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  • DIY Halloween Wall Art: Making Your Home Spooktacular! {FREE Printable}

    Whether you’re throwing a Halloween party or simply want to spook up your home decor, Halloween wall art is the perfect way to give any room a frightfully good look! These 15 Halloween wall art printables will help you add some spooky flair without breaking the bank. You’ll find these 6in x 8in printables are simple to print and easy enough to be hung, and because they’re family-friendly you can hang them anywhere in your home.

    How To Use These Halloween Art Printables

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    Download the free wall art templates. They come in two design themes with either a colorful background or white background. Use one design for a specific wall aesthetic theme, hang them hang as singular photos, or mix and match them in your own design.

    Another thing you’ll love about these 6in x 8in wall art pictures is the various convenient ways you can hang them on your wall. You can frame, tape, or hole punch and add a ribbon – and voila! I personally prefer framing and hanging them but frames for decorative imagery can get expensive so I use paper frames. For these printables, I would suggest using either Juvale’s black or white paper frames. You can take this craft to the next level by painting or using Halloween-themed washi tape to decorate the frame borders.

    The key is to be creative and have fun with them!

    Click to download:: DIY-Halloween-Wall-Collage-Colorful-Background.pdf (1044 downloads)

    The alternative designs are the same imagery only they’re set to white backgrounds.

    Click to download:: DIY-Halloween-Wall-Collage-White-Background.pdf (1048 downloads)

    Hope you have a frighteningly good time hanging these throughout your home. Just as a reminder, please note that the printables are for personal use only and not for commercial purposes.

  • 50+ Scary Movies To Watch This Halloween {FREE Printable}

    Unwind at the end of the night with some of the best scary movies over the last 20 years. I kept the list to this time frame because the oldies always get mentioned but there are more recent films that can hold their own against the classics. There are a few scary movies listed that are a little over the 20-year mark but I couldn’t resist as they are too good. With more than 50 films listed from The Mist, Split, Black Swan, Insidious, and more providing you with a different movie every night during the Halloween season.

    Want to do something different this Halloween season in addition to your regular Halloween plans? Host your very own at-home fright-fest complete with spooky snacks and drinks. I give you an easy breakdown of how to plan and execute your own party, complete with decoration, food, and drink ideas.

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    Halloween (2018)

    Laurie Strode confronts her longtime foe, Michael Myers, who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped the carnage on Halloween night 40 years ago.

    Truth or Dare

    The harmless truth-or-dare game between friends turns deadly when someone or something begins to punish those who lie or dare to refuse.

    Candyman (2021)

    The sequel to the horror film Candyman (1992) returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began.

    Split

    Three girls are kidnapped by a man diagnosed with 23 different personalities. The girls have to find a way to escape before a fearsome new 24th personality appears.

    Scream (2022)

    25 years after a series of brutal murders rocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, California, a new killer dons the infamous Ghostface mask and targets a new generation of teenagers as they race against time to resurrect the secrets of the town’s deadly past.

    The Sixth Sense

    A frightened, reclusive Philadelphia boy who communicates with spirits turns to a dejected child psychologist for help.

    10 Cloverfield Lane

    A young woman is being held in an underground bunker by a man who claims hostile otherworldly events have rendered the surface of the earth uninhabitable.

    Annabelle

    Shortly after Satanists break into the house, the couple begins experiencing terrifying supernatural events involving an old creepy doll.

    The Ring

    A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape that is causing deaths within seven days after viewing.

    I Am Legend

    Years after a plague killed most of humanity and turned the rest into monsters, the sole survivor of New York City valiantly fights to find a cure.

    American Psycho

    Patrick Bateman, a successful investment banking executive in New York City, hides his psychopathic persona hidden from his friends and coworkers as he secretly indulges in more violent and hedonistic fantasies.

    Alien vs. Predator

    A group of archaeologists and other scientists get involved in a conflict between the two legends while conducting an archaeological excavation on Bouvetya Island in Antarctica. The crew quickly understands that just one species has a chance of winning.

    28 Days Later

    A few survivors look for safety four weeks after a mysterious, fatal virus spreads throughout the UK.

    The Purge

    During the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any crime is permitted, an affluent family is taken captive for sheltering the target of a violent gang.

    Prey

    One of the earliest highly advanced Predators to land on Earth is faced up against Naru, a talented warrior of the Comanche Nation, in order to save her people.

