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. ¡The AntiCraft! Carin Huber (photo) click to enlarge Dollar Store Death Oh, Spirit, wrapp'd in tawdry cloak, Thy cheeks, emboldened with too much blush, Frame a plastic smile. Some call you "cheap," But I see darkness in your cheery eyes. Come, put off this tinsel garland And draw on more somber garb. Dust with ashes the flowers within your bony grasp, Little Dollar Store Death.
Inspired by my best friend Viv's garden statue death angel, I have made a performance piece of it, transforming cheap dollar store angels into morbid art suitable for your Samhain altar. By Carin Huber Suggested Watching/Reading/Listening Beetlejuice (1988, rated PG) Difficulty Bob Ross Wannabe Click here for definitions of difficulty levels. Materials Design Notes Sometimes the best dollar store angel is made of ceramic with a glossy glaze. Many dollar store angels are holding, or dressed in, flowers, usually roses.
Let both the spray paint and the craft paints dry between each step, or between each layer. Directions Painting the Bones: More Dollar Store Halloween Decor. Link List This Blog Linked From Here Wednesday, October 13, 2010 More Dollar Store Halloween Decor 18 days 'til Halloween! Can you tell I've been mentally absorbing dozens of Halloween craft ideas from my fellow bloggers and went on a shopping spree at not one but three different Dollar Stores over the weekend inspired by those crafts? I picked up a few $1 frames, spray painted them black, and printed some spooky images from random Google searches onto plain paper. The vase thingy is obviously just a Dollar Store vase on a Dollar Store candle base with some dead branches from my dogwood tree stuck inside.
Posted by Sourkraut at 7:37 PM Email ThisBlogThis! Labels: Countdown, Crafting, Halloween 10 comments: Fawn Teresi said... Love all the Halloween stuff :) Cant wait to see it all finished! October 13, 2010 at 7:57 PM Condo Blues said... I love the scary on sign. October 13, 2010 at 9:47 PM Jami said... Scary on! October 13, 2010 at 10:07 PM Rita @ TesoroFino.com said... very pretty frames! Glam Pumpkin Topiary. The weather is beginning to change here, so thoughts of pumpkins and Holiday decor has started swirling around my mind, but pinning down my Halloween Style has not been an easy task. I love all types and styles of Halloween decor from the spookiest to the cutest and everything in between, especially with a bit of girly glam thrown in.
I had picked up a bunch of foam pumpkins from the dollar store as soon as they started to hit our shelves in August. There was no way I was not going to get my hands on some like last year! With a bit of paint and some rhinestones I was able to whip up this glam painted pumpkin topiary. I removed the plastic flowers that topped the small pumpkins and actually pulled out or cut off the stems. Each received a coat of black paint and the fun began.
One pumpkin was left plain black {but now looking at it, that might change... perhaps a monogram?} The pumpkins were then placed one on top of the other using a bbq skewer and some glue. Like this post? The ArtsyGirl Connection: Re-Post {Vintage Candy Corn Bottles} Hello artsy friends stopping in today.. I hope you are all having a beautiful fall day and a great start to your week! I am sharing one of my FAV feature I did last year for my 1st Fall Crawl.It was a huge hit and a lot of people loved how easy and familyfriendly it was to do with the kids. Hope you enjoy it again! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>So in love with these guys!! ~Vintage Candy Corn Bottles ~ This week, I added a few fall touches to our space to usher in the fall season & I LOVE it.. I'm happy to share an awesome tutorial with you today, on these awesome candy corn bottles I whipped up for the kitchen table.
Artsy Items NeededI ❤ *Krylon☺~ White, Yellow & Orange! *Bottles of your choice I made use of empty vodka and Izze Bottles.......Really, that's IT!!! For an old vintage feel, I allowed the paint to drip a little bit all around (it's not tooclear in these photo's unfortunately, but you can see the drip in the final outcome..). Linking Here: Thanks SO much as always for stopping in today!!