(Personal Photo)
No matter what branch of service…thank you!
(Personal Photo)
No matter what branch of service…thank you!
A while back I mentioned a stack of vintage Christmas postcards I found while cleaning out at my grandmother’s house. With Christmas approaching I’m trying to think of a way to include some of them in our decorations.
So…my question is: How would you suggest using these fun vintage postcards?
While Halloween typically isn’t a big holiday in the Smurfy household, this year will be a little bit different. We’ve been recruited by a family member to help out at their historic district home since they have over 200 kids visit, and to bring any decorations we might have. Since we didn’t have decorations other than some orange string lights (from football season), I decided to try to whip a few up. I think these little guys turned out quite well, and really like that I can use them again!
Supplies Needed:
Tools Needed:
Pumpkin Lanterns:
Ghost Lanterns:
Reuse Information:
The great thing about using double-sided tape is that I am able to simply pop the cutouts off the lantern when we take them down (carefully as to not rip the paper lantern itself). This means I can take the lanterns apart and store them to use again next year or use the plain orange & white lanterns for another party.
Cost Breakdown:
We already had most of the tools necessary for this quick Halloween decoration, so I just needed to pick up a couple of supplies. I only made two stops, Michael’s where I had a 20% entire purchase coupon and the local dollar store, Dollar Tree. If you don’t already have construction paper and glue you can easily pick those up at the Dollar Tree as well. I refer to my local dollar store as my “small craft store”.
– White Lanterns: $1.00 each with 40% total purchase coupon at Michael’s
– Orange Lanterns: $1.50 each minus 40% fall decor sale at Michael’s
– Battery Operated Tea Lights: $1.00 for package of 2 at Dollar Tree
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Total for 6 Lanterns (including tax): $8.02 or $1.33 each