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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Halloween Floating Frames

I just LOVE the floating glass frames Chelsea made and had to make some of my own. These are such an easy and inexpensive project to make. I'm thinking I need to make some for other holidays, too!

To start off, I used some old frames that I had. I spray painted them white and used sandpaper to rough up the edges. For this one I used a cherry wood frame and I like how both the cherry color and natural wood color come through.

I removed the back of the frame and added a dab of glue to each corner to keep the glass in place.

I also added ribbon to mine so I could hang them, but they look cute sitting on an entryway table like Chelsea's, too!

I used my cricut to cut some black vinyl. I used the Paper Dolls cartridge for the skull and tree and and svg file for the bat.

I just love the way they turned out!

-marie

Friday, October 26, 2012

Frugal Friday: Jack-O-Lantern Shape Matching

My kids LOVE Team Umizoomi so I was excited to see these cute printable pumpkins on nickjr.com. I printed the pumpkins on orange paper and the shapes I printed on white but then colored them with a marker. I laminated everything, cut them out, added magnets and now the kids have a fun, reusable game that's perfect for Halloween and learning their shapes!

We used dollar store cookie sheets for ours but they would also be fun to play on the refrigerator. You don't even have to use magnets if you don't want.

-marie

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

WIWW: Purple Scarf

I am really loving scarfs right now! I think they are a great accessory for a Fall wardrobe. However, they can get pretty pricey. I was doing some grocery shopping at Ralph's (a Kroger store) the other day and happened to see a display of scarves. They were all super cute and only $4.50 each! I decided to pick up this cute polka dot one. I love getting a bargain. :)

Shirt & Jeans: Kohls

Scarf: Ralph's

Boots: Discount Shoe Factory

-marie

Linked to: Rae Gun Ramblings, The Pleated Poppy, Two Thirty-Five Designs, Rolled Up Pretty & Transatlantic Blonde

Monday, October 22, 2012

Halloween Subway Art

Last year I shared with you some Fall Subway Art I made. I decided to utilize the back of that one and turn it into some Halloween Subway Art. Two for the price of one. :)

I used my Cricut to cut out a bunch of Halloween related words onto cardstock. After painting the board black I used Mod Podge to adhere the words on. I added another coat of Glossy Mod Podge over the entire board to seal it all in.

I also wanted to show you these platters. I picked them up at a thrift store for maybe a dollar each. I love that they are a nice, solid metal (not like the flimsy dollar store ones) and they already came tarnished and vintage-looking. Add a dollar store crow and some spider webs and they are the perfect Halloween decoration!

-marie

Friday, October 19, 2012

Frugal Friday: Halloween Frames

This is a super easy and really cheap project (my favorite kind!).

I started out with some ready-to-finish wood frames from Michael's which are only $1. I spray painted them black, roughed up the edges a bit with sandpaper and then added some embellishments. That's it!

It's a cute addition to my Halloween decor and it's so fun to display my kids' costumes from the previous year.

-marie

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Halloween Decorations- Part 2

My favorite Halloween Decorations are the white picture frames! I made these a few years ago with Cassidy. We went to our D.I. and picked up some cheap picture frames. We painted them and then roughed them up a little. Cassidy cut out some fun Halloween images on her cricuit and then we applied them to the glass. In order to keep the glass in the frame without the back on the frames we had to hot glue gun the glass to the frames! These turned out so cute and I am happy with the way they look!