Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

I thought I'd show you where my jack-o-lantern feed sack bag ended up. 

I decided to hang it up on my front door instead of the usual wreath. I just tucked in some fake hydrangeas to give it a little life (ironically), and hung it up with one strap.

Hope your Halloween is fun and festive!

keep primping,

Halloween Mantel

I've added a few spooky touches to my existing fall mantel including my nevermore raven (made last year),

and a framed witch silhouette,

I also replaced my bookpage wreath with this doily 'spiderweb'.

It's pretty much the same as my fall mantel but with a couple of added creepy touches.

Also around the house, I added some numbers to glass bottles found thrifting, and stacked them on some old black books.

And an old metal "O" spells out a common Halloween greeting!
 

I think we are all ready for Halloween around here.  Now we get to have fun!  We have several Halloween parties in the next few days, including one for our neighborhood, a family one, and my kids' school parties on Monday. I hope you're having fun too!

keep primping,

Primp Your Stuff Wednesday Linky Party #19

Happy Wednesday! It's time to link up all your fabulously {primp}ed projects, including anything you have made, or made to look better, or anything you have found to {primp} your space.

Here are my favorites from last week's party:

Restoration House Interiors primped this gorgeous dresser, with the perfect knobs and just the right amount of distressing.

It's Simple...but it Matters showed off her newly refinished coffee table.

Holy Craft made these adorable baby onesies, one for each month of baby's first year!

Confessions of a DIY-Aholic painted and heavily, but beautifully, distressed this blue beauty.

It's Just Me completely spookified this buffet and her entire home!

Thanks for all your inspiration every week!

Now it's time to be inspired again:

Please become a follower if you are not already, and grab my button to post somewhere on your blog so others can join in on the fun!

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href="http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com/" title="{Primp}" 
target="_blank"><img 
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keep primping and link up!

P.S. Do you have a shop?  Would you like some pre-Christmas exposure?  I would love to have you as a sponsor or host a giveaway for you.  Email me at maraven@sfcn.org for more info.

Winner!

Thanks to everyone who entered to win this beautiful silver platter and to Christa from Rhett Didn't Give A Damn for offering it up.

The winner is Mandy and Justin!  Congratulations!

Email me at maraven@sfcn.org with your address so we can get this out to you.

keep primping,

P.S. Come back tonight for the start of Primp Your Stuff Wednesday Linky Party!

a lovely combination {Pumpkin and turquoise}

I'm loving this turquoise and orange combination on my porch right now.

I'm thinking these red chairs need to be repainted a different color, but maybe after Christmas when the red will actually work with the look I'm going for. 

A cute cinderella pumpkin has found a spot on this old blue stool.

 

I found this old tool box one day at the thrift store.  I didn't know what I would do with it and couldn't decide whether to buy it or not but I kept coming back to it, and in the end decided the $3 price tag was the answer--yes!

I think the patina is so charming.  I filled it with various mini pumpkins.

 

I love the pop of color right now on my porch, and think orange and turquoise are a lovely combination.

keep primping,

Vintage Tea Time Collection giveaway by Jennifer Rizzo

The always inspiring Jennifer Rizzo is debuting her new Vintage Tea Time Collection here.

Vintage tea cups make a lovely display,

as well as these charming numbered tea towells. 

Go here to see the full collection.

She's also having a fabulous giveaway, where you can win all these vintage and handmade goodies below,

plus a $100 gift certificate to use toward her beautiful jewelry creations.

Go here to enter the giveaway and to check out the full Vintage Tea Time Collection.

I love this time of the year, there are always so many giveaway opportunities, just in time for Christmas! I have been lucky enough to win a couple of giveaways recently, which  I'll share more about soon. 

keep primping and good luck,

P.S.  Don't forget about this giveaway I am currently hosting.

Primp Your Stuff Wednesday Linky Party #18

Happy Wednesday! It's time to link up all your fabulously {primp}ed projects, including anything you have made, or made to look better, or anything you have found to {primp} your space.

Here are my favorites from last week's party:

Directions Not Included made this super cute yarn and bat wreath.

Crafty Scrappy Happy showed off her Halloween inspired buffet, which includes so many charming accents including vintage bottles and typewriter.

Custom Nursery Art shared an awesome tutorial on transferring a graphic onto glass, simple yet ingenious.

Everyday Lovely  made a lovely botanical print gallery wall.

and last but not least,

 The Vintage Farmhouse showed off her shop which surrounds a chicken coop in her garage, complete with a chandelier and other charming accents.

Thanks for all your inspiration every week!

Now it's time to be inspired again:

Please become a follower if you are not already, and grab my button to post somewhere on your blog so others can join in on the fun!

<div align="center"><a 
href="http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com/" title="{Primp}" 
target="_blank"><img 
src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y103/amycarver3/primpbutton2.jpg" 
alt="{Primp}" style="border:none;" 
/></a></div>

keep primping and link up!

Silver Platter Giveaway and a Winner!

I have a great giveaway for you today from Christa at

 

Today she is offering this beautiful silver platter to one of my lucky followers!

It measures over a foot long and is over 9 inches wide. It is a vintage silver plate by Gorham and is estimated to be between 30-50 years old.

Gorgeous!

I could see this right now sitting on my table filled with mini pumpkins.

Christa has a beautiful shop filled with lots of yummy vintage goodness.

yum

yum

yum

Not only are her items beautiful, but her styling and photos are stunning!

Here's how to win this beautiful silver platter:

{Please leave a separate comment for each entry you wish to do}:

*Visit the blog Rhett Didn't Give A Damn and become a follower {one entry}

*Visit and like RDGAD's facebook page here {one entry}

*Visit RDGAD's etsy shop and come back and tell me what your favorite item is. {one entry}

*Post this giveaway on your blog, facebook, and or twitter {one entry each post}

Each entry counts as one chance to win and anyone in the USA can enter! (Sorry, no international entrants.) This giveaway will run through Mon. Oct 24th. Winner will be announced Tuesday the 25th!

 

keep primping and good luck!

P.S. The lucky winner of this calendar giveaway is:


Jess who said...
I 'favorited' C&C's etsy shop!

Yeah Jess!  Please email your address to maraven@sfcn.org
P.P.S.  Come back tonight for the start of my Primp Your Stuff Wednesday linky party!