Rejoice, Spooky Pandas! Halloween is once again upon us! If you’re anything like us, you’ve been impatiently waiting for the weather to get cooler, the leaves to start changing color, and the squashes to ripen so that you can put on your costume and unleash your inner interior decorator on your home.

To give you a taste of inspiration, our team at Bored Panda has collected some of the most eerily creative and scarily brilliant Halloween decor ideas ever. Scroll down below to check them out! We’re pretty sure that they’ll make the skeleton inside of you grin even wider.

#1 What A Bunch Of Lazy Bones

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#2 My Decor Of 2023

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#3 Went All Out For This Year's Party. Decor Collected From HomeGoods, Michael's, Dollar Tree, Amazon, Thrift Stores, And Flea Markets Over Several Years

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Halloween isn’t just popular in the United States—it’s a very lucrative holiday for businesses, too. Investopedia reports that American consumers spent a whopping $12.2 billion on Halloween in 2023, compared to $10.6 billion in 2022.

However, the National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts that Halloween spending may dip slightly in 2024, estimated to reach around $11.6 billion. It’ll be very interesting to see how accurate these predictions were and what the actual numbers are once the data comes in.

#4 My Cozy Setup. It's Been Hard Leaving My Couch This Month

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#5 I Made A Princess House Into A Haunted One. Before And After

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#6 Here's How We Made This Hogwarts Inspired Ceiling Tutorial For Halloween

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In the US, Halloween is one of the highest retail spending events of the year. The average American shopper is likely to spend over $100 on various seasonal items, from decorations and costumes to candy and cards. In 2023, the average consumer spent $108.24. In 2024, they’re expected to spend around $103.63.

The NRF estimates that in 2024, Americans will spend $3.8 billion on costumes, $3.5 billion on candy, $3.8 billion on decor, and around $0.5 billion on greeting cards.

#7 Thought I'd Share What My Dad Made For Me

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#8 Happy Spooky Month Witches. Excited To Get My Ghoul On

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#9 Happy Saturday Ghouls. I Might Have Decorated A Little And I'm Obsessed

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Decorations, tasty treats, and costumes are very popular among US consumers. However, parties, somewhat surprisingly, aren’t something many people are overly enthusiastic about.

Around 72% of American consumers plan on celebrating Halloween this year. 67% plan on handing out candy. And more than half (52%) of them plan to decorate their home and/or yard. Meanwhile, 49% of Americans plan on getting a Halloween costume. 43% are likely to carve a pumpkin.

But just 29% plan to either throw a seasonal party or attend one.

#10 Broomba

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#11 This Year I Wanted To Go For A More Whimsical Yet Spooky Vibe Around The Fireplace Mantel

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#12 Starting My Halloween Decor. I Cut All These Little Guys Out By Hand

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Based on the data collected by the NRF, 37% of consumers buy their Halloween items at discount stores. A similar number (33%) buy theirs at specialty Halloween shops and online (33%). This year, nearly half of all consumers started buying their seasonal items before October. This is because many people actually look forward to Halloween and want to avoid getting stressed out by last-minute shopping.

In terms of costume trends, the most popular themes among grown-ups are witches, vampires, cats, pirates, and Gotham’s very own superhero—Batman. Meanwhile, kids tend to prefer dressing up as witches, ghosts, princesses, and superheroes.

#13 My Skeleton Seance

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#14 My "Four Jacks" Quilt That I Offered As A Free Pattern Is Hanging In Our Entrance. I Hope I Get To See Other Versions Of It Sometime. Happy Trails To Your Halloween Land

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#15 You All Can Come Out. It's September

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Some internet users are extremely creative and dedicated to keeping the spirit of Halloween alive. During a previous interview, Bored Panda spoke with Eric, the creator of the impressive and spooky Arachnid Manor, whose decorations often go viral on the internet.

It’s a project that he has been doing for years and years. The Manor grew “from a simple collection of little spiders and cobwebs” to “two giant spiders, a man-eating plant, and various hand-built props.”

