The Apple Street Cottage

  It's October and Halloween will be here before you know it.  If you're looking for some easy (and inexpensive) ideas for decorating your home, I've got you covered.  Each of these projects have been previously featured on my blog, but I thought I'd round them up and share them with you in one place.  First up is my Wire Pumpkin Wreath .    All you need is a wire pumpkin frame from the Dollar Store, some spider/lace fabric, and ribbon.  If you can't find the fabric, Halloween tights would work too!  This is an easy and inexpensive project that anyone can do.  All the details on making it can be found HERE . This project has also been featured on HomeBNC.  You can see it HERE . The second project is my Witch's Hat .   Start out with a wire frame, feather boa, a black rose, and witch legs - all from the Dollar Store.  Add seam binding and some more of that spider/lace fabric and you're well on your way to a finished projec...

UPDATE:  This project has been featured on HomeBNC.  See it HERE . And once again, HERE . The Dollar Tree has really stepped it up lately when it comes to crafting and today I want to show you one way to use those wire pumpkin wreaths. I was in the dollar store and spied this wire pumpkin.  I didn't know what I was going to do with it, but I knew I'd think of something.   It all came together for me when I was looking through the sale bin at Joann's and saw this spider lace fabric for about $2 a yard.  I grabbed a yard and a half. I cut the fabric into four pieces and placed the wire frame over one of them.  I sat there for awhile and pondered how to attach the fabric to the wire frame.  My first thought was hot glue, but thought it would look sloppy, so, out came the needle and thread.  I started across the top by 'sewing' the thread through the fabric and around the wire.   Then I grabbed the two ends of the thread...