We picked up these cute little burlap bags and black and white tags at Target - Dollar Spot.
We put a Chap Stick, Breath Mints, and a few Chocolate Kisses in each bag then wrote on the tag,
"Kiss Me At Midnight".  We had these little Kiss goodie bags for each of our guests.




We used a glass vase from the Dollar Store that we taped off and then spray painted Gold Stripes to hold the props for our Photo Booth.  An inexpensive way to make an elegant statement, don't you agree?  The Cute little Chalk Board Easel we picked up at Target - Dollar Spot, Score!

Photo Booth Props of Fun    A Photo Booth is easy to set up and guests of all ages have fun with it.  Just make sure to have lots of fun props to choose from.  We picked up a pack at Walmart that had a bunch of props in it for around $4.00 bucks. Most of all cut loose and be Silly! Beverage Bar    We covered our Sparkling Cider bottles with some gold glitter paper for a touch of sparkle.  (on a side note we covered our table with left over wrapping paper from Christmas) We picked up the paper straws with Tags at Target - Dollar Spot, and we put them into a mug that we picked up on clearance at Target.   We served Sparkling Cider and Sprite with garnishments to add to the glass like; frozen cranberries, lemon and lime wedges, assorted frozen berries and frozen peaches and mangos.   We also had some Cranberry juice to make "Mocktails" we mix 2/3 Cider or Sprite to 1/3 Cranberry Juice over ice or and add a wedge of Lime.  So Yummy!   Paper Fortune Cookies   We used the tutorial in the link above to make our Paper Fortune Cookies.  But instead of already having the fortunes in the cookies, we used it as a fun game.  We had slips of paper already cut and we gave one to each guest as they arrived and asked them to right a prediction for 2016 then place it in a cookie.  Later in the evening we read them out loud as guest tried to guest who wrote the prediction. (the link has printables for fortunes if you want to use those)    

I love a good tablescape!  (is this a word?)

I so wish I could have my table set at all times, but that just isn't practical for my family seeing as how my dining table is also used for an art desk, a puzzle table, a homework station and to occasionally eat from!  In an ideal world, it would always look perfect and set and ready to sit and eat at!

I think that is why I am so in love with Sunday dinners and special occasions.  Because I actually set the table and make an effort to make it a gathering to celebrate.  Setting the table doesn't have to be expensive or stressful.  For these four ideas, I just went through my craft stash and found things that I loved.



For the first one I used ribbon from the Dollar Tree, and a pine cone from my back yard.  Super easy, but it fancies up the table a bit, and announces that its a special dinner.






This second one is so farm chic!  I used gold Washi Tape from my stash and attached notebook paper to the plate with "I'm grateful for....." for your guests to ponder while waiting for dinner.  I tied a napkin with ribbon and florals from my craft stash.  You could use any floral stem here.




This third one is again, ribbon and a min frame from the Dollar Spot.  I had this hounds tooth fabric and the burlap in my craft stash.  Then I just decorated with white pumpkins I bought at Target.




For this last one, I just used different plates that I have, showing that you can mix and match any dishware that you may have.  It doesn't have to all match, or be fancy.  I painted a pumpkin from the Dollar Tree gold, and then used fabric from my fabric stash.


I hope these ideas gave you some inspiration to look through your stuff, make a trip to the Dollar Tree and make your family dinners something to celebrate!

This time of year brings lots of different decorating options.  And it's easy to express your inner spook without spending a lot of money.

We hit up our local Dollar Store and found lots of fun and easy items to add a little mischief to your decor.

It's so simple to haunt your house without a lot of effort or money.  Just get creative and have fun!

Here are our top 9 tips to decorate on the cheap.

1.  Make a felt wreath.  Felt is 4 for $1 at most places, which makes this project super affordable.  We added skeleton ribbon and a skeleton head, from the dollar store, and made paper feathers from our paper stash.



2.  Make some frightening frames.  We will have the tutorial for this later this week.



3.  Add touches to your existing decor by  attaching a spider or a crow from the dollar store.  The print on the wall?  Five dollars from Staples.


4.  Hit up your thrift stores for spooky books to add to your decor.




5.  We bought white battery operated candles 2 for $1 and then painted them a distressed black.




6.  Stack some heads on a plate, in a bird cage or in a lantern.



7.  Frame pictures from previous Halloweens to bring back fond memories.



8.  Add spider webs to your family photos.



9.  Cut bats out of black paper and attach to the wall for a frightful entrance.