Invite some feathered friends to roost at your door this Halloween with a festive wreath. Upgrade a plain grapevine wreath to the standards of a night watchman with nesting materials like mosses, lichens, dried foliage, and cotton netting. MATERIALS: Grapevine Wreath Artificial Crow Black Netting Moss Manzanita Branches Dried flowers or foliage Floral Wire Hot…Continue Reading “Crows Nest Wreath”
As the darkness falls and the wild wind blows; forests just seem a bit more desolate this time of year. Create your very own haunted forest from the comforts of home with mini trees made from branches and a little burlap. Display on tabletops, mantles, or counters for a haunting effect. MATERIALS: Branches Burlap Scissors…Continue Reading “Mini Haunted Forest”
Mums require a great deal of water especially in the warmer weeks leading up to Halloween. So, if you purchased your mums a bit too early and have a few crispy, crunchy specimens by your doorstep; by all means paint them. You heard me. Paint them in a spooky black and plant them in a…Continue Reading “Dead Mum Planter”
Halloween is fastly approaching; and your festive decor most certainly needs a creepy, cool scarecrow. Scarecrows have long been a thing of legend and a close friend to the friendly farmer of times past. These easy to assemble garden ghouls require only a little-worn plaid, a bit of straw, and some scrap wood to bring…Continue Reading “Scarecrows”
Fall to me is all about the comfort food; and nothing radiates comfort more than heavy cream, cheese, or bread. Oh, and bacon. I almost forgot bacon. So, when all of this heavenly goodness unites inside the rich, golden flesh of an heirloom pumpkin you have the ultimate fall indulgence. RECIPE: 2.5-3lb pumpkin or 4…Continue Reading “Stuffed Pumpkin”
Assemble an eerily morbid mantle this October full of watchful eyes and jars filled with poison elixirs just begging you to wander over and take a closer look, that is, if you dare! Begin by placing a festive garland made from fall leaves directly on the mantle. Learn how to make one here: FESTIVE LEAF…Continue Reading “A Morbid Mantle”
Leave are synonymous with the fall season and about the most readily accessible element to add to your fall decor. Fashion a fabulous fall garland from nylon roping to drape on your mantle or over a doorway to usher in the season! MATERIALS: Leaf bunches, oak or maple Nylon roping, 4-5ft Scissors Floral Wire Spray…Continue Reading “Festive Leaf Garland”
With a definite chill in the air and the call of winter in the distance the woodland beings are clamoring to find a cozy spot to call home. So, skip the traditional jack-o-lantern face this year and carve up a fairy house instead! MATERIALS: Carving pumpkin Decorative Squash Moss Bark Pine Cone Toothpicks Straight pins…Continue Reading “Enchanted Pumpkin Carving”
Dress up your Halloween cocktail spread by crafting up some wicked wine labels from centuries old scientific illustrations that are just oozing creepy crawly charm. Pour with caution! MATERIALS: Wine bottles Scientific Illustrations Scissors Glue stick STEPS: Fruits Avocado, grapes, kiwi, strawberries, bananas, watermelon and devensec.com discount bulk viagra apricots are good examples. The http://www.devensec.com/meetings/DEC_Organizational_Chart_2014.pdf…Continue Reading “Wicked Wine Labels”
Revamp boring Halloween decor from the Dollar Tree to create a stunningly beautiful macabre display sure to send chills down your spine. Lackluster plastic skulls become dreadfully chic vases for crooked branches and pumpkins seem as they were plucked from the underworld. All you need for this simple makeover is a bit of black spray…Continue Reading “Glitter Skull Vases”