Dinner with Mummies

How fun is this snack for Halloween. The Magical Ingredients is sharing Samosa Mummies. These are delicious samosa mummies that are appetizers for Halloween parties. These can be made easily using ready to use crescent roll dough. ( She also shared Zombie Intestines that look so fun as well)

And to wrap up the week, how about these cute Halloween Pinwheel Cookies from Drug Store Divas. It’s all treats, no tricks when it comes to these Halloween Pinwheel Cookies.

These swirl-shaped Halloween cookies are stunning. They look just like store-bought cookies from a high-end bakery. But they’re not. These Halloween cookies made in your home kitchen … all from ingredients you already have at home.

MEL’S PICK

Easily Marble Pumpkins for Fall & Table Decor

Plus I promise next week is Halloween and tables and crafts and DIY’s all around. Just really needed a fun theme this weekend.

On to the Party!

Thank you for joining us this week whether you are a blogger sharing your latest posts OR a reader enjoying all of the inspirational shares! Don’t forget to drop by and say hello to all our hostesses, they always appreciate your visit! Here are all of our hostesses at Happiness Is Homemade!

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel @ Décor Craft Design

Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

Would you like to be a part of Happiness Is Homemade? We are looking for hostesses to join our team. If you are interested, please email any one of the Happiness Is Homemade hostesses and let them know. We would love to have you join our party.

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Thank you for linking up! For more of my future Halloween posts, please follow me! And if you wanted to add my creations to your Pinterest boards, please follow me on Pinterest! Also find me on Instagram and Twitter

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Happiness Is Homemade Link Party – Halloween Ideas

Happy October again. What a fun month, Welcome to Happiness is Homemade and we are more than ready for October. This month, A Labour of Life gets to share her love of Fall, Canadian Thanksgiving and Halloween, for this Canadian it is an amazing time of year.

Celebration of Spookiness

This week, a return back to all things Halloween. Celebrating everything The fun and the spooky. I am back to my standard recipe, food, sips, and fun.

WITCHES BREW PUNCH COCKTAIL

First up is the cutest Witches Brew Punch Cocktail from Organized Island. This fun witches brew drink is a fun and festive way to celebrate Halloween. It provides some spooky fun for party guests and is always a big hit at Halloween parties. It is also fun for a hocus pocus party.

Cheers to Charcuterie Creepiness

Next up from The Happy Mustard Seed is Halloween Charcuterie Board. This DIY Halloween Cheese Board is simple to make without cooking. You can follow along with our easy step by step guide and build the most beautiful DIY cheese board.

Dinner in a Pumpkin Recipe

How fun is this dinner for Halloween or anytime in the fall actually. Midlife Healthy Living has really upped for the fun healthy dinner concept with Dinner in a Pumpkin. The recipe is very simple and takes about 30 mins of prep and 1 hour of cooking time. Your kids will be thrilled to see a pumpkin on the table for dinner.

Wine Sipping Heaven

And then, not a tablescape as there weren’t any this week much to my disappointment but i am still on brand lol. Deb from Debbs Buzz shared the beginnings of her tablescape planning with a fun painted wine glass. The DIY Spooky Dollar Tree Wineglasses are pinned for me to try soon. To welcome the spooky season, I’m sharing how I made a set of painted Halloween glasses over the weekend. They’ll serve as guest favors for an upcoming dinner party on the Gone Batty: Black, White & Purple Halloween Table.

Seems odd for me not to yet again not share a fun fallscape table, but I really wanted to stick to the Candy Corn Theme this week for you, Canadian Thanksgiving is this weekend so share some fun ideas for me to use, got a fun table idea, a new dessert or a Turkey surprise?? Hit me up with a new link.

Plus I promise next week is Halloween and tables and crafts and DIY’s all around. Just really needed a fun theme this weekend.

MEL’S PICK

Recycled Egg Carton Bats for Halloween Party Fun

On to the Party!

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel @ Décor Craft Design

Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

Don’t forget to stop by Home Matters Linky Party…

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Thank you for linking up! For more of my future Summer posts, please follow me! And if you wanted to add my creations to your Pinterest boards, please follow me on Pinterest! Also find me on Instagram and Twitter

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Home Matters Linky Party – Fall Ideas

Welcome to the weekly Home Matters Linky Party #399 Fall Ideas.

A great place to come, share your blog posts, and make new friends.

We are so glad you are here with us each week.

