Chalkboard trees

Check out my spooky fall trees!  Usually the chalkboard panels only live inside when I’m expecting or shooting photos…but a few weeks ago a client asked if I ever decorate them and leave them up.  You can imagine how silly I felt when I told her “No.”

 

So, one night, while Derek was working late I drew up these spooky trees.  I love them.  They really put me in a festive, fall mood.  Since we’ve had to clear everything out of the basement as we start to make progress on that project all my decor is being stored in the attic and is inaccessible.  For the first year I can ever remember, my house was stark naked of fall decor.  No leaves, no wreaths, no paper bats, no Halloween candy dishes, no 60’s plastic pumpkin lamp.  Nada.  I’m still jonesing for that pumpkin lamp, but the chalk trees are doing a good job of holding of a real hate rage.

Chalk trees

My question, for you is…if you were me, would you leave these up all the time?  Should I leave them through Christmas?  Let me know.  Comment here {really hoping the glitch is gone from  the comment system…} or tell me on Facebook tonight.

 

On a side note, a couple nights ago some friends of ours hosted a pumpkin carving party.  I cannot even start to describe the genius of these people I’m lucky enough to call friends.  Look at this spread!  Not a triangle-eyed face among them.

Pumpkin carving party

Please take special note of Mufassa, the adorable hedge hogs!!  Oh, and Grumpy Cat!  I’m so stinking impressed with every single one.  I carved the spider.  Probably my best yet.  Even better than last year’s.  Derek made the eagle in back.  He’s so American.

Obviously, when we got home we snapped one of our self-timed pics we are so notorious for.  Again, the trees look awesome.

Pumpkin carving party

Oh, and for good measure I nabbed a close up of the Grumpy Cat pumpkin our friend Danica made.  Hope she’s okay with me stealing it from her Facebook page…I included it here because it’s so amazing and you all deserved to see a close up.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for more fall fun when I show off my first Artists in the Schools piece that I did today with a group of first graders!

 

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