Itsy Bitsy Spider Door Decor

This year for Halloween I wanted a little something different for my front door.  There are some many cute wreaths out there.  I love them all.  I was wanting something a little more non traditional. I found my idea at the Dollar store.

 Here is what you need:
2 googly eyes
spool 3/8 inch black ribbon
Foam pumpkin
Spider web
Hot Glue
Dowel or skewer

Start by wrapping your ribbon on to a skewer or dowel like in this post: Here {Spider Hair Clips}

 After baking your ribbon cut into 8 equal parts.

Take a skewer and punch a hole into the pumpkin.  Use the skewer to push the ribbon inside.  Use a bit of hot glue to secure the ribbon into place.

Add your googly eyes. 

Depending on how long you want your spider to hang, cut your ribbon accordingly.

Use the skewer to punch the ribbon through.  Dab some glue to the hole and ribbon to secure. 

 Your spider is ready to hang.

Add your Spider web and your new spider has a home!

I added mine to my front door.  Not quite your traditional door decor.  But sometimes I am not so traditional!

Don't forget the Masquerade Ball is up and going.  Stop by and link up your favorite Handmade Halloween Costumes. Some serious prizes are up for grabs.  Will one go to you???

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Please Welcome {52 Mantels}

Today I have a fun painting technique to show you as well as an easy Painted Halloween Sign! I'm so glad that Adrienne invited me over to participate in the Masquerade Ball. I love the fun costumes of Halloween and I can't WAIT to get inspired by you all! 

Painted Halloween Sign {using a charcoal transfer method!}

supplies:
unfinished wooden plaque
mod podge
paint brush
charcoal pencil
decorative paper (I used a chevron treat bag because I liked the pattern!)
an image to trace (I used this bat and added words. But, you could use any image you can print on plain printer paper!)
paint (I used black acrylic)

After gathering supplies, cut your paper to fit the plaque's face. Attach the decorative paper to the wood by painting mod podge under and on top of the paper. After the mod podge dries, take a cloth or paper towel and "paint" the plaque's sides with black paint. You could do this with a brush, if you'd rather. I wanted a rough, distressed look, so I dry-rubbed the paint on the sides with my paper towel, letting some come over onto the paper.  

To transfer your image onto your dry plaque, rub charcoal over the entire backside of your image. Place the image, charcoal side down, onto your plaque. Take a pen, pencil or sharp object and trace around the entire image. For the letters, trace around the edges. When you lift the paper, the design will be outlined in charcoal. So cool! 

After your design is traced onto your plaque, take a small paintbrush and paint inside the lines. After my plaque was done, I painted on small, flying bats to add a bit more.

Wah-la! You have a hand-painted Halloween Sign! Now that you know this technique, you can use it for all KINDS of things! Get creative! 

You can find Emily at 52 Mantels a blog about all things home, including weekly mantel makeovers, seasonal crafts, easy recipes and simple DIY projects. Come over for a visit! 

A Big Thanks to Emily for Posting today.  What a fun project to do.  I may even have my older boys try that out!  Please head over to 52 Mantels and check it out.  So many great ideas!!! The Masquerade Ball Link Party is up and running. Se sure to add your Handmade Costumes!

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Please Welcome {Nellie Bellie}

Hi all!! I’m Janel from NellieBellie… And I am so glad to be here!!   Today I am going to show you some cute creepy cupcakes. These are so fun for your Halloween festivities!! The eyeball cupcake. The graveyard cupcake. And the…character cupcake? Let me give you the quick tips on how to achieve these.

Eyeball cupcake.

This cupcake is made with a white cupcake, white frosting, and an eyeball candy. Just jam that eyeball into the top of the cupcake…done!

Graveyard cupcake.

Chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting. Use crushed sandwich cookies for the “dirt” A cookie is the “tombstone”. And I used a candy mold to create skeleton bones.

Character cupcake.

Chocolate cupcake with white frosting. A halloween mini clothespin (from Michaels) is attached to a toothpick and used as a cupcake decoration. I used black cookie icing to write BOO on the top. Having fun Halloween treats doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive! Sometimes simple is best! Thanks so much for having me here!!

