Celebrity Crush Sighting & a cute Halloween jar

When autumn rolls around, one of the movies that I always get a jones to watch is the Anne of Green Gables series. Although the movies take place all through the year, the autumn scenes are so full of glorious color that they've made a Pavlovian-type connection in my brain. Those movies are definitely on my Top 10 Best of All Time list--if you count them as one, they might even make the Top 5.
So you can imagine my squeals of absolute giddiness when last night I got the opportunity to see GILBET BLYTHE live and in the flesh! I know! {squeal!} We had tickets to see the touring production of "The Drowsy Chaperone" last night. I was already excited for the show as it's one I had the good fortune to see in its original Broadway run and I loved it. When I got to the theater and saw the name Jonathan Crombie on the cast board in the lobby, I knew exactly who it was: GILBERT! I ran inside and confirmed with the Playbill that he was in the show--he actually played the main part (the narrator), then hurriedly told everyone I knew within earshot who might share my excitement. That just wasn't enough, so with 1 minute to curtain I called my mom to tell her the news, and she squealed just like I did!

The show was just as good as I remembered and getting to see one my favorite movie crushes was a treat. The show begins in the dark with only the narrator's voice and right away, I could tell it was him! Of course, he's 20+ years older but he was still cute. :) Seeing handsome Gilbert was just the icing on the cake of a really great night!

Another Halloween decoration to share:

The jar was thrifted a while ago with no purpose in mind, but it was perfect for this project! The creepy-but-cute spider is a vinyl Decor Element from Stampin' Up! (I'm trying to decide if he needs some red sparkly jeweled eyes--what do you think?) The jar is filled with various-sized glass ball ornaments in Halloween colors. The original was filled with candy which looked yummy and festive, but that is a seriously bad idea for a household where both Mommy & the 3-year-old have a dangerous sweet tooth.
Here's the original version of the jar that I copied. The spider vinyl also comes with the 'spooky' letters and extra lines so his hanging thread can be as long as you want it. I didn't have room for the letters on my jar so I'll save those for another project. I love doing projects with decorative vinyl because it's so easy to apply and so versatile!