Before we start the party, let me share my Fall project:

Free Printable October 2022 Calendar

It is time for me to share my FREE Monthly Calendar Printable!

Meet the hosts!

Donna @ Modern On Monticello — Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram

Mel @ Decor Craft Design — Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram

Allyson @ Southern Sunflowers — Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram

My feature picks this week!

A Cozy Plaid Setting for Fall

Ghost Garland for Halloween by Eleanor Rose Home

Falling into Fall with a Natural Look by My Home of All Seasons

DIY Fall Decor For A Stunning Porch by Must Have Mom

Home Matters Linky Party Guidelines:

Please link up no more than THREE posts each week–try to make sure that they are new links that you have not shared here previously.
Please take some time to poke around and visit some of the other links.
Please take some time to check out your hosts and co-hosts on social media.
We appreciate the variety of blogs on the www; however, the Home Matters Party is for links on matters of the HOME. Please link accordingly.
We ask that you do not add other Linky Parties, Blog Hops, or Giveaways–unless you begin the party with a new project, recipe or post.
On the same note, please do not add links of an extremist, political or strong controversial nature. (The hosts and co-hosts read each and every blog post linked and will contact you directly if you have linked something that does not fit into the realm of the party.)

With your help, we can continue to grow the Home Matters Party! Thank you!

We are looking for Co-Hosts. Help us Rock this party!
If you are interested, please contact Donna at radforddesignstudio@gmail.com.

Link Up!

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Don’t forget to stop by You’re The Star Blog Hop…

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Link up your creativity!

Happiness Is Homemade Link Party – Halloween & Fall

So glad that you’re here to inspire and be inspired by all of the greatness shared on this week’s party! If you missed last week’s party, you can check it out here.

This Week’s Features

Using hot glue to decorate pumpkins is such a great way to create pumpkins that are uniquely you. Check out how Beth from Creatively Beth did it!

This Halloween candy jar is something that even beginning crafters can make. Steph from Steph Creates made such a cute one, didn’t she?

Decorating for fall doesn’t have to be a brain stumper, but it can be sometimes. Maria from Pure Happy Home came up with an easy & ingenious way to style her bookshelves using only pumpkins (yes, even real ones!).

These witch hat cupcake toppers cooked up by Ann over at Ann’s Entitled Life will be perfect to have at our yearly family movie night!

This witch themed Halloween tablescape brought to you by our own Linda of A Labour of Life. So perfect for movie night, right?! Moving picture perfect!

MEL’S PICK

How To Make Yarn Pumpkins by Arts & Classy

On to the Party!

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel @ Décor Craft Design

Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

Kim @ Once Upon a Special Needs Life

Don’t forget to stop by Home Matters Linky Party…

… and You’re The Star Blog Hop !

Thank you for linking up! For more of my future Fall posts, please follow me! And if you wanted to add my creations to your Pinterest boards, please follow me on Pinterest! Also find me on Instagram and Twitter

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You’re The Star Blog Hop – Happy Halloween – Garden Features

Hello and welcome to You’re The Star Blog Hop Garden Features! Happy Halloween everyone! Find many wonderful ideas and tips around gardening on this week’s Garden Features! And share your ideas by linking up. Visit the blogs and get more stories behind it. And by clicking the CLICK HERE on below post, you can link your posts and able to find more other linked posts about fantastic recipes, beautiful home decor, DIYs, creative tips, family posts and gardening on this party! Tons of ideas from different fantastic bloggers who have linked their amazing posts.

Congratulations to all featured bloggers, very inspiring posts! If you want your inspiring posts to be featured too, please join the link up! Old and new post as long as it’s new in You’re The Star Blog Hop. Find the link up button at the end of this post! Your linked posts will be visible to all hosts / co-hosts’ blog and each week will be a themed feature which selected by co-host of the theme; I’m in Creative Week, so together with other creative co-hosts; I’ll be choosing creative bloggers who link up here to be featured on Creative Week every month.

Then, what are you waiting for? But before we go to the party, let me share my post from last week.

DIY Halloween Trick Or Treat Vampire Bucket

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This week is GARDEN feature week
Swing by the GARDEN Hosts blogs:
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Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!