    Birdbox

    A mother and her two children make a desperate attempt to get to safety five years after an evil unseen force causes the majority of society to commit suicide.

    The Invisible Man

    Cecilia worries that her abusive ex-husband faked his death when he killed himself and left her his riches. Cecilia tries to show that she is being pursued by a person no one can see as a string of coincidences turns deadly.

    Dawn of The Dead (2004)

    A small group of survivors of a pandemic that turns people into aggressive, flesh-eating zombies seeks shelter in a large Midwestern mall.

    In The Tall Grass

    A sister and brother enter a large field of tall grass in Kansas after hearing a small boy’s cries for help, but they quickly realize there may be no way out and that something awful is hidden underneath.

    Evil Dead (2013)

    A group of five friends travels to an isolated home, where they unintentionally call demons from the adjacent woods after finding a Book of the Dead.

    Jeepers Creepers

    During their spring break journey home, a brother and sister come across a flesh-eating beast that is in the middle of a ritualistic devouring binge.

    The Mist

    In a tiny town where a violent storm has unleashed a variety of bloodthirsty animals, a small group of residents have taken refuge in a grocery store and are fighting for their lives.

    Let Me In

    A young female vampire who lives in seclusion with her guardian makes friends with a tormented little boy.

    Blade II

    To fight the Reapers, who are consuming vampires, Blade establishes an uneasy partnership with the vampire council.

    Underworld

    Selene, a vampire warrior, becomes embroiled in a feud between vampires and werewolves and, falls in love with Michael, a human whom the werewolves desire for mysterious reasons.

    The Others

    A mother who has two photosensitive children and lives in her ancient, gloomy family home gets persuaded that the place is haunted.

    Black Swan

    When a dedicated dancer wins the lead part in a performance of Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake,” she battles to save her sanity.

    The Nun

    The Vatican sends a priest with a troubled history and a novice who is about to take her last vows to Romania to look into the death of a young nun and to fight a demonic nun.

    Predators

    Elite soldiers are persecuted by a vicious alien species when they parachute into an uncharted forest.

    Hereditary

    A bereaved family is plagued by terrible and unsettling events.

    Sinister

    The murder Ellison Oswalt is presently studying was committed by a serial murderer whose history stretches back to the 1960s, according to a box of super 8 home videos he discovers in his new house.

    Get Out

    A young African-American man goes to spend the weekend with his white girlfriend’s parents, where his simmering resentment over how they treated him ultimately reaches a boiling point.

    Darkness Falls

    In order to seek revenge on the community that hanged her 150 years ago, a furious ghost has assumed the appearance of the Tooth Fairy. The lone kid who has survived her previously and is now an adult is her sole opponent.

    Drag Me To Hell

    A loan officer who forcibly removes an elderly person from her house ends up under a magical curse. Evil powers are working to bring her to her breaking point as she desperately seeks the help of a seer to try to rescue her soul.

    World War Z

    Gerry Lane, a former employee of the United Nations, travels the globe in a race against time to halt a zombie plague that is overthrowing armies and governments and endangering mankind as a whole.

    Saw

    Two strangers wake up in a room with no memory of how they got there and quickly realize they are being used as pieces by a known serial killer in his deadly game.

    Paranormal Activity

    A couple finds themselves increasingly troubled by a nightly demonic presence after relocating to a suburban house.

    The Platform

    A jail that is vertical and has one cell per floor. two persons per cell. Each day, there is just one feeding platform, taking two minutes. The Hole is a prison of an everlasting nightmare.

    The Amityville Horror (2005)

    After relocating to a sizable house that was the scene of a horrific mass murder a year prior, newlyweds are plagued by demonic entities.

    It (2017)

    A group of mistreated youngsters comes together in the summer of 1989 to slay a shape-shifting monster that disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their tiny Maine town.

    A Quiet Place

    A family must live in absolute silence in a post-apocalyptic world while hiding from monsters with very keen hearing.

    His House

    A war-torn South Sudanese refugee couple makes a perilous escape, but they subsequently struggle to adapt to their new life in an English village where evil lurks under the surface.

    Psycho (1998)

    A young woman embezzler shows up at the Bates Motel, which also harbors dark secrets.

    Devil

    The Devil is eerily present among the individuals who are strangely stuck in an elevator.

    The Boy

    An American nanny is horrified to discover that the boy in her new English family is actually a life-size doll. Disturbing occurrences lead her to assume that the doll is actually alive once she breaks a stringent set of restrictions.

