Halloween Season is Here!

Our Cute Jack-O-Lantern

As everyone that knows me understands - Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday. I willed my son to arrive before his due date last year, just so he was here in time for October 31! ;)

Here are some of my favorite moments from this month that I wanted to share with you... Thank you so much for reading!

xo  Ashley

Having fun with chalk markers...

A super easy idea for babies and toddlers - guide them with a Q-Tips dipped in finger paints to make these cute pumpkins!

My little teething jack-o-lantern ;)

Toasted pumpkin seeds from our pumpkin.

The window where I work daily decorated for my favorite holiday.

Checking out Halloween decor in Hoboken, NJ.

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Halloween Should Be Cute

Since this blog is about living a cuter life, I thought I'd share with you that I firmly believe celebrating Halloween should be no different. Trading guts & gore for glitter & cute ghosts - I've always enjoyed the sweeter side of October 31st. Here's some inspiration to spark your own sweet celebrations:

Need some cute ideas for pumpkin decorating? Check out this brand new post for JCFamilies that will show you how to make a Pumpkin Fairy House!

This adorable fellow from the Olde Mill House in Lancaster, PA greats us at the dining table each morning!

Make any flower arrangement cuter with handmade flower picks! Simply apply a design to a bamboo skewer and you're good to go. This bouquet was in celebration of a little boy's first birthday!

Halloween Coloring Books & Pages Galore! Add a bit of creativity to trick or treat! Visit my Etsy Shop to purchase ;)

Handmade witches make the season sweeter!

These pumpkins can be used as a charming decoration well into November. They are hand carved and painted by a local artist and available for purchase via my parents' business Strawberry & Co. (message me for details!)

This cut paper Pumpkin Man animation featuring Iggie the hedgehog is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face!

Have a wonderful Halloween everyone!

xo Lady Lucas

A Dollhouse Haunted House You Will Love

This is another repost from my former blog Cupcakes + Owls - but I love this dollhouse haunted house, and I don't want you to miss it! I now display it every year and it reminds me of childhood ;)

Ok, I am feeling like a child again right now as I reveal my haunted dollhouse to you this week. It took a little over a week to complete {about an hour or two a day}... but it was totally worth it! 

In my previous posts (see Cupcakes + Owls blog), I told you that I bought the dollhouse puzzle kit at Michael's, and the paint I used was from DecoArt.

As far as the interior and exterior decorations, I used stickers from Michael's and rubber stamps from my own line of 'Lady Lucas' designs carried by Craffiti Direct.

The miniatures were collected for many years by me from various stores. The cute little crystal ball I made myself from a marble and some polymer clay!

A.C. Moore, Michael's and Hobby Lobby all have great minis that would look fabulous in your own haunted dollhouse... small gift retailers also have awesome additions this time of year.

As far as the ghosts... I'll be posting a little 'how to' for you here next week!

I bought these tiny lights at a store in downtown Lancaster and they work perfectly to light my spooky space up at night.

I had a blast creating this Halloween house for my readers! If you enjoyed it, please consider following this blog by email {check out the box in the upper right column} and don't forget to like my Facebook page and follow me on Twitter!

xo Ashley

Make Your Own Paper Haunted House

Here's a throw back I think you're really gonna like ;) Originally I featured this craft on my blog Cupcakes + Owls. It's fun, easy - and a great Halloween DIY for kids or adults.

Try this adorable craft as a last minute Halloween craft this week! My students loved it, but adults get just excited so don't feel bad if you're running now for the glue gun!

To make this awesome little home you will need:

a paper lunch bag {white is best!}

a folded piece of paper for the roof

old newspaper

markers & crayons

hot glue & a stapler

recycled pieced of cardboard

optional : dried moss, cheesecloth, Halloween miniatures

1. Lay the lunch bag out flat and decorate with markers first. Add a door, windows, spiders and lots of ghosts and ghouls! Color in with crayons in desired.

2. Decorate the folded piece of paper that will be the roof with markers... shingles are cute or even words like 'Boo' and 'Spooky'.

3. Stuff the bag house with crumpled newspaper and staple the paper roof on top.

4. Hot glue the house to a cardboard base and decorate with Halloween miniatures, moss and if you wish... cheesecloth ghosts! All I did was cut squares of cheesecloth and poked my finger through the middle to make a ghost shape. Use thread or a pipe cleaner to secure the head shape.

Don't forget to follow me on Pinterest for daily craft ideas!

xo Ashley

PS - Loved this craft? Love Halloween? This Halloween coloring book is for you!

Little Owl Lane Halloween Art Print Giveaway

This week I wanted to incorporate my Little Owl Lane characters with my favorite holiday; and this piece of art is the result! I'll be offering the finished product as a digital art print to all my monthly e-mail subscribers this Octobers, so please sign up today so you don't miss it! xo Lady Lucas