HALLOWEEN FRONT PORCH 2023
10/04/2023
Welcome to our home for Halloween where cobwebs and crows are awaiting visitors but the ferns steal the show. Each year I try to think of a theme for the front porch. This year was sticks and crows. Blake Skelton and his friend, whom you’ll be introduced to later this month, enjoy crow watching from the rocking chairs. I kept the plant stand on the porch and filled it with pumpkins instead of house plants. The crows flutter in the wind awaiting their prey. I went with hanging mums for the first time this year. The brown pots didn’t vibe so I painted them black with craft paint. Proof a little paint can fix just about anything. When I started the porch on a Friday night, I wasn’t happy with how it was turning out. Thankfully, when I began again the next morning, things began to click and I...
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DIY HALLOWEEN LED WEREWOLF
10/02/2023
A new addition this year for Halloween at the barn is this scary but cool werewolf. By day he looks like simple a black cutout against the barn. By night, this 8-foot werewolf comes to life. Typically I’m a white light person but he looks awesome switching from color to color as it reflects on the barn greeting those leaving the neighborhood up the hill. The werewolf was a fun and fairly simple DIY project. I purchased a template from BarberellaHome.com. Using the template, we cut the werewolf from a 4′ x 8′, 1/2″ thick sheet of plywood using a jigsaw. I painted the front side black, the backside white to help reflect the light and then sealed the wood since it will be outside. We secured LED light tape to the white (back) side. Regular Christmas light strands can be used, as well, but I preferred the variety...
Blake Skelton begins his days just like the rest of us – showering amid pumpkins. Hey, do you know...
BLAKE SKELTON: BREAKFAST IN BED
10/01/2023
Why is Blake Skelton still in bed on this fine Sunday, October 1st? Because he’s bone tired from traveling for his month-long stay at our house. Reluctantly he wakes. Coffee and breakfast in bed for our special guest. Pumpkin waffles per his request. Now it’s back to bed for this lazy bones. We’ll let him rest for there are many humerus times ahead this October.
Hi. It’s me, Christy B. And this is Blake Skelton. He comes to visit our home every year during...
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