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| asnedecor |
Posted - Oct 16 2005 : 4:16:35 PM
Since I am an urban farmgirl we get quite a few "trick or treaters" at Halloween. We have a pretty good size front porch on a very old house so it lends itself well to creepy and kinda scary on Halloween night. I try not to get too caught up in the store bought stuff, but try to do things with stuff around the house and carved pumpkins. This year I am planning on using some old jeans of my husband's along with his work boots, leather work gloves and an old shirt and making a headless guy. Usually I put him in a chair on the porch, but this year I think I will prop him up and tie him to the porch pillar closest to the stair to have him standing. I think then I put one leg/foot propped up on the pumpkin at his feet. I have some fake stuffed crows (Martha Stewart) that I will have perched around him. Maybe if I am creative enough I'll get a black sillouhette done for our round window in the front door, maybe of a witch head or black cat.
"Second star to the right, straight on till morning" Peter Pan
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| LisaBee |
Posted - Oct 19 2005 : 8:08:43 PM
Clare, your blog picture is too, too funny. You know I have to copy that scarecrow for my front yard. Glad you have a blog started, too. I love being on this forum. The posts are like my bread and butter, but the blogs are like dessert. Can't wait to read more!
"There is no teacup too large, nor book too long."
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| Fabulous Farm Femmes |
Posted - Oct 19 2005 : 12:56:27 PM
You can also cover your window in plain white paper or butcher paper, and cut the sillouhettes out of black paper, put them on top of the white and put a light behind..looks wonderful and easier and cheaper than the plywood for THIS year!. Martha actually did that first. If anyone wants a copy of the patterns I would be glad to snail mail them a photocopy! |
| owwlady |
Posted - Oct 19 2005 : 08:35:40 AM
Anne-Martha Stewart does have great stuff for Halloween. I bought a special Halloween issue one year, but there it sits. I keep thinking next year will be the year.
Clare-That picture was great. Someone has a good imagination!
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| asnedecor |
Posted - Oct 17 2005 : 6:33:36 PM
Yup, that's me - love that headless horseman. Speaking of silouettes, I saw in the Martha Stewart (okay, I like some of her stuff)October issue of living - she shows how to cut a silouette of a wicked witch and her kitties out of a piece of plywood. It is great, saving the article to do next year - didn't have enough time to do this year.
"Second star to the right, straight on till morning" Peter Pan
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| MeadowLark |
Posted - Oct 17 2005 : 3:26:24 PM
Clare!!! LOVE IT!!! I sure got a chuckle outta that!!! That is sooo great you have jumped on the blogg wagon! Can't wait to see what ya post there! Sue BEB has one...now you...heck I am going to be bloggin my way through farmgirl tribal blogs now...Is this a 21st century version of a women's storytelling or quilting bee? Hmmmmm. I just may have to join this endeavor too...but I am sooo puter challenged at the moment!
Anne...Your Halloween decor sounds lovely! Weren't you the one that liked the Sleepy Hollow movie? Perhaps dress your headless guy like a Hessian soldier??? I love black silouettes in windows.
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. |
| asnedecor |
Posted - Oct 17 2005 : 3:23:10 PM
That is great!! I just love it.
"Second star to the right, straight on till morning" Peter Pan
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| Clare |
Posted - Oct 17 2005 : 2:49:50 PM
Have a look at this picture on my very new blog, so new, there's not much there yet!! Just wanted to share. Hope it brings you a chuckle too!
http://farmstyle.blogspot.com/
Click on the photo on the page, and it will enlarge so you can get a closer view! |
