Short & Sweet - Halloween Decor (Apartment Style)

There's no doubt about it...one of my favorite holidays has to be Halloween!  I love it all - the decorations, the candy, the movies and TV shows.  Everyone knows I live all year for the day Hocus Pocus comes on TV!  Even though I have it on DVD, there's something about watching it on TV with a cup of hot apple cider.

I think one of the most important aspects of living in an apartment is making it feel like a home.  One of the ways I try to accomplish this is by decorating for each holiday that I can.  I've tried to make our little apartment as cute and comfortable as possible.  Since I made these banners last year for a Halloween party we were planning to throw, I knew I had to use them somehow in our apartment.  After receiving a little inspiration from none other than Pinterest, I figured out the perfect place for them.  While I would love to also have garland around our front door and a pumpkin topiary on the porch, those hopes just aren't realistic when we share a common space with our neighbors.

After having the Happy Halloween one up for a couple days, Chris and I have decided it would be nice to have one for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Looks like I have a few more crafting weekends in my future!  If anyone has any cute Thanksgiving decoration ideas - please share with me!  Before we know it, it'll be November and time to circulate out the apartment decor.

Short & Sweet - My Favorite Season

It's hard to believe that October is already upon us.  With October comes all sorts of goodness - PSL at Starbucks, decorating for fall, Halloween, colder weather.  These are just a few reasons why fall is my favorite season of the year!  The days when you can enjoy a nice brisk walk outside, slightly bundled in one of your favorite sweatshirts, admiring the beautiful colors of the changing trees...these are the days I look forward to year round!

I spent last Saturday decorating for fall in our apartment.  All sorts of goodies made their yearly appearance - the colorful front door wreath, a centerpiece for the coffee table, and a few knick knacks.  I've decided to make homemade Halloween cards this year.  Yes, I am one of those people who sends cards for each holiday that Target stocks a seasonal shelf for.  After stocking up on a few supplies at Michaels, I couldn't help myself in waiting to make them.  So below is a preview of a few of my Halloween cards this year!

I hope everyone has had a great start to their October and enjoy the beautiful weather this time of the year brings us!