#16 Do You Decorate For Halloween? Can You Believe This Is My First Time Ever Decorating The Inside Of My House For It? I Normally Just Decorate For Fall. However, I Thought I Would Give It A Go

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#17 This Halloween, Upcycle Your Broken Picture Frame

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#18 My Mom Who Puts Up This Halloween Dinner Every Year

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“Several kids have shared that the spiders are their favorite part about Halloween. That sealed the deal for me,” the Halloween enthusiast said, adding that some other things that he had in the works included an ‘Arachnid Manor’ sign (which took 10 hours to make), as well as a few four-foot spiders. The key to avoiding burnout, according to Eric, is pacing yourself. He only makes one major addition to the Manor every year.

#19 I Try To Switch Things Up Every Year But Not Spend A Fortune So This Year I Made This Fireplace Cover Out Of Foam And The Grandfather Clock Out Of Boxes And Tombstones From The Dollar Store

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#20 DIY Cauldron 2023 Version. I Made A Few Adjustments This Time, And I Think This One Is My Favorite

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#21 I Would Love To See Some Of Your Ghost Mirrors

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“The hairy tarantula probably took the most work, about 4 weekends, or maybe 40 hours. I build them so that they’ll easily disassemble and store comfortably in my attic, which adds a few extra design challenges,” the creator of Arachnid Manor shared with us earlier.

He stressed the fact that how you’re going to store your decor after Halloween is over is a very important question to keep in mind.

#22 DIY Halloween Decor

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#23 Halloween's A Little Early This Year

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#24 Sharing Some Of My Halloween Home Pics. I Hope You Enjoy

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“The Halloween creatures have become a major draw for the street,” he said, explaining that his home is very popular among the locals. Hundreds of trick-or-treaters knock on his door asking for candy.

“We’re great friends with all of our neighbors and they love seeing it come together,” Eric said. “Be prepared for the question, ‘Awesome, so what are you making next year?’”

#25 A Little Halloween Pole Dancing

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#26 Caught Some Early Trick-Or-Treaters

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#27 I Recommend Painting Your Cardboard Black Before Gluing On Your Bones. I Was Winging This One And Decided After The Fact That The Background Needed To Be Black

Most items used are from Dollar General. I had a frame at home, but they sell those too if needed.

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Which of these decor ideas did you like the most? Will you be celebrating the holiday this year? How are you decorating your home this Halloween?

We’d love to hear all about it, so if you want to share your plans with everyone, feel free to do that in the comments. Meanwhile, we wish you a very spooky autumn!

#28 Don't Be Scared, It's Just A Bunch Of Cute Pink-O-Ween That I've Added To My Family Room

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#29 Should I Call An Exterminator Or Just Burn The House Down?

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#30 Put Up Some Halloween Decorations

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#31 Man-Eating Flower Bouquet. This Has Been On My List For A While, And I Finally Got To Craft A Spooky Little Bouquet With A Thirsty Twist

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#32 Park Your Broom And Say A Spell

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#33 For As Long As My Boys Love Halloween, The Decor Is Continuing. Hope You've All Had A Good Start To The Week

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#34 Spooky Season Is Here

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#35 My New Kitchen In My New Place. It's Not As Extravagant As My Old One But I Love It

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#36 Halloween Decorations Are Up

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#37 Spooky Season Is Here

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#38 My Spooky Little Room

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#39 Decorated Our Kitchen Today And Feeling Very Autumnal

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#40 Waiting For Halloween. This Is Our House Decor All Year, But The Skeleton Pillow Is New, And I Love It

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#41 When Your 9-Year-Old Designs The Halloween Party

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#42 Monster Gallery For The Cinema. They Look Outstanding

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#43 I Made Some Things

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#44 Made A Haunted Halloween House

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#45 I Must Admit That Making These Homemade Spooky Window Stickers Was So Satisfying

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#46 My Local ER Did A Little Decorating For Halloween

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#47 Centerpieces I Made For My Halloween Wedding

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#48 Our Friends Have Arrived At Our Home Just In Time For All Of The Halloween Festivities. They Feel Right At Home, And We Made Sure Our Nook Area Was All Ready And Cozy For Them

