American Gothic Makeover

And on with the Halloween decor...
Sometimes I don't want to take down everything on the walls to give a room a Halloween tingle, so I shift the theme of what I already have up.
One of the new projects this year was some plates that I have in the hallway, which is usually done in a shoe decor.




I made a template the size of the center of the plates and then cut orange scrap booking paper to be a background for each.




Then I Googled "American Gothic" and found some really cool interpretations of the creeped out farm couple.



Using the template, cut each image to size, then laminate the photos with the orange paper behind. I like the laminating because they can be used for more than one year, but that isn't necessary.



Cut out the images and tape to the center of each plate and there ya go...instant decor!!

Skulls on a Red Tree

So as much as I love Halloween and everything it stands for, I don't like to spend a lot of money. Why??? Because if you buy something expensive and showey for your house then everyone else has the exact same thing. (Besides that, I'd rather loose all my spendin' money in a slot machine...yeah I know, gambling is pointless...but get over it) Also, living in a small town, everyone tends to shop at the same stupid store and decorate with the same stupid stuff.

I prefer to put on my creative witchy hat and make things that are one of a kind.

For example, this year I have created a skull tree! I got these most awesome skulls at the local dollar store (8 for $1.00) and drilled holes in their little tiny heads. I ran with my love of beading and beaded some of their eyes for a glowey creepy feel. Then I popped the little buggers over the pre-strung lights on this awesome red X-mas tree I got at a yard sale last some ($.50).

Now throw some ribbon on and WAA-LAA!!! Instant original spook!

Beaded Skulls and Halloween Treasures!

Alright, so I've been slacking on the blog lately..but there are good reasons. Most importantly I have been digging through the trenches of the basement decoration room and slowly oozing the Halloween decor through the house. I get a lot of slack over starting to decorate in August, but they just don't understand. I'm not the type to slap a paper pumpkin on the window and call it a day...no, no, no...and if I'm gonna do it up, I'm gonna enjoy it.
I have also been working hard to get my stock up for my eBay shop. Doing a lot of beading, which I absolutely love! So here are a few of my newest treasures...