Gingham and Pearl

Add warmth and comfort to your traditional decor by repurposing old sweaters. Make container cozies by cutting off the cuff end of a sweater sleeve and whipstitching the bottom into a circle. Turn down the sweater edge and sew on jingle bells. These are also great for plain coffee mugs, an instant gift! Personalized Advent calendars make … More Easy DIY Christmas Decor ~ These homemade Christmas craft ideas will make your home decor festive and affordable, while adding a little "merry and bright" to your Holiday 🎄

This costume is so easy, it could be magic! With a few pieces of fabric and some simple stitching, you’ll have this easy hat and dress combination finished in no time. Add an adorable broom to the ensemble and your little one will be ready to fly around the neighborhood collecting candy. Add a few … More Cute and Clever Last-Minute Costumes ~ Because there is at least 1 of us who always waits til the last minute right ?!?!

Nothing says fall like a plate of mini pumpkins! Made with spiced pumpkin bread and decadent cream cheese frosting, these party treats taste as good as they look. If you’ve got a steady hand, spook up these Halloween snacks by turning them into jack-o’-lanterns. Recipe Wrap a legion of scary mummies for a Halloween dinner … More Halloween Party Appetizers ~ These Halloween appetizers are as creative as the costumes you will seen on the spooky night {and they are kid approved} 👻 … these sweet and savory Halloween party food ideas include mummy-wrapped finger food and monstrous cheese balls just to name a few!

 Glam up a pumpkin with silver sequins, rhinestones, and a metallic silver spider for a fancy glitter pumpkin that is all-too chic.  Search farmer’s markets for unique varieties of pumpkins and gourds as alternatives to classic orange pumpkins. Then carve out cute pumpkin faces for an irresistably adorable new look. For those who don’t shriek at the … More Check out these unique pumpkin decorating ideas … there is a fun way to take on the traditional jack-o'-lantern using paint, sculpting, even embellishments that your pumpkins with look more modern than traditional 🎃

Use clips to suspend ghoulish artwork from curtain rods. We used medical textbook clip-art images to get the look, enlarging them to fit on 11×17-inch sheets of paper. Dip each print in a tub of diluted coffee (for color) and let dry. Embellish railings with garlands crafted from layered 4- and 8-inch doilies and coffee filters. Bundle a … More Easy Halloween crafts that will help create a spooky look for your home both inside and out. There are plenty of creative crafty ideas like spooky ghosts, smiling pumpkins, and a few other eerie friends … Happy Halloween! 👻

A stack of old books forms the stand for this spooky centerpiece. To make, cut two basic ghost shapes from pages in the middle of a book, leaving the bottoms attached to the pages. Fold up each ghost and secure with a touch of tape. To complete, use a hole punch or marker to make … More Quick, Easy & Clever Halloween/Fall Centerpieces ~ These centerpiece ideas add some fright, fun and cute to your holiday table … go from fall to Halloween just by adding some Halloween touches to your Fall ready decor, there's a centerpiece suited for any table!