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Happy thirsty Thursday Girls!!!! Wow, can I just say THANK YOU for all the support on my last World's Biggest Whiner post? For those of you who didn't read all about my timing whoas on Halloween Decor, I was basically complaining that I don't have enough time in the day to hand-make all the things I'd like to, and OMG, am I really about to BUY Halloween bunting?!? Well, here's the update: I DID buy it. But I also made my own. I totally caved. In fact, I caved so much that I pretty much did hand-make and upcycle everything. What is my deal? I don't know, it really didn't take me as much time as I thought it would, seems how almost everything I used I already owned, or had on hand. Except for being one felt sheet short for my bunting.
So....wanna see my crazy go halloween stuff??? OK!
The Mantel.....Isn't she a beauty? This is my first ever holiday driven mantel, you know, cause J Chen gets a little territorial on such things.....
The Bunting: Made using the Sily as a pennant stencil and cutting out of orange felt. The letters were also cut from the Sily and hot glued to the pennants. I used Jute and then some other weird jute-like rope I had (when the jute ran out).
From left to right....
The Boo Mirror Tray: I picked up the tray from my favorite thrift store on half-off day over the summer for about $2.50. I added the orange "BOO" using vinyl and my Sily.
The Black Skull: Picked up from $ Tree and spray painted a glossy black.
The Wreath: I used a large wire frame and wrapped it in burlap. Next I cut out the bats using my Sily and black poster board from the $ Tree. Then I just hot glued them on.
The Gold Owl: LOVE HER! I picked them (there's another!) up a couple weeks ago from a vintage shop for $2 a piece. Engraved in the clay on the back is "1975" and a name. VINTAGE YO! I spray painted them gold.
Gold Candle Sticks and Mini Pumpkins: I picked up the candle sticks at the $ Tree over the summer. I spray painted them gold and then hot glued one on top of the other. The mini pumpkins are REAL! I painted on white glue to the tops and added gold glitter. You can't really see them that well though....
From Right to Left:
Gold Pumpkins and Risers: The pumpkins are also from the $ Tree, spray painted the same gold as all the other items. The risers were used at our wedding in December 2007 for our candy buffet. We start trends, ok? Ok. :)
The Mirror with the Crow: The mirror was a Christmas present from my Mom in 2006 or 2007. I added the crow using orange vinyl and my Sily, silly! J Chen said it looked like Edger Allan Poe. It's not a RAVEN, ok?
I'm planning on making a tablescape for the actual party, but I won't be able to get final pictures of that until that day. Cause we're using our kitchen table, and again, J Chen gets all territorial over common areas.....BUT, I am able to show you this custom sunburst mirror I made just for the spot!
I used a plastic skull platter from the $ Tree and spray painted it black--as well as all the wooden dowels I had laying around (broke in half). I had the mirror from a previous trip to the Hobbit Lobbit. The little gold things on the dowels are spider and bat rings from the $ Tree, spray painted the same gold as every. thing. else.
I can't wait to show you the rest of the tablescape then it comes together! Sure, it will likely be past Halloween Party Time, but you know, there's always next year :)
PS, I'll be using the store-bought bunting on the tablescape ;-)
Big (why sleep when you can create?) Smile,
So....wanna see my crazy go halloween stuff??? OK!
The Mantel.....Isn't she a beauty? This is my first ever holiday driven mantel, you know, cause J Chen gets a little territorial on such things.....
The Bunting: Made using the Sily as a pennant stencil and cutting out of orange felt. The letters were also cut from the Sily and hot glued to the pennants. I used Jute and then some other weird jute-like rope I had (when the jute ran out).
From left to right....
The Boo Mirror Tray: I picked up the tray from my favorite thrift store on half-off day over the summer for about $2.50. I added the orange "BOO" using vinyl and my Sily.
Left side of the Mantel |
The Wreath: I used a large wire frame and wrapped it in burlap. Next I cut out the bats using my Sily and black poster board from the $ Tree. Then I just hot glued them on.
The Gold Owl: LOVE HER! I picked them (there's another!) up a couple weeks ago from a vintage shop for $2 a piece. Engraved in the clay on the back is "1975" and a name. VINTAGE YO! I spray painted them gold.
Gold Candle Sticks and Mini Pumpkins: I picked up the candle sticks at the $ Tree over the summer. I spray painted them gold and then hot glued one on top of the other. The mini pumpkins are REAL! I painted on white glue to the tops and added gold glitter. You can't really see them that well though....
The right side of the Mantel |
Gold Pumpkins and Risers: The pumpkins are also from the $ Tree, spray painted the same gold as all the other items. The risers were used at our wedding in December 2007 for our candy buffet. We start trends, ok? Ok. :)
The Mirror with the Crow: The mirror was a Christmas present from my Mom in 2006 or 2007. I added the crow using orange vinyl and my Sily, silly! J Chen said it looked like Edger Allan Poe. It's not a RAVEN, ok?
I'm planning on making a tablescape for the actual party, but I won't be able to get final pictures of that until that day. Cause we're using our kitchen table, and again, J Chen gets all territorial over common areas.....BUT, I am able to show you this custom sunburst mirror I made just for the spot!
Try it yourself with my sunburst mirror tutorial! |
I can't wait to show you the rest of the tablescape then it comes together! Sure, it will likely be past Halloween Party Time, but you know, there's always next year :)
PS, I'll be using the store-bought bunting on the tablescape ;-)
Big (why sleep when you can create?) Smile,
6 comments:
You did a lot of work there but it turned out very nice! It's a pity that we, here in the Netherlands, don't celebrate Halloween in general :( I would love to decorate too!
Uh-mazeballs I can't wait to see it in real life! Not just on blog or FaceTime!!
I LOVE the raven, er, I mean crow. :) If only I had a mantel...*sigh*.
VERY VERY Neat! Love the BOO mirror tray it is so creative! Your Mantel looks awesome, great job! Thank you for joining us at Patches of Pink ~ Shelly
Awesome! Thanks for sharing at Patches of Pink!
Valerie
Amazing decorations! I especially love that you spray-painted those pumpkins gold. Such a great idea!
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