I am on candy overload.
We had absolutely NO trick-or-treaters come to our house on Halloween and therefore have an abundance of candy leftover. I took a ton to school today because as you can imagine, it is not a good idea to leave that stuff lying around our house. Too tempting!
I also had a TON of candy corn left over. I didn’t want to bring that to school but I also didn’t want to have it all around the house. Here’s what I came up with.
I have to confess that I saw something similar on Pinterest using votive candles but I tweaked it to use mason jars. We can a lot of food so we have a seemingly endless supply of mason jars. I picked three different sizes (decor looks best in odd numbers), threw some cream candles in the center, and surrounded them with a few handfuls of candy corn. I also had some thin orange ribbon stashed away and I used a few pieces to tie bows for a nice finishing touch. (Don’t judge the bows…I am notoriously bad at tying bows and this is about as good as it gets for me.)
Simple? Check.
Easy? Check.
Budget-friendly? Check
My kind of decoration! And I figure candy corn is”fall” enough that I can leave it up through Thanksgiving. Yes!
I clustered these three together but I still have a ton of candy corn left so I may put a few solo candle jars around the house for a more festive feel.
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Today’s outfit was based on my energy level. I think I finally caught that extra hour of sleep that we got with Daylight Savings and I woke up feeling energized and ready to go! I wanted a nice bold color to match that energy level and it doesn’t get much more bold than cherry red! However, I was so energized that I left for school early and forgot to take a picture so you’re stuck with a lovely selfie from the teacher bathroom. Classy, huh?
Cardigan: Express
Lace cami: Old Navy
Grey dress pants: Maurices
Shoes: Fergalicious by Fergie
Necklace: Premier Jewelry
Bracelet set: Express
simplify the chaos 