Sunday, October 30, 2011

Halloween Garland

I made this cute garland for my fireplace, it needed some pizzaz after my husband informed me that with all the green and white it looked more like St. Patrick's.  

I think it added just the right touch.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

A new member of the family


Meet our purple Vampire.  

Just another member to my little family I created last year.  I love that purple made it's way in.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Framed Halloween Art {Tutorial}

I did these two cute framed art, and loved so much how they tured out, that I thought I'd share.

Find a cute scrapbook paper that already looks like art.  Buy 2.

Cut out all the images you want to raise, and embellish.
I picked red and gold glitter to embellish with, and a rhinestone.
Add embellishments as desired.  Let dry completely.


Add foam squares to the back of each image, and adhere to the untouched page.  


Now all you need is a frame, and you have a beautiful piece of art.


This is the other one I did.

Skeleton Mirror

I bought this mirror a while ago at Hobby Lobby for my craft shows. I tied orange ribbon around it, and I hang it from a tall hook so people can use it as they try on headbands.  I saw it in my basement and decided it needed to come out for Halloween.  The black with the orange screamed Halloween.  Then I decided it needed a cute skeleton to go in the middle. {made of vinyl}  I love it.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Halloween Blocks

I saw this idea HERE, and knew I had to do it!  I LOVE how they turned out. It was so simple and it looks great on my little decor table.


More framed art

More new art for my house this year:

Printables that my friend did.  You can find them HERE.

My collage art wall...
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this printable.  Brings me back to my optician days.



I had to frame the orange one in another part of my house.
And another printable my friend did.  Also HERE. My house is almost ready :)

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Mummy can

Totally stole this idea from my friend.  We live right next to each other, and our houses tend to look very similar during the holidays :)
All we did was glue strips of linen on to a canning can (this is a BIG one.) Leaving a couple exposed for added detail.  Then cut eyes and smile out of felt, and glued it right on top.  SOOO easy and super cute!

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Halloween Art

Every year I add to my decorations, whether I get rid of out dated ones or just add to my collection.
This year I have been doing some fun Halloween art.

3D bat specimen art. 

An idea my friend found on HGTV.  Love how it turned out.

And sweet trick-or-treater silhouettes.

A baby shower

This time for my husband's cousin.  We decided to do an owl theme.  So a few items I made beforehand...


Cute Cute Cute invitations...

Diaper cake
With cute, tiny pennant banner.


Owl toothpicks for the mini sandwiches.

Owl straws for the water
Baby sleeping sign (that matches the theme of her nursery)

Game folders

With a "words of wisdom" card, and three games
I LOVE the papers together.  They turned out so cute.  I stole the idea, and got the printables from my friend who did them HERE.
Printed out these cute printables, and borrowed cute frames from same friend.
At the shower:
Entry table:
Cute owl favor bag.
Maternity pictures of the beautiful mom to be...
Sign, and game folders
Food counter decorations:


Prizes for the game..
Tray game, she kept all the items :)
Food:


Decor:
Cutest owls in tree
Who would've thought that FIVE people would've guessed correctly how many clothes pins are in the jar?