T cakes: October 2012

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Halloween Crafts 2012

To make you need: a shadow box, 2 pieces of cardstock, candy corn, jewels optional. We found some silhouettes online, printed & cut, glued to back ground, set in box and add candy corn in bottom.

Directions: you need 18" wire wreath form, 3 yards material of choice, pinking shears, ribbon & accessories ( I used a spider web from dollar store, & wooden letters I painted and 'blinged' out with rhinestones.) Cut strips of fabric with shears approx. 7" x 1 1/2" tie close together on wreath until full, add bow & accessories.

Our big project: "The Witch Stand"- wooden boots we made the pattern for ourselves & our sweet uncle cut them out finished the edges and attached them to dowels. We painted them with black satin finish spray paint, added bows & rhinestone buttons.

Our hats- I love seeing the witch hats that are full of fun Halloween stuff!
You need: A boa, ribbon, feathers and anything else you want to add (spiders, skulls, rats, bats, etc.) I found the skull & spider web at the dollar store and yes, the eyes light up! Feathers, ribbon, and flower (Christmas pick) at the craft store. I was given the boa, but you can find them in bulk really cheap at haloheaven.com.

The dowels are striped with colored duct tape!

There is a skirt hanging from the foam atop the legs. The skirt is cotton black material with strips of tule.

My mantel. I found the rat, crow, and skull with candlestick at the dollar store- I had to paint the skull and glue it to the candlestick, and add the rhinestone eyes. I sewed the witches boot out of cotton and filled it with poly-fil. I have three boots and used to hang them like stocking on my fire place... at my old home. The second silhouette you see is simple cut out material in a dollar frame! The silver candle holders were a great clearance find last year.... I love clearance sales!!