Halloween table

Welcome once again to another diy!

Today we will be making candle sticks, cake display, and floral centerpiece. All of which cost me $8.76 to make! Hollaaaaaa!!

I'm a Pinterest junkie and when I saw these Dollar store candles, I knew I HAD to make them! I did mine on the cheap (yes, cheaper then the dollar store!) because the dollar store didn't have the candle holders lol. So here's how to make mine:

• Candles- $0.20
• Candle holders- $1.18 for two
• Paint- FREE from my craft corner!

As you can see my candlesticks were oddly colored so i had to paint them. I bought these at goodwill btw. 

I was going to paint the holders but I think I like them as is. Gives them character ;)

The cake stand, also Pinterest inspired. There are tonsssss of tutorials on different ones but this is mine:

               *plate $0.79

               *candle holder $0.59

(Bought from goodwill as well)

I was also going to paint these but once again I dig them as is. So next all you do is glue! I used E6000. Why? I don't know just didn't wanna plug in my glue gun and I know it's a good glue lol. I did however put a my organizer aka my binder on top to secure the hold till it dried.

See^^ lol

Floral centerpiece, I always have something of this sort on my table and last years was cute but BASIC. This year I stepped it up a notch but kept it simple.

             ~vase $1.00

             ~flowers $2.00

             ~purple and orange things? (If you know the real name good for you) $2.00

             ~spider ribbon $1.00

             ~hay lookin stuff..(again good for you if you know the real name lol) FREE from craft corner.

             It was left overs from my mason jar floral arrangement I currently have on the table for summer.

(Don't mind those skeletons I'm not sure what to do with them yet lol)

I put the hay stuff in and the flowers came with cute spiders so I put them in there as well. It looks super creepy! To me anyways lol. Then I arranged the flowers and purple and orange things. And when I say arranged I mean I threw them in there. I'm no florist. And I like to let my hands be free and do whatever feels best to them. That's art people. Embrace it!

If you have a black cat nearby get their approval on anything halloween related. Max approves.

Finally add ribbon with a cute bow and done!!

(Tablecloth from Joann's was $4.99, I just bought it right before I took this picture teehee☺️)

Don't mind those pumpkins I'm still unsure what to do with them but I had nothing else to put on the stand at the moment. Those are from the dollar store, but I did not include them in the total cost because they are from last year. My kids colored faces on them.. Anywho, special thanks to my little sister Claire for taking weird pics of her eye on my iPad! And shout out to my mom for the birthday money she sent which I used for these items 😊 money well spent if you ask me! Hope you all enjoyed my little tutorial! Happy crafting! 

Xoxo,

Susan.

easy CHEAP diy sign

Welcome to my first diy!

 

I cannot help getting into the Halloween spirit already! I thought a Welcome sign would be cute this year for our door. I debated on making this because I wanted to keep my wreath, but also thought of making a new one. Instead our wreath from last year will now be placed on our columns and I may or may not make new ones to go on the other ones.. we'll see. Either way I knew when I saw this cardboard (in the trash) that it could be used for something much more wonderful. Who's down for saving our wonderful mother Earth?? ME!

 

Anywho, so lets get started!!

 

Things you'll need:

*cardboard cut into a rectangle

(you could use something else but this was

free and available lol)

*paint

*pencil

*ribbon

*glue gun

*modge podge

*optional plastic spider

 

 

First cut to your desired size. I honestly found it like this and kept it as is.

 

Then you'll write what you want on it. I threw round A BUNCH of ideas and when it came down it my husband and I decided on a simple "Welcome" and what everyone likes to call the "Beetlejuice" stripe. It is very forgiving if you decide to write and then erase on the board. (trust me I did like 5 designs before I settled.)

 

Next you paint. I used acrylic paint because it's what I had on hand in my craft corner.

 

After that you modge podge. I did one coat just for gloss because we have a pretty large covered porch and I know the sign will not get wet or ruined. Otherwise I'd do a few more protecting coats and maybe use something other then cardboard for an outdoor sign. Totally do-able for an indoor sign though! :)

 

And here is my finished product! I had a random plastic spider that I glued on so it gave it more of a "Halloween" look. I'm also probably going to add a rhinestone or black rhinestone to the bow but haven't decided yet.

 

That's it! Super simple and super cheap! This sign cost me $0.00! My favorite! So next time you're throwing something away think of the beauty it can bring. Happy crafting!

 

love always,

Susan.