When I transition my porch from fall to Halloween it needs to be quick and easy.
And CHEAP.
I normally only keep my Halloween decor up for two weeks. Come November 1st at 7:00 am I am ready for it to come down, so no sense spending a lot of time or money on it.
Here is what it looked like a few weeks ago:
Most of the supplies I used are from the Dollar Tree.
They cost a dollar each.
You probably already figured that out, but just wan't to spell it out just in case we have some Dollar Tree virgins out there.
BTW, can you see the reflection of my inflatable Brutus Buckeye in the front yard? I get a kick out of people honking at him as they drive past.
I took some dollar birds (which have glitter one them this year???) and attached them to the cornstalks and mums.
They have wire on their feet, so I just wound the wire around stems and we're good to go.
And then I used a hot glue gun to glue the bats to my glass storm door.
Yes, you heard me right. I used hot glue on my storm door.
Needless to say, my husband wasn't home at the time to dissuade/kill me.
I actually got the idea from Jeanette from Country Design Styles who introduced me to hot glue guns and glass doors when she glued leaves to her front door for fall decor.
You just pick the glue off the glass when you're ready for it to come down.
A tutorial for the funnel Jack-O'-Lantern can be found at Repurposed Funnel Jack-O'-Lantern.
And the wreath tutorial can be found at Easy To Make Fall Wreath.
I haven't done a tutorial on the owl yet, because it's basically an owl I found at the thrift store and put inside a birdcage that I had painted dark grey.
OK, I guess that's the tutorial then. Find owl . . . paint birdcage . . . insert owl. Done.
This is one of the Cinderella pumpkins that grew in our compost pile this year.
Every year we throw our pumpkins in the compost in November and the next year I am totally surprised that new pumpkins grow. It's like magic!
Except it's not, because we basically plant them there in the fall.
After Halloween is over, I can just take down the birds, bats and owl and I'm back to the original look and good to go until Thanksgiving.
Other Fall Porches:
Halloween Porch Decorations
Simple Fall Porch Decorating On The Cheap
Rustic And Natural Fall Porch Decor
Now go on over and check out the other Hometalk Bloggers' festive fall decor and projects. There's some good stuff in there!!!
Sara
Your fall and halloween porch is adorable. Such easy and affordable transitions, love them. Good to know on the hot glue too.... but your buckeye in the front yard, is another story! ;p Go Blue! LOL
Pam
Lol, there will be no Wolverines in my front yard 🙂
Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces
Your Halloween additions are perfect...I love the look of the birds on the mums!
Oliva Ohlson
Your front porch looks fabulous, and I love he ease in which it was transformed into Halloween! Have a great week!
PS: It's best when Hubbies are not home when we are in our creative mode...LOL...
Pam
I think I did the whole thing in about ten minutes 🙂
Angie @ Knick of Time
Love it all, Pam, but especially the adorable jack-o-lantern funnel - Pinned!
Pam
He's my favorite too! Not sure what I'll do with him when Halloween is over. Maybe a snowman?
Vanessa
How awesome! I love your Jack O Lantern. You have a beautiful and fun porch. Enjoy touring with you.
Tee @ Beauteeful Living
What a fun porch! I love that owl in that birdcage.
Lindsay Eidahl
Love your porch! The owl in the cage is a great touch!!!
Susan Linn
I enjoy your posts so much. You always have so many ideas that are doable and won't cost an arm and a leg. I must admit that I am a dollar store virgin! I think I will be changing that soon!! Keep up the good work!
Leslie Harris
Pam, you always make everything sound so wonderfully easy. I think, "Hey, I could do that too," and that's how I feel when I read this post. It makes me want to bring out some Halloween crows for my front. Love your porch. It's odd but down here in Huntington Beach I don's see any corn stalks. Not sure why. Glad to hear you enjoyed your trip and that the place didn't fall to pieces without you home hahaha hey, your son still remembered you too. That was funny. hugs,
Leslie
Patti
Hi Pam,
Great transition from fall to Halloween, I'm doing something similar tomorrow as a request from my daughter. I always love all your fun thrift store finds. The owl is certainly fab!
chris aka monkey
my favorite tutorial evah lol paint cage insert owl, you crack me up...... hope the arm is back to normal, you could just turn funnel around and put a snowman face on it with a bit of ponsettia glued to funnel xx
Cathy
So many fun things to see on your porch and so easy to transform from one season to the next but I love the funnel jack'o lantern. Just too cute. Cathy
Kristi @ Chatfield Court
So cute Pam! Love all it but I especially think the bats on the door and the owl in the cage are awesome
Kristi @ Chatfield Court
So cute Pam! Love all of it, especially the bats on the door and the owl in the cage .
Thea
I so enjoyed your post and all of the decor items you shared. I have to admit my favourite are the black birds and your wreath is stunning! I didn't even think you could hot glue gun items onto glass. But it makes perfect sense! Love your porch decor!
Funky Junk Interiors
What a gorgeous, fun porch setting! The colours absolutely draw you right in! Especially love your junky funnel pumpkin. 🙂 Beautiful!
Amber | In The Loop Blog
That owl and tin can pumpkin are the cutest!
Jill Flory
Your porch is gorgeous! Love all the great fall color!
Melinda J Tucker
i love this !!!