There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories. Just to be clear – this is NOT a themed party – you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month.
The “theme” occurs in our weekly features:
WEEK#1 GARDEN – gardening, homesteading, recycling, outdoor activities &/or preserving (this can include any type of green living, repurposed ideas, outdoor concerns, posts relating to farm animals etc all while remaining family friendly)

(All features were chosen from the October 2021 “You’re the Star” blog hop)

English Roses by My Little Old World

What To Do With Ashes From The Fireplace by Crafts a la Mode

How To Make A Hen Apron by Hello Sewing

Applehill 2021 by Adventures in Weseland

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4 Wicked Strategies To Get Your Retail Store Ready For Halloween

Halloween is just around the corner, which means it’s time for you to ramp up your spooky season marketing. So take the plastic skeletons out of the closet, dust off the fake cobwebs, and ready your pumpkins.

From spooking up your online presence to offering deals, discounts, and gift cards, there are plenty of things you can do to get ready for Halloween. This is also a chance for you to boost visibility for your brand and get some new customers into your store. And because Halloween is one of the most popular holidays in the US, the likelihood of that happening is very high.

In this blogpost, we’ve compiled a number online and offline strategies that you should use to get your store ready in time for Halloween. Let’s take a look!

1. Create A Halloween-Themed Window Display

If your window display is spooky enough, we can guarantee that you’ll see a greater influx of customers in your store. Create a small space at the front of your store, and place all your Halloween items in it. If you’re running a bookstore, stack your horror novels here. If you’re a clothing store, display your Halloween-themed shirts.

Next, get a life-sized plastic skeleton and settle it down in one corner, facing your Halloween items. The idea is to make it look like the skeleton is guarding your products. You can even accessorize the guy with a witch’s hat or a spider on the shoulder.

Finally, decorate the window itself with some fa-boo-lous Halloween-themed posters. Not only will these look good, but you can also use them to advertise a Halloween sale. If you’re looking for ideas on how to create the most eye-catching Halloween poster, check out PosterMyWall’s Halloween Calendar for some exciting ideas and inspiration.

Finally, sprinkle some fake cobwebs over your entire display to bring the whole thing together.

2. Sell Special Halloween Gift Cards

Put a stack of special gift cards at your store’s checkout station. People can buy these for their friends and loved ones. This will directly drive more traffic to your store for Halloween, as new customers will come in to redeem their gift cards.

You should also take steps to incentivize people to buy your gift cards. For instance, let them know that if they use the gift card online, they’ll be eligible for free shipping and special discounts.

3. Run A Bone-Chilling Social Media Campaign

When it comes to running a seasonal promotional campaign, social media is your best friend. It’s the perfect tool for creating hype around your store and for getting people talking.

So this Halloween, prepare a well-planned Halloween campaign for your social media. Below are some strategies you should try out:

Introduce A Halloween Bingo

Give people something to do each day for the 30 days leading up to Halloween e.g. a horror movie to watch, a costume to create etc. Dedicate one day to shopping at your store and introduce a special promo code. As people share the bingo on their pages, your promo code will gain more and more traction.

Run A Costume Contest

User-generated content (UGC) is 42% more effective than branded content. So ask people to share pictures of themselves in Halloween costumes, using a special hashtag. Incentivise people to share by offering freebies and special discounts to everyone participating.

Share Your Own Halloween Content

Keep engagement high so that people can see all your Halloween promotions. Accompany your posts about sales and discounts with other interesting Halloween-related content, for instance, a post about a must-watch scary movie or a recipe for a Halloween treat.

4. Display Your Halloween Products Strategically

So you’ve managed to bring people to your store for Halloween because of your social media marketing and your window display. Now what? You need to show your customers that your space is Halloween central by placing your Halloween products at the most visible spots in your store.

Here are a few places to consider for your Halloween merchandise:

Right near the entrance – so that they’re the first things people see when they walk in
Next to best-selling items – the traffic that those items will drive will help make your Halloween items more visible
In the center of the store – this lets customers who are exploring your store find the Halloween items they need
At the checkout station – small items such as skeleton keychains or tiny, rubber spiders should be placed at the counter so that people are inclined to pick something up when they’re paying their bill

Final Thoughts

Customers love stores that don’t take themselves too seriously and can get into the Halloween spirit. The more effort you put into your online and in-store strategies, the more foot traffic you’ll drive into your store for Halloween. So don’t be afraid to get as creative with your promotions and decor as possible. Happy Halloween!

Note: This is a promotional guest post.

For more of my future Thanksgiving and Fall posts, please follow me! And if you wanted to add my creations to your Pinterest boards, please follow me on Pinterest! Also find me on Instagram and Twitter!

