This is a post I got to share over on the fantastic blog Eighteen 25 last week for their Spooktacular September event. I love their blog, don’t you?
Anyway, it is the beginning of my Halloween make-over. Wanna see what easy projects I came up with?
I went to the craft store. Okay. To be honest it was the Hobby Lobby. I might want to move in there. Just sayin’.
I have decided that I want to attempt a primarily Black & White Halloween this year. So I knew I needed a few new things to fill in where I’ll be editing orange decor.
I looked through the Halloween stuff. And just couldn’t find what I wanted.
You’ll never guess where most of my projects came from….the Christmas aisles!
Yep.
I was raiding the stuff right next to Rudolph.
I think it’s gonna be a secret between just you and me.
Black is VERY “in” for Christmas decor. So I had lots of things to choose from.
Bonus!
We’re gonna do “Oh Christmas Tree”, Halloween style. If Jack Skellington can do it….so can I! Start with a can of spray paint primer and a can of Glossy Black. (I also used some gray). Then get:
- Grapevine Tree Form
- Terra Cotta pot
- Styrofoam Ball
- Clearance Vase
- Sticks from a tree. No leaves.
Spray paint everything. Prime first. You’ll never regret it.
Tree #1 is a Halloween topiary.
- Get a dowel and stick it into the base of your spray painted ball.
- Hot glue it so it doesn’t wiggle.
- Then take it outside and spray paint the dowel. (doing it in this order also gets the glue on the base sprayed. Just makes it super clean looking)
Buy some inexpensive plastic beading. Where? You guessed it. Christmas aisle.
- Hot glue the first few beads and let it dry well. (this will make your life easier….I promise)
- Then wrap the beads around the circle, gluing as you go.
- I spray painted my pot black first, and then put some vinyl decorations on it.
- Then I sprayed again in white.
- When the vinyl is removed, you have a perfect little decoration on your pot. It’s fabulous!
Tree #2 will be made with your sticks.
- Get your spray painted sticks and put them into your spray painted vase.
- Secure them in some floral foam. Preferably with some hot glue. They like to move around.
- Find some small black ornaments to glue in the branches. (these are glittered styrofoam balls. Where? Say it together, class……THE CHRISTMAS AISLE!)
Tree #3 is your grapevine one.
- It just needs to be sprayed.
- And wrapped with a few of your left over topiary beads. Easy Peasy!
Look at the scary decor I have to add to my Halloween display. I’m completely loving the classy/spooky “Hollywood Tower of Terror” feel that they have. I’m definitely giving trees a chance to join us before Christmas from now on.
LOVE this! Gorgeous photography as well! xo
I love everything you do! I, too, am on a huge black & white decor kick. I can’t get enough of it! Fabulous stuff! Thanks for always sharing your creative ideas.
Way cute! You definitely put your “Heart” into your creations. (I know that sounds lame, but, I had to use the name somehow).
I’m sorry, I know this is going to put me on that haters comments website, and I love your site and your projects – I think I have most of them flagged to try, even though I can’t craft to save my life, but this is driving me crazy. An isle is a small island. An aisle is a row of shelves in a store, which is probably what you mean. Unless there’s a Christmas Island in Hobby Lobby, in which case, I totally want to go there.
Nah. You won’t get on the haters site. I’m not a hater, as a rule, at least…..I try not to be. And I totally needed to fix that. Thanks Laurie!
I’m not much of a hater either – but grammar comments always seem to get the finger-point and brand of hater. I’m just a former editor with an addiction to good grammar and a tendency to be a little ‘Hermione Granger’.
I love that it’s “classy” Halloween decorations! Oh and I love the song that goes along with it.
Anna
http://www.askannamoseley.com
LOL, as an author for “that hater website” AND a self proclaimed Grammar Geek, I would not have considered Laurie’s comment as something suitable for submission.
I love the black and white Halloween colors. I did a black & gold Christmas 2 years ago and I have to say that with the exception of Easter, I can’t think of a time when black isn’t just fab. Love it all!
That makes me laugh Viv! I kinda am a grammar geek. And that’s totally why that would never bug me. Actual spelling errors make me super embarrassed. If people feel the need to comment on funny punctuation or other things that I do because of my personality….ummm….not so much. Other than that, if people give criticism in a way that’s nice…..it never bothers me.
Black & Gold? Oh. My. Gosh! That would be so stinkin’ fab! My husband has a rule about Christmas colors needing to include red and green. Grrr…I finally talked him into a little teal last year. I could NEVER get away with black. And I am DYING to! You live it up and think of me! Deal??
OMG! Love! Love! Love!
Soooo cute!!!
I’m doing all black and white Halloween decor as well, and am having a hard time finding things. Pier 1 actually has a couple of things that I had to pick up- black and white cake plates and glittery black pumpkins! Soooo cute. Lookin’ good!!
how cute and simple! I keep hearing everyone complaining about Christmas stuff being out in the stores already, but I love it! Especially when you can use it to make Halloween decor
“All we are saying is give ‘trees’ a chance…”