It took me several hours just to do what I did. I had actually thought I'd be done. HA. Makes me wonder where THAT thought came from!! ALL I got done was to hang creepy cloth in the bay window, and put a few things on the front porch, and create a big mess that is sitting there waiting for me to do something about it. I hope if I sit here awhile, my legs will let me do more later on tonight.
(I'd shut Jazz in my study if I could. But he knows how to open the doors to the rooms and let himself out. He does not care to be shut up.)
Looking at JUST the pile on the table, and in the bay window, on the floor and chairs....it sort of makes
me think I'm trying to push an elephant thru a keyhole.;o(

Maybe Teegan will help me tomorrow.....she's HERE!!! Arrived yesterday. Wooooo Hooooo. I am even more in love with her now I've actually seen her. The little tag, and certificate say she's a Ltd Ed, (not for children under 14 as she's not a toy) with her face, hands, and feet being porcelain. Her hair is real, and she also has REAL
eyelashes (upper and lower). She's just soooo pretty and sweet. And she's hiding in my closet right now, but that's another story. LOL.
Here's the messy, scary table....from all sides... waiting for me to do something about it!



and the bay window. Jeeez, just how many black metal things does a person need to have?!!! I amaze myself at times, tho definitely NOT in a GOOD way! Wonder how I am going to use these this year with my limited areas?

With any luck, future photos will show actual decor tomorrow.
hugs, Karen

& Ohhhhh, this bay window ...just do a little re-arranging as is ...I love the BLACK ...looks like a silhoutte for the holidays! Get that blackish pumpkin off your table & add it to that stacked plate thingy or the candlestick! Just look how great your bay window looks w/that gauzy stuff & your spiderwebs & signage!!! I LOVE IT! Really, I love all the black metal thingy's ...think SILHOUETTE!

Hope you will feel better tomorrow ...I so want to see Teegan again! And from your description she sounds alot like Dollbaby! (meant to be, wasn't it!) Glad you found her!

I worked on Christmas projects today & haven't touched the porch decor yet! (weird uh) ...well, DH had time to make the box part of my windowbox...I added a few pics on my post "Enabler's & More Fall Decor."

TFS your day, PM! Hang in there! Jeanne S.

I'm going to go play around with things now and see what happens!
hugs, Karen

Nana

jane

Jeanne, Jazz is NOT a Treat...if anything, he is a Trick!
But after YOU sent me back, LOL, to rearrange the bay window last night, he stayed out of trouble. So far. I redid the kitchen table/chandelier from Fall. Just had to take the two garlands off the chandy (leaves and berries),
and moved the stacked plate arrangement to my sitting room.
Also had to move the big tray arrangement from bay window to there as well. But that's really about all I changed, so it will be easy to put back. Teacart decor too. I think I got almost done with my little bit Halloween decorating. Just have to arrange the figurines and such in my two curios. Hope to do that this evening. I repacked the Halloween things I won't be using. :o( Some I really hated to do that with too. But that's what I get for not decorating the family-room this year. (mantel, hearth, bookcase shelves, and two tables....and the entry way. A lot of space I lost by leaving the Fall decor there this time. But hey, at least I decorated, so I am happy with myself since I wasn't sure if I would this time.

Teegan is not scared of Halloween, she's hiding from Mr O.
Maybe she can just sit on the kitchen table and watch me do
the curios tonight after he goes to bed. Besides, she doesn't have anything to sit or play on. I've got to find her something and plan to go to the antique mall and look soon as I can walk longer. When she arrived Sat, that night I lay awake thinking about how much I love her and how I HATE hiding her and feeling "embarrassed" to tell my family I bought a 'doll'. (Not to mention my couple of local good friends. NO WAY will I tell them.) Anyway, I remembered that when my late Mom was in her mid 60s (my age now), she started collecting dolls! The pretty Lady type ones that are about 18"-20" high, in the fancy dresses and hats. Kind of like Southern Belles. She had around 20, none expensive but still nice dolls. NOT me OR the kids thought a thing about her suddenly collecting dolls. (of course she wasn't PLAYING with them, LOL). When she died, I kept my two favorites which were also her's. My DD took one doll, and my DDIL took one, then all the rest were donated. Well suddenly I thought to myself that I didn't want to be embarrassed about Teegan and I was going to tell or show her to my family. So when my daughter called yesterday, I told her. She LAUGHED AT ME and told me I was NUTS! Gee, that went well. sigh.
I think my DDIL will be more understanding. Working on courage to tell Mr O, who'll probably just roll his eyes and shake his head. Jas will just say "that's nice, Mom". LOL. He's kind of oblivious to stuff now.

