Look what’s happening in House to Home this week! Add red to a room — it’s often inexpensive, fast and you’ll be red-y for Valentine’s Day with some classy accents. Read the story by Decorating Den’s Marie Feltz here.

Garden writer Sue Scholz shares all the blooms that popped open last week in that heat wave. She had white Christmas rose hellebore, English daisy and other flowers. She wasn’t the only one —  Read her story right here.

We have quite a few additional stories that will get you in the mood to decorate — get the lowdown on all the trends for home decorating for 2013 — great ideas are brimming in House to Home.

Next week, I have a story for you on open houses at two huge homes in Fairview — a builder and interior designer’s home in Manchester Farms and a completely restored (by a local builder) 1800s beauty with a lake view on Dutch Road.

Touchless technology
Make a DIY snow globe
Mixing color among hottest trends for 2013
Counteract dark days with sparkle
Shine On
Around-the-World Interiors

And catch up with open houses this week.

Pam Parker is the editor of Lake Erie LifeStyle, Her Times and House to Home at the Erie Times-News in Erie, Pa. She is the mom of three, stepmom to three and step-grandmom to one.

If you want to update your home Halloween decor, glitter will do it. It covers spooky houses, skulls and more, and that booooosts your home’s Hallow WOW factor.

On a recent vacation to Albuquerque, glittery skulls were all the rage. Some had gems in one eye socket – kind of like an eye patch. Glittery skeletons are also popular.

You can get this creepy set of three skulls for just $2.99 at Oriental Trading Company.

If you’re not into skulls, this sparkling votive holder from Pier One is great fun — it adds sparkle, spooky factor, and it’s on sale for under $28 — they won’t last at that price. Have a glittery Halloween! Check out House to Home on Saturday for dozens of great decorating ideas — just in time for sales.

Pam Parker is the editor of Lake Erie LifeStyle, Her Times and House to Home at the Erie Times-News in Erie, Pa.

Are you ready to sparkle? This CND Shellac sparkle manicure is courtesy of Kerry Conklin at Charisma Salon. If you click that link, and print out the coupon, you can get a CND manicure for $10 — another $5 gets you sparkles. A CND manicure — uses UV rays to cure the polish — no chipping for up to 2 weeks. I get three weeks — many times. I am in day 7 of mine. Reminder: This is polish, not a fake nail. No fillers and no sanding the nail. And it is smooth and shiny for the entire time!

If you don’t like UV rays, choose the Gelish manicure — similar to CND, but it uses an LED light to cure the polish. It is also available at Charisma Salon, Ambridge Rose, Hot Nails and many more places.

Ambridge Rose offers a new service Dashing Diva — a French nail manicure that’s making some waves. It DOES include adding a tip to your own nail.

It’s time to shine and sparkle, ladies!

FREE STUFF

Reminders on free stuff: Lots of things to win at Her Times! Check us out- a stunning black cape with fur cuffs and collar, red dress to die for and books and more. Also, today is the last day to register for a total makeover at The Sassy Peacock.