Raven Inspired Halloween Porch

September 27, 2012

  Yesterday, I shared with you my Nevermore Wreath! Today, we are “panning out” with the camera and I am showing off the rest of the porch.  My Raven Inspired Halloween Porch was very easy and fun to create!
 

raven inspired halloween porch

A pin I found from Good Housekeeping gave me the idea for the porch.
 

Last week, Reed and I went on a stick and branch gathering adventure at my dad’s house.  Dad lives in the middle of the woods so fallen branches are plentiful.  As I was working hard at finding branches that were light enough and tall enough for the porch, Reed was gathering smaller sticks that he proclaimed were “his size”.
We loaded up my CR-V and headed home with our woody finds.  (Reed insisted on bringing some of his sticks.)
 
To secure the branches to the porch, I tied fishing line around the branches and the posts.
Then I added the ravens I bought at Garden Ridge to bring the theme together.
 
 

raven inspired halloween porch

 

raven inspired halloween porch

 
I wanted to keep with the black and white theme, so I used black and white pumpkins that I got onsale at Michael’s last fall.
 

raven inspired halloween porch
raven inspired halloween porch

What do you think?  Too plain without orange?
 
{The sign I made for my Raven Inspired Halloween Porch will preview later this month on the CSI Project so stay tuned!}
 

Jill
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Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. Author: Jill Fritz is a full time outside the home working mommy turned craft blogger. She offers craft/DIY tutorials for Pinterest addicts, craft junkies, DIY fanatics and busy mamas. Jill started Create.Craft.Love. as place to showcase her craftiness and to encourage others to do the same. Create.Craft.Love is a place where passion and creativity collide! Google

Filed Under: halloween, outdoor decorations, porch, ravens 31 Comments

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  1. 4 You With Love says:
    September 27, 2012 at 2:33 pm

    What a fun porch…I love the black and white theme that goes with the Raven!

    Marilyn
    4you-withlove.blogspot.com

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  2. Annie says:
    September 27, 2012 at 2:34 pm

    I LOVE your decoration! Such sophisticated Halloween decorations.

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  3. Hilani Ellis says:
    September 27, 2012 at 3:57 pm

    Stopping by from Becoming Martha. Love the post! Great pictures.

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  4. Rachel@I Heart Crafty Things says:
    September 27, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    So soooo awesome Jill!! I took a look at your wreath post too and I think it is so beautiful!! I like how you didn’t use the typical orange pumpkin because it makes your design so unique. I agree with Annie too that it looks very sophisticated.

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  5. Mellissa says:
    September 27, 2012 at 6:00 pm

    I love love love this!!! The Raven is one of my favorite poems ever. I don’t think it’s too plain. It’s classy and grown up. I love sophisticated decor that isn’t all gaudy and bright and over the top. I’m probably going to have to do some version of this on my porch, which I think will look great with my giant red front door!

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  6. Christina at I Gotta Create! says:
    September 27, 2012 at 11:46 pm

    I just love the Ravens! The porch looks fantastic!! Not too plain for me. Makes me think of the Hitchcock movie.

    <3 Christina at I Gotta Create!
    Wildly Original linky party is open.

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  7. Cassie @ Primitive & Proper says:
    September 28, 2012 at 12:53 am

    WOW!!! i adore it all! the branches and birds are awesome! i am hopping over from happy hour… had to come see this! :) pinning it!

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  8. Craftberry Bush says:
    September 28, 2012 at 1:03 am

    NOOO…not too plain at all…I love the color combo…I’m not a Halloween fan but this I can do….love it ! xo

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  9. Jaime Lyn says:
    September 28, 2012 at 3:00 am

    how darn beautiful! I agree with Lucy, I love the color combination and I just love the look altogether! Thank you SO much for linking up at happy hour!!! :)
    Jaime from crafty scrappy happy

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  10. Taryn @ Design, Dining + Diapers says:
    September 28, 2012 at 5:37 am

    OH my gosh I love it! It’s simple but really adds the right touch of Halloween without being ‘too much’. I like it just the way it is :)

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  11. Angie says:
    September 28, 2012 at 6:46 am

    Oh my goodness, so very creepy (in a good way)! Totally reminds me of The Birds. =) I saw you on Happy Hour and just had to check it out.
    Angie from http://www.marigoldmom.com

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  12. Erin (Out on a Limb) says:
    September 28, 2012 at 6:49 pm

    Stopping by from Hubby Made Me’s link party. Your front porch/door is amazing! I think it looks great without the orange. It makes a big impact. My husband and I both used to be English teachers and the Raven always strikes a cord with us around Halloween. I still read it every year. I would love to replicate your wreath and decor. Great job!

