Autumn Amelia

Hey MTV, I'm Autumn Mineer and this is my crib!

While (finally) getting out the rest of our Halloween decorations last weekend I decided it would be fun to give a little Halloween house tour.

Erik and I both LOVE Halloween and as a result, our house gets a lot of love for the holiday.

The best part is that most of the decorations are cheap or we made them ourselves for cheap cause we be ballin' on a budget over here!

Exterior

One of my favorites parts of our whole house.
Our hitchhiking ghosts are chilling on the front lawn.

We made them last year and they are easily my favorite decoration.

Find the tutorial here!

Our porch is encased in a fake spider web, decorated with plastic spiders.

On the roof, our trusty spider Harry guards his web below.

On the front door, we have a wooden sign that says BOO. I DIY'd it with my besties a few years ago.

Beneath, our cute hello pumpkin doormat that I made last year surrounded by real squash that will be joined by our pumpkins later this month.

Tutorial for the doormat here!

Entryway

To keep with the spider theme from our porch the back of our front door is covered in spiders!

It looks like they are sneaking in from the top left corner!

I made these years ago with a bag of plastic spiders ($1), magnetic strip ($4) and hot glue.

Our entryway table is decorated in the classic Halloween color scheme of orange, black and white.

On the left, a cauldron to hold our keys (Target value section, old), next to it a glittery orange pumpkin (Target value section, old), in the middle a fun framed Macbeth print (Pinterest), to the left our boy Ichabod Toad (similar) and my orange Scentsy holder gifted to me from my aunt for our wedding.

Underneath we have two baskets, the one on the left is filled with fake pumpkins (Target value section, old) and a plaid throw blanket.
The basket on the right is filled with additional fake pumpkins.

Living Room

Our living room is what we refer to as our "fancy room."

The Halloween decor is a little more subtle here.

Our bookshelf has a skull (Target, old) and potion bottles (similar) added to it.



I also move my Michael Jackson Thriller vinyl album (similar) to the front of my collection.

The coffee table in the middle of the room has a pumpkin (Target value section, old), candy tray (gifted) and purple flowers (Walmart, old) added to it.

Kitchen

Almost every room in our house has open shelving in it because it is so easy to update for the holidays (or anytime!)

The shelves in the kitchen have a black clamp jar (Target dollar section, old) filled with candy corn and candy pumpkins and a little witch hat (gifted) added.


On the counter, we have a glass beaker and flasks along with a sprinkle potion set (gifted).
They seemed fitting for the kitchen.


The oven has two Halloween tea towels (gifted) added to it.


Our candy bowl Eye-saac sits in the middle of the dining room table filled with treats.


Family Room

The family room has my second favorite decoration in it.
Our bat wall!

We created it last year and it's displayed over our TV stand.
It makes movie nights so much fun!
Find the tutorial here!

 A skull and Frankenstein (gifted) were added.

Over the couches, we have two picture ledges that I slip a few things onto.

The glittery number 31 that I made with my sister a few years ago, a witch parking sign (gifted) and a Halloween print (Pinterest).


I absolutely love decorating for Halloween!
Each year we try to buy at least one new decoration for the house.
We have been wanting to add a fog machine to our collection for a while and I think we will grab one on sale after Halloween this year!
How do you decorate your house for Halloween?

 Autumn

Hello everyone!

The other day I saw this cute door mat online and knew that I had to have it!

But forty bucks is a little too much for me to spend on a door mat...

So, I decided to make my own.

You will need:

Plain Door Mat

Letter Stencils

Paint

Foam Paint Brush

Select a message.

I loved "Hello Pumpkin" from the original door mat and it's perfect for this time of year.

I have seen so many other cute sayings.

Hello
Shut the Front Door
Home Sweet Home
Come Back When You Have Pizza  

Choose one to express your personality.

Place your stencils on the mat and position to your liking. 

Hold the stencil securely with one hand.

With the other, saturate your paint brush in the paint and gently dab onto the stencils. 

The mat will soak up a lot of paint so don't be afraid to be generous.

Continue until you have your desired saying in place.

Remove your stencils.

Let dry completely. 

Place at your doorstep.

Enjoy all the compliments!

I love how this mat turned out.

I am so excited to have it on my porch for the remainder of fall.

It was so fast and cheap to complete on my own and I think it turned out just as cute as the original.

What saying would you have on your door mat?

All my love,

Autumn

Hello everyone!

Life has been crazy lately so please accept this Halloween decoration for Makeover Monday.

Every year Erik and I cover our porch with a decorative spiderweb.

On the spiderweb we place lots of spider rings.

We have always wanted to add in a giant spider and we finally purchased one this year.

Check that off the Bucket List!

We perched the spider right above the front door so he can watch you get caught in the web!

Since our front door is metal I cut off a few of the ring bands and glued a tiny magnet on the back of a the spiders.

Then I placed them on the the door.

Walking up to our front door is like walking into a giant spider nest.

It's so fun and festive!

How do you decorate outside for the holidays?

Hello everyone!

I love to decorate my house for all occasions.

When I originally thought of our entry way I wanted to keep the decor simple because I knew I would be constantly changing it.

It's the first thing our guests see when they walk in our house and I like to give it an update with each season or holiday.

Around Memorial Day I take down our spring decor and replace it with our summer decor.

We have a large gold frame that I like to add different festive prints to.

For summer I added a print with a line from the song Summer Breeze that I found on Pinterest.

I loved the warm colors the print brought in and it just happened to match a small jar I had laying around.

I switched out our normal Scentsy warmer for the white pineapple warmer I got for my birthday.

Nothing says summer like fruit!

On the other side of the frame I switched out are dark blue key bowl for a turquoise bowl.

I felt it contrasted well with our warm colors and was the perfect blue for summer.

Next to the bowl I placed a tall cream candle to add in a neutral color and some height.

For a finishing touch I draped fairy lights over and around the decor.

This is the decor I had up for June and will probably resort to for August.

As for July we needed something a little more patriotic.

Around Flag Day I like to update the decor in our house for the Fourth of July.

I am a big fan of the Fourth of July and it truly feels like summer when red, white and blue come out to play.

I added a new bold print to our gold frame.

This one has a blue background and reads "For Liberty and Justice For All."

I love the color it added in.

To the right I kept our pineapple Scentsy warmer since it fit in with our red, white and blue color scheme.

Next to it I placed a blue star.

On the left side of our frame I added our dark blue key bowl back in and placed a red candle votive next to it.

I draped the fairy lights around and over the decor to finish.

I try to keep the decor very simple to make it easier and to motivate myself to update it.

I find a quote I like on Pinterest to add to the frame, on either side I will place a short and tall object that matches the color scheme or theme and finish off with fairy lights. 

It's very fast an easy

Do you constantly change your decor?
What works for you?