Add Tulle to a Chandelier or Mirror for Halloween

Add a few yards of black tulle to a chandelier or light for Halloween! It should be pretty inexpensive at your local fabric or craft store! 

Also works great on mirrors!

DIY Halloween Silhouette Window Clings

These are made from saran wrap and permanent marker.

Step 1. If you are using a pattern, lay the piece of paper down on a table, then spread the saran wrap over top.  You might want to secure edges so that the saran wrap doesn't move, but I didn't and just adjusted it as I went.
I did a Google search for "Halloween Silhouette" to find a pattern to print.
Here was the witch I used.
Here are some owls that would make good window clings.

Step 2. Trace the outline of the pattern with permanent marker, then remove the pattern from underneath.

Step 3. Color in the insides, then let dry completely.

Step 4. Remove all child, cat, and dog nose prints, mouth prints, and hand/paw prints from the window. Carefully press the saran wrap onto window!

And at night from the outside...

**Update: You can also put the saran wrap on the window first and do the drawing while it's on the window so you don't have to worry about transferring it afterward and edges getting stuck together! 

Here is a large one I drew free-hand while the saran wrap was already on the window:

DIY Halloween Decorations- Simple & Black

I love the simplicity of all-black silhouette decorations for Halloween. I simply got random cheap items from a thrift store (all about $1 or less) and a spray painted everything black. 

Here are some close up examples:

   

And an entire wreath spray painted black: 

This one was an old painting (also a thrift store find) in a beautiful, but beat up frame. The frame was exquisite once spray painted black, then I covered up the painting in aluminum foil that I just slightly crinkled before applying it. The tree silhouette was a clear plastic transparency print that I just happened to find at a craft store on clearance. 

And one of my favorites, a fruit bowl with fake grapes spray painted black:

 Using black craft foam, I cut out this witch silhouette and used white sewing thread to string through the top and hang it from the ceiling hook for the light. 

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These old wooden candle sticks from a thrift store were painted with a layer of silver acrylic paint first, then a layer of crackle paint primer (like found here or at your local craft store for a few dollars), then black acrylic paint on top!

Add bloody candles to the candlesticks by dripping wax from a red candle over a white candle. Here's a video tutorial.

Sheet Music Spiral Ornament

This is a variation of the paper ornament found on this blog:  http://www.tinkerwithink.com/2011/12/xmas-blitz-day-18-paper-snowflake.html

I had started making this ornament with vintage sheet music, but the paper was too brittle and was breaking with every tiny crease and roll since each section is made with a 2 inch square. So I decided to make a much bigger version for hanging in windows or archways instead of on a tree. 

I started by cutting a 6 inch x 6 inch square of paper. 

Fold it diagonally. Start from the outside edge, measure in 1 inch and make a mark. Measure 1 more inch from that mark and make another mark, and then one more time. (You should have 3 marks). Then flip it over and start from the other end and do the same thing until you have 6 marks total. 

You will then cut a straight line, following the direction of the paper edge, starting at each mark you made. I found it easiest to do both of the outer most marks first and then work my way in. Cut until there is between 3/4 to 1 inch between the right and left cut lines in the center.  You do not want to go too far into the center or it will not stay in tact (just like the center fold on a paper snowflake). 

When you have all of your lines cut, it should look like this:

 

Next you will unfold the paper and find the small center square. Take a small piece of double sided tape and secure one corner to the other to create a small rolled paper loop.

Turn the paper over to the other side. Take the next center square and do the same thing, attaching the corners together with double sided tape.  Repeat this 2 more times, flipping the paper over to make the loops on opposite sides.

Voila! You can use a small paper punch to punch out a hole to loop string through to hang it from if you'd like. 

I hung 6 of these in a window at various lengths.