I can see Emily is really enjoying herself this Halloween. She did such a cute job on that centerpiece. Very original! I can see her being a member of our group here. lol I love all the birds you purchased. They're beautifully detailed. What a great find with that pinecone dish. Also, all your purchases at GW..I love the shape of those blue footed glasses.. Great price too. That hurts with your white serving dish. What luck to find another. They're very pretty. I would definitely epoxy the broken one and use it for something that's not liquid. I can't resist pretty napkins and you bought some pretty ones. Thanks for sharing everything with us Lynn...I enjoyed 'shopping with you today too' !! jane

So, I've decided on adhering the photos on stretched canvas, with a nail head trim. I've got a test piece going, and bought two 28x48 inches which I plan to hang horizontally on my wall. The first pic is my test piece. I tried putting the decoupage medium on top of the photos, but didn't like that. I do plan to get my pics reprinted in matte, rather than glossy. So, questions: --I'm thinking of experimenting with an antiquing glaze to soften the contrast. What do you think? --the nailheads: I'm having trouble getting the tacks in straight. I don't know if it's my poor hammering technique (quite possible); if my hammer is too heavy, or if it's because the surface of the tacks is not even. Are there any tips you can give me on this? Second pic is a sample layout on the larger board, so you can see what I'm thinking. Comments appreciated!

I had about 110 kids, The night was beautiful and not too cool so all the neighborhood came out in droves. With help/advice of DD I even bought special non-allergenic organic candy and raisins and put a sign out saying for people to ask for them. Not one person did. I ended up just adding it all to the basket at the end. Around 8 p.m. the outsiders started coming in and were not happy that I didn't have real candy. After the third snarky kid walked away I turned off the lights. It was still fun to see all the kids dressed in costumes - especially the little ones. And, everyone from the neighborhood is always so polite. The teenage boy who wished me a Merry Christmas was delighted when I wished him a Happy New Year.

Thank you, naturegirl! Last year, I had it on my breakfast room hutch ... it looked nice with the “flickering candle” light on next to it. :) Love this thread! I took down Halloween decor today and kept out pumpkins and other Fall things. Added a lighted grapevine pumpkin to our scarecrow/wagon/pumpkins/straw bale display outside. Several adorable trick or treaters last night complimented our Halloween decor, which earned them extra candy. :D