Today's Purchases: Halloween Clearance & Holiday Decor

This year I completely forgot to check out the Halloween clearance. I went two days later. That might not sound like a big deal, but if you've ever shopped for holiday clearance, you know all the good stuff is gone in a matter of minutes. I have a serious problem when it comes to Halloween clearance. Or rather, ANY holiday clearance. I circle the aisles endlessly, thinking about everything I already have and contemplating whether I really want the item or not. At least I'm not an impulsive buyer. Then we'd seriously be in trouble.

Anyhow, I went to Meijer for my regular grocery shopping this week and went to see what was left over from Halloween. I really wanted to find pumpkin cookie cutters oranything related to baking. Halloween sprinkles or baking cups. They were all out, but I did manage to score this super cute haunted house cut out for my buffet spread next year.



The next day I went to Michaels. I wasn't even planning on going through their Halloween clearance. I was only there to find candlesticks for our new mantle. But there it was, as soon as I stepped into the store. All the leftover items were haphazardly thrown together on wire racks. I proceeded to spend a good thirty minutes going back and forth until I decided on two items.



This will go on our new mantle next year. And I found the pumpkin cookie cutters I wanted for only 39 cents!



I also stopped in the basket aisle as they were 40% (gotta love Michaels). Books have been sitting in a pile under our nightstands, driving me crazy, so I bought this basket for them. Now they're resting under our coffetable in the living room.



Last, but not least, Michaels has their Christmas decor already out on display. I'm not thinking about Christmas decor yet, but I did take a little look-see and found this pretty sign on sale. My first Christmas item of the season!



I didn't do that bad now, did I?



What have you bought lately?