Are you ready for a little pre Halloween fun?
Our monthly Creative Craft blog hop is full of Fall
and Halloween crafts and ideas to share and inspire!
Thank you Andrea of Design Morsels for hosting this great hop
If you’re here from Debbee’s Buzz I know you’ve already had some Halloween fun!
I know Halloween is going to be different this year,
with trick or treating not recommended,
so I decided to make my own little trick or treaters!
These were inspired by the Peter and Paulette figures
in the MacKenzie-Childs new fall line
Nothing scary, just Halloween fun!
I decided chunky wood candlesticks would work for my idea
and sure enough, I found exactly what I envisioned on Amazon here
I painted them white first
and then took time to draw and color my vision for them,
One would be a witch with a pumpkin head
and one would be a sunflower scarecrow
I already had several wood balls in my craft supply
that were the perfect size for the heads
I glued them in place with a glue gun
The scarecrow head got a coat of very pale yellow ochre
The witch’s pumpkin head was painted orange
then some yellow strokes were overlaid on top
to make it look like a pumpkin
Next up, black and white checks
Time for faces!
And hair!
I used some natural excelsior moss I had on hand
You can buy some here
You could also use raffia, straw, cut felt, yarn, cut paper or colored paper
For the scarecrow’s hat, I used 2 shades of brown felt and a wine cork
and a piece of ribbon around the base of the cork
The witch hat is just a simple orange felt cone
glued to a black felt circle,
with a piece of spider web fabric coming out of the top point
Time to finish painting the bases
The scarecrow has sunflowers and stripes
and the witch patches of purple and green
and a playful mix of patterns
As usual, when I’m painting,
at some point I get so involved that I forget to stop and take photos
and all of a sudden these trick or treaters were done!
Trick or Treat!
I spent less than $15 dollars to create my trick or treaters
They are about the same size as Peter and Paulette
that retail for $250!
I don’t like to get out Halloween things until October
so currently I am enjoying my scarecrow
on top of my art desk in the kitchen,
next to a Pumpkin Patch tiered tray
Juicy Details
Pumpkin Patch Fall Tray/Fall Must Haves here
Burlap Ghost Bottle/tutorial here
Plastic Candy Corn decorations/amazon here
Painting Sunflowers/tutorial here
Painting Pumpkins/tutorial here
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If you’re following the hop in order, next stop is
where you will learn how to make some really beautiful Fall vignettes!
You will want to visit all my talented crafty friends
and see their ideas at the links below!
Celebrate and Decorate – Dollar Store Skull
Design Morsels – Mummy Door Decoration
Chas’ Crazy Creations – Breast Cancer Awareness Wreath
Birdz of a Feather – Cement Planter DIY
My Thrift Store Addiction – Thrifty Tips for Crafting Seasonal Pillows
B4 and Afters – Crochet Scarf Patterns
Debbees Buzz – Elegant Black Pumpkins
The Painted Apron – Trick Or Treat Creations
My Hubbard Home – Rustic Autumn Craft
Purple Hues and Me – Whimsical Scarecrow
My Family Thyme – Stamped Tea Towels
Our Crafty Mom – Halloween Tiered Tray Ideas
Raggedy Bits – How To Make Wooden Halloween Pumpkins
Home Is Where the Boat Is – Halloween Witch Craft
Decorate & More with Tip – Simple DIY Pumpkin Pillow
Zucchini Sisters – Pumpkin Truck Sign
BlueskyAtHome – DIY Pumpkin Wreath
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Meal Plan Monday Love Your Creativity Over the Moon
Between Naps on the Porch, Celebrate Your Story,
All About Home/ Common Ground Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Turn About Tuesday
Full Plate Thursday Centerpiece Wednesday Creative Crafts
Thursday Favorite Things Creatively Crafty Creative Cumpulsions