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Saturday, October 17, 2020

Halloween Eyeball Plant

Halloween is near and I can't help but to keep adding to my spooky decor!

After being inspired by this creative post that I found on Pinterest:

I decided to make my own version of the

Halloween eyeball plant, check it out:

(I'm loving the potted bones and carnivorous bush, I may have to make those next 😊)

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I started with a faux plant that I already had. I chose this one because the scrubby condensed shape would make gluing the flowers in easy, and I liked how the terra cotta color would match the roses that I planned to use.

For the eyeballs I used a package of plastic eyes that I bought at Dollar Tree. These come all blue with red irritation around the iris. I wanted a mix of brown and blue for my plant, and didn't want the dry eye look, so I changed them up a bit. Just grab some permanent markers (I used Crayola), flip over the eye and draw a new iris and pupil in the color that you want.

Click here to browse Dollar Tree's online selection of holiday decor.

After purchasing a bunch of orange fabric roses, also from Dollar Tree, I pulled off the blooms and glued the newly colored eyeballs into place.

After that it was a simple as gluing the flowers into the plant.

And there you have it, a creepy but fun Halloween eyeball plant!

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I hope you enjoyed this holiday how-to post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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Saturday, October 10, 2020

DIY Harry Potter Spell Books

I love decorating for Halloween!

After making my own set of Harry Potter inspired Halloween potions, I thought I should probably have some spell books to go along with them. I mean, how can you create anything worthwhile without instructions, am I right? 😁

Here is how easy it is to create your own:

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Cardboard Book Boxes

I started my project by purchasing blank cardboard books, ready to customize.

I want to say these were $1.99, $2.49 and $2.99 (depending upon size) and I found them at Hobby Lobby. I like them because they are lightweight and easy to store, plus you can tuck some of your breakables away inside if you want 😎

Apple Barrel & Folk Art Paints

I chose to paint my books using a collection of acrylic paint colors that would blend nicely, were fall inspired and went with my overall household decor.

Here are the shades I chose:

Antique White (for the pages)

Metallic Pure Gold

Metallic Rose Gold

Metallic Antique Copper

Territorial Beige

Melted Chocolate

Jet Black

Pages

I first used the antique white to paint out the 'pages' of the books. Instead of aiming for a complete, solid coat, allow the brush strokes to show. If you do it right, it helps give the illusion of sheets of stacked paper.

Prettily Painted

With my pages dry, I painted my covers in two sets; a stack of flat and a stack of metallic. I like to think of how I'm going to display my items when choosing what colors to put where, and had already decided to have them scattered piles.

Using Microsoft Word I created and printed the labels you see above. I separated them into two groups, putting the general potion books on the metallic painted books and the spookier titles on the darker colored books.

(Here is a post from Just A Girl And Here Blog where you can learn to make your own labels)

In case you can't read the labels well, here are my titles:

Confronting the Faceless

The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self Protection

Death Omens - What to do When the Worst is Coming

Potions & Brews

Magical Drafts & Potions

Advanced Potion Making

*All of these titles are from the Harry Potter book series*

Using Mod Podge, I painted the books, stuck the cut out labels in place and then painted over them again. Once dry they made an adorable spooky addition to my Halloween decor!

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I hope you enjoyed this holiday how-to post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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Saturday, October 3, 2020

DIY Blanket Scarf From Fabric Remnants

I can't stand being cold, and who doesn't want to wear a cozy blanket all day?

I know I sure do, so when I saw a tutorial on Pinterest explaining how to make a blanket scarf, I was all for it!

Here are the tutorials that I used -

I completely forgot to take photos while making the headband 😣, but you can get all of the information here:

DIY Blanket Scarf

DIY Headband

While I followed the tutorials nearly perfectly, I did add my little twist by using fabric that I found in the remnant section of Walmart.

Check it out:

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Not being a big sewing type of person, I was wandering around the fabric section of Walmart wondering if this was a project that I could even pull off...and I found the remnant section! Who knew? An entire area of pre-cut discounted fabrics! Ok, ok, sewing people know about this, I'm sure, but it was news to me 😄

Not only was the fabric at a great price (each of these bundles was $4), but I was able to find thick cozy fabrics in fall appropriate colors. Armed with the confidence of scoring a great deal, I bought three different kinds.

*Note - I did choose fabrics that were nice on both sides, meaning I could get away with a simple hemming of the edges. That way I could avoid having to double up the fabric, making the scarves too bulky.

So what does a novice do when she needs to measure and cut? She spreads everything out on the kitchen floor, of course! I'm totally professional over here...

Following the scarf tutorial, I cut 2 Yards at 44" wide.

I did use a laser level to help me cut in straight lines. Intended for measuring with walls, I use this tool for cutting paper and fabric, as well as helping me to line up my vinyl when pressing shirts.

You can click here to find this level on Amazon.

*Note - Working on the kitchen floor, you can see one of my rugs in the photos. Don't actually cut your fabric with anything underneath like this as it could throw off your measurements 😉

After cutting my fabric in the recommended measurements, I added a simple hem around the edges and was ready to go! A warm, cozy blanket scarf, just like that!

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-Jennifer

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