    Orphan

    Having recently lost their child, a husband and wife adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not at all innocent.

    Insidious

    A family fights to keep demonic spirits from ensnaring their unconscious kid in The Further.

    The Conjuring

    Ed and Lorraine Warren, who specializes in investigating paranormal activity, assist a family that is being frightened by a shadowy presence in their farmhouse.

    Constantine

    A policewoman needs the aid of the supernatural exorcist and demonologist John Constantine to show that her sister’s death was not a suicide but rather something else.

    Shutter (2008)

    After a fatal tragedy, a newlywed couple finds unsettling, ghostly images in the photos they develop. They look into the manifestations out of concern that they may be related and discover that certain puzzles are better left unanswered.

    Midsommar

    A couple embarks on a journey to Northern Europe to attend the legendary Swedish mid-summer festival in a little village. What starts off as a peaceful retreat suddenly turns into a strange and brutal competition at the hands of a pagan cult.

    Oculus

    By demonstrating that the crime was done by a supernatural phenomenon, a lady seeks to clear her brother of the murder charge against him.

    Final Destination

    A group of traveling high school students, including Alex Browning, are getting ready to travel to Europe. He yells to warn the others when he suddenly has a feeling that their plane will crash. After being flung off the aircraft the plane crashes shortly after they exit. One of the survivors inexplicably passes away a few weeks later, and Alex understands that things have simply become more complicated.

    Cabin In The Woods

    Five friends decide to take a break in a distant cabin, but they end up getting more than they bargained for when they learn the truth about the mysterious log home.

    Quarantine

    Following the advent of a mystery virus that transforms people into bloodthirsty killers, a television reporter and her cameraman are stuck inside a building that the CDC has quarantined.

    The Witch

    In New England in the 1630s, the powers of witchcraft, black magic, and possession shattered a family.

    Keep track of the scary movies you watch with these free downloadable watchlists.

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    Click to download:: Scary-Movie-Watchlist-Orange-Bats.pdf (1004 downloads)

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    Which scary movies are you going to watch first?

     

  • 30 Cozy Gift Ideas For Moms Who Love Chill Around House

    This guide contains Amazon affiliate links that earn this website a small commission that goes towards keeping this site running. Also, the products below were listed at those prices at the time of publishing and pricing can change at any time.

    I’m someone who enjoys lounging around the house and I know I’m not alone. So here are some cozy gift ideas that are perfect for the woman who can relate to sleeping in some weekends and who would rather stay in than go out, especially during the winter.

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    Cozy Gift Ideas

    1. SheIn Women’s 7pcs Pajama Set – $36.99+

    2. Kingole Flannel Fleece Luxury Throw – $26.99

    3. State Cashmere Knitted Loungewear Set– $103.70+

    4. Fuzzy Fluffy Furry Slippers – $15.19+

    5. Womens Fuzzy Slipper Socks – $16.99+

    6. Waitu Wearable Blanket – $39.99+

    7. Namastay In Bed T-shirt – $16.95

    8. YANIBEST Satin Sleep Cap – $17.99+

    9. Uttermara Sherpa Fleece Weighted Blanket with Cozy Plush Flannel – $77.99

    10. Yeokou Women’s Warm Sherpa Sweatpants – $26.99+

     

    Cozy Gift Ideas

    11. AmazonBasics Heather Cotton Jersey Bed Sheet Set – $39.99

    12. Ferbia Women Oversized Cardigan – $38.98

    13. Slip Silk Classic Large Scrunchies – $39.00

    14. Asmork 100% Mulberry Silk Pillowcase – $19.99

    15. Home-it Bed Tray table with folding legs – $20.99

    16. Bosmarlin Large Stoneware Coffee Mug – $11.99

    17. Duraflame 3D Infrared Electric Fireplace Stove – $269.99

    18. thisworks Deep Sleep Pillow Spray – $29.00

    19. Ruched Faux Fur Plush 3 Piece Set – $39.99

    20. Qeils Luxury-Premium Adjustable Loft Quilted Full Body Pillow – $37.99

     

    Cozy Gift Ideas

    21. SKYLINEWEARS Adult Onesie for Women – $37.99+

    22. Pure Daily Care Ultimate Aromatherapy Diffuser& Essential Oil Set – $69.95

    23. Oversized Pashmina Blanket Scarf Shawl – $14.99

    24. Backrest Lounge Cushion with Arms – $42.99

    25. LINENSPA 2 Inch Gel Infused Memory Foam Mattress Topper – $59.99

    26. Cozy: The Art of Arranging Yourself in the World – $10.99 (Kindle Edition)

    27. Bear-A-Bowls Microwavable Bowl Cozies – $19.97

    *Check out these chicken noodle soup recipes. They will warm your belly and soul.

