Lackluster Halloween Craft Night

I am extremely excited that it's fall. I love the crisp air, falling leaves, and pumpkin treats. I chatted with my roommates about having a roommate craft night. They seemed excited. So I went and purchased some white fabric to make some simple ghosts. We had the paper, markers, hole punches, and ideas for all the other projects in a simple craft book that I purchased last October.

So as we started crafting, it became clear that my roommates weren't really into the crafting part, but they did make sugar cookies into Halloween shapes that I happily ate. So I set off to do some simple crafts on my own.

When you think of Halloween crafting, you probably imagine something outstanding that my friend Elizabeth recently made like this:

Elizabeth's Craft Night

You can tell she has mastered the hot glue gun and knows her way around Michael's. A crow, a skeleton, and tons of spooky goodness.

Then you can take a look at my sister-in-law's Halloween spirit. Her house is a Halloween zone! 

My sister-in-law's Halloween decorations

When you compare these to my measly crafts, you walk into my house without mentioning the Halloween decor. On a scale to 1 to 10, I earned a big fat LAME-O. 

I mean, take a look at my simple pipe cleaner spider...

Simple spider that took 15 minutes

 And I labored diligently to hang a few bats and ghosts from the lights in my living room. I'm pretty sure Elizabeth would approve since they all have googly eyes, but still, they don't capture the Halloween spirit that I was hoping for.

Simple ghosts and bats that took the rest of the evening

At least I tried, right? That's the spirit? Well, I have three more weeks to pull out all the stops... But I might just eat cider, donuts, and candy, and be content.