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Halloween Decor on the Stairs

Hey Hey! I’m not a big Halloween decorator. I know *GASP!* I just prefer general Fall decor to the creepy, spooky, scary Halloween stuff. If you follow me on Instagram (…and if you haven’t followed me already you can do that HERE) you probably saw a little sneak peek of the mice on my stairs. I decided to jazz those adorable little mice up a little bit by adding Gold + White Bow Ties and Hair Bows. I can’t even with the cuteness!!

Mice on the Stairs 3Mouse with BowtieThe mice are cut outs by Martha Stewart that I bought at Michael’s.

Martha Stewart Mice

I just used some gold foil cardstock I had on hand from Michael’s to make the little bows. I’ve used this little packet A LOT. It was completely worth the $5 I paid for it!

I placed my two, extra tall lanterns on the stairs and added some random fall gourds I bought at Aldi’s (<—LOVE this store, especially in the Fall!!).

Mice on the Stairs 2Next I used a Gold Sharpie to write “Hey Y’all!” on a black faux pumpkin from Michael’s. So, a little bit about saying “y’all”. I was born and raised in Louisiana. I like to y’all but it feels really weird TYPING y’all. Just thought I’d point that out.

To get the lettering to look nice and neat, I went into PicMonkey, created my text and printed it. Then I taped it to the pumpkin and used a dull pencil to trace the lettering. This made an indention on the soft pumpkin (you can see the indented lettering on the picture below) and I traced the lines then filled in the letters. Super easy, took less than 10 minutes from start to painted finish.

Hey Y'all Pumpkin

Hey Y'all Pumpkin 1 Mice on the Stairs 2 Mice on the Stairs 4

I can see these little mice staying on my stairs through New Year’s! I mean Christmas Mice. right? And then they are dressed for a New Year’s Eve party! My mice are so fancy, you already know 😉

So there you have, my non-spooky, but super cute Halloween Stairs!

Hey Y'all Pumpkin + Halloween Stairs

Have you decorated for Halloween at all? Do you prefer scary decorations?

 

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  3. Kathleen says

    I used these mice for decorating a few years ago. Unfortunately, my stairs are carpeted so I had to place them elsewhere. Yours look great on the stairs! I’m basically a fall decorator myself, but with three kids you gotta decorate for Halloween!
    xoKathleen

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    • Leigh Anne says

      Thanks Deonna! Yes, I did it all myself! It still needs some tweaking but for a free WP theme and $0, not too shabby 😉

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  8. Sarah @ Little Red Brick House says

    Oh my gosh, how cute!! I would have never thought to put little bows on them. I love your painted pumpkin and the lanterns are so gorgeous! I have total stair envy. I’ll just be over here staring at and drooling over them for a few minutes. (sigh)

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  9. Erica Sooter says

    Oh my gosh I LOVE those little mice! You absolutely MUST give them little accessories for Christmas and New Year’s. What party mice! And that black pumpkin is absolutely fab. I basically love everything about this!

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  11. ejddiy says

    Love these little mice! You are being featured tomorrow at Your Designs This Time! Thanks for link up with us!
    Emily & Erin

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  12. Julie says

    I love these, I want to take the carpet up on the stairs just so I can have them, although they would look great on the skirting board and that wouldn’t be quite so drastic! I think they should stay all year round, they could be themed for the season! Scarves and hats after Christmas, flowers in the spring, cold drinks with straws in summer – ok I may just be getting a bit carried away now!

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    • Leigh Anne says

      I was thinking the same thing with all of the seasons. Unfortunately with all of the foot traffic our stairs get a lot of the sticky things on the back are not holding up 🙁

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