Halloween 2013

Today I'm sharing Halloween pics of the boy from last year. That being said, poor boy was sick on Halloween (we've had it rough this year) and didn't get to go out and do the fun kid things. So we stayed home and had a party. :)

You should definitely check out Comic Heros from Sweet Digi Scraps for a great comic inspired kit to work with! It was fabulous for these pictures and I can see using it with so many others!

Halloween Spell Book

So I saw this idea on pinterest and like many others, just pinned it and went on with my day. Well, I finally decided to put it to use. I made my very own spell book decoration for Halloween! I have this ledge in the stairwell and it is perfect for decorating. And the kids can't reach anything I have in the corner! 

I found the broom at Goodwill a couple years ago and picked it up, I've wanted to paint it black for awhile. If you look closely you can still see the red bristles underneath. I think I will soak it in some RIT and see if it absorbs the color. I picked up a small skeleton (in the jar all the way in the corner), the crow and the skull at Dollar Tree. The cauldron has been with us for awhile, and I've been keeping my eyes open for a real one. I included a partially burnt candle, cause what witch wouldn't use a candle in their spells?!

For the spell I decided I didn't want anything too gruesome, so I went with Macbeth. 

And the spell book was really easy to create. I picked up a book at the dollar store, my only requirement that it had a black spine. I brought it home, sprayed the pages with water to wrinkle & age them a bit, curled the edges and glued the pages together. I printed the 'spell' off and adhered it to the book then distressed everything with a mix of paint and walnut ink in a spray bottle. Last I used hot glue to attach the bookmark ribbon to the inside of the spine.

I've seen a few different DIY spell books floating around, so if you have one to share link it up in the comments. I'd love to see it! 

Happy Halloween!

It's been so long since I've been around, for that I apologize. I've been sort of busy getting costumes ready, prepping craft projects and watching preschool children do all sorts of crazy things.

So today I thought I would stop in and say Happy Halloween. I also wanted to share the witches brooms that I made for the preschoolers. There are multiple variations of this project online, but I tried to keep mine fairly simple and plain. I didn't ink the sticks (have you seen the saliva that comes out of a 2 year old when they have a sucker?), I used coffee filters on the outside and twine to wrap them up. I didn't even glue anything down (again, hello two and three year old's). But I'm happy with how they turned out and I think they make a cute little gift for the kids!

Now, I hope to get back to sharing my projects. I've got some projects in the works and in my head for Christmas, so I should be back to playing with my paper very soon!

Have a wonderful Halloween, we'll be celebrating as a Ballerina and Optimus Prime.