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  13. Melissa @ LoveBugLiving says:
    September 29, 2012 at 12:34 am

    Very creepy! Love it! Birds always freak me out, so they are perfect for a spooky Halloween.

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  14. Crafty Mischief says:
    September 29, 2012 at 4:52 am

    It looks great! I love all the ravens!

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  15. Jess from Coxs Corner says:
    September 29, 2012 at 5:18 am

    Jill, I’m so glad that you linked up! I love how you decorated your porch for halloween! Birds wig me out…a raven dive bombed my head once…not cool. I’m glad these ones are fake. But seriously, I love how simply halloween it is! Thank you so much for linking up at our first linky party-Artsy Corner! I can’t wait to see which projects you link up next week!

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  16. Lindy@Itsy Bitsy Paper says:
    September 29, 2012 at 1:41 pm

    This is amazing! So fun and festive–great job. I hope you will link this up to my Wickedly Creative Halloween Ideas Party if you haven’t already.
    http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/2012/09/2012-wickedly-creative-halloween-ideas.html

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  17. Jenny@daysofchalkandchocolate says:
    September 29, 2012 at 1:49 pm

    LOVE! It looks fantastic and I like it better than the inspiration pic. Yours is spookier and more elegant.

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  18. Kristina Grapes says:
    September 30, 2012 at 1:51 am

    Oh my fiance loves Ravens. He would love to decorate our porch like this once we have a home together. I am filing this in my idea bank!

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  19. Sarah the Stylist says:
    September 30, 2012 at 9:55 pm

    This is fantastic! I saw some ravens at Michael’s yesterday and was tempted to pick them up. I’ll probably go back after seeing your fantastic decorating idea! Love this! It’s so Hitchcock.

    Sarah
    Cable Car Couture

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  20. Jess @ Spool and Spoon says:
    September 30, 2012 at 11:15 pm

    This is great! We decorate our offices each year at work and I was actually planning on doing a raven theme! While I don’t think I should bring in branches, I love the black and white. Well done!

    Kindly,
    Jess

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  21. Danielle says:
    October 1, 2012 at 1:47 am

    I love this! The branches fill the space nicely.

    http://www.2littlesuperheroes.com

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  22. The Maxell's says:
    October 1, 2012 at 2:37 am

    LOVE THIS!!! New follower from the blog hop :)

    ~Karen
    http://www.themaxells.blogspot.com

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  23. Lindsay @Artsy-Fartsy Mama says:
    October 1, 2012 at 3:59 am

    Oh my…. I LOVE this!!! Everything about it is just amazing.
    Thanks for sharing at Artsy Corner!

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  24. Heidi@OneCreativeMommy.com says:
    October 1, 2012 at 4:12 pm

    Fantastic job! My weekly linky party–One Creative Weekend–has gone spooky this week in honor of my thirteenth party. If you haven’t already, I hope you’ll visit “One Creative Weekend” on OneCreativeMommy.com (open every Fri-Wed) and link up this idea and anything else you’d like to share. (You can include non-Halloween posts as well, but feel free to link up as many Halloween-themed posts as you like.) There are two categories—one for Halloween and one for everything else.

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  25. Hani Shabbir says:
    October 2, 2012 at 2:51 am

    Totally love your porch.. Too good!

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  26. Debbie Blair says:
    October 2, 2012 at 9:27 pm

    What a cute porch! I am new at your blog and I love it. I am also new my own blog. I am amazed at all the creative women in the blogesphere! I just made a Halloween Banner from FREE color sample cards and cupcake liners…you have to see it to love it. I’d love to know what you think. infoformydaughters.com

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  27. Sarah @ Becoming Martha says:
    October 3, 2012 at 2:00 am

    Not too plain at all. Just perfect. Anyway, I am over here doing my favorite job in the world, and you just happened to be in my column (so did Barbara and Meredith) so you guys made my job easier, because I was going to leave you guys love notes anyway :)

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  28. Liz says:
    October 4, 2012 at 1:00 pm

    This porch is awesome!!!

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  29. Carrie says:
    October 9, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    Not too plain. Classy creepy.

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  30. Hilary says:
    October 16, 2012 at 1:47 am

    That is awesome and it’s not plain at all. It’s perfect :)

    sweepingmama.com

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  31. Meredith @ Wait Til Your Father Gets Home says:
    October 31, 2012 at 2:25 pm

    Still one of my favorite Halloween front porches! EVER!!

    Thanks for linking up with us this month for Handmade Halloween! I’m featuring you today :o )

    Happy Halloween!
    xo, Meredith @ http://www.waittilyourfathergetshome.com
    http://www.waittilyourfathergetshome.com/2012/10/31/handmade-halloween-features/

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