Halloween. Branches.

I found this idea from a cool blog called NieNie Dialogues. It was hard to find some cool branches I could use around here-palm leaves wouldn't have looked so cool. I found a guy with a chainsaw in a cherry picker cutting these branches down. There were orange cones on the street. I asked if I could take some for a Halloween decoration. Annie was in the car and Apollo and I gathered all the branches.

For the look, I took off the leaves and spray painted them black. I bought some birds at Michaels and spray painted them black too. Afterward, I found some black birds at the dollar store for cheaper and they were already black. They have all found a home on my branches together.



My sister found these cool branches.


Here's my mom's. She bought the birds at a dollar store too.

Halloween. Wreath.

Isn't this a beautiful wreath? My sister made it! She bought fake red roses at the dollar store and spray painted them black (still leaving a little red) and hot glued them to a vine (or wood, what ever you call it) wreath. She made a bow and tied it onto the finished wreath.



Here are some of the decorations for my nieces birthday. Happy birthday Princess Gracy!

Halloween. More Deco.

My sister sent these pics of her entrance. The glassware and candelabra came from the D.I. She bought the rubber hand and put it in a jar of water. She added one drop of green food coloring.


For the painting of the girl, Heidi painted paper white and taped it to a painting (she rubbed the tape on her clothes to make it less sticky so the paint from the painting wouldn't come off). This would be cool for a family photo for Halloween.

Halloween. Ghosts.

Here's a fun idea my mom sent for Halloween. She said The ghosts are made from a sheer material. It's okay if the edges shred from blowing in the wind-they look scarier. I'm sure some old sheets or other materials would look great too.

Halloween. Witch's Broom.

I saw this at a cute little Halloween store and thought I could make it myself. It's a fun and easy project.


Materials Needed:
Dowel stick-for the broom handle (a tree branch might even look better and would be cheaper)
Rafia- You can get it at any craft store. I found a dried branch from a palm tree that would have worked well too.
Paint-Spray paint and something to paint the stripes
Masking Tape



Here's how:
1. Spray paint the stick black. After it's dry, tape off where you want the stripes. I did two on the top and one on the bottom.


2. For the broom sweeper part, I fold the rafia three times and cut the bottom then spray painted it.



3. Paint the stripes. Apollo helped. The paint bled under the tape but I liked how it didn't look perfect-it added to the whole Halloween thing.

...and here it is...

Halloween. Scary Specimens.

I bought all the jars, glasses, and silver platter from the D.I. (the second hand store I mentioned earlier). The mossy stuff came from the Dollar Tree (it's a few bucks more at Michaels). We set this as our centerpiece on our table and try to eat around it. Putting everything on a platter makes it easier if you want to move it. I've seen people put masking tape and label the specimens in the glass jars as if they came from a science lab.


I challenged Carleton to fill three of the jars. He took the kids and picked up some cool looking stuff at the grocery store. I pulled the tops off these peppers-they look like dried worms or fingers to me.


Dried papayas.


Fire pineapples. They look like hearts.

Blood. Syrup with red food coloring. I let some run down inside the glass and it dried cool.


Dried apples with a cockroach (they come in pack at the dollar store).



Goopy Eyeballs.

The cup came from the dollar store. They had blood you could put on the window so I used one for this.


The glass with the scabs (top pic) was done with sticker scabs and I just put catchup inside. What ideas are doing for Halloween? I would love to hear from you.

Halloween. More Decorations.

My sister, Heidi, and I saw all the cool decorations on Martha Stewart's website so we got inspired and went shopping at Deseret Industries (a second hand store). She found an amazing candelabra and I found these cool candle holders for cheap. I got the glittered skull (they have it for a few bucks more at Michaels) and the doily for a buck at Dollar Tree. I got the black candles from Michaels in the Halloween section.