Happy Halloween! A Simple and Thrifty Way to Decorate this October!

Hello Everyone! I have been getting into the spirit of fall and the upcoming holidays and thought I would post some of the fun things that I have been piddling with. I don't really have much to spend on extra things, so I had fun being crafty mostly with things that I already had around the house. I saw these cute jars at an arts and crafts fair in Kirksville a few weeks ago and my friend and I thought, "We could make those!" So I found a bunch of old jam jars I had saved, some black spray paint I had around the house, paint I had stowed away, and some extra raffia from something or another I can't remember, and made these little jars.



Then I found this glass container and these inexpensive Halloween bags at Wal Mart and created this little number. I mixed candy in with it to make it more festive :) There is candy stowed away in the jars, so if you are at our house in the next few weeks, dig in!



Then I found a chrysanthemum plant on sale at the local grocery store (most grocery stores have them on sale now, I know Wal Mart and HyVee do), and arranged it with a stool I already had, baskets I already had, leaves from our yard, a .99 cent scarecrow pick from Wal Mart, and pumpkins. Inexpensive and easy! That's how I like it! I like the seasonal feel of decorations, they add a little extra something. So just thought I would share a fun way I tried to do that without spending an arm and a leg.