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Spooky Halloween Candles

If you are like me and you don't have an arsenal of Halloween decorations, you don't want to miss this tutorial!  Today, I am sharing how to make spooky Halloween candles from toilet paper and paper towel rolls.  So start saving those cardboard rolls and read on! Want to skip the tutorial?  Check out my Facebook page where I made these live! What you need You don't need much to make these spooky candles. Cardboard toilet paper and paper towel rolls Hot Glue Black Paint ... View Post

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: easy halloween diy, Halloween, halloween crafts, halloween diy, harry potter

Halloween Wreath For Your Front Door

Hello and Welcome!  Are you starting to decorate for Halloween? Today I am sharing how to make a Halloween wreath for your front door using deco mesh and ribbon.  If you are looking for a full, colorful and not-so-spooky Halloween wreath for your front door, then you are in the right place. This wreath is easy to make and is complete customizable.  For this particular Halloween wreath, I used 4 colors of deco mesh and a few different Halloween themed ribbons.  You will also need a wire ... View Post

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: affordable home decor, deco mesh, deco mesh wreath, diy wreath, Halloween, halloween decor, halloween decorations, halloween wreath

DIY Halloween Decorations

School is starting soon which means in our house, it is time to start decorating for Halloween.  If you are looking for DIY Halloween decorations, you have come to the right place!  Today I am sharing some of my all-time favorite Halloween DIYs with you. DIY Potion Bottles These Harry Potter- inspired potion bottles are so simple to make and they are perfect for Halloween.  I used empty glass condiment bottles, including an old syrup bottle.  All you need is a glass bottle, some black ... View Post

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: chalk paste, deco mesh, deco mesh wreath, diy wreath, Halloween, harry potter, potion bottles, seasonal decor, stencils, tiered tray, video tutorial

Fall and Halloween Crafts to Make and Sell

Hey there crafty friend!  Are you looking for Fall and Halloween crafts to make and sell?  Well, you are in the right place.  Now that craft fairs are picking up, it is a great time to create and sell some seasonal crafts.  Whether you are selling on Etsy, at a craft fair or online, I am sharing these ideas to help you come up with crafts to make and sell this fall. T-Shirts T-shirts are a great craft to make and sell.  I have found that sassy Halloween t-shirts like this are HOT! Whether you ... View Post

Filed Under: DIY, Tips Tagged With: crafts, DIY, DIY decor, fall, fall crafts, Halloween, halloween crafts

Skip The Messy Pumpkin Carving This Year and Make These DIY Halloween Pumpkins Instead

Love decorating for Halloween?  Then you will love these DIY Halloween Pumpkins!  I love whimsy Halloween decor and these pumpkins are certainly cute and whimsy!  If you don't enjoy carving pumpkins, but still want to decorate for Halloween, these might be just the ticket.  These DIY Halloween pumpkins took me minutes to make and the cleanup was a cinch compared to cutting and gutting a pumpkin! I made these with Chalk Couture.  Have you heard of it?  If not READ THIS.  If you have, then you ... View Post

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: chalk couture, DIY, Fall decor, Halloween, Home Decor, pumpkins

Impress Everyone with this Colorful DIY Sugar Skull Sign

I am so excited to share this DIY sign with you today!  When I saw this transfer in the Chalk Couture catalog, I knew I had to have it!  Read on to see how I made this DIY sugar skull sign.   Have you seen the Disney movie, Coco?  It is great...like really, really great.  My boys LOVE it and so do we (I even cried at the end)!  One of the reasons we love it is that it teaches an important part of a different culture that my boys were not previously exposed to.  Dia De Los Muertos ... View Post

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: coco, day of the dead, Decor, dia de los muertos, DIY, Halloween

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