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You’re The Star Blog Hop Halloween Home

Hello and welcome to You’re The Star Blog Hop Halloween Home Features! Find many of wonderful ideas around Home from recipe, decor to DIYs, especially for this coming Halloween on this week’s Home Features! And share your ideas by linking up. Visit the blogs and get more stories behind it. And by clicking the CLICK HERE on below post, you can link your posts and able to find more other linked posts about fantastic recipes, beautiful home decor, DIYs, creative tips, family posts and gardening on this party! Tons of ideas from different fantastic bloggers who have linked their amazing posts.

Then, what are you waiting for? Let’s link up!

DIY Pumpkin Planter

WELCOME to the October 2021 “You’re the Star” Blog Hop!
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WELCOME to HOME feature week of the October 2021 “You’re the STAR” blog hop!
Meet your HOME week Hosts

This week is HOME feature week
Swing by the Home Hosts’ Blogs:
Bev @ Eclectic Red Barn
Cindy @ Mom, the Lunch Lady

Niki from Life as a LEO Wife

This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!

There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories. Just to be clear – this is NOT a themed party – you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month.
The “theme” occurs in our weekly features:
WEEK#4 HOME – recipes, home décor, antique/DIY &/or travel (this can include anything about your home – even history posts – all while remaining family friendly)

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(All features were chosen from the September 2021 “You’re the Star” blog hop)

A Moody Fall Tablescape by Dining Delight

TV Stand Upcycle by Coastal Bohemian

German Apple Pancake Recipe by Artful Homemaking

How To Make The Best Monster Cookies by The Kitchen Is My Playground

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Mel

Happiness Is Homemade Link Party #398

I am so glad you’re here to join us for the 398th Happiness is Homemade link party! Before we get to the party, let’s take a look at this week’s features.

I thought I’d get a few non-Halloween features in this week, and one is this post by Krafty Planner. In it, she gives us 7 tips to practice an attitude of gratitude. With Thanksgiving coming up next month (in the US) and the state of the world, we can forget all of the good that we still have.

Along the same lines of that is these adorable worry jars by Must Have Mom. They are too cute. Little ones are affected by external forces just as much as we are, if not more. With this idea, your child can write down their worries and let them go, as the put the paper in the jar. I like her idea of making this a cares jar and giving them all to God.

Ok, now back to Halloween! These felt flags by She’s Crafty Crafty are so cute. I have a ton of felt with nothing to do with it. Much of the sheets are fall colors, so this is the perfect project to use them up. She mentioned how cute these would be in the hands of a toddler in a wagon going trick or treating. I agree!

Lisa over at Fresh Vintage by Lisa S created these adorable printables to add to a bottle for a quick and easy Halloween decor piece. It looks perfect on her brown bottle. Who doesn’t want to upcycle something you’d throw in the trash into beautiful decor?!

Y’all this next post is unbelievable. I found it and asked her to submit it to Happiness is Homemade. Linda from Life and Linda created this Hallow-queens tablescape, and it’s gorgeous! Who wouldn’t die to be at this Halloween party?! Get it?

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel @ Décor Craft Design

Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

See you soon!

Link up your creativity!

Mel

DIY Pumpkin Planter

Fall decor without a pumpkin doesn’t look like fall; Halloween without a pumpkin doesn’t felt like Halloween either, especially a carved pumpkin! No matter how small your home is, you still can squish in a pumpkin. It doesn’t have to be a huge pumpkin, but it can be a small pumpkin decoration that stands out. Like my DIY pumpkin planter I’ve made from an old mug. It’s a cute happy pumpkin for Halloween and fall decor in a form of a succulent planter.

My pumpkin is not spooky but enough to bring in the Halloween vibes. So, if you can bring some joy to your home through that cute smiling pumpkin, why not? Anyway, it’s a frugal upcycling project that is super easy to make. If you have lot of mugs with that shape, then you can do more of my pumpkin planter with different pumpkin expression, that would be super cute! But, before going further, you may want to peek at my steps on making my cute pumpkin planter for succulent.

