Weeeeeeeee (that was a squeal of joy). I LOVE the holidays! I am sure I have mentioned that on numerous occasions. So now that Halloween is almost here it was time to do some decorating. I dont have too much stuff, so this year I thought I would MAKE some decorations.
First was the garland… ( I wasn’t feeling the whole purple orange and black theme…so I went for more orange greens and yellows)
crows I made myself
Bats I got from here…this Halloween poem/sign
yay a little Halloween cheer!
Here are a few how to’s for what I did…
So, I saw this sign with a cute Halloween poem at a store for about $30 and thought… I can make that! And I did, for only $8.
The sign.
Supplies from Home Depot:
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-wood that was 10 feet by 2 1/2″
-Another piece that was smaller and thicker (for the back)
-Wire Brads/nails 1-1/4″
-Glidden paint color- cinnamon stick
I had them cut the wood into 14″ pieces and the other piece of wood into two pieces that were 20″ long. I nailed the 14″ planks on. I didn’t line up the pieces…I thought it looked better that way. I painted the board, sanded it and made it look more antique like. Now came the LONG and time consuming part. I used some stencils I got from Michaels, penciled in the poem, then painted it over with black.
TA DA!
Garland…super super easy! I bought fabric quarters at a fabric store…and twine from Home Depot.
I cut them into 2″ by 8″ and then tied them onto the twine. ha ha nothing fancy :)
its not all that exciting, but festive enough for now :)