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#49 Our Halloween Mantel Last Year Inspired By The Magic Of Harry Potter

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#50 Have A Spooky Day

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#51 Slim Just Chilling On The New Milk Painted Bench With His Coffee In One Hand And White Pumpkin In The Other

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#52 Just Sharing Some Halloween Decor. I Guess I Must Still Be In That Kind Of Mood

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#53 My Cat Is Very Fond Of This Skeleton I Brought Home

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#54 Beware The Beast

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#55 These Little Ghosties Are Super Cute And Super Easy To Make. Just Add Circles To White Vases And Poof. Instant Ghosts

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#56 Meet Our Newest Spooky Friend. Ghost Friend Made From A Tomato Cage

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#57 Halloween My Friends. Wishing You A Night Full Of Frights And Hopefully A Bag Full Of Delights

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#58 Nothing Makes My Heart Happier Than Decorating For Fall 

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#59 Why Wait? Put Up The Christmas Tree And Hang A Sheet Over It. Boo-Tiful Way To Celebrate The Holiday

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#60 Made This Lamp Today Out Of A Halloween Bust From Walmart

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#61 My Halloween Decor This Year

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#62 Welcome To My Minimalistic Horror Bedroom. My Happy Place

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#63 Finally Finished My Centerpiece For My Coffee Table. I Need To Get One More Tea Light, But Overall Happy With The Finished Project

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#64 Small Handmade Decoration. Have A Great Evening

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#65 It's Time For Yarn Spiderwebs

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#66 I Can't Stop Laughing At This One. This Is My 3rd Halloween Roomba And I Think My Favorite One

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#67 Cardboard Boxes And Dollar Store. Cost About $23.00

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#68 Here Are My Indoor Decorations 

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#69 My Daughter's Halloween Harry Potter Bedroom

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#70 Halloween Decorations My Mom Made. The Skulls And Bones Were Bought At A Store, Same With Webs And Lanterns. My Mother Used Old Picture Frames We Had To Assemble These Cool Decorations

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#71 I Had A Very Fun Day Today Decorating For Halloween. Our Granddaughter Is Five Now, So I Pulled Out Lots Of Things That Hadn't Been Out In Years

I made these Cat and Jack guys so many years ago, it’s nice to see their happy faces. We live off the beaten path, no trick-or-treaters visit, but I just love decorating for Halloween anyway.

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#72 My Living Room

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#73 Happy October 1st

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#74 I Live In A Sober Living My Bed Is The Only Thing I Can Decorate, So I Went All Out

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#75 Spiderweb Hallway

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#76 Stills Of My Spooky Family Room Corner

This year I decided to focus on a really small area of our home to display my scary and fun witchy decor. Truth be told, this will be coming down sooner than later, but for now it’s dressed for Halloween. The broomstick was so fun and easy to make.

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#77 DIY Halloween Home Decorations

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#78 Decorating My Home Early So That I May Enjoy It Longer. Definitely In My Enjoying-My-Rent-Payment Era By Staying Home In This Ambiance

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#79 Getting Started Early Inside

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#80 Halloween DIY. These Turned Out So Cute

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#81 Dollar Tree Eyes Aren't New, But We're Adding A Twist This Year

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#82 This Spooky DIY Was So Fun And Easy To Make, Can't Wait For Halloween

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#83 Haunted Hallway Is Complete

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#84 Skeleton Candle DIY. I Couldn't Believe How Easy This Was To Make, And Most Of The Supplies I Found At Dollar Tree

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#85 I Know It's Early, But I Just Finished Decorating For Halloween. Bonus Melvin

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#86 Apothecary Table. My Wife Made An Apothecary Table For The First Time This Year. I Think It Turned Out Really Well

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#87 A Little Halloween Decor Before The House Gets A Full Spooky Makeover In The Upcoming Weeks 

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#88 Pumpkin Party At My Place?

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#89 Get Creative With What You Have. These White Lanterns Were Left Over From A Party, And I Stuck Some Felt On Them

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#90 A Little Bit Of My Halloween Decorating. This Time Of The Year Is Difficult In The Southern Hemisphere Because It Is Spring, But I Love Halloween

So I am just limiting bringing the autumn colors to our entranceway, the rest of the house is more springtime.