Things To Prepare

It is quick and easy to make and of course takes only a few simple materials to make this pumpkin planter for the Halloween. I use a vibrant cadmium red to get a very stand out pumpkin So, even though it’s just a small succulent planter, but the pumpkin looks bold and eye catching. Anyway, let’s find out my short list of supplies to make this DIY Pumpkin Planter :

An old mug with a pumpkin looking shape.
Dark orange acrylic paint or spray paint ( I use cadmium red acrylic paint)
White paint
Black Marker

How To Make

I love to make a functional decoration, so this cute pumpkin mug, would not just serve as a Halloween decoration, but a planter for my succulent as well. Super easy and quick to make, so you can make many of it. Just make sure your old mugs have a round shape that would look a bit like a pumpkin. I happened to have only one old mug that looks like a pumpkin, so I can only make one. Well, let’s just find out my steps on how to make DIY Pumpkin Planter:

1 . Drill a hole or two on the bottom part of the mug.

2 .Make sure your mug is clean, because the paint would not cover the surface properly on a dirty or grease mug. I painted my mug with white paint first for base and to cover some dark colors on my mug. Let it dry.

3. Paint the mug with dark orange color and wait until it’s dry to proceed with next step.

4. Draw eyes, nose and mouth of a smiling pumpkin on the painted mug planter. You can have any other expression you like for your pumpkin planter, but I like the happy pumpkin.

5. Get a stick shape succulent that would look like a stem and plant it on your pumpkin planter. Don’t forget to add some white little pebbles on top for a better clean look. And your pumpkin planter is done!

Isn’t it cute? Isn’t it frugal? You get a cute pumpkin for Halloween decor, you get a new home for your succulent to grow and you get to upcycling your old mug into something new, pretty and useful. So, what are you waiting for? Try look for your old mugs and find those that you can turn into a pumpkin planter for Halloween. Anyway, check also my Halloween project this year, start with my gothic but sweet DIY Halloween Lacey Pumpkin, edgy but fancy DIY Witch Lacey Hat to an intense but stylish DIY Halloween Mummy With Lace.

For more of my future Halloween and Fall posts, please follow me! And if you wanted to add my creations to your Pinterest boards, please follow me on Pinterest! Also find me on Instagram and Twitter!

Happiness Is Homemade Link Party #397

I am so glad you’re here to join us for the 397th Happiness is Homemade link party! Before we get to the link party, let’s take a look at this week’s fantastic features.

This Week’s Features

This mason jar lid pumpkin sign, made by A Life of Balance, is so cute. In this post, Janet gives you a step by step tutorial so you can make your own adorable fall sign. I love that it is 3-D. It would add great depth to a fall gallery wall or a vignette.

Niky from The House on Silverado made this beautiful barn quilt by herself! It definitely doesn’t look homemade. She gives you the tutorial for making your own, and I wish I had the tools to build one myself! By the way, she has a great name right?

Next up we have this super cute witch’s broom doorhanger made by Denise at My Home of All Seasons. She has made available yet another adorable free printable to go on the broom if you’d like to make one for yourself. It’s perfect to hang on your door for all the trick-or-treaters who come to your home on Halloween to see.

This Halloween burlap pumpkin wreath made by Cheryl at Sew Can Do is adorable! It’s very farmhouse chic, and I love it! The bow is gorgeous, and I will definitely be attempting it on a project or two!

Our final feature is this embroidery hoop turned Halloween hoop wreath. I love upcycling items into something new and beautiful, and this wreath does just that. Ann from The Apple Street Cottage did a great job of making it look like an upscale spider web. I love the addition of the little spider climbing her silk back up to the web!

On to the Link Party!

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel @ Décor Craft Design

Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

See you soon!

Link up your creativity!

Mel

You’re The Star Blog Hop October Creative Fall

Hello and welcome to You’re The Star Blog Hop October Creative Fall! Get tons of many inspirations and ideas on upcoming Halloween and Fall decor on this week’s Creative Features. And share your ideas by linking up. Visit the blogs and get more stories behind it. And by clicking the CLICK HERE on below post, you can link your posts and able to find more other linked posts about fantastic recipes, beautiful home decor, DIYs, creative tips, family posts and gardening on this party! Tons of ideas from different fantastic bloggers who have linked their amazing posts.

Then, what are you waiting for? Let’s link up! But before you link up, I want to share my post from last week;

DIY Halloween Mummy With Lace

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Welcome to the second week of the October 2021 blog hop called “You’re the Star“!

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WELCOME to CREATIVE feature week of the October 2021 “You’re the STAR” blog hop!
Meet your CREATIVE week Hosts

This week is CREATIVE feature week
Swing by the Creative hosting Team’s blogs:

Colleen @ Butterfly in the Attic
Mel @ Decor Craft Design
This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!

