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Well hello there. It is a bit early for our Int'l Bloggers Club Challenge but that's okay. Instead of waiting till the end of the month we have moved up our monthly challenge so that you can also benefit from out Halloween projects for the month of October.
I am teaming up with my International friends to bring you Halloween crafts this month. You can see everyone's crafts on the bottom of the post. In the past, we have done Fall Crafts and Back to School crafts. But this month I'm throwing a Halloween party for the kids! Now tell me is that not the perfect excuse to go all out for Halloween crafts and Fun and Easy Halloween Vignettes? 
But first, I'd like to talk a little bit about Halloween in Greece....
... ... It is non-existent. In Greece, as in other European countries we celebrate the Carnival. It takes place right before Lent which would be between January and March. If you'd like to learn more about the Carnival in Greece you can go over to a guest post I did at my friend Sue's blog, Sizzling toward Sixty. This year, I am bucking the trend and throwing a party for my daughter, the one of You Tube fame who absolutely loves Halloween. A friend of hers came over and they got down to business. We also want to take this opportunity to thank the very talented Nadia for working on the crafts with us. Below is a shameful picture of the two girls in the middle of a giant mess... yes folks, that is what a blogger's house looks like most days. 
Paranoid Man Pumpkin has left his pumpkin rabble and gone out to the Drunken table to check things over ... And lo and behold, he finds that others have taken over his stomping ground.
Why there is a whole gang of them!
Painted gourds and an old tin can covered in black fabric and dressed as a mummy with eyes made from buttons! How preposterous!
And on the other side the Mummy couple is all dressed up for an outing. How dare they have such fake looking eyes made with felt!
Little Miss Gourd has spotted Paranoid man and is afraid of his scowl! She consults with Mummy Man. What should they do?
The walnut eyeballs area all abuzz!
But Mrs. Mummy is not fazed by Paranoid Man's scowl and calms everyone down. After all she is very charming with her ruby red lips.
Is Paranoid Man going to leave them alone, to dwell on the Drunken Table?
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Maybe the oracle eyeball has the answer!
At least before the flowers dry out and fall to the ground.
Paranoid man sees that he is outnumbered again...drats !!
He's leaving them alone! Goodbye, good riddance and we'll throw away the keys!
Poor Mr. Mummy was so frightened his button eyes nearly fell off.
This was our attempt at a not so spooky story. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did creating it. And you can see that nothing out of the ordinary was used to create this fun and easy Halloween Vignette.
Did you like Paranoid Man's new witch hat? 
To find out what happened to my Paranoid Man you can check out the complete saga here:
The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft
Fun and Easy Halloween Vignette Halloween Wall Unit Decor How to Make A Fun Tube Halloween Wreath Paranoid Man Goes to the Halloween Party If you like what you see, share it with your friends, or save it on Pinterest. If you really like what you see subscribe to my blog and get my adventures twice a week in your mailbox. 
It is now time to visit the other ladies and see what they have prepared for this month's Halloween Challenge. Simply click on the images below my name. If you'd like to see more past challenges click here.
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82 Comments
Mary
10/17/2016 04:12:39 am
I had so much fun doing this with them that I wonder why we didn't do it years ago? Time to make it an annual tradition!
Mary
10/17/2016 04:21:38 am
Jelica maybe I can start a new trend here. Since we are having a party it will give the kids a chance to dress up and have fun where otherwise they would have to wait until the Carnival. Also now they get to be spooky, it's a different type of dress up. Lol Mary it looks like you ladies had so much fun, thank goodness Mrs Mummy was there to calm everyone down. Hopefully she'll be able to weave her magic and get poor paranoid pumpkin to feel a bit better about himself too. He looks so wickedly awesome in his new hat btw ;-)
Mary
10/17/2016 04:35:10 am
Michelle we had the best time. At one point they took Gourd man and had him pose in dark areas of the house... haha And Mr PMan thanks you for the compliment.
Mary
10/17/2016 04:37:22 am
Katrin I think I am going thru my second childhood. We had sooooo much fun, and we are still decorating. I know your girls would have fun with this too. And all the projects are so easy that I didn't even bother to show the tutorials. Paranoid Man thanks you. 10/17/2016 06:25:28 am
Great story, Mary, so funny! :)
Mary
10/17/2016 12:47:46 pm
They were easy to make Ana, just paint them white with acrylic paint and then paint the colors using acrylic also. 10/17/2016 06:51:34 am
Oh Mary...I had a ball reading this post (and watching your preview video!) You must take pictures of of the party...will the guests wear costumes? I know your daughter and her friends had a ball decorating and will have a blast at the party.
