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Happy October!

October 1, 2012

It is here…. my favorite time of  year! Happy October everyone 🙂 🙂 🙂 The first day of the month always feels like a fresh start, and so this day has to be my favorite since it is also my favorite month and favorite season! There are arguably a lot of great things about September (beginning of football, weather typically starts to get a bit chilly and leaves turn colors) but let’s be honest, the fact that Halloween is this month just makes it the best… ever. Soooo I thought I would share  a bit of the decor I put up last night (Still working on it and will have an official Halloween decor post maybe in a week or so) but I’m so excited about what I do have up!

Hope you had a great weekend! If you haven’t entered my first giveaway… you can enter here (it’s a gold stretchy Lia Sophia bracelet!) You have until this Friday (Oct. 5th) to enter!

 

 

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  1. Bethie the Boo says

    October 1, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    I love this time of year! Love your decorations. Need to dig mine out this week!

    Reply
  2. Jenny says

    October 1, 2012 at 12:03 PM

    I definitely love this time of year! I’m so in love with those painted pumpkins as decor!! Ha ha, it’s so hilarious that you have a Halloween countdown on your side bar…too cute!

    xo Jenny
    http://www.crazystylelove.com

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      October 1, 2012 at 12:05 PM

      LOL! I know, I was like… I LOVE counting down to events and I love Halloween so much so I had to find one 🙂 Glad you like it 😉

      Reply
  3. barefoot duchess says

    October 1, 2012 at 12:09 PM

    Halloween month for you!! Can’t wait to see what is your costume =)

    Reply
  4. two birds says

    October 1, 2012 at 12:21 PM

    we don’t do a ton of halloween decorating, but i think we should start! i love your cute pumpkins!

    Reply
  5. Iliyana says

    October 1, 2012 at 2:04 PM

    great photos!

    http://glamourgirl-bg.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  6. Daisy Nguyen says

    October 1, 2012 at 2:25 PM

    LOVE your halloween prep! LOVE Halloween – are you getting all dressed up?
    XOXO
    -Daisy Nguyen from PS BANANAS fashion blog:
    http://psbananas.com

    Reply
  7. TJ says

    October 1, 2012 at 2:46 PM

    Yay, love this time of year. It just jump starts all the best holidays 🙂
    xo TJ

    Reply
  8. kcomekarolina says

    October 1, 2012 at 2:52 PM

    your blog is so cool! i love this post!

    xoxo from rome
    K.
    kcomekarolina.com

    Reply
  9. Rachel says

    October 1, 2012 at 3:11 PM

    Love this!! Those pumpkins are such a better option than the regular ones!

    Xo, Rachel

    http://www.glitzyblues.com

    Reply
  10. Rachel says

    October 1, 2012 at 3:15 PM

    I miss decorating my dorm room for Halloween (I live at home now post-college, so my Mom does the decorating). I love those pumpkins!

    Life Unsweetened

    Reply
  11. Heidi says

    October 1, 2012 at 3:43 PM

    Fun!! I love how you got the cotton to look like smoke, that’s really neat! I’ve been trying to come up with DIY fall projects that don’t require me to go out and buy anything 😛 Great decor, perfect for the season!

    Reply
  12. feH says

    October 1, 2012 at 3:54 PM

    Ahah so funny 😉

    http://fehmoda.blogspot.it/

    Reply
  13. Amy says

    October 2, 2012 at 2:43 AM

    SO funny!! Cute decorations!
    xo, amy
    http://www.dreamingincashmere.com

    Reply
  14. Street Fashion Paris says

    October 2, 2012 at 6:26 AM

    Love your photos!!! so cute!!! x

    Reply
  15. Ashley says

    October 2, 2012 at 7:20 PM

    love your decorations!!

    xo SideSmile,
    Ashley

    SideSmile Style Blog

    Reply
  16. Heiress says

    October 3, 2012 at 2:50 AM

    Love these decorations!! So the season for celebration is finally here for you !!

    Thank you for spreading the happiness around!

    Much Love
    Heiress
    The Heiress Blog

    Reply

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