DIY: Dollar store fall decor

Story and photos by SHARON WHITE

Create a centerpiece that will take you from Halloween to Thanksgiving with a few inexpensive items from the dollar store and items you already own.

Begin with a rustic tray and add silk fall leaves as your base.

For the Halloween version, you’ll need:

• 1-2 black leaves/flowers/glittery spiders on a pick ($1.25 ea.)
• 1-2 small brown, gold or orange glimmer branches ($1.25 ea.)
• Velvet pumpkins/ Small-large/$1-$7
• Candle you already have (free)
• Clear vase or bottle you already have (free)
• Tree branch (free)
• Glimmer lights (optional)
• Black paper bats (optional)

Pull the spiders off the picks and trim leaves into separate branches to spread around the tray.

For the autumnal/Thanksgiving version, you’ll need:

• Remove the tree branch and replace with a vase of seasonal flowers
• Remove the black leaves/flowers and replace with extra pumpkins

For additional fun, the kids can make a spooky “popcorn hand” with:

• Disposable poly glove
• Popped popcorn (unbuttered)
• Candy corn
• Raffia or twist tie (to tie the end)

Put the candy corn in the finger tips and fill the rest with popcorn.

And after Halloween, they can eat the contents of the glove!