    28. Alexander Del Rossa Women’s Warm Fleece Winter Robe – $39.99

    29. Yanser Luxury 100% Mulberry Silk Eye Mask – $19.79

    30. Love & Linger Luxury Candle ‘Winter Flannel’ – $28.95

     

    Other gift guides this season that is worth checking out:

    Treat A Friend (Or Yourself) To These 30 Bath & Beauty Gift Ideas

    32 Gifts That Are Perfect For Moms Who Love Wine

  • Easy Tips for Creating a Tranquil and Organized Home Workspace

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    Home workspaces at times can be hard to keep neat and organized. As moms, we get busy and our work area can quickly become a dumping ground for, well, everything. My desk can be cluttered with work, research, bills, and random kid things on its worst day. I’m sad to say that there are days when I barely have space to type and move the mouse. Then I wonder why I can’t find that post-it with that thought on it or I’m staring off into space.

    The thing you and I have to remember is when our desks are cluttered our minds become cluttered. Think about it, when you get to point break and finally clean your area, what happens afterward? Exactly, everything you were trying to get out before now pours out. Everything is clear and makes sense when earlier you were in a brain fog. While brain fogs are normal, many times it’s induced because our workspace isn’t conducive to productivity and creativity.

    How Does One Create a Tranquil & Organized Home Workspace?

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    First things first, your workspace should have a theme that reflects your personality. Color scheme, lighting, and decor should reflect the tone you want to set when at your workspace, not to mention comfort. My workspace is decorated in the ‘boho abstract’ style in color and decor. The pinks, tans, browns, deep yellows, and leafy greens make me feel calm and gives me inspiration.

    The next thing, your workspace should only contain are things that will radiate positive and motivational energy. This is to help you easily get into the zone of whatever you’re working on. I have a small cactus, art from the kids, a diffuser, crystals, boho artwork in my workspace. I also listen to LoFi Girl (formally ChilledCow) to really get into the zone.

    Lastly, I cannot tell you where to set up your workspace since every home is laid out differently. But what I can say is, if possible create a workspace that’s off to itself from the rest of the house so it won’t disturb you as much. Convert a nook or corner, or even a spare bedroom if you have space. Also, put your workspace near a window to give yourself natural sunlight and fresh air. You’d be surprised at how reenergized you’ll feel after opening your window for a breeze and sunlight.

    Before you start decorating take some time to think about what kind of vibe you want to immerse yourself in. You can choose a singular theme or you can create your own eclectic vibe. The key is to create a workspace that you will feel open-minded and productive in, and if something is throwing off the vibe, change it and keep changing it until it’s perfect for you.

    Keep Your Workspace Tranquil With These Items

    (Shop this image: 1. Desk, 2. Chair, 3. Lamp, 4. Organizer, 5. Diffuser, 6. Monstera plant, 7. Google Nest Mini, 8. Crystal, 9. Art, 10. Bookcase)

    How Do You Keep Your Area Organized

    For me, what I’ve found is taking a quick break mid-day to put away completed projects, using labeled folders and bins for things I will work on later, and throw away unwanted trash keeps the vibe going. Also, at the end of the night, I wipe down my desk and sweep around my area. I snack at my desk so I have to make sure to clean thoroughly.

    I also use a bookcase for storage along with clear plastic bins, to keep the aesthetic, for smaller items. As someone who owns lots of stationery materials, I have to keep them organized and together. You can use these items too or you can use decorative baskets or colorful cloth bins. I utilize a basket for magazines and books that I want in my immediate workspace area. It’s not overflowing because the key is to not have it look cluttered.

    Finally, tossing anything you know you don’t need. Like seriously, that note on your desk from 3 months ago that you can’t remember what it was for, trash it. That lunch menu you have three of already, trash two of them. For loose notes and things that you would like to keep get a whiteboard, special folder, or keep a digital note file. This will keep everything easily accessible if you needed it at the drop of a hat.

    In what ways do you make create a tranquil and organized home workspace?