Making Decorative Bows. Handmade bows can be used in many craft projects, such as wreaths or as decoration on clothing. This is a guide about making decorative bows. Solutions: Making Decorative Bows Read and rate the best solutions below by giving them a "thumbs up". Tip: Making a Tighter Prettier Bow It is almost that time of year we seem to make or attempt to make bows for Christmas. By Janette [83] Tip: Making Bows When making bows of any type or size, you will get a much tighter bow if you wrap the wire around the bow as usual, but twist the bow instead of twisting the wire. By Janette from Parkersburg, WV Tip: Making Your Own Bows When finishing making a bow, twist the bow instead of the wire. By ashleybunkin from WV Tip: Use Packaging Twist Ties For Bows I have two tips that go together. By Janette from Parkersburg, WV Give a "thumbs up" to the solution that worked the best! Questions Here are questions related to Making Decorative Bows.
Question: Making Fabric Bows for a Dress By pilotowife from Spokane, WA Archives. DIY Halloween Nevermore Wreath | POPSUGAR Smart Living. Let everyone know you're in the Halloween spirit, and DIY a wreath that looks so spooky adorning your door. The extra plus? You can find most of these items at the dollar store, keeping the cost down to less than $10 total. Even if you aren't super crafty, this decoration is actually pretty easy to put together. And you can add a few personal touches to make it so unique. What You'll Need: 18-inch wire wreath frame2 packages of spooky fabric1 or 2 plastic spooky treesTwist tiesMini ravenFake spider webbingPlastic spidersHot glue gunCraft mossLength of rope or ribbon Directions: Start by tying one corner of a section of creepy cloth to the wire frame, and begin wrapping it loosely. Position a tree or two to one side of the wreath, and hold it in place with the help of a twist tie.
Finish with a couple of black spiders, which you can attach with the help of a glue gun. Halloween Raven Wreath | Warm Hot Chocolate. Over Christmas, I fell in love with a set of white feather wreaths from West Elm, and after purchasing them, I realized that they would have been really easy to make using feather boas. With Halloween coming up next month, I decided to try out my idea by using black feather boas to create a raven-themed wreath. Here are the materials I used: Styromfoam wreathBlack satin ribbon2 black feather boas (6ft each)Several straight pins and t-pinsBlack faux tree branchCraft store raven bird (from Michaels)Additional ribbon for hanging Here’s how I made the wreath: I started by wrapping black ribbon around the wreath so that the white didn’t peek through the boas.
Next, I wrapped the boas around the wreath, also securing the ends with straight pins. Once the boas were wrapped evenly around the wreath, I added the decorative elements. Once the wreath was complete, I wrapped a strand of ribbon around the top to hang it on the wall. Skeleton Halloween Wreath. Too early for Halloween stuff? No way, right?! It’s kinda funny that I complain about stores putting out their Christmas stuff too early and yet, would have no problem if the same stores put out Halloween supplies out in the middle of Summer. Hell, put them out in May and I might just be able to complete 10% of all the Halloween crafts on my Pinterest list!
So, I was walking through Dollar Tree a few weeks ago and I came upon an entire army of miniature complete skeletons. Of course, I had to buy a couple of them…ok, five of them. I wasn’t too sure what I was going to do with them but at a dollar a piece, I could afford to be a little spontaneous. Skeleton Halloween WreathMaterials: – 5 miniature skeletons – 4 ft of pipe insulation (or a craft store wreath if you’re fancy) – duct tape – glue/glue gun – metallic spray paint (silver/black) Instructions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Halloween Skull Wreath. If you’ve been around Tried & True long enough, you’ve probably already realized how much I love to make Halloween Wreaths. There’s just something about Halloween that makes me to hang skeleton parts off my door! This Halloween Skull Wreath is super easy and inexpensive to make. I got these skulls from Dollar Tree last year but I saw them there again this year. The supplies were really limited so run out now! Materials Styrofoam Mini Skulls16.5 Gauge Rebar Tie Wire (or any other wire that is super sturdy, not floral wire!) Instructions Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. Time To Get Spooky! Your front door is now ready to greet all those horribly adorable trick-or-treaters! Don’t forget to check out some of my other Halloween/Fall wreath ideas!
