As a kid, Halloween was usually a cold holiday. The smell of bustling fall leaves filled the air, and a crisp wind nipped at your face. The weather alone contributed to the ghostly spirit of the day.
All in Holiday
Sinister Clown Ornament
I was surrounded by clowns my entire childhood, literally and figuratively. My father dressed as a clown and walked his imaginary dog in local parades for years. He approached it with an enthusiastic, kid-like joy. His imaginary dog was even known to pee on passersby via a small handheld siphon pump tucked up his sleeve for special effect.
Sugar Skull Doll Ornaments
I was inspired to make these Sugar Skull Dolls after finishing a Dollar Tree Halloween Hack /Sugar Skulls. Sugar skulls are fanciful depictions of the spirits of those who have passed, so think of the colors, flowers, and motifs of your deceased loved ones and use them to decorate your Sugar Skull Dolls.
Pumpkin Halloween Ornaments
Halloween was absolutely my least favorite holiday as a kid. Boundless piles of candy didn’t appeal to me, and the sheer thought of walking door to door in a splendid handmade costume that took my parents weeks to construct terrified me. Yet, every year, I was drawn in by the creativity that surrounded the holiday, and little has changed. I’m still lured by the creativity and enjoy sharing my creations. Watch the video below to see this year’s creations, and have a Happy Haunted Halloween.
Boho-style Felt Trivets that Protect Your Dishes and Table in Style
The holiday season is here, and Winter weather is settling in for many of us. The cooler weather and the thoughts of upcoming celebrations lead many of us to think about sinfully scrumptious foods that warm our hearts and souls. My favorite dishes, bread stuffing, bread pudding, my Dad’s oven-baked applesauce, and green bean casserole, bring back memories of family celebrations and make me pull out my most treasured casserole dishes to begin planning. Yes, just like I pick my outfits based on what shoes I want to wear, serving dishes often dictate the holiday menu at our house. I consider myself a foodie, so the right menu is essential, but I am first and foremost a visual creative, and how a meal looks and is served is at least fifty percent of my holiday experience. I also enjoy when form and function come together beautifully, and this project ticked all those boxes.
Happy May Day!
This May Day card was created using vintage, botanical game cards discovered at a thrift store. I painted the perimeters to bring out the color of the flowers. I then scanned the cards into my computer and printed the images on watercolor paper. I cut the images out, placed a grommet in each corner, and glued them to the front of a 5” x 7” greeting card. The vintage game cards remind me a little of seed packages, and the thought of spring flowers prompted this May Day card.
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, how lovely are thy branches? Adorn with snow and mistletoe, diamonds, pearls from long ago….. O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, how will you tell my story?
When you bought all your gifts online but forgot to buy wrapping paper... - Upcycled Wrapping Paper
I forget to buy something every year, and this year it was wrapping paper. “@*&^%!!!”
Burlap Pumpkins
These Dollar Tree burlap pumpkins transformed so easily from simple rustic to retro-vintage Halloween style with just a little black embroidery thread and orange, black and yellow paint. Watch the video below to see how I did it.
Scary Pumpkins
This post is a Big Lots Halloween hack that shows you how to paint scary pumpkins. It is an easy project that everyone can do with success. Just watch the following video for step-by-step instructions.
Glitter Sugar Skulls
I finished the Glitter Sugar Skull - Dollar Tree Hack post so late last night that the lighting in my studio wasn’t adequate to take these photos. I wanted to provide these detailed photos for those of you who want a little inspiration. There are endless ideas on the internet too, and many of them are free to print. Just Google Sugar Skulls and click on Images. A menu will appear below Images. Click on “printable.” You can print out designs and practice squeezing the glitter glue onto them if you want to practice a little first.
Glitter Sugar Skulls - Dollar Tree Hack
The video below is the third in a series of Dollar Tree Halloween hacks. It shows how to make Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls out of Dollar Tree glitter Halloween skulls. It is a fun project for kids, and all the supplies necessary for it are from Dollar Tree.
Bat with Bloody Eyeball - Another Dollar Tree Halloween Hack
This is another fun and easy Dollar Tree Halloween Hack. All you need to complete it is: Dollar Tree Hanging Black Bat, 1” Wood Ball, Bright Red Delta Paint, White Acrylic Paint, Black Acrylic Paint, Acrylic Extender, Zeyar Red Metallic Pen, Zeyar Fluorescent Fiery Amber Pen, 0 Liner Brush, 10/0 Liner Brush & the video below.
Dollar Tree Halloween Hack - Sugar Skulls
This project transforms plain, Dollar Tree Halloween skulls into vibrant Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls.
May Day Flower Puzzle
May Day is just around the corner, and I am dropping flower puzzles off at my friend’s front doors this year instead of delivering flowers.
Vintage Greeting Card Christmas Ball Ornaments
This project takes treasured family correspondence and greetings out of dusty boxes and cluttered drawers, and transforms them into precious ornaments that can be appreciated every year during the holiday season or given away as gifts to family and friends.