Glass Slippers

An old, worn out pair of my daughter's summer sandals...BIBBIDI BOBBIDI BOO!

Glass Slippers!

I wanted to make use of what we had (recycling, saving the environment and all that jazz!) and I didn't want to spend more money. So I painted her shoes silver and added some sequins I had and tada! glass slippers to go with her Cinderella costume. She loves them! That's what really matters.

Gone Batty!

I took a page from Martha Stewart's book and made these bat cutouts to decorate my front door. At some point I will add spiders and spiderweb silhouettes. It's just something fun to look at as we are coming and going.

Scared Stiff! (starched ghost)

Here is another fast, no cost Halloween craft. I used a cloth diaper (I had them laying around-they are great dusting rags) but other materials such as cheese cloth or old sheet would work too.

Step 1: mix 1 cup cold water and 1/4 cup corn starch in a small sauce pan.

Step 2: bring to boil and stir until a thick jelly-like paste forms.

Step 3: soak cloth in water and squeeze out excess water (the water will help the cloth to absorb the starch)

Step 4: in a bowl add the starch solution and cloth, cover cloth well with starch solution and remove excess

Step 5: lay fabric over object to shape (I used a vase with a bowl turned upside down) and allow to dry over night

Step 6: add on face with paint or permanent marker.

I think with would look great with a battery tea light underneath or hanging from the ceiling.

Witches Jars

Here's a no cost idea for Halloween decor. I took jars and vases that I had and added "witches ingredients". I used pulled apart cotton balls for "cobwebs", green yarn for "poison seaweed", and black paper cut in the shape of bat wings for "wing of bat". I printed out the labels on computer paper with a spooky font. I used brown watercolor paints (the kind my two year old uses) to age the paper and then tore out the labels to give them a frayed look. I attached the labels with scotch tape. It was simple and quick and required no purchase. You could use all kinds of things around the house to double as "witches ingredients" and add them to any container.

Decorating Craft Pumpkins

Here's a craft pumpkin where I added ribbon and tulle to give it a bit of Halloween whimsy. I attached my ribbon with glue dots so it was super easy but glue or pins at the top and bottom would work too. The thing I love the most it that it will last from year to year so the few dollars I put into it will go a long way! Can't take credit for the idea, I got it from http://thepleasuresofhomemaking.blogspot.com/ . Hers was way cute with the leaves on top.

Halloween Greetings

Getting excited for the spirit of fall and Halloween, I made two Halloween greeting signs to hang on doors in my home. I painted hardboard with acrylic paints and used paint pens to write the greetings. Everything was free hand (I don't profess to be some great artist), but who needs perfection anyways! I found super cute Halloween ribbon with black and orange and spider webs. Super easy, super quick, and the cute sayings add a bit of holiday cheer to the Halloween season.

Fall Ribbon Wreath

I know it's a little early for fall decor but all the fall decorations in the stores got me in the mood to make a craft project for decorating in October and November. This is a super, super easy project that I did in under an hour. It was super cheap too! I took a wire coat hanger and bent it into the shape of a circle. I bent the hook of the hanger at the top into a loop to hang the wreath. Next I took coordinating orange, brown, and gold ribbon and tulle and cut 6-8 inch strips (I got the ribbon from the dollar section of Michaels and added it to what I had in my stash at home). Then simply tie the ribbon around the hanger, fluff, and voila!