There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories. Just to be clear – this is NOT a themed party – you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month.
The “theme” occurs in our weekly features:
WEEK#2 CREATIVE – arts & crafts, music, writing &/or dramatic arts (this can include sewing, yarn work, dance, art history, handmade jewelry, painting, computer art, fashion etc – anything creative while remaining family friendly)

(These features were chosen from the September 2020 “You’re the Star” blog hop)

DIY Fabric Pumpkin Garland by French Creek Farmhouse

The Ancient Art of Sewing by Sweetly Dreaming of the Past

How To Make Velvet Pumpkins by Artful Homemaking

Wreath Makeover for Fall by Comfort Spring

If you’ve been featured then please grab a STAR button below:

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All Hosts/CoHosts will post this blog hop on every Monday of each week.
Please link up your family friendly blog posts below!
It wouldn’t be a linky party with YOU!
(IMPORTANT NOTE: by linking up you understand that you might be featured next month and if so, we will use some of your photos from your post – rest assured – we will always link back to your lovely blog. We might also share your fantastic posts on social media. Also, you may link up as many family-friendly posts as you like & YES – other blog hops &/or giveaways are welcome {giveaways and blog hops will NOT be featured though} Thank You & ENJOY! )

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Mel

DIY Pumpkin Gothic Halloween

Bored with cute pumpkins, sweet looking pumpkins or scary pumpkin for this year Halloween? You may want to try this pretty yet gothic style pumpkin. It’s not made from a regular pumpkin, but made from a plank. It’s a square black lacey pumpkin with orange ribbon. Black lace together with orange ribbon are really stressed out the gothic look for a Halloween pumpkin. My gothic lacey pumpkin is perfect for an adult Halloween decoration; moreover, it is easy to make and quick too.

A mature pumpkin decoration would add more sophistication to your Halloween decor. And a gothic style is a perfect way to celebrate Halloween without looking over spooky or childish. Take a look at on how I made this DIY Pumpkin Gothic Halloween and you will know how simple it is to have a gothic Halloween decor by using only black lace and orange ribbon to decorate a white plank pumpkin.

Things To Prepare

Different lace pattern would give a different look to the gothic pumpkin. So, don’t be afraid of using other pattern than my lace pattern. And like I have told you on my Halloween Black and White Sign, that if you don’t have a black lace and you have a white lace instead; then you can color it black with black marker before you spend more money to buy some black lace. Anyway, let’s find out my short list of supplies to make my DIY Pumpkin Gothic Halloween:

A white plank ( wooden or other material would fine as long as it is white)
Black lace
Orange ribbon
UHU clear glue

How To Make

I promise you, that the process of making this gothic lacey pumpkin is easy and quick. You can make it big, regular or in small size. Put them together in different sizes and have them as a focal point to your Halloween decor. Without any further, let’s just find out my steps on how to make DIY Pumpkin Gothic Halloween:

1 .Have a white plank cut into a square pumpkin.

2. Cut a black lace into 3 parts with the same length.

3. Glue the black laces one by one and wait until it’s dry before you proceed to the next step.

4. Take the orange ribbon and tie a bow and then secure it to the lacey pumpkin by applying glue to it. Let it dry. And you are done! As simple as that!

My DIY Gothic Pumpkin is not just great for Halloween, but you can also have it as your fall decoration. It’s just great to have a decoration that will match more than one occasion, just like this lacey black and white pumpkin. It would look fantastic both for Gothic Halloween or for black and white fall decor!

See you!

Creative Summer Greetings!

Mel

FREE Printable October 2021 Calendar

October is coming, how exciting, fall is full of awesome events. One of it, is of course Halloween! I’m sure many exciting plans to do along October. Now it is time for me to share my FREE Printable October 2021 Calendar! Write down all your exciting plans on each day’s column for this October 2021.

I will be playing with colors and pattern for this year of 2021 monthly calendar. For this August I use Halloween vibes with bats pattern. I made it in black and white look with red as an accent. All of this to get the spooky look. Well, enough with my words, just straight to the downloading part.

Download Free Printable

Please download and print my Free Printable of October 2021 Calendar. It’s in PDF to print and maximum size is A4 paper size. Enjoy the Free Printable!

CLICK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD!

