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I dressed up our tea room/she shed last week. Here she is all dolled up for Halloween.

Remember those thrift store frames I found last week? Here they are in all their creepy glory. The Ouija board was a garage sale find. I made the bottles and chalkboard frame a couple of years ago.

Here's another look.

Glad I got her all decorated because this past weekend is a blur between pumpkin picking...

And getting the boys' costumes at the Spirit Halloween store. I couldn't resist these Ouija board mints. The mints are awful but the tin is a keeper. I've already added it to my indoor Halloween decor.

Jeanine

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Once the cooler weather starts, I love to curl up on the couch under a blanket with a good book. This week I had two great books to read.

It's not secret that I am a HUGE fan of Ikea. I love trolling Pinterest for IKEA hacks (seriously, don't you too?!). I Modify IKEA by Elyse Major and Charlotte Rivers offers a ton of ideas that I'd never seen before in easy to follow DIY instructions.

I mean, c'mon, how cute is this pouf? You can make it by using three Signe rugs (along with some other non-IKEA supplies).

Or how about this window seat using an Applaro bench. The bench is only $60. I think this will be the first project I tackle as I've been wanting to add a bench for under our stairs in the basement. And that's only a small fraction of what I Modify IKEA ($24.99, Ulysses Press) has to offer.

Now it's also no secret that I can't draw. I can craft, create, paint, etc., but drawing is not my strong suit. But with Draw Like This! by Christopher Locke, maybe it can be!

This quirky, hand-drawn guide provides a series of fun, easy-to-follow "exercises" and plenty of room to practice. I'm going to try the skeletal structures for some Halloween-inspired decorating.

My boys love the ink blots and have been creating their own.

Seriously, Draw Like This! ($16, TarcherPerigee Paperback) has everything you need to develop or enhance your artistic skills.

Both would make great holiday gifts!

Jeanine

Note: I was provided copies of I Modify Ikea and Draw Like This! for review. However, all opinions, text, photos are my own.

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Whipped up these cute Halloween tags over the weekend.

I couldn't stop at just the tags, so I made some stickers too.

Both sets can be found in my Etsy.

Jeanine

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My brain is about to explode. Seems I'm having trouble leaving comments on your blogs.

I've visited quite a few bloggy friends' blogs in the last few days and I have to ask: are my comments showing up? My blog perpetually tells me to sign in. So I do. Then when leaving comments, I choose Google account to leave a comment - like I've always done. But now I notice it's not saying your comment needs approval before appearing and on certain blogs, my comments no longer immediately show up.

Any idea what's going on????? I left comments this morning on Homeroad, Pandora's Box and Southern Day Dreams. Ladies, do you see my comments?

Jeanine

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My Halloween projects are officially in full swing. This is a fun one. All you need is some black craft paint, Scrabble tiles, tile holders, Glue Dots, sand paper and some creepy embellishments.

I started by painting each tile holder black. Once they were dry, I sanded off some of the paint in random areas for a more aged look. Then I broke out my Scrabble tiles to see what words I could spell.

Once I had all my letters, I simple applied them using the Glue Dots. This is ideal because the tiles can be removed and the holders can then be used for your next project!

Then I just added random Halloween-ish items I already had in my craft room. Some got little pumpkins and a faux frozen Charlotte doll, while others got Bingo chips and vintage images found on The Graphics Fairy.

These were a big hit with my boys, and I must admit, I really enjoyed making them.

Jeanine

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I know it's Wednesday, but wanted to share Friday's thrifty finds.

I wasn't able to hit a lot of garage sales this summer, so I made up for lost time this past Friday. I found this great vintage scale, a variety of tart tins, a Mason jar and some ornate frames. I'm already searching for some creepy Halloween images to add to the frames.

The entire lot cost me $5!

Jeanine