Haunted Halloween Mansion
Welcome to the September Creative Craft Blog Hop
hosted by Sara from Birdz of a Feather
A little Halloween fun today with a Spooky vignette
featuring a Haunted Mansion
It started with cardboard house I found at the craft store [Hobby Lobby]
I decided to turn it into a slightly spooky haunted house
It’s made out of thick, stiff cardboard
I lightly dry brushed some Graphite Gray paint on it,
being careful not to get any area “wet,”
which might cause the material to get soft or wrinkled
I used black and gray on the roof
and a little orange brushed with a black overlay on the chimney
I wanted the house to look old, neglected and weathered
I made a bunting and some signs on the computer using PicMonkey
Print out the signs on card stock, and cut them up
I colored a strip of white paper with brown marker
and glued it to a popsicle stick to make the sign post
Popsicle sticks make a great reinforcement for the card stock signs
Bright yellow squares of paper are taped inside the upper windows
to look like lamp light and Halloween picks of ghosts,
pumpkins and candy corn are peeking out the windows
Pumpkin and Frankenstein pails are ready for Trick or Treating
This is the intersection of Spooky St and Boo Blvd~
that poor fellow on the porch has been waiting forever
to see the witch!
The witch is home by the way, you can tell by her hat on the roof
If you should be in the neighborhood,
or passing by on Haunted Hwy,
beware of spiders, ghosts and goblins….
Enter at your own risk!
Halloween is just around the corner
So make some Halloween decorations and have some crafty fun!
You won’t want to miss all the creative craft creations
of my talented friends~
you can visit them all on the links below
Birdz of a Feather DIY Sewing Kit
Life as a Leo Wife DIY Crystal Balls from Dollar Tree Supplies
Blue Sky at Home How to Decorate a Glass Vase with Twine
Patina and Paint Halloween Shadow Box
Purple Hues and Me DIY Clay Fall Leaf Dish
Apple Street Cottage A Denim Pumpkin Sign
Modern on Monticello Scrap Wood Black Cats for Fall
My Thrift Store Addiction Dressed Up Dollar Store Pumpkin Place Cards
The Painted Apron Haunted Halloween Mansion
Decorate and More with Tip Faux Terracotta Pumpkin Tutorial
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner/ Between Naps on the Porch
All About Home/ Common Ground & Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Oh My Heartsie Girl / Turn About Tuesday
Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts / Crafty Creators
Full Plate Thursday/ Creatively Crafty/ Thursday Favorite Things
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Spooktacular, Jenna!
Thank you Rita, happy weekend!
Creepy, cool and fun! Had a laugh when I saw the house on top of the witch. Brings back memories of Wizard of Oz :).
Thanks so much Sara! And thank you for being our hostess!
My pleasure!
I have used this house before to make Christmas houses. Why I never thought to use them for Halloween is beyond me. Great job!! Sign me up… I need a few of these for Halloween. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Tammy, I’ve actually made 2 of these for Christmas also, they’re such fun to style and decorate!
You are incredible. I think I might try my hand at this project with my granddaughter. Thanks for the great directions.
Thanks Bernadette! This would be a great project to do with your granddaughter, have fun!
I’ve had that house (or one close to it) for years sitting undone on my shelf. Hopefully I can find the time before Halloween to make something as charming as this with it!
I have used the same house for holiday decorations too, decorated with gingerbread men, little plastic candy canes etc., they’re lots of fun the play with and style! I look forward to seeing what you come up with!
This is fabulous!! What a fun project – you didn’t miss a detail!
Thanks so much Patti!
This is just too cool, Jenna.
Thanks Angie!
Jenna, your haunted house is fabulous! I can tell you had fun with this genius craft. This cardboard house would be fun to decorate for Christmas. Thanks for the spooktacular fun and Happy Thursday!
Thanks Pam, I have made them for Christmas, lots of fun, it would be a fun project for you and the girls!
Jenna, you mastered every detail possible. I love your haunted house, so adorable.
Thanks so much Terrie!
Oh, I love this one Jenna!
Thank you Dorothy!
Jenna, this is as cute as can be! I can tell you had fun decorating this spooky project! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
Thank you Cecilia!
Jenna you did good girl…you are so talented…I love your spooktaular house vignette.Hugs my friend
Thank you Kari ! 🎃
Oh,my goodness! What a wonderful thing to do today–go blog hopping. And that cardboard house–what a find! It’s fantastic the way you transformed it with all the clever signs and extras.
Doesn’t the spider know that “Nobody gets in to see the witch, not nobody, not nohow”?–Oh, wait, that was the Wizard of Oz. ; )
Jenna, YOU are the wizard! Thanks for sharing your talents and getting us in the mood for some Halloween fun! Georgia Gal
Thanks Georgia Gal! These cardboard houses are so much fun to play with and style, I made some Christmas ones too a few years ago. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! Your tote should be arriving soon, it was sent priority mail from NY on Monday~
Jenna, I knew you would create something magnificent for this hop! How clever and imaginative! I love it!
Thanks so much Gail! I can’t believe Halloween is not too far away!
This is such a fun project. You’ve added so many wonderful details that I can’t pick a favorite! Love it!
Thanks so much Ann 👻!
Oh Jenna, this is just way to fun, thanks for the tutorial. I think your haunted house is so spooky cute, I wouldn’t dare enter it’s so scary. The sign post is perfect. Your grands will love this and I know you can’t wait to share it with them.
Thanks Emily, it was a lot of fun to make!
Spooktacular! So fun!
Thank you Nancy, I can’t believe Halloween is just around the corner!
Nice creativeness!
Thanks, a fun project!
How cute! Your haunted house is perfect. You decorated it just right for your vignette.
You did such a great job with the haunted house. Welcome to my coy house!
Joan,Marilyn and Marion
Thank you ladies!
Ok so this is just the cutest Jenna! Great tutorial and I’m pinning this immediately! Adorable!
Thanks so much Denise, it’s a fun project!
I’ll be featuring your spooky mansion on tomorrow’s Crafty Creators! See you there!