Skeleton Wreath – Animal Eyes Wreath – Acorn Wreath. Halloween Gallery Wall |Cuckoo 4 Design. Happy Monday friends. I had quite the weekend. Saturday I went to visit Sweet Clover Barn for the Hometalk Halloween Hunt and it didn't go as expected. I'm embarrassed to admit that I got horribly lost thanks to my iPhone GPS. Like 2 hours away kinda lost. I don't even want to talk about it because I'll get worked up again. I just want to pretend that it didn't happen. And then poor Amy from A Nest for all Seasons had a running out of gas incident with her tiny 4 week old baby. Did you see my Halloween and Fall Home Tour yesterday? I came up with this project for my daughter's creepy sleep over party.
And like I already said yesterday I have two young kids who just adore Halloween and want to see lots of it. Like I also mentioned yesterday some of these items are "sentimental". I started by buying some frames at the local thrift stores. I cleaned them all up and removed all the glass and pictures and spray painted them gold or black. So do you think I'm nuts yet? Today: Tuesday: Wednesday: Glittery Halloween Houses | Sizzix BlogSizzix Blog. Glittery Halloween Houses Hi all! It’s another ‘Shelly Loves Halloween’ post for you! With fall just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to get a head start on some holiday decorations. I love the new birdhouse die from Eileen Hull’s Picket Fence collection and decided it would make adorable little Halloween houses. Lots of glitter and a few different die cuts transform the birdhouses into a spooky, sparkly cottages that would look cute in any decor.
Begin by cutting white mat board using Eileen Hull’s 3D Birdhouse die. Paint roof of house black and house and bottom panel purple (or whatever your desired color). Before assembling, apply glue to roof and coat with black glitter. Cut pieces of mat board or chipboard measuring 2.5 x 2″ and paint black on both sides. Paint unfinished wood candlesticks with black acrylic paint. When all pieces are dry, adhere birdhouse to chipboard piece and then to the stand. Hello! DIY: halloween diorama eat, knit & diy.
Halloween has never been my favorite holiday. I’m much more of a Christmas type of gal. Sure, it was fun as a kid when you got to stay out past dark and get a sugar buzz from all the candy. But as I got older, it lost its appeal. Part of that happened in college when I got into a feminist snit about costume options for women. Sexy nurse, sexy witch, sexy zombie…The lack of easily recognizable woman characters that don’t involve cleavage and fishnet stockings still irritates me. But my husband loves Halloween, and now so does my daughter. Supplies: large craft pumpkinsmall crowround foam diskstickpaint in blue, white and silversculpey claysphagnum mosspaintbrushtoothpicks1 strand electric Christmas lights (not pictured)painter’s or masking tape(not pictured) I made a quick template in photoshop of an oval the size I wanted my cutout to be.
Use an exacto knife to out the oval from your craft pumpkin. Paint the inside of you pumpkin and let dry. DIY Witch Hat. The Halloween decor isn't quite complete here at Casa de Potter, I've still got a few crafts up my sleeve. This DIY Witch Hat was so fun and easy to create using an inexpensive paper mache form from a craft store, black Tulip Soft paint, black Tulip glitter and some ribbons, trims, feathers and bits I had in my studio.
You will need: Paper Mache Witch Hat Orange Tulle Striped black and off-white ribbon Old book page Bottle cap Skull cabachon Small set rhinestone segment Black feathers 1/2" circle punch Scissors Step one: Paint hat. Step Five: Glue elements into bottle cap. Step nine: Cut a 1" section of ribbon, cut ribbon down to edge of wire on one side. If you want to wear this, add some ribbon to tie it around your chin. You could also opt to add a pin back or hair clip to the bow so you could remove it and wear it later. Bewitching, isn't it? Cheers, Madge. Shortie: Halloween Headband - Steampunk Style - tutorial :) Hi again friends! Halloween is coming and some of you are probably already thinking about suitable costumes and decorations. I have to admit, I'm not very familiar with this celebration - mostly because of my nationality and different traditions celebrated in our country - but I'm very curious what will be going on here, in Ireland.
I don't have any specific expectations - just wondering... Maybe you will tell me how should I prepare for this day? Pretty please? Anyway, today I've got new "Shortie" for you - and I thought it might be inspirational for those of you who are more into "steampunk" and similar styles, it is fast, it is easy to assemble and easy to rip-off and restyle - which makes it a perfect last-minute project or seasonal hairpiece you can alter to suit your needs. Supplies: Prima Marketing: Mechanicals (trinkets, caps, 3D roses, washers), Sunrise-Sunset Collection - Zipper Flower, fabric flower, paper leaves, velvet headband. Here you can see it done, step-by-step: Spooky Pipe Cleaner Trees -- Halloween Craft Tutorial - Play Trains!
