{"id":2542,"date":"2012-09-18T22:22:56","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T03:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/?p=2542"},"modified":"2012-09-18T22:28:22","modified_gmt":"2012-09-19T03:28:22","slug":"need-some-low-cost-halloween-decorations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/?p=2542","title":{"rendered":"Need some low-cost Halloween decorations?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If so, head to the Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts store in Apple Valley, MN.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2544\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0094.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2544\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/?attachment_id=2544\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0094.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Time to enter the time flux capacitator!\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Jo-Ann Fabrics!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0094-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0094-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Let's enter the time flux capacitator, shall we?\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0094-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0094-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0094-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Welcome to Jo-Ann Fabrics!<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_2548\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2548\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0096.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2548\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/?attachment_id=2548\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0096.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"If you suffer from EDD&amp;#8211;Early Decoration Disorder&amp;#8211;call your doctor and ask for a prescription of &amp;#8220;Chill the Fuck Out&amp;#8221; today!\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#8217;s September 18th, so this display is unfortunately not surprising.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0096-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0096-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"If you suffer from EDD--Early Decoration Disorder--call your doctor and ask for a prescription of &quot;Chill the Fuck Out&quot; today!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0096-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0096-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0096-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s mid-September, so this display is unfortunately not surprising.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_2550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2550\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0102.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2550\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/?attachment_id=2550\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0102.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Yes, that sign says 40% OFF.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cute little costumes for all the cute little kidlets on a cute little holiday!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0102-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0102-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Yes, that sign says '40% OFF'.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0102-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0102-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0102-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cute little costumes for all the cute little kidlets on a cute little holiday!<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_2551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2551\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0097.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2551\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/?attachment_id=2551\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0097.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"That percentage off this early in the year? Boo! is right&amp;#8230;\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;So you may be asking yourself, &amp;#8220;Why are they offering a 40% discount for Halloween decorations on September 18th?&amp;#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0097-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0097-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"That percentage off this early in the year? Boo! is right...\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0097-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0097-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0097-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Why are they offering a 40% discount for Halloween decorations on September 18th?<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_2552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2552\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0098.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2552\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/?attachment_id=2552\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0098.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Seeing this display put me in a very anti-holiday spirit.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#8217;s because they needed room for Christmas decorations!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0098-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0098-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Seeing this display put me in a very anti-holiday spirit.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0098-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0098-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0098-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s because they need room for Christmas decorations!<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_2554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2554\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0099.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2554\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/?attachment_id=2554\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0099.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"As long as you don&amp;#8217;t start using this on October 1st or November 1st!\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Look, you can count down the number of days until Christmas!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0099-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0099-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"As long as you don&#039;t start using this on October 1st or November 1st!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0099-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0099-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0099-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Look, you can count down the number of days until Christmas!<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_2555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2555\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0101.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2555\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/?attachment_id=2555\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0101.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Either that, or they&amp;#8217;re on guard in case Jo-Ann decides to start selling Valentine&amp;#8217;s Day decorations next month.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;But really, isn&amp;#8217;t Santa watching to see whether you&amp;#8217;re naughty or nice for the entire year?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0101-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0101-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Either that, or they&#039;re on guard in case Jo-Ann decides to start selling Valentine&#039;s Day decorations next month.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0101-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0101-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_0101-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">But really, isn&#8217;t Santa watching to see whether you&#8217;re naughty or nice all year?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If so, head to the Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts store in Apple Valley, 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