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GREET & TREAT

Decorators revel in marking the arrival of each season via careful accessorizing, and the fleeting Halloween holiday can offer many unique opportunities to showcase vintage collections and easy-to-make fall projects that lean more toward delightful than frightful. We offer a few clever and quirky ideas that can be customized to demonstrate the thrills and chills that late October brings.

BAND OF BATS

Bring out that box of orphan buttons to create this cute canvas. Amy Anderson at Mod Podge Rocks made hers to use as a door hanger. Check your crafting stash for a piece of coordinating scrapbook paper and a scrap of black felt, and follow these easy steps to design this seasonal decoration:

1. Coat a 12” x 12” canvas

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