Halloween is Coming! (And I’m Not Ready)

By JULIA @ HOOKEDONHOUSES.NET

Boy, I wish I could tell you this is what my front door looks, all decked out for Halloween. Or that I have a back porch that looks like this:

But no. Not even close.

Kimba of A Soft Place to Land is hosting a Halloween Blog Party today. I had Big Plans to decorate my house in time, but this whole blog move has taken over my life. I spent another weekend trying to restore missing photos and fix broken links.

Here’s my mantel, which I finally Fall-ified (yes, I made that word up) this week, but that’s as far as I got, decorating-wise. Not a single Halloween decoration has been put up. (To see more photos of my house decorated for Fall, click here.)

So today, as I worked on the computer, a little Halloween Fairy decorated the house for me. What a nice surprise!

Not only did she decorate, but she actually grabbed the camera and took some photos for me to show you. I believe her actual words were, “I did your blog post for you, Mom.” Wow. It’s my lucky day!

Here are some very spooky ghosts guarding the half-wall at the top of the stairs:

Some teeny-tiny pumpkins on the playroom doors:

A jack-o-lantern in the playroom:

Look out! There are some bats and spiders hiding behind the door, waiting to strike!

Some more ghosts got into Lily’s room. Boo!

Here’s the Halloween Fairy, who wants to be sure you don’t miss this little ghost floating around on the landing:

Didn’t she do a good job?

So maybe my house doesn’t look like the Country Living photo spread at the top of the post. Maybe I’m a total loser mom for leaving the house so bare that my 6-year old had to do all the Halloween decorating for me this year. Oh, well.

At least you feel better about yourself now, don’t you? (You’re welcome!)

Stop by Kimba’s Halloween blog party to see lots of creative new decorating ideas that I failed to give you here.

SOME BLOG NEWS & NOTES:

• We have a winner! Thanks to everyone who took the time to update their links with my new blog address! I really appreciate it. The $20 Amazon Gift Card hereby goes to The Nester of Nesting Place! Congrats, Nester! And thank you for sending so many new visitors my way, each and every day.

• Fantasy Open House, Old Homes Edition starts tomorrow and will run all week. Each day I’ll take you with me on a tour of another charming old home. I hope you’ll join us!

• Save the Date! It’s time for another HOOKED ON HOUSE TOURS Blog Party! Mark your calendars because we’re going to do it again on Friday, October 17. More details to follow, but start thinking now about the house you may want to showcase on your blog. (Relive the Summer “Hooked on House Tours” Blog Party here.)

Tagged as: Decorating, Fall, fall decorating, Halloween