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Easy Damask Pumpkin using trashed craft supplies.

October 25, 2012 5 Comments

I had left over strips of paper from another project, so I took a little Mod Podge and covered a pumpkin with it. I love how it turned out!

Filed Under: Autumn, cheap and easy, Crafts, Fall, Halloween, Mod Podge, project du jour, Pumpkins, UseWhatchaGot

A floor Candelabra for Halloween.

October 22, 2012 24 Comments

Last year, Sandra from Sawdust & Paper Scraps made a very cool Halloween candelabra, and I really, really wanted to make one too, but didn’t get around to it.  (I met Sandra at The Haven Conference last June, and I must confess I have quite the Girl Crush on her… she is awesome!) Sandra’s is a fab tutorial on […]

Filed Under: Accessories, candles, Entertaining, Franken-Crafts, Halloween, Holidays, spray paint, upcycle, UseWhatchaGot

The Halloween Mantel. For now.

October 19, 2012 6 Comments

My mantel is soooo hard to decorate.  It’s an asymmetrical wooden nightmare. I am still not happy with this, but it’ll do. I will probably continue to tweak it. I do like the sparkle of the mercury glass and silver, and I like the little ravens.  I’m still very enamored of the Raven artwork I did last […]

Filed Under: artwork, Crafts, decor, Halloween, mantel

Halloween decor from the produce section…

October 17, 2012 8 Comments

…and I’m not talking pumpkins.  Garlic.  It keeps vampires away, right?  So you’re definitely going to want to have some around. I used this same little garlic/decor trick last year, and I wanted to do it again.  However, this year I knew I needed to glue the spiders to the garlic to ensure they stayed where […]

Filed Under: apothecary jars, Bargain, cheap and easy, Crafts, decor, Halloween, UseWhatchaGot

Going Batty: Making over a bare wall for Halloween.

October 16, 2012 5 Comments

I have a wall in my dining room that is under-done 11 months of the year… but not in October. Grant loves to help me with the placement of the bats.  (We like to make them look like they’re swarming towards a corner of the room.) This couldn’t be easier.  Cut some bat shapes out […]

Filed Under: Autumn, cheap and easy, Crafts, Fall, Halloween, Paper, paper crafts, project du jour

Spooky Spirits: Easy Halloween “potions” you already have in your kitchen.

October 11, 2012 4 Comments

I have a thing for pretty bottles and decanters.  I always keep my eyes peeled when I am thrifting, hoping to find some cool ones.  So far I have exactly 4, and they are making an appearance in my Halloween decor this year. These cool bottles got a creepy make-over, thanks to fabulous Halloween Clip […]

Filed Under: Autumn, Bargain, cheap and easy, Fall, Halloween, no reason - just fun, project du jour

Easy chain covered pumpkins for Halloween.

October 9, 2012 10 Comments

Nothing says Halloween like pumpkins covered in chains. (Right…? Possibly…? It’s just me, then?) I love how these chain pumpkins turned out!

Filed Under: Autumn, cheap and easy, craft time, Crafts, Fall, Halloween, Pumpkins, tutorial

Black & White Pumpkin Topiaries: another DIY Halloween craft.

October 4, 2012 29 Comments

These black and white pumpkin topiaries are an easy to make project. All you need are a few items from the Dollar Store and some paint! The ravens holding up the Halloween banner make the project extra fun. Check out the easy tutorial.

Filed Under: craft time, Crafts, decor, glitter, Halloween, Holidays, Pumpkins, spray paint, tutorial

Skeleton “specimen” art, thanks to spray paint and Dollar Store skeletons.

October 2, 2012 10 Comments

So yesterday when I shared my accidental faux bois painting technique… this is what I was working on.  Skeleton Specimen Artwork. This was very easy to do. Grab some Dollar Store Skeletons, paint them and a small piece of plywood with a good quality silver spray paint. (I used Krylon Metallic Silver spray paint) While the silver […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, craft time, Halloween, spray paint

New Faux Bois Technique: Bad Quality Spray Paint & Serendipity

October 1, 2012 5 Comments

This post could also be called Even Cheap, Crappy Quality Spray Paint Can Be Beautiful.  It technically isn’t faux bois since it’s real wood grain… but I don’t even know how I’d go about trying to create this on purpose. With faux bois being so popular, I was delighted when this happened by total accident. I […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, craft time, Crafts, distressed, faux bois, faux finish, Halloween, silver, spray paint, very cool

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