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Using clearance Halloween make-up for your autumn decor…

November 2, 2012 3 Comments

halloween, make-up, pumpkins

When hitting the Halloween clearance section, don’t just look for items to use next year, be on the look out for things that you can use right now when decorating for Thanksgiving. In this case, glittery Halloween hairspray.

Filed Under: Autumn, Bargain, cheap and easy, Crafts, Let me help you, project du jour, Pumpkins, Sticks, Thanksgiving, Tip of the Day

Spooky Spider Candleholders

October 31, 2012 4 Comments

OK, the last Halloween craft of the year from me, and it’s a quickie.  I’m pretty sure you have all of the supplies in your house already. Ready?  You will need a pretty glass bottle (I love empty Patron bottles!) or a nice looking empty jar.  (If you use a jar, you will want the mouth of […]

Filed Under: candles, Centerpiece, cheap and easy, Crafts, decor, Glass, Halloween, project du jour, Tables & Decor, upcycle, UseWhatchaGot

Upcycle: easy DIY faux hammered metal planters (with spider web topiaries.)

October 26, 2012 5 Comments

I needed something tall to flank each side of our front door. Since I’m a symmetry girl, I wanted them to match. This is what I came up with: these faux hammered metal planters. And just for funzies, (since it’s Halloween and all) I thought a spiderweb topiary or two would be kind of cool.

Filed Under: Autumn, candles, Crafts, decor, Fall, garden & outdoors, Halloween, Mod Podge, party, project du jour, tutorial, upcycle, UseWhatchaGot

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

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

Re-cover chandelier shades with scrapbook paper.

October 10, 2012 4 Comments

Remember the upcycled lampshades I did with some cute fabric in the springtime?  It’s fall so I was ready for a change… but this time I didn’t use fabric, I used houndstooth scrapbook paper. I had paper left over from my DIY gift bags, and I thought it would be perfect for these chandy shades. […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Crafts, decor, Paper, project du jour, UseWhatchaGot

DIY Halloween Party Invitations (For the non-scrapbooking, non-paper crafting types out there.)

September 28, 2012 4 Comments

We host a Halloween Party every year, and one of the things I really enjoy doing is making the invitations.  (Here are the invitations I made last year.  Super easy.)  While I did do a “Save the Date” over Facebook at the beginning of the month, I think there’s just something special about getting an actual invitation […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, craft time, Crafts, Halloween, Paper, paper crafts, project du jour

Make a ribbon covered globe for Halloween.

September 6, 2012 24 Comments

Last year I snapped up a cool old globe for 50 cents at a yard sale and I used chalkboard paint to make a Scary Places Halloween Globe.   Well, it’s been sitting in the garage since last Halloween and I’ve been thinking about how to change it up for this year without ruining the […]

Filed Under: Autumn, craft time, Crafts, fabric, Fall, Halloween, project du jour

Make an ombre basket using tie-dye techniques.

July 16, 2012 10 Comments

I recently got to play around with a Tulip Tie Dye Kit, and I was pretty excited to do so because they asked me to tie dye something for the home.  Not a T shirt, not a tank top, but something decorative.  OK! Here’s what I ended up doing… an ombre tie-dye basket: This started […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Before and After, Crafts, product reviews, project du jour, tutorial

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