Halloween Zombie Tree at Goodwill

Best Halloween decoration ever, found in the local Goodwill.

They even took the time to make each face different.

Please Do Not Disturb Tenants

The Gardener's Halloween II

Another great gardener's Halloween.

I think I still like So Many Flowers better, but it's tough choice.

The Gardener's Halloween

Absolutely my favorite Halloween decoration so far, maybe for all time.

Halloween

Every now and again, I run across a Halloween decoration that makes me smile and then rethink my whole lukewarm stance when it comes to Halloween and its accompanying decorations:

This one made me laugh.

The cat may be a little faded, but it sure is happy, and it's playing with an upbeat, peppy pumpkin. If it were me, I'd keep putting it out every year, too.

And then there are always cute little homemade Halloween horrors.

Of course, I think Halloween can only be properly appreciated as a celebration of spiders in all their glory. Once people have that sorted out, we can celebrate in style!

False Advertising?

This definitely got my attention. I'm not sure that it will entice anyone into the store, however.

Meet the Mailbox Monster

I've been working on a lot of long-term projects lately: The Mage Trio has taken over a year, my part on The Broken Hourglass has spread over months and will likely last a few more, any applique project takes at least a few weeks, and Watch Out for Whales took a couple of months. It's only 14 pages long, counting the cover and the title page, but that's a lot of collage. Plus, of course, there was an added bit of frustration when I got the pages together, thought I had done them backwards, redid them, and realized I'd done them right the first time. I am not complaining, mind, not really. I love all the projects and am, overall, pleased with the way they are progressing.

But they do take a lot of time, and while delayed gratification is all very well, I thought it would be nice to start and finish something inside of a day.

And so, without further ado, I present to you: The Mailbox Monster!

Happy Halloween, everyone!