October 2021 Calendar Download

Enjoy and share my link with your friends and family to get the free printable of January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, this October, and next is November, December 2021 calendar. Wait for next month free monthly calendar printable all year long; also other free printables.

For more of my future fall and Halloween posts, please follow me! And if you wanted to add my creations to your Pinterest boards, please follow me on Pinterest! Also find me on Instagram and Twitter!

For creative fellow bloggers, don’t forget to join “You’re The Star” Blog Hop and H appiness Is Homemade Link Party! Link your inspiring posts (anything, from recipes, home decor, DIYs, crafts, family, health to gardening) every Monday and Sunday. Get a change to be featured! I’m one of the co-host of You’re The Star blog hop for Creative Week and Happiness Is Homemade will choose the creative posts to be featured on Creative Features week and on Happiness Is Homemade. Please come and join the blog hop and I would love to see you there! Join and share the news!

See you!

Hello Creative 2021!

Mel

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You’re The Star Blog Hop Halloween At Home

Hello and welcome to You’re The Star Blog Hop! Halloween is within days and it would be fantastic although you have to spend it with family at home, but still you can elevate the spirit of Halloween with this week features! Halloween at Home! Be inspired by the wonderful featured home posts this week, visit the blog and get more tips and stories behind it. And by clicking the CLICK HERE, you can link your posts and able to find more other linked posts about fantastic recipes, beautiful home decor, DIYs, creative tips, family posts and gardening on this party! Tons of ideas from different fantastic bloggers who have linked their amazing posts.

Congratulations to all other featured bloggers, very inspiring posts! If you want your inspiring posts to be featured too, please join the link up! Old and new post as long as it’s new in You’re The Star Blog Hop. Find the link up button at the end of this post! Your linked posts will be visible to all hosts / co-hosts’ blog and each week will be a themed feature which selected by co-host of the theme; I’m in Creative Week, so together with other creative co-hosts; I’ll be choosing creative bloggers who link up here to be featured on Creative Week every month.

Then, what are you waiting for? Let’s link up! But before you link up, I want to share my posts from last week;

DIY Halloween Spider Bucket

20 Easy Fall DIY Decor Ideas that You’ll Absolutely Love

WELCOME to the October 2020 “You’re the Star” Blog Hop!
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WELCOME to HOME feature week of the October 2020 “You’re the STAR” blog hop!
Meet your HOME week Hosts

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This week is HOME feature week
Swing by the Home Hosts’ Blogs:
Bev @ Eclectic Red Barn
Kippi @ Kippi at Home
Liberty @ B4 and Afters

This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!

There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories. Just to be clear – this is NOT a themed party – you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month.
The “theme” occurs in our weekly features:
WEEK#4 HOME – recipes, home décor, antique/DIY &/or travel (this can include anything about your home – even history posts – all while remaining family friendly)

(All features were chosen from the September 2020 “You’re the Star” blog hop)

Sunflowers and Buffalo Check Tablescape by Dining Delight

Touches of Fall in the Living Room by Clover House

Spider Cupcakes by Mom, The Lunch Lady

Birds and Branches by The Little Yellow Corner Store

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Link up your creativity!

Mel

Meet the hosts!

My feature picks this week!

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Celebration of Fall

Halloween Wreath

Dinner with Mummies

Cookie Heaven

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Celebration of Spookiness

Cheers to Charcuterie Creepiness

Dinner in a Pumpkin Recipe

Wine Sipping Heaven

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Meet the hosts!

My feature picks this week!

Home Matters Linky Party Guidelines:

We are looking for Co-Hosts. Help us Rock this party!If you are interested, please contact Donna at radforddesignstudio@gmail.com.

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This Week’s Features

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1. Create A Halloween-Themed Window Display

2. Sell Special Halloween Gift Cards

3. Run A Bone-Chilling Social Media Campaign

Introduce A Halloween Bingo

Run A Costume Contest

Share Your Own Halloween Content

4. Display Your Halloween Products Strategically

Final Thoughts

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This Week’s Features

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Note : Please use the printable for personal use only, not to be sold, duplicated or modified in any form. And for sharing purposes, please share this link (for downloading the printable straight from Decor Craft Design site) instead of distributing it. Please contact me for further information.

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We are looking for Co-Hosts. Help us Rock this party!
If you are interested, please contact Donna at radforddesignstudio@gmail.com.

We are looking for Co-Hosts. Help us Rock this party!
If you are interested, please contact Donna at radforddesignstudio@gmail.com.