Category: Halloween

Halloween Crafts- DIY Dead and Breakfast sign

Jackie Hill November 2, 2014 0 Comments
Hi There! This is the last Halloween posting for the year. I promise.It will also be a short one, in that I lost some of the photos of the process. I am trying to get better with these crafting postings, so please bare with me.I saw a few of these signs on Pinterest. I am sure you can find many tutorials out there. This is how I made my sign.I found this lovely Country Kitchen art a few...

Halloween Crafts- DIY Specimen Board

Jackie Hill November 2, 2014 0 Comments
Hi There!Halloween is over, I know. But I still have a couple of crafts I want to show you.The DIY Specimen board is up first. I saw a few of these on Pinterest. You can find may tutorials on how to make one of your own, this is how I made my board.I got a bag of bugs from the Dollar store. Very cartoon-toy looking. That had to change.Two quick coats of silver spray paint.They look like...

More Halloween Decor

Jackie Hill November 2, 2014 0 Comments
Hi There!I know that Halloween is over. Boo-hoo :( It was a very cold and windy night here, we only had a few Trick-or-Treaters. I never had time to carve the pumpkins we had, let alone show you the rest of the decorations in the house. Here is a look at the Halloween decor I had put up in the dining room and the living room front window.I didn't change out the decorations in the Odd built...

Halloween Crafts- DIY Black Gothic Accessories

Jackie Hill October 28, 2014 0 Comments
Hi There!I am going to show you how I changed a few accessories I already had on hand for Halloween.In one word- paint!I love to thrift, I love to have garage sales, not just go to them.I had a few things I was ready to let go in the garage. They were waiting for the next sale,  just sitting in a box.All of these items were $1 or less. In fact, all of the glass objects were given to me for...

The Front Porch is dressed for Halloween

Jackie Hill October 14, 2014 0 Comments
I love Halloween. Always have.I love to dress up, I love the bite size candy, and I love to decorate for Halloween.When my kids were younger, I did lot of cute decorating. Smiling Jack-o-lanterns, scary cats, and lots of orange and black.This year I wanted to decorate for me. I wanted to go Gothic, just like in high school. ;)I used a lot of black, some white, purple, silver, gray, and  just...

Halloween Crafts- DIY Poison Bottle

Jackie Hill October 11, 2014 0 Comments
Hello there!I love to craft. I love to make things.I paint. I sew. I make jewelry.I have so many tubs of supplies. I may have a problem.As I do crafts, I will document it, and show them to you here.First up- Halloween DIY Poison BottlesThere are many ways to make your own bottles out there, this is just the way I made mine.You will need:- Old clean bottles- Craft Paint- Watercolor paint- Glue-...