{"id":924,"date":"2014-10-26T22:53:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T22:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kmccullough.com\/kblog\/?p=924"},"modified":"2014-10-26T19:34:51","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T19:34:51","slug":"the-halloween-decorations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmccullough.com\/kblog\/the-halloween-decorations\/","title":{"rendered":"The Halloween Decorations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post is part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/melissasnark.blogspot.com\/p\/the-last-week-in-october-authors-will.html?zx=f539be4ee81a275f\" target=\"_blank\">Snarkology Halloween Blog Hop<\/a>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kmccullough.com\/images\/Snarlolgy-Halloween-BH_14.jpg\" width=\"190\" height=\"126\" \/>\u00a0Read to the bottom of the post to find out how to qualify for some nice prizes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I love decorating for Fall. You can let your imagination take you wherever you want to go- as cute, cozy or creepy as you want. And as someone who writes paranormal and Gothic-tinged stories, Halloween is a favorite holiday.\u00a0 I\u2019m not the world\u2019s most crafty person, but I do enjoy making fun decorations.<\/p>\n<p>Pinterest is a great source for ideas. I can spend hours and hours trolling that site.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kmccullough.com\/kblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Halloween_deco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-624 aligncenter\" alt=\"Halloween_deco\" src=\"https:\/\/kmccullough.com\/kblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Halloween_deco-211x300.jpg\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmccullough.com\/kblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Halloween_deco-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/kmccullough.com\/kblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Halloween_deco.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a>The ping-pong ball wreath was an idea my daughter found on Pinterest. The two of had a girl\u2019s day out buying the materials and putting together the wreaths.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmccullough.com\/kblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/halloween2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-930 aligncenter\" alt=\"halloween2\" src=\"https:\/\/kmccullough.com\/kblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/halloween2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>I made this plastic-canvas needlepoint haunted house years ago.\u00a0 I still love it and get a little thrill every year when I get it out of storage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmccullough.com\/kblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/halloween1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-929 aligncenter\" alt=\"halloween1\" src=\"https:\/\/kmccullough.com\/kblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/halloween1.jpg\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>The little tree on my mantel was just something I found at Michael\u2019s.\u00a0 I used Halloween foam cutouts and black beads for the decorations. I\u2019d really like to find some more different little doodahs to hang on the tree.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m open to suggestions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This post is sponsored by my two Halloween stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kmccullough.com\/kblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Unmasking_125.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-619\" alt=\"Unmasking_125\" src=\"https:\/\/kmccullough.com\/kblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Unmasking_125.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/kmccullough.com\/kblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Guardian_125.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-640\" alt=\"Guardian_125\" src=\"https:\/\/kmccullough.com\/kblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Guardian_125.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Guardian of the Grimoire is a Fall-set novella on sale until Oct. 31 for just 99 cents!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00G02VQLO\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/guardian-of-the-grimoire-karen-mccullough\/1117185716?ean=2940148677949\" target=\"_blank\">Nook<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/368767\" target=\"_blank\">Smashwords<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kmccullough.com\/Guardian.php\">More Info<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unmasking is a Halloween short story. It\u2019s free at Smashwords and 99 cents on Amazon.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00FBYRQOS\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/unmasking-karen-mccullough\/1116967015\" target=\"_blank\">Nook<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/360554\" target=\"_blank\">Smashwords<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kmccullough.com\/Unmasking.php\">More Info<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prizes: Comment on this post to enter for a chance to win an ebook copy of the book of mine of your choice. Enter your name into the Rafflecopter for the grand prize.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simply-linked.com\/listwidget.aspx?l=C72ADC72-F336-45C3-967B-ABF575E89304\" ><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"rc-6832075a2\" class=\"rafl\" \nhref=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/6832075a2\/\" \nrel=\"nofollow\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/widget.rafflecopter.com\/load.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is part of the Snarkology Halloween Blog Hop.\u00a0Read to the bottom of the post to find out how to qualify for some nice prizes. I love decorating for Fall. 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