Happy Halloween!

Hope everyone eats lots of candy today!

:)

BOO!

Last week while I was on Fall Break, I got to enjoy some quality craft time.

And, I got to enjoy it with a friend. Even better.

So, I wanted to show you guys our cute Halloween craft (before Halloween is over).



We had been searching like crazy for Halloween crafts on Pinterest prior to fall break and decided on one like this so we could break out the mod-podge.

However, the mod-podge turned out to be a bad idea when I dropped the bottle on the floor while trying to put the cap on.  It splattered all over my floor and jeans and I now have these lovely large white streaks all across my super-faux hardwood floor. But now, everytime I see them, I am reminded of the super-fun memories of our craft day! Too much? Yeah, probably.

Okay, so, if you want to have your own super-fun craft day and mod-podge adventures, then here's what you need:

• Wooden letters (what I used) or chipboard letters (what R used) - we spelled "BOO" but you could also do "EEK" or anything else really.We kept it simple.
• Mod-podge (we like the matte kind)
• Halloween scrapbook paper
• Paint (colors that match your paper)
• Paintbrush, x-acto knife or scissors, and a pencil
• Sticker embellishments

 What you do:

• Paint your letters
• Trace letters upside down on the opposite side of the paper that you want to show
• Cut letters out with x-acto knife (You can also use scissors, the x-acto knife just gives cleaner cuts)
• Brush a layer of mod-podge onto your letters and position the paper letters on top.
• Brush a layer on top of your paper. (I always let that layer dry and do another one)

So excited

Hard at work

R's almost finished letters

My finished letters

The bat is my favorite :)



Only 4 days until candy!

Halloween Countdown

I know I told you guys I had a wedding project to show you soon, and I do.

But first, I want to show you my Halloween countdown.  

Have you ever seen/owned (my family owns some) those calendar blocks where you change the numbers everyday?

You know, like these

Well, I decided to take the concept and change it into a countdown for my second favorite holiday

HALLOWEEN

I used:

2-2"x2" unfinished wooden blocks

A piece of scrap wood for the bottom

Black paint and paintbrush

Scraps of Halloween themed scrapbook paper

Mod Podge

My Cricut and the Jubilee cartridge
(I didn't use the acrylic sealant that you see in the picture, oh, and that cheese dip jar you see is actually homeade mod-podge - found here)

Steps:

First, I painted all of the wood black

Second, I measured out 2"x2" squares and mod podged them to the blocks

Then, using my Cricut, I cut out 0,1,2,3,4,5 for the first block and 0,1,2,7,8,9 (9 doubles as a 6) for the second block

I also cut the word "countdown" for my bottom piece of wood

Lastly, I mod podged the numbers and letters to the wood

(Since most people don't own a Cricut, you can always use stickers for the letters and numbers)

Final Product

There are now only 27 days left until I can scarf down as much candy as possible before going into a sugar coma! :)