My Halloween Island

Just a few simple things can transform your living space into a Halloween house. I found a bleeding banner at the dollar store that I wrapped around my island. I then placed a black table runner, also purchased at the dollar store, in the center of my island. I covered it with left over plastic creepy crawlies and the creepy crawly candles I made in a previous post. So simple, but perfect for a touch of Halloween in my kitchen.

Halloween Wreath

Every fall I see so many cute wreaths in the stores to decorate your door on Halloween. But those store-bought creations usually come with a price tag that begs the question.. $40 for a Halloween decoration? That's crazy! This Halloween I decided to make my own door decor for half the price and I controlled exactly what it would look like. Here is a very easy tutorial on the wreath that will be hanging on my door all October long.

Final product:

Materials:

• wreath
• spider web
• plastic spiders
• flowers garland
• wooden or cardboard letters
• paint
• paintbrush

Step 1: Start with a wreath. I got mine from Michaels for about $10.

Step 2: Add dollar store spider web to the wreath, wrapping it around the circle.

Step 3: Wrap black flowers (or whatever else you desire) to the wreath, following the spider web. I purchased a garland of sparkly, black flowers from Michaels for about $5.

Step 4:  Turn wreath over so the side that would be touching the door is face up. Stretch more of the spider web across the back of the wreath.

Step 5: Turn the wreath right side up and add dollar store spiders to the web you created inside the wreath.

Step 6: Add your painted letters to your wreath by adhearing them with hot glue

Step 7: Attach to your door on October 1st and enjoy!

Halloween Centerpiece For Table

I went to Michael's yesterday (with a 40 percent off coupon that I got from their ad) and the majority of their Halloween decorations were on sale. YAY!! It was incredibly hard not to buy everything but I controlled my urges and only got a few things. I found some great things to make a centerpiece for my coffee table. I am incredibly happy with the result! :)

Here is the finished product:

The purple plate was less than $2 and everything else was at least 50 percent off. So not only is this an awesome centerpiece, it isn't that pricey to make either, especially with a 40 percent off coupon.

Halloween Dream Catcher

I am obsessed with dream catchers! I have about seven hanging over my bed and I even have a tattoo of a dream catcher. So I thought it would be a great idea to make my own dream catcher with a Halloween theme. It was my first time making one and it was even easier than I thought!This craft was also an inexpensive one, only costing about $10 to make and I got all of my materials at Hobby Lobby. Hope you enjoy making one as much as I did!

P.S. If you do decide to buy your materials from Hobby Lobby, you should go online before you go to print off a 40 percent off one item coupon! :)

Final Product:

Materials:
- metal ring- any size you choose
- Suede lace- I used black
- Feathers
- Foam spiders
- Decorative letters
- Hemp
-Super glue

also an extra set of hands wouldn't hurt

Steps:

Step1: Start with the metal ring and the suede lace and begin to wrap the lace around the metal rings as tightly as possible.

(This was the most difficult part of the project. I had to recruit my boyfriend to help me with this step. He held the beginning of the suede lace to the metal ring as I wrapped it, which made it so much easier to wrap)

Step 2: Once you have wrapped the suede completely around the metal ring, tie the two ends of the suede together.

Step 3: Use hemp to make the inside web of your dream catcher. Measure out about 5 to 5 1/2 feet of the hemp and make a knot on the suede ring. Make another knot about an inch and 1/2 to the right of the first knot. Continue to make more knots (about seven or eight) until you reach your first knot.

Step 4: Continue to make knots on the loops of thread from the first round of webbing until you have a small hole left in the middle. Tie off the hemp and cut off any excess.

Step 5: Cut two pieces of suede at identical lengths (about 1 1/2 feet) and one piece that is about three or four inches shorter. Fold the pieces in half. Loop the pieces of suede at the bottom of the ring (the shortest piece in the middle).

Step 6: Glue a feather to every other strand of suede hanging from the dream catcher and glue decorative letters to the rest (mine spelled out EEK)

Step 7: Glue the foam spiders randomly on the dream catcher(both the ring and strands).

Step 8: Tie a small piece of hemp to the top of the dream catcher, making a small loop so it can be hung on the wall for Halloween!

Creepy-Crawly Halloween Candle Holders

This is a dollar store project all the way! Two cute, hand-made candle holders only cost me about $8... which would most likely only cover one candle at other stores. I dont plan on actually lighting these candles, even though they would smell amazing being pumkin flavored and all. Unfortuanltey they are a fire waiting to happen and I'm not risking it. But they look super awesome regardless of the no lighting policy :).

Finished Product:

Materials:

• 2 tall glasses
• 2 candles that fit in the glasses
• spider web
• a bag of plastic creepy crawlys (I found a bag that included spiders, centipedes, roaches , skulls and other weird bugs)
• a bag of plastic skeletons (I cut off the ligaments and heads)
• a bag of goggly eyes
• hot glue gun

Step 1: Drop your candle in the vase and put a small layer of spider web around the base of the candle

Step 2: Add your creepy crawlys, any way you choose.

Step 3: Hot glue the eyes in a strip across the top of the glasess.


How easy was that?