Can you get enough Halloween?

NOT AT MY HOUSE!!!  BWAHAHAHAHA!

I came up with this little display for my bedroom

 I made a witches hat out of a paper mache hat I got at Michael's.  I used this skull as my hat stand. Also found the coolest printable from Chickabug and made a spell book cover.  I got the lenticular portrait from Michael's also, it is CREEPY!

 Every witch needs a broom, so I have that, and I put out a pair of my funky shoes with spiders in them for an added effect.

 I painted the hat black.  I used some white lace, and colored it with purple Glimmer Mist.  The flowers are from Bazzill and Recollections.  I added a couple of skull beads and a couple of glittered spiders.  The black feathers are the finishing touch.

 Another view of the book cover.

Stay Scary, My Friends!

A Birthday Junk Journal for Jackie!

I made this for my BFF!

 I used a book base from Glitz for the cover and some of the inner pages.

 I had some Glitz papers that I used also.  The pocket page is glued in the bottom, creating a middle pocket that I put large manilla tags in.

 The green pages is a policy envelope that I folded the bottom to the back to create a pocket...

 Then the other side is the envelope.

 I made her some large envelopes and put cards in them.

 You have to have some vintage home budget papers.

 Some 7 Gypsies papers also ended up in this book.

 I did some paper bag pockets.

 I found these cool tall flash cards that I put in the paper bags.

 Planning pages.

 Another envelope.

 I used some stickers from Glitz throughout.

 More tags.

Another pocket page and the inside back cover.

Stay Crafty My Friends.

And yet more Halloween goodness!

Ok, here goes the next installment...

 This is a corner of our house by my son's room.  We have a little table that we covered in creepy cloth from the dollar store.  I made the skeleton-spider.  The cauldron is filled with black flowers from Michaels, and when it is dark, a battery operated color changing light is going in the bottom to illuminate it.  We had the sign, but added black light paint to it to help it glow.  I have wall sticker spiders.  Also, I made the fortune telling game.  I found it here.  This is a cool site!

I found these mini frames at Michael's for $1 each.  I snapped up the last they had!  I went to the Graphics Fairy and found these pictures.  I had the ribbon from last year.  I just adhered the frames to the ribbon, added a bow, and Taa Daa!  I think it looks kinda creepy.

I added this to my bathroom.  I had an old embroidery hoop made of wood.  I painted it black and used it as a frame for another printable I found at the Graphics Fairy.  I added some Recollections flowers and ribbon to hang it with.

Stay scary!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Today is Jackie's birthday!!!  My BFF and blog buddy deserves a song...


ahem....

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday, Dear Jackie!!!!

Happy Birthday to YOU!!!

More Halloween Decoration Ideas

I thought I would share a few ideas with you.  I came up with some creative uses for some of my scrapbooking supplies.

This is a $1 Michael's birdcage I bought a while ago.  I filled it with a skeleton from a garland I bought at the dollar store.

This is another birdcage from Michaels.  I put some bats in here.  I made the bats from plastic rings that I got in a goodie bag at Michaels.  I cut off the rings, glued two bats together with some fishing line in the middle, and hung them from the top of the cage.

I thought our bathroom needed a little decorating.  This is the top of a cabinet we have.  I put the papers from the DCWC Immortal Love Stack behind the glass doors.  I used glitter pens to give the eyes a little extra shine.

This is our shower with the bloody handprint shower curtain. (You can see the cabinet reflecting in the mirror.)  Why did I show this you ask?  Well, we have sliding doors on our shower, but enough wall that we put up a curtain tension rod so that I could use the shower curtain.  Rather than spend extra money on the curtain rings, I used book rings!!!  You can get a bazillion of them for cheap at the office store, and they worked perfect!  (Just a side note, there is a clock in this picture...I made it with an old CD and a clock kit from the craft store.)

My kitchen also is going through some changes.  I had this old spice shelf and some jars.  I used some Tim Holtz papers to create labels for the jars.  At the thrift store I found this cool apothecary jar, that I filled with superball eyes I found at the Halloween store.  I filled the mayonnaise jar with glow in the dark spider web, and some spider rings (rings cut off just like the bats).  In the other jar, another skeleton.    Not pictured is another jar on the opposite side of my stove with mini skulls in it.  I am going to add some fabric toppers to the jars, I just haven't done that yet.  I am trying to decide which fabric to use.

Stay Scary, My Friends!!!

It's Here!!!

This is the junk journal that Tracey made for me for the swap on Mini Album Scraps. I asked for a kitchen journal, and this is what she came up with...I LOVE IT!

 I have this line of papers, it is from DCWV and it is so cool!  I had also told her that I like retro and vintage things!  This couldn't have been more perfect.

 The books were supposed to have 4 sections.  There were also supposed to be pockets.  She included a pocket on each divider.

 She edge punched the tags!!!

 In each section she added some patterned papers, and these cute little envelopes!!!

 These index cards are awesome! She inked the edges and punched them.  She stamped all of the images.

 Look at the cute little tags in the envelope!

 LOVE IT!

 She also added many bland pages to each section.  That is something I didn't do, just add white papers to the book, I am totally CASEing that idea!

 BBQ anyone?

 Beautiful doily page!

 Isn't this awesome.

 I can't wait to fill this up with my kitchen clippings.

 This is going to be COOL.

 She stamped throughout the book.

 She painted the chipboard letters as well!

 I am loving the Old Crow tag!

 So pretty, I really am blown away with this!

 This is FULL of pages for me to add to.

But wait, there's more!!!  She also sent me some goodies that I am going to use to DECORATE this with as I go!!!  How awesome and wonderful is this!!!

Thank you, Tracey!  I really love it!!!

Stay Crafty, My Friends!!