Fall/Halloween Decorations

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I'm getting VERY anxious about putting up my fall decorations. When do you usually put them up? I think I'm going to put mine up tonight


Its the end of September.... I figure its okay to put up my fall and some halloween stuff, right?
 

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I would put up fall stuff, but I would save the Halloween decorations until October. That's just my opinion though.
 

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I start putting up my Fall decorations as soon as the leaves start to change
 
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The trees are really starting to turn here - its so pretty. I wasn't sure about the Halloween stuff tho.

Most stores have their Halloween and Christmas stuff up already!
 

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Originally Posted by babyharley

The trees are really starting to turn here - its so pretty. I wasn't sure about the Halloween stuff tho.

Most stores have their Halloween and Christmas stuff up already!
Yeah, but some it seems didn't bother to put the Chirstmas stuff away from last year! lol

We don't have much for fall decorations...not much survived through Lily last year.
Just make sure they are "Davidson safe". I bet Harely was still a kitten last fall & you already know they are kitten safe....

I think you could get away with putting them all up now. Put out the candy bowl, too & keep that stocked/refilled until Halloween!
 

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I was just in Target on Sunday and looking at all of the fall and Halloween decor. I can't decide what I want though. Maybe some pumpkins and leaves for our stoop/landing.

What does everyone decorate with inside? Leaf garlands? Fall candles?
 

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Originally Posted by Miss Mew

I start putting up my Fall decorations as soon as the leaves start to change
ok, assuming i put up fall decorations... if i waited till the leaves changed, it wouldn't be until november!
 

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i was just thinking about putting up the decorations today. But I skip fall decorating and go straight for halloween, It is my favorite holiday and I know after I have this baby in the next couple of weeks i wont feel like doing it.
 

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I have completely stopped decorating for any holidays/seasons because my decorations always get destroyed
plus, its not quite as fun to take them down as put them up
 

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I am SO excited to put up Halloween decorations this year!
In the apartment it wasn't worth it because we never got any trick or treaters anyway.
But in the townhome there are so many possibilities!! And we're going to have our housewarming party in mid-October anyway, so I'll definitely be able to show the decorations off.
I will wait until the first of October to put them up, though.
 

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I'll be putting mine up in a week or 2. I have a beautiful wreath I made with red & orange silk leaves, berries, sparkly orange ribbon, baby gourds & pumpkins! It's so pretty! And I'll set out a few painted pumpkins too! Inside I don't do much, some pumpkin yankees, and some leaf type rings around my candles....that's about it. Then for Halloween, we do the windows with bats & spiders....and I have this cute swing music skeleton that goes off when you get to the door, the kids love it.
 

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What kind of Halloween decorations does everyone else have? This is my first year in our house so we don't have any yet. Right now I just have an autumn-themed door hanging.
 

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What kind of decorations to you guys put up??
I only have fake pumpkins here!
 

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We have Halloween garland, a big (~3' x 3-1/2') tin black cat and pumpkin that has tea light candles to light up the eyes, candles, door hanger, window stickies including a full window hanger that looks like a mummy sillouhette at night when the lights are on, and various Halloween lights - purple mini lights, bats, and skeletons. And we're going to get some of the faux jack-o-lanterns with the electric lights that can be used year after year. I actually put up a full on Halloween Tree one year with the garland and hanging bats and lights. It was too cool! I think I have more, but it's been packed away for so long that I don't remember.
 

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I put my scarecrow and chrysanthemums up outside on Sunday, and have slowly been putting some of the fall stuff out.

For fall indoors I have scarecrows, glass, wicker, and grapevine pumpkins, candles, and lots of fall leaves.


For Halloween, I have a Halloween village, jack o'lanterns, ghosts, and I'm not sure what else, because we haven't pulled those totes out yet! I'll do that closer to the beginning of October.


I have Thanksgiving dinner here, so I like to decorate for Fall.
 

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Originally Posted by LuckyGirl

and what if you live in the tropics where it's always green?!
exactly! people who live where there are 4 seasons just don't know what we go thru!
 

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I grow corn and broom corn and bundle them up and wrap grape vines around them. HAve to dig and pot my flowering cabbage to set out. Inside-well I haven't brought my bins up from the basement, but I have funky decorations, fall themed pillows, bunches of silk sunflowers some pumpkin themed pictures and I big fall arrangment in a orangish brown pot.
 

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I can't wait to put up Halloween decorations, I absolutely love it! I don't really get more than 5 trick-or-treaters, but so what!?

I have several candy bowls, several different kinds of halloween garland, lots of pumpkins and fake spider webs. I also have lots of the things that move and make noise when you walk in front of them, and the window/mirror stickers.

I'm a little wary this year thought.....Marlee was an angel kitten and never got into a thing, but Milo is a little terror and I know will be into everything! So to keep my little one safe I may have to leave out some of the spider web stuff! Most of my decorations are more Halloween than fall, so I'm gonna try to wait til the last weekend of September to put them up.
 
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