Spooky Pipe Cleaner Trees — Halloween Craft Tutorial Posted by Jessica Petersen on Oct 14, 2013 I love these spooky trees I came up with to go with the Little Engineer’s wooden trains, so perfect for a Halloween train set or small world. While they’re a little more complex than the evergreen pipe cleaner trees from last spring, they don’t take too long to make, and they look so cool in our train layouts! They’re definitely my new favorite Halloween craft. And they also can be made with brown pipe cleaners to go with a fall theme.
This post contains links to Amazon.com. If you click on one, we will receive a small commission — at no additional cost to you — on anything you buy at Amazon for a certain length of time afterwards. Materials To make these trees, you need twelve or more 3mm pipe cleaners (chenille stems) in the color of your choice. A 25-pack will allow you to make two medium-sized trees, but you may want to experiment with using more pipe cleaners per tree. Instructions. Halloween Mod Podge Crafts: Make a Cabinet of Curiosities. This is a sponsored post for Mod Podge about Halloween Mod Podge crafts. I was provided product and compensation, but opinions are my own. By now, you know I have an macabre fascination with Halloween. So, when Mod Podge asked me to create a Halloween craft using its outdoor waterbase sealer, glue and finish, I couldn’t say no.
I decided to make a 3D Cabinet of Curiosities sign to showcase some macabre collections. Because it’s sealed with outdoor Mod Podge, I hung the cabinet of curiosities beside the door. This was such a fun project to make. I started out with a plain wooden shadowbox and wood plaque from the craft store. I used the Halloween scrapbook paper like wallpaper in the back of the shadowbox. I also covered the plaque with scrapbook paper, then added the word “Curiosities,” which I cut out in a spooky font using my Silhouette die-cutting machine.
Next comes the really fun part: making the actual curiosities to display in the cabinet. Pretty spooky, huh? Howling Fun Halloween Crafts for Kids Mini-Series Part 1. The month of October wouldn’t be as fun for kids if they didn’t get their weekly dose of Halloween Kids Crafts. Kids can get pretty wound up this time of year (at least mine do). There is nothing like a simple structured activity to keep them out of trouble. I would love to share my favorite Halloween crafts with you, and I hope you enjoy them together as much as we do. We usually end up with a least a couple of crafts that we keep for our kids memorabilia box. Let’s get going! Haunted Bird Houses These haunted bird house are about as cute as they are easy. Difficulty: EASY Cost $10 Supplies Small plain wooden bird house (from craft stores, I got our at Watmart for $1 each)Acrylic or tempura paint (orange, black, purple, green, anything goes really $4)Foamie colored sheets or shapes (with adhesive if you have it), optionalPaint brushes ($3)Left over crafts such as yarn, ribbon, buttons, glitter, stickers, google eyesOld shirts and newspaper (to keep paint off kids and table)Paper plates.
Skeleton Crew. There is a serious sugar skull situation up in here. Despite the fact that my co–worker declared my creations closer to Mexican wrestler than Mexican skeleton, I went and made some more. Then I went and mixed them in with my Liberace pumpkins on a bookshelf. Now it looks like Liberace and Lucha Libre went to a Halloween party at that bilblioteca. You see how I worked in my Spanish skillz there? These skulls started out as $2 plastic decorations from Big Lots. Love me some Big Lots. The lines on this one below look a little lighter because I used a permanent marker instead of black paint. And here is the one I made last week on a paper mache mask. Then, of course, right after I finished with these skulls on Friday, I was at Paper Source in Evanston with some friends on Saturday and what did I see?
It. Twelve bucks. Looks like someone will be making another trip to Big Lots… Spooky Crystal Ball Halloween Candlesticks »Flamingo Toes. I have always been a huge fan of the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. It is definitely one of my favorite rides there! I think it has inspired a lot of my Halloween décor too.
I just love that spooky Victorian look! One of my favorite rooms in the Haunted Mansion is the Crystal Ball room and I’ve always wanted to recreate something similar! Well today I am showing off my new Spooky Crystal Ball Halloween Candlesticks! They are super easy to do too! All the images I used are from The Graphics Fairy. So are you ready for a fast tutorial? Here’s what you’ll need: Inkjet Transparency Film (I ordered mine from Amazon, the packs in my local Office Supply stores were pricey.)Candlesticks – use an assortment of heights and styles.
Update #1: The amazing Karen from The Graphics Fairy and I have worked together to bring you the printable for the crystal ball shapes, along with the images in place! Start by deciding on your images for the crystal balls. Cut out all the shapes, inside the black line. Iron Craft ’13 Challenge 19 – Snake Candleholders. Halloween Spool Creatures DIY. Fuzzy Monster Snap Bracelets.