Deck the Walls

Around here, Halloween is a big deal.

My daughter puts more thought into her Halloween costume

than she does for the whole of all of her outfit choices for the year.

My husband, always a practical joker,

stocks up on motion-activated spiders,

glowing goo, and do-it-yourself headstones.

He came home from his shopping excursion a few weeks ago,

bags brimming with Halloween mischief,

and eagerly announced, "I even got you something."

That something was a pair of clip-on devil's horns,

which my dear husband bought for me,

thinking that I'd be thrilled to wear them in front of my students.

Did I mention that I teach at a Catholic school?

And what's my take on Halloween?

I'm mostly just amused at watching my family go crazy

(well, crazier than usual),

but this year, even I made a contribution

to the household Halloween hype,

with some help from Shimmerz.

I used Shimmerz Vibez, Shimmerz Spritz, and Shimmerz Pearlz

to dress up the Halloween garland that I created for our living room walls.

Assembling the garland was simple.

I cut a bunch of circles from Halloween-themed papers,

and outfitted them with some shimmery colors, sparkle, and shine.

When they dried, I fed them one by one

into my sewing machine, leaving a little space between each one.

Then it was time to deck the walls for Halloween.

Not only does the garland add a Halloween-y festiveness to the household,

it also earns the approval of my wonderfully freaky family.