A cheap and cheerful welcome to your trick or treaters, inspired by See Vanessa Craft!
I used a stencil for the lettering but you could easily do it by freehand. (I like the neatness of the stencil!)
All you need is a plain coil door mat, paint and use cookie cutters for your halloween shapes.
The mat isn't as easy to print on as paper, so fill in any gaps on your foot prints with a brush and extra paint.
My sister announced she was 13 weeks pregnant earlier this week and I shared the little book I made charting her first 12 weeks, week by week, by fruit! I have printed off the next 8 weeks (by fruit) until her milestone 20 week scan date.
This time, I have used large luggage tags (in pink and blue obviously) and have added questions on the back.
I loved keeping a pregnancy diary, but the ones you can buy online that require week to week notes, can be overwhelming and when you are a busy bee like my sister, an added pressure rather than a pleasure.
So I have jotted down little questions that she can fill in the blank space underneath which will hopefully become a lovely keepsake and record of her pregnancy.
Just got to think of how to present the last trimester!
I love mixing old and new. Charity shop and car boot sale bargains with more modern fresh pieces of furniture or decorations. Our kitchen for example is high gloss black (what were we thinking with years of sticky fingers) with walnut wood but with big distressed window frame style photo frames and a scuffed, worn wood table.
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I'd love the house to look more like a show house and less like a play room but I know it has a homely feel. It has good soul when you come in and whilst there is a theme, be it colour or textures in each room, but it is not overly matchy.
The dining room is a narrow little room that used to be my husband's office until he converted the back of the garage. We have been pouring some love into it recently, a painted round table I found on eBay, a beautiful carved painted dresser from my friend's furniture shop and we just have to flog our leather dining chairs so we can replace them with the eames eiffel chairs my husband has lusted after for years.
I have had my eye on these secondhand wall shelves for ages but would need to re paint them in this grey from Annie Sloan. We have some beautiful glasses which have been hidden away and I want a way to display them high out of reach of those sticky little clumsy fingers.
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I also have 2 of my Grandparents decanters. I adore them even though they are only brought out for Christmas cocktails! When I popped into my favourite charity shop last week I saw a whole selection! There were 9 to choose from, I was in heaven! All priced between £3 and £4 I picked up 4! I love the different styles and the reflection of the sunlight on them lighting up the spirits inside.
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They look beautiful displayed together and would look even better on those painted shelves!
I couldn't believe my eyes when I spotted a set of 4 champagne saucers identical to the set of 8 I had bought in there a year ago! £1.50 the lot! I now have enough to make vintage cocktails for Christmas and I love the delicate gold pattern. I also feel less anxious using them than my Granny's precious paper thin saucers.
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Cheers!