Mary
10/17/2016 12:49:28 pm
Lynn, I am really coming into Halloween. After having been deprived for 20 years I am enjoying myself immensely. It is a whole different vibe from the Carnival.
Mary
10/17/2016 12:50:26 pm
We are having so much fun with this, I go to bed and wake up the next morning with ideas. 10/17/2016 07:37:31 am
I wished this year for a descent pumpkin to make something and all I got was 2 of the little Greek ones that you have in these photos! Now I know what to do with them!
Mary
10/17/2016 12:51:36 pm
I got those two from Lidl of all places. And Paranoid man came from the Laiki. I think if you look a bit you will find something. Good luck!
Mary
10/17/2016 12:53:07 pm
I hope so too Keri. He is really suffering here. He needs to get over his anti-social behavior! 10/17/2016 11:54:27 am
The Halloween decorations are fantastic. Not too scary but enough to be fun. The party is sure to be a hit.
Mary
10/17/2016 12:54:27 pm
I think so too Debra. All of the kids are going to dress up, and this is something different for them since they have never celebrated Halloween before. I'm sure they will enjoy this "spooky" aspect of Halloween. 10/17/2016 12:24:49 pm
Mary, You are so creative and imaginative! I love your "story" ! I also love white pumpkins which are hard to find around here! They must be abundant in greece! I look foreword to more of your whit and creativity!
Mary
10/17/2016 12:56:32 pm
Jeannee the pumpkins are painted to look white. We have a hard time finding pumpkins here. But we painted them white with acrylic paint to look like ghosts. I know you've got plenty of pumpkins there so go ahead and paint away. I also chose to do this instead of carving because they last longer.
Mary
10/24/2016 07:17:23 pm
I got lucky with the girls help and drawing skills.
Mary
10/24/2016 07:19:51 pm
That grumpy guy sporting the hat has won my heart Ivory!
Mary
10/24/2016 07:21:28 pm
Haha Leanna that is so funny!
Mary
10/24/2016 07:23:24 pm
Florence I haven't done Halloween in twenty years so I am really going to enjoy it this year. 10/17/2016 07:56:10 pm
You are so funny Mary, LOL. What a fun Halloween Vignette, and a fun not so spooky story. Love the Paranoid Man's witch hat, and your humor.
Mary
10/24/2016 07:32:21 pm
Halloween is coming Linda and they must have put some kooky spell in my coffee.
Mary
10/24/2016 07:35:45 pm
Poppy I haven't celebrated Halloween in twenty years so now I am going to go all out! Yes the gourds are adorable even if one is a bit grumpy. 10/18/2016 03:36:25 am
Your painted pumpkins and the mummies are so cute, Mary! The paranoid man looks really concerned that someone might be after him. What a fun Halloween decoration!
Mary
10/24/2016 07:37:50 pm
He is very anti-social Julia and doesn't want others in his space. But what can he do, we are throwing a Halloween party at the end of the week. 10/18/2016 06:48:49 am
Such fun, I particularly love the gourd ghosts - they're adorable :) 10/18/2016 07:42:59 am
This is so cute. Love the paranoid pumpkin man. You daughter and her friend must have had a great time. It's nice that you can still keep Halloween alive even if it is not a thing where you live.
Mary
10/24/2016 07:40:30 pm
Melissa my youngest is obsessed with Halloween and thanks to the internet she knows all about it. She's seen all the Tim Burton movies and even makes her own animated shorts so I felt I owed it to her to do something special this year. 10/18/2016 08:29:52 am
Mary, I don't know which one of these characters I like more. Love the facial expressions on the gourds and the googly eyes on the mummy, and those ruby red lips! So cool.
Mary
10/24/2016 07:43:18 pm
That poor pumpkin is really in over his head with all these characters. They certainly are going to gang up on him if he doesn't change his sour attitude... and soon, Halloween is almost here.
The mummies, the ghosts, the eye balls - all are fabulous! Life has been super hectic lately, but I pinned your post and hope I'll make the time to make at least some of them before Halloween....