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#91 I Found Most Of What You See From Five Below, Aldi, Dollar Store, Walmart, And Family Dollar. Every Season Doesn't Mean You Need To Head Out And Buy New Stuff

But if you buy new things, you can still do so without breaking the bank.

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#92 Mr. Bones Is Back. Getting Halloween Ready With My Favorite Decor

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#93 Pool Noodle Candles

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#94 DIY Halloween Cauldrons With Fog And E1.31 Controlled RGB Lighting

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#95 My Halloween Tree Masterpiece. I've Always Wanted A Halloween Tree, And This Year, I Finally Made One. I've Spent The Last Few Days Working On And Tweaking It, And It's Officially Complete

It has purple, white, and orange lights. Most of the decorations came from the dollar store, florals from Hobby Lobby, and the big spider and big skeleton came from Lowes. The tree topper is a light-up witch hat, and the tree skirt is just a cheap tablecloth. The broom I already had. Yeah, those are paper clips for ornament hangers.

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#96 Trick Or Tree. Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This. I Don't Think It's Totally Done Yet, But I'm So Happy To Have It Up. Happy Wicked Wednesday, My Darlings

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#97 Halloween Table Setting. I've Gradually Been Pulling Together A Set Of Halloween Dishes. Setting For Four, Though Only Two Place Settings

I bought everything from Dollar Store, local housewares stores, and the internet. Not sure about the napkins. Still need goblets, flatware, cream and sugar set. Then I’m done. I’ve got a number of serving plates not in the picture.

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#98 I Freaking Love Decorating For Halloween

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#99 Been Sitting There A Long Time

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#100 DIY Halloween Home Decorations

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#101 Lit Ghost Candy Bowl

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#102 A Ceiling Spider For Your Halloween Home. Made Out Of Balloons, Streamers, And Construction Paper. My Mom Used To Put One Up Every Year, And Now I Get To Do The Same For My Kids

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#103 Skull Flowers. Made Using All Dollar Tree Items

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#104 Halloween Tree

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#105 Halloween Decor Is Up And Ready To Go. I Love Having A Mantel And Hearth To Decorate

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#106 My Halloween Decor

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#107 Just A Pirate And His Wench

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#108 Sharing My Halloween Mantle

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#109 I Only Have One Skeleton In My Closet

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#110 Happy Almost September

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#111 My Favorite Part Of Halloween Is Decorating The Mantel

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#112 Santa Is For The Morning, But Jack Comes At Night

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#113 Decorating Coffee Bar For Halloween

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#114 It's Dark And Stormy, So I Finished All My Indoor Decorating 

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#115 Sometimes, All You Need Is A Spa Day

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#116 Kitty Halloween

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#117 Add A Ghost To Your Robot Vacuum

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#118 The Cauldron Diffuser Is Finally Mine. I've Been Looking For This Since Last Year, And Finally I Found One

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#119 Upgrade Your Haunted House This Halloween With This Spooktacular Fog Effect

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#120 This Thing My Mother Made For Halloween. She Calls It "Eleanor"

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#121 My Halloween Potion Station

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#122 October Is My Favorite Time Of Year. I Love The Cooler Weather, Leaves Changing, Pumpkin Smells And Flavors, And Scary Movies

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#123 Some Halloween Decorations

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#124 Finally Got The Inside Of The House Up. Now To Work On The Outside. It's A Lot, But It's Also 26 Years Of Collecting. Plus, The Entire Family Loves Halloween, In Case You Couldn't Tell 

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#125 This Year I'm Grouping All My Decor By Theme. I Did The Pumpkin "Mantle" And Decided I Needed A Break

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#126 Happy Halloween

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#127 Easy Halloween DIY. Go To The Dollar Store And Grab A Plain Sign, Get Some Yarn And Wrap It Around The Sign. Get Some Sticky Felt And Cut Out Some Eyes To Make A Cute Mummy Or Ghost Decor

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#128 Happy Halloween

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