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Showing posts with label Halloween decor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halloween decor. Show all posts

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Halloween Decor Ideas on Thursday Favorite Things

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Happy Thursday dear friends. We have been having the most awesome fall weather. Now I feel more like fall decorating, although I already did. lol!

I am heading to Pittsburgh on Saturday. I have not seen my Mom since June when I was there. I really miss her and my sister. I will be driving, which I love to do but it is a long trip - 15 hours.

I pick some awesome Halloween decorating ideas and crafts. 

I hope you have a fabulous weekend ahead.

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Saturday, October 8, 2022

Halloween Boo Sign

Halloween Boo Sign

I am still trying to make some Halloween crafts and this one was easy and very inexpensive. I had everything on hand so it doesn't get better than that - zero dollars.
 
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Dollar Tree Ghost Garland

Dollar Tree Ghost Garland

You can find so many great Halloween items at Dollar Tree as many of you know. I have been finding great items that I can use for decor. This is my second project that I have made from inexpensive items from the Dollar Tree. My first one was about Bats, Branches and Bows that I shared. You can see that project here


When I bought the bats, I also bought some wooden ghosts. I decided to make a garland using them.

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This garland looks great with my Bat Tree. 
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How to make this garland:

- one package of wooden ghosts (8 per package)
- black felt
- glue 
- black/white twine
- white paint

I placed the wooden ghosts on some foil on a cookie sheet and then painted them with white paint. You could do this with a brush or spray paint them. Use whatever you have.

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I painted both sides of the wooden ghosts. Once they were dried, I added some black felt so the eyes would stay out. I cut a piece that would cover the eyes and the mouth. You can use black paper or foam core that they have at the Dollar Tree. 

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The black really makes the eyes and mouth pop.

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Once all of the felt was on, I used some black/white twine that I got at the Dollar Tree. If you can't find black/white twine, you can use regular twine or plain black.

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I just threaded the twine through the hole in the top of the ghost and then hung them on my window that is in my dining room. 

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Saturday, September 10, 2022

Bats, Branches and Bows

Bats, Branches and Bows

I have a very inexpensive project for you and everything comes from the Dollar Tree and your back yard. I call it my bats, branches and bows project. 

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I had to start creating some Halloween decor. I kept seeing all of the posts about fall and Halloween so when I went into the Dollar Tree the other day, I found these packages of bats. 

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The great thing about these bats was that they had clips on the back so I could easily attach them to branches.

Although I liked the bats, I thought I would paint their eyes red. I had some red paint and dabbed it on. You don't need to do this if you don't want to. Hopefully, you can see their red eyes in this picture. 

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I headed in the back yard for some branches. I found one that had some moss on it. That would work well. I gather a couple more sticks. Hubby gave me this blue/green vase on my birthday with flowers in it. Although it is new, I like the shape and color.

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I did place some floral foam in the bottom to hold the branches.  Once the branches were secured, I started to add the bats. 

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Of the 4 packages of bats, I used all of them except for 2. I needed something more.  A bow around the vase. I also found this at the Dollar Tree. First I tied some ribbon around the vase and then made a bow and attached it. 

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While at the store, I also found these Halloween shot glasses, at least that's what I think they are. I wasn't really sure what I was going to use them for, just bought them. 

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I put a tea light in them and put them around the vase. 

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So for $6 I was able to create my Bats, Branches and Bows. I am so excited that I created my first fall/Halloween project. Maybe I will go in the attic and get my fall and Halloween stuff down.


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Sunday, October 6, 2019

A Quick Halloween Vignette

Need a Quick Halloween Vignette?

Halloween is rapidly approaching and I am still decorating. I wanted a quick and easy vignette for my kitchen table. So I checked my stash, painted a little, added a little and this is what I came up with. 


Eclectic Red Barn: Black painted candlesticks and pumpkins

Friday, October 13, 2017

Inexpensive Halloween Books

Inexpensive Halloween Books!

I love to decorate for Halloween but hate the high costs of many of the cute items, so I look for things to make cheaply. I recently shared my Decorative Stacked Pumpkins that I made from inexpensive plastic ones.

Today I want to share my Witch's Books. Of course a witch needs to have a book full of her spells, right? 

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Decorative Stacked Pumpkins

I love those fall and Halloween stacked pumpkins but they are expensive. I was looking through several magazines and they can be as high as $200+. Yikes! No way I am paying that so I thought of a way to make one for myself. 


Eclectic Red Barn: Stacked pumpkin topiary
This cost me less than $2. Want to make one for yourself? I will show you how to do it.

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Easter Eggs as Fall Decor?

Easter Eggs as Fall Decor?


My husband and I are recovering from Irma's destruction, I haven't had time to put my things back outside because of all of the downed trees.  Hoping to start this week. 

As we were moving things in the garage, I found these plastic eggs. I set them aside and the next day I thought about what I could do with them. Could I use them as fall decor?
Eclectic Red Barn: Plastic eggs for fall centerpiece

These 6 eggs were the bigger ones, around four inches
in length. I decided to turn them into acorns. 

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Need a Quick Halloween Vignette

Need a Quick Halloween Vignette?


Halloween is rapidly approaching and I am still decorating. I wanted a quick and easy vignette for my kitchen table. So I checked my stash, painted a little, added a little and this is what I came up with. 


Eclectic Red Barn: Black painted candlesticks and pumpkins

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Plastic Pumpkins and a Drapery Rod

Plastic pumpkins are cheap and lightweight so they were perfect for this outdoor project. If you have some of these plastic pumpkins and a rod, you might be interested in making this project.
plastic pumpkin and rod




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