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Thanks Janel! I love how easy these are to make. My boys would enjoy helping make them.  Go see more of Nellie Bellie, I love visiting her site.  So many creative ideas!

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Please Welcome {My Sister's Suitcase}

Hello Masquerade Ball guests! We're Nat and Holly from My Sister's Suitcase, and we are so excited to be judges for Adrienne's costume contest. Today we are sharing an easy way to get a custom look for your little girl's Halloween costume this year... by making a fun hair accessory!

Last year, I made several Disney-themed tutu dresses to sell at a local boutique. Some of my inspiration was found on Pinterest, but there were a few looks that I came up with all on my own!

Here are two of my favorite costumes:

I made an Ariel {Little Mermaid} dress for my daughter, and a Lilo {from Lilo & Stitch} dress for a client of mine. (Suzanne is a photographer and bought several of my tutu dresses to use for photo shoots.) When I am coming up with ideas for my designs, my favorite part is thinking about how I can make a fabulous hair accessory to put the dress "over the top!" For the Lilo costume, I wanted to create an over-sized red hibiscus flower to add a little drama to the outfit.

I used some red satin-type fabric, yellow satin ribbon, and a headband from the dollar store. To create the flower, I cut seven petal shapes out of the red fabric and stitched a seam down the middle of each petal. I added three small pieces of ribbon {with the ends knotted} to make it look like the stamen in the middle of the flower! I carefully glued all the petals together in the center, with the ribbons coming out of the middle. The flower was attached to a red felt circle and slid on to the headband. That way you can adjust the placement of the flower depending who is wearing it! I love how it turned out:

For my Little Mermaid costume, of course I had to incorporate a Dinglehopper!

I found one of my little girl's play kitchen forks, spray painted it silver and added a layer of glitter paint on top. I added some purple tulle underneath {to match the dress} and glued it together. I had a separate clip for the dinglehopper, so you could choose either that, the flower, or BOTH!

If you are looking for a way to spice up a store-bought costume this year, or customize your own costume, a homemade hair accessory is the perfect solution!

Thanks for having us today Adrienne! We can't wait to see all of the homemade creations you guys come up with :)

Thanks Nat and Holly. I am in love with the "Dinglehopper". If you haven't been over to see them you need to.  There blog is full of wonderful projects.   Head on over and check them out.


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Spider Hair Clips

That time a year is rolling in.  A month where you can get away with a little more than the norm.  I love Halloween and the fun things my kiddos get to experiment with.  They just get to be kids and have fun. 

I love experimenting with my Little girls hair.  (Frankly I am not very good a t little girl hair.  Probably why I only have one girl}   I am more of a pony tail mom! 

This year I wanted to make something different for her hair.  The usual bows are great, but I wanted off the beaten path kind of thing.  So I came up with these.  Big black fuzzy spiders for here hair!

Want to make a few of your own? Here is how you do it!

Supplies:

Black pom poms

Wood skewers

Googly eyes

Black ribbon

1/8 inch ribbon for bows

Hair clips

Hot glue

Start by wrapping ribbon onto a skewer tape off the ends. Depending on how many you are making you will need 1-2 skewers of ribbon for your legs.  Place on cookie sheet in an oven on the lowest setting. Bake for 20 minutes. This is the same method you use for making Corker hair bows.

While your ribbon is baking start by wrapping your hair clips with black ribbon

Add 2 googly eyes to your black pom pom. Set aside.

When your ribbon is ready unwrap from the skewers. They should be like a curly corkscrew.

Mine were really long and I was able to get one spider from 1 wrapped skewer. I folded the ribbon in half and then in half a gain. This gave me eight legs. Glue legs to the center of the clip.  Wrap a small piece of ribbon around the curly ribbon and the clip to hold secure.

Add a bit of glue to the top of the legs and add the pom pom.  Add a cute bow and your are ready to go.

You could even use them to decorate a shelf or a mantel.

Have a Spooky Month!! And don't forget to enter the Masquerade Ball.  The Link party has begun.  Please stop by and add your handmade Halloween costume.  I would love to see what you have made!

Have a Spooky Month!! And don't forget to enter the Masquerade Ball.  The Link party has begun.  Please stop by and add your handmade Halloween costume.  I would love to see what you have made!