Fall is in the air!

 

I love this time of year in Utah...it is beautiful! The trees are all turning colors; it's chilly & windy today & I am loving it! We have 3 out of 5 birthdays in the next couple of months & of course; Halloween! I *heart* this time of year! I'm a total Halloween fantatic. Yes, I'm 40 & still love to dress up; decorate & the candy...oh the candy! ha! 

So, you know that rule that we can only start decorating for Halloween once October hits? Well, rules are made to be broken...right? (at least creativity rules are, imo.) If the weather is all fall*ish & stuff...why not start decorating?  The kids & I decided to break the rules this year.

We've already decorated for Halloween & you know what? It was so fun! The kids went down under the stairs & got out all of  our Halloween bins filled with decorations, brought them upstairs & started taking everything out laughing & scarying each other & just having a blast!  I love that the decorating & ambiance creating is as much fun for the kids as it is for me...we lit the yummy fall candles I love & now it feels like Autumn is here! 

 On the subject of decorating:

This year, we got all sorts of jars & printed off some of the Halloween digi kit goodies ; brushes ; & made treat jars, bell jars, etc! 

close up:

 

I printed these labels out on Avery inkjet sticker paper & used the Halloween brushes & papers . The Swirl on the bell jar is a brush printed out on the clear sticker paper & then applied directly onto the outside of the glass...it gives a really cool look! The cards are printed out on Somerset Velvet Paper ; cut out, corners rounded & then just stuck in vintage flower frogs .  I have a little black bird in there, too, but you can't see it very well in the photos. 

& yes...a little macabre; the skull in the bell jar...ha! gotta get all creepy for Halloween....we LOVE it!

happy haunting, my pretties!

R