What crept up on you more this year: Halloween or that spooky storm lurking around out East? If the weather's threatening to put a damper in your Halloween plans, try one of these fun indoor ideas to turn things around. Once you get elbows deep in DIY crafts and Halloween-themed games, the kiddies...
This All Hallow's Eve, welcome trick-or-treaters with an easy two-step DIY -- spray painted branches and paper lantern ghosts. It's easy to do and a great way to get little hands involved. If you're pressed for time you could skip step two and just use ready made bats. Styling by Annie McDonald...
Halloween may be one of the spookiest times of year, but that doesn't mean your decor should leave guests pale in the face. This year, make over your mantel the expert way by following our three easy decorating ideas. Read on and click the mood of your choice for more photos,...
Ghosts, ghouls and goblins! The spooky season is upon us and your imagination is the only limit when it comes to bedecking your home with the macabre. Pick a theme and go to town! Styling by Annie McDonald & Emma Reddington Photos by Kristin Sjaarda Distressed Pirate Mantle ...
Decorating your front porch for Halloween has become somewhat of a sport in my neighbourhood. On my street alone there are numerous houses that go all out each year, with elaborate themes covering everything from ghoulish haunted houses, to crashed spaceships with lost aliens, to circus tents with...
The key to this wickedly pale mantelpiece is sticking to one, predominant colour -- in this case white. Styling by Annie McDonald & Emma Reddington Photos by Kristin Sjaarda Vary the size and shape of your objects to provide some visual interest. Adding some sculptural fall...
My daughter had a professional day home from Kindergarten, so I needed a craft project to keep the day occupied. (I can only play "Princess in Peril" for so many hours before I want to run away screaming!) So, I came up with these fun and fairly easy DIY Halloween silk screens. ...
Halloween is such a fun time of the year for decorating. I love adding spooky decorations inside and outside of my home, and I am looking forward to adding these cobweb clusters to my collection of decor. They are incredibly easy and fun to make, so creating a few of them shouldn't be a,...
Halloween brings out plenty of goblins, ghosts, witches and bats, and of course mummies! The following DIY project will show you how to make some fun, spooky mummy pots. Materials Terra cotta pot(s): These pots come in an endless amount of sizes. I've used one of the smaller ones...