Halloween is a big deal in our new neighborhood. While in years past we’d receive one or two knocks on the door, rumor has it our block gets upwards of 700 little ghosts and goblins. Time to stock up on the candy and step up the decor. Pumpkins on the porch won’t cut it this year.
But I didn’t want to spend an arm and leg on decorations. After all, we’re saving our pennies for Butterfingers and Twix party bags. We don’t want to skimp and be known as the Jolly Rancher house.
Inspired by Design Mom, we created a scarecrow in the front yard using materials we already had on hand. Discarded 2x4s, canvas from a sewing project I never began, and apple branches from the neighbor’s pruning. We did purchase a funkin, or as Carson calls it, a thunkin head to avoid pre-Halloween rot as well as the rebar to secure it safely into the ground:
Love it! You and Jason are so creative!
Wow! Look at your new house (love the pumpkin too, but I've been dying to see some pictures of your new home).
What will Carson and Hadley be this Halloween? Miss Maggie is all set to be a lobster. We keep trying to convince her the costume is a good idea by feeding her her favorite foods in it and singing 'Under The Sea.' She has yet to be convinced 😉
Very cool and creative!
Thunkin…that's cute
Deans
Trust me, it's not a rumor. I noticed this year it was a little slow, sometimes that place gets on the news and then we have about 2000 people coming from all over the place.
Avery