Project 11

Simple yet awesome! A paper craft-ish candy corn!

A styrofoam cone from the dollar store (refer to last post to as to $$ spent there lately.)

A glue gun- NO JUDGING. I've owned this glue gun and plate

for years. It's older than my oldest child!

A few buttons and some scrapbook paper strips.

Starting from the bottom, loop the orange papers and glue them even with the bottom.

Do a few layers like this.

Repeat process with yellow papers and white, layering up.

Stack & glue the buttons on the top.

You can whip one or ten of these up in no time flat! Ready? GO!

Halloween Tree

What do you do with the branches off a tree you've just trimmed?
If you're me, which you aren't, but you could imagine (and play along) than you spray paint them black and call them a Halloween Tree. Or call them Project 10 of 13. Whatever.
It's called recycle or re-use or something.

We'll call this the after-before. It's after I cut the branches and after I painted them, but it's before I hung anything on them. Maybe it's the after-after-before?

I bought the vase at the one and only dollar store. Love that place, except I've probably spent $100 dollars there lately. Adds up quick!

And then, what to hang on this tree? Alot of ideas came through my head... and then went out of my head. That's how I roll. And one day while at this giant "candy" store called Hobby Lobby, I spotted this glittered felt. Oh how I love felt. Oh how I love bling and glitter. Together- it's a marriage made in heaven! And the black glittered felt said to me "BUY ME!" And I did cuz I'm like that. And I knew that my tree must have bats flying in it! That's how it happened, believe me.

I have the cutest son. He's clever like his momma. But he's more clever because he said to me "Mom, you should use dad's fishing line and hang the bats so they look like they're flying." He is a genius, I wouldn't have thought of that. Those glittery bats would have been hanging with ribbon if he wasn't around. Thanks, son- I love you!

So, just for him- here's a close up of my bats hung with fishing line:

Of course, every scary Halloween tree must have some of that fake spider web stuff in it.
It turned out purty cute if I must say so myself!
Now go cut some branches off your tree (or your neighbors tree- just don't tell them I said so if you get caught) and make ya a Halloween Tree. I think I might use this one for something fall-ish, even though it's black. Still thinking...

I've linked up this project at Sweet Peas & Bumblebees. Hurry, go check out that site- but make sure you have a few hours- there's a ton of stuff to see. I love it!

Project 9

Pretend it's Friday, October 7th.
For Project 9, we have some giant witch legs:

I love fun witch-y stuff. I like those "crashed" witch decorations.

I dreamed this little number up in my head. I drew the pattern for the boots. Cut out the fabric. 

And then I got to sewing. My favorite thing. :)

I love green and purple together for Halloween, but just for Halloween!

Does it look like the worlds largest witch is hanging in my window?

I think she needs a dress or cape. Something. Whatcha think?

Beware!

Just warnin' ya, it's another banner. Kind of...

It's a banner with a twist. And some crows.
Project 8 of 13

 

I copied some dictionary pages onto vanilla colored cardstock and then took a 

crow pattern and cut out 4 birds. 

I cut out 2 from black cardstock- just givin' it a little dimension. I'm all about dimension.

I then chose random fonts from my Cricut and cut out the word: Beware. A few stars and circles and some distressing later and I had this awesome string of crows. Yes, string of crows is a better name for this project. I used spiral paper clips to attach them to the ribbon. I bought some decorative garland just to give the crows a little "oomph."
I like easy projects that make a huge statement. This one says "beware." And beware you must if you come to my house right now... I'm behind on all my housework. Shhh, don't tell anyone.

Under the Weather?

I don't know what the weather looks like at your house, but where I'm at- it's awful. According to my standards! We're getting Winter without experiencing Fall. Oh, yeah, Fall came and went... in a week! Seriously not long enough. Bring back Summer.
But if you're not feeling well because the weather is crumby, I've got just the medicine for you.
A tray of potions, syrups and remedies:
Project 7

Need Dracula Extract? 1 tsp. of the red vile might do ya!

Got Eyeball Ooze? Chew up the white balls (and blow bubbles,) you're sure to forget about what ails you.

Frog's got your tongue? Frog Syrup is a swampy addition to any meal.

Need some magic? Witches Brew is just for you. It's a fine blend of cackle and magic.

Bat Juice anyone? How 'bout some Monster Milk?

Need a toothache? Full Moon Morsels might just give you that "run to the dentist, quick" sensation.

These were super fun for my kiddos to make. My daughter, however, was repulsed by the name of Eyeball Ooze. My son loved that we could put water into jars and a few drops of food coloring and make "potion."
The morsels are just candy corns and the eyeballs are gumballs. Some of the bottles are recycled, others I bought for cheap at the dollar store. I printed up the labels and stuck them on. The Witches Brew is a soda in a glass bottle.

Have fun concocting...

Oops, Pictures Won't Upload

Projects 7 & 8 will be posted tomorrow.

It's a love/hate relationship, this computer stuff. I just can't get my photos to load... What's a project post without a photo?

Grrr...

You're A Blockhead, Charlie Brown

That's not really a nice thing to say. Charlie Brown's friends were bullies. Have you ever realized that?
Now that I've started out on a tangent...
I call these little guys "my blockheads." Because that's what they are, they're blocks. From my never ending block supply stash. I swear, those blocks, they must multiply down there in the basement! There's a ton of them!

Aren't they cute? So simple, a child could make them.

 

Supplies for mummy: 4" block, white spray paint, box of gauze (Dollar Store!), and some googly eyes.

How To: sand block, paint white, hot glue on eyes, wrap with gauze. Tie end and tuck under.

Supplies for Frankie: 4" block, green paint, black paint, googly eyes, black felt, batting and some screws.

How To: sand block, paint green, sand edges, cut felt into a square with jagged edges, glue batting on top of head, glue on felt, glue on eyes, paint some scars and a mouth and screw in some screws on sides.

Hope you enjoyed Project 6. By far the easiest one! 

You can check out this project (and a ton of others made by amazingly talented creators) at Sweet Peas & Bumblebees.