Thursday, September 8, 2011

Stocking Up on Dollar Store Halloween Goodies

I confess...I started buying some Halloween decorations already.  I don't feel too guilty because these all came from my local dollar store.
I saved two glass jars with Halloween in mind - one held pasta sauce and the other honey.
I put some fake moss on the bottom of each jar.  Then I added my black spiders to one and the fake eyeballs to the other.  I used some coffee-dyed hang tags to hand-stamp each tag to my liking.  Use some tea-stained black seam binding to tie each tag around the top of your jars and done!
I couldn't resist the fake rats!  Don't they look very Pottery Barn-ish?  Their new catalog is filled with lots of Halloween goodies that you can totally find for cheaper at your dollar store.
Spooky right?!  What's not so spooky is the $8 I spent on everything and I still have plenty left over to play with!

Jeanine 

 
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8 comments:

  1. RuthieSeptember 8, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    I love love love these! I just might have to make some of my own! Thanks for sharing them with us!


    Ruthie @ Tattered Bliss

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  2. Patti @ Pandoras BoxSeptember 8, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Cute stuff!! I bought the little black mice to put on my candles - Love their holiday decorations - so cheap, and so much fun to sit around the house - love what you did

    As for me not weighing 3000 lbs - if you saw me from the back side, you would realize that you weren't too far off!! LOL

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  3. UnknownSeptember 8, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    Jeanine, I did the same thing. I'm loving Dollar Tree's goodies this year. I'm getting my stash together too : ) Love your jars ~ Deanna

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  4. Kathy @ Creative Home ExpressionsSeptember 8, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    OMG, those rats would freak me out! Especially if I was up in the middle of the night and walked by them - I could just see myself screaming or jumping! I got the eyeballs, too, a couple of Halloween's ago to fill a jar. Last year I think I added a bag of small skulls - they are always a great filler, too.

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  5. Kim PayneSeptember 8, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    SOOOOOO clever! Thanks for the great ideas! I am going to copy yours!

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  6. acorn hollowSeptember 8, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    your kids must have fun with you for halloween
    cathy

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  7. JessicaSeptember 19, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    These are so fun! I went to the Dollar Store the other day and was surprised at how much awesome Halloween stuff they have.

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  8. Danielle @ vintagedanielleSeptember 21, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    I'm really digging the creepy eyes! I also tend to go all out for holiday decorating. I'm def. going to have to try your idea. I never thought that the dollar store would have these stuff.

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