Forgive this book length post. I'll try to post decor pix late tonight, or tomorrow sometime for sure.

hugs, Karen
Oh..Jeanne, I LOVE the little graphic of the girl in the leaf pile. Too cute! Have saved it myself now. Thanks.

We are all looking forward to meeting Teegan. Your daughter just needs to meet all of Enablers R Us, then she would "get it." TeeHee.

Looking forward to seeing your posts. I love the bay window with the creepy cloth and spider webs,and all of the black metal things!!

How are the curios coming?? So glad I could help you find something else to decorate, LOL!!

TFS,
Candy

Your blk & wht bay window is Lookin' Good. Neat, neat, neat and Cute, cute, cute. I see you have a spider web stacking plate rack. That's awesome with the spider hanging down in the center. Leave it up to you to find something neat like this.

You have alot to put out so hope you don't over do. I put all of my totes back in the garage and don't think they will come back until it's time to put it all away. I just don't have the extra time this year but love seeing all of yours.

Punk

Just got from dinner at the Outback and am STUFFED. We both had the filet mignon. I had a very loaded baked potato, and then splurged even more with a decadent Sundae. I never order desserts, but what the heck.

Going to watch Dancing with Stars now. Then will take photos and see if I can sneak Teegan out of the closet.

hugs, Karen

You have some fabulous looking goodies to work with for your Halloween decorating. Your spiderweb stand caught my eye too, and I agree that all your metal pieces are great. Of course you know I love anything with words/phrases on them and you have some neat ones. You've been collecting witch items too, haven't you?

(I read your post with the link to your album, so I know it all turned out just great!)

Luvs

How neat, Kathleen, that you (and Candy) also got married in 1970. And Jane, you ate at the Outback too. ;o)
Plus, Nana, some of us really like Dancing with the Stars.
I think Candy previously nailed it about our Holiday gang having so many little things in common outside of just holiday decorating. Even the same furniture, or same figurines. Maybe this is why we seem more of a family, or a group of really long-time friends. Time, and distance, matters little it seems, some people are just meant to come into your life and make you feel like kindred spirits.

I am always in awe of our group here, and the closeness/caring we share so easily with one another. I doubt any of us expected this when we found this Forum, we just wanted to share some Holiday decorating! ;o)

By the way, here's the flowers Jas and Suz sent...and the two dolls I kept from my Mom's collection. These dolls come named, so that is Victoria on the left and Rebecca on the right.

The photo is my Mom when she was in her early 20's, and the cat pair are very old figurines I found at an antique show about 25 yrs ago. (My mom loved cats)

hugs, Karen

I wanted to do black & white this year, but seems I don't have that much for my table.

When I saw your post about Teegan, I thought you had a new grandbaby or something! LOL

I guess I'm really out of the LOOP here, will have to start catching up soon, or be left behind!!!

My belated "Happy Anniversary" to you & Mr. O. also, Karen. Here's to many more!!! ✺✺✺

All of your Halloween decorations are great and I love the bay window with all of the black! That darned cat of yours....what are we going to do with him? Stinker!

And about Teegan...I'm so glad she arrived safely and that you love her so much! Just bring that little girl on out and put her in a very prominent place and tell Mr. O that this is your new child! So what if he rolls his eyes....ooohhh, or maybe you can find a golfing outfit for her and that way he'll think she's cute! LOL. I think it's great that you have found something that you love so much....and hey, buying little girl clothes is great...and SO cute!

Love your Mom's dolls too...they're beautiful!

Heck Marlene, maybe I should get ME a golf outfit and see if he thinks I'M cute!! LOL

;o)

Can hardly wait to see your new golf outfit for Mr O. It's Halloween and those outfits are a little risque so "Be Careful!"grin, grin

Punk