Mary
10/24/2016 07:46:07 pm
Andrea these are so easy of course you can make a few all you need is some gourds or a pumpkin and a marker.
Mary
10/24/2016 08:34:04 pm
Cindy I am really enjoying all the preparations for Halloween, maybe a little too much!
Mary
10/24/2016 08:34:57 pm
Carol the gourds were made by the girls and they have thier own special charm. 10/21/2016 06:01:04 pm
I love everything about this post it was absolutely delightful! Thank you for sharing with us this week at Celebrate Your Story, have a great week.
Mary
10/12/2017 09:15:36 am
Thank you Sandra! 10/24/2016 01:08:33 pm
Mary, I loved reading your Halloween story ... it gave me a goof chuckle on a Monday! You never cease to amaze me xo 10/6/2017 08:02:21 pm
Fantastic Halloween craft ideas! I love the painted butternut squash ghosts and I will be making some too now. Thank you so much for linking up to the Hauntingly Beautiful Decor Halloween Link party! The party goes on all month so feel free to share away. Thanks again!
Mary
10/12/2017 09:17:41 am
Thank you for the invitation Amber.
Mary
10/12/2017 09:26:08 am
It was so fun and easy to make. 10/10/2017 05:18:26 pm
This was so much fun and I love the expressions on the mummies and gourds. Thanks for the behind the scenes look. I don't think I have the nerve to show my kitchen after a baking session. Thank you for sharing with us this week at Celebrate Your Story and we hope you will join us again next week.
Mary
10/12/2017 09:28:13 am
Thanks so much Sandra. It was a blast! 10/10/2017 07:06:39 pm
Mary, I know my kids will love doing these! So creative.
Mary
10/12/2017 09:40:27 am
That's what Halloween is all about!
Mary
10/13/2017 10:45:30 pm
We had so much fun making them!
Mary
10/13/2017 10:46:12 pm
I think they are not scary. They are just too adorable.
Laurie
10/15/2017 11:54:44 am
The Halloween vignette is spectacular, but the most fun of all was reading the post along with the perfect pictures to go along with the story. Great fun!
Mary
10/15/2017 11:05:59 pm
Thank you so much Laurie. I had a lot of fun doing these. Sometimes you just need to let your hair down!
Amber Harrop
10/16/2017 04:04:12 pm
Gosh this made me giggle and I love the story behind your vignette Mary and it looks great too
Mary
10/17/2017 07:56:22 am
Thanks Amber I had so much fun with these! 10/17/2017 03:23:42 pm
What a funny story Mary! Looks like the girls are having a ball. I'm glad Mrs. Mummy was able to calm everyone down, but poor My Paranoid man. Maybe Mrs Mummy can get him to come around before Halloween so everyone can enjoy the Halloween party, including him.
Mary
10/17/2017 04:55:55 pm
I certainly hope so, we don't want him to be sad! 10/18/2017 04:38:16 pm
What a fun Halloween idea. I love the vignette. I am off to check the other challengers.
Mary
10/21/2017 09:24:52 am
We had so much fun with this one.
You do make me laugh Mary!
Mary
10/21/2017 09:27:31 am
Julie, since becoming a blogger my house in NEVER organized. Right now I have a bunch of cardboard boxes behind the door for a future project which I have no idea what that will be. I also have random things scattered all over the living room that are in various stages of being finished. It never ends!! 9/26/2018 12:55:57 pm
LOVE these fun ideas.:) I'm going to make the walnut eyes. Funny!
Mary
9/27/2018 08:15:06 pm
Thanks so much Cindy!
Jann Olson
9/28/2018 03:36:48 pm
Paranoid man is a bit scary. He had me shaking in my boots! Loved the story!! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
Mary
9/30/2018 09:39:20 am
This was a fun project, especially with the girls helping out. 9/30/2018 03:16:21 am
The gourd faces made me giggle out loud! Thanks for sharing with us at Creatively Crafty Link Party #CCBG 10/5/2018 04:40:44 pm
I love the idea! Especially with the cans. I did it too in the past and will again. The mummy look is also funny with a black bottle. This is how I did it (my FB page post https://www.facebook.com/mariamscreationsrac/photos/a.1075913999194121/1075914009194120/?type=3&theater). Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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