Spooky Fall Decorating

I really hate to decorate inside the house for Halloween. The orange and black color scheme really wrecks havoc on my decor. But, watching Martha last week, I was inspired by some Halloween party invitations that were shaped like a mask. Using scrapbook paper that was antiqued, she made some pretty classy invites that could double as decor. Woot, Martha!

I cut out the shapes using this template.

Then, I used a black ink pad to distress the edges (gradually get lighter toward the center).

I hot glued the masks to an old vine, complete with curly cues, I found in the woods and stuck it in a vase. Bam!

Now look at what Rachelle, from Fingerprints on the Fridge came up with, this could almost be my window. She's down with the classy Halloween decor!

And, finally, I tweaked my mantle a little because I finally found me some...wait for it...MONKEYBALLS! You know I love these things, so I replaced the mantle moss:

And made a little pile next to my candle sticks:

And nestled one next to my new $14 Costco vases (yep, 14 bucks for all three!):

I love me some monkeyballs...

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