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I have a ton of these apothecary jars on hand at all times. Whenever Michael's or AC Moore has them on sale, I stock up because they really work well for any holiday-inspired projects. Of course this morning, I decided to do a Halloween one.

I printed off the arsenic image from The Graphics Fairy (did anyone else notice Martha Stewart Crafts has a very similar label too? Maybe Martha's been browsing Karen's site?! Lol!). I distressed the edges a bit and then mod podged it to the front of the jar. I add another coat on top to seal it in.

Once it was dry, I added the orange rhinestone eyes and tea-stained seam binding. I had some left over orange and black spiders from the Dollar Store so I added them in as well since I refuse to buy any type of Halloween candy just yet. My kids would gobble it down in an instant. Okay, okay, so would I!

So there you have it, another quick easy Halloween project for a mantel, bookshelf, etc.!

Jeanine

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So I'm slowly starting to put out my Halloween decorations. Normally I wait until at least the 15th but me and the kids were getting a bit anxious. Okay maybe it was more me! I had a random black frame lying around so I made this:

I printed the old crow image from The Graphics Fairy onto some vintage sheet music.

Then I took out my mini letter stamps ($1 at Michaels!) and stamped: "Quoth the Raven Nevermore" - which I thought was quite fitting.

This is a really quick and easy project for a lazy, pre-Halloween afternoon.

Linking to The Graphics Fairy: Brag Monday.

Jeanine

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Oh how I love popping into our local church thrift store. They are only open on Friday, so I treat myself as much as I can each Friday. Today did not disappoint!

The kitty was only $2. I have to find a cute corner spot for her before my 4 year old stakes his claim for her. He loves animals: cats and dogs being his favorite. I also picked up some wood hangers for my Etsy shop. The birdhouse is actually from a garage sale in Virginia. As is the super super-8 camera. It was $5! Here's a close-up of it. It still works!

I also picked up some sheet music, of course. I never, ever turn down vintage sheet music. The picture frames are for a Halloween makeover I have in my mind. And lookie at the vintage books I scored! Little Men for my little men. They aren't in the best condition but I could not resist!

Hoping to hit some garage sales this weekend too. This lot set me back $6.50!

Jeanine

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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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I was so excited when our mail landing this morning! See anyone you know in here? =) Me! And my tool caddy!

Cover.

My page!

I feel like a mini celebrity of sorts! Thanks to Romantic Homes for featuring me in your beautiful magazine!

Jeanine

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When I got my new Pottery Barn catalog this morning, I spied these wonderful newspaper text candles:

Photo courtesy of Pottery Barn

While I wouldn't mind stocking up on a few, I wanted to take a quick try at making my own version.

I used this French newspaper image from The Graphics Fairy. I printed it onto clear Avery label paper. I trimmed the image down to fit each candle and then simply peeled and sticked. I love these labels because they have a see-through quality to them that might be hard to make out in the photos. Here's a close-up:

Best part is once again I had everything I needed. I'd like to do some large pillar-size ones for Halloween. Now back to flipping through my PB catalog!

Jeanine