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Lynnette Walczak

If there is ONE thing I like... it's C H A N G E! The four seasons and major holidays are my favorite times of the year to recharge -- and redecorate. I mostly like to share frugal DIY ideas for seasonal home decorating and party planning (for both, indoors and outside). Because who doesn't enjoy entertaining at home?! But even if you don't host many parties, I think you'll appreciate my DIY hacks and clever ways to decorate your house for the major holidays including Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas. Because those are the times when people tend to have the most visitors and overnight houseguests.

This video shows a really simple way to decorate your holiday dinner table using mini pumpkins.

After perusing various lists of the top Halloween costumes for this year from a number of sources, including the National Retail Federation, I've compiled the best of the best here for you. These are the most popular Halloween costumes based on today's current trends.

In addition to making pumpkin pie shots and pumpkin drink skewers or stir sticks, you'll find LOTS of Halloween drink recipes for punch and other cocktails, as well as non-alcoholic Halloween drinks for kids and adults alike.

One of the hottest Halloween costumes is the iPhone costume. What a great idea... If you're a fan of Apple or the iPhone, why not make your own iPhone costume, right?! Here are some great photos, instructions, and videos.

This video provides some great tips for creating your own one-of-a-kind Halloween costume. There are 6 simple things you can do to come up with some really fun ideas!

Step-by-step instructions to make some of the most gruesome looking Halloween foods that I've ever seen. And I've seen a lot of scary Halloween foods! The best part... as gross as these foods look, they're all 100% edible!

The best part about the Halloween decorating ideas described in this video is that they utilize everyday things that you have around the house. AND... they can all be un-done. So you aren't damaging any of your favorite things when you turn them into fun Halloween decorations.

Many view Halloween as the one time of year that it's safe to unleash your wild side. For some, that means sexy Halloween costumes. For others it means trashy Halloween costumes. These videos highlight the differences between the 2 types of Halloween costumes, along with some interesting ideas for wearing Halloween costumes in the bedroom.