Frighteningly simple Halloween project

See this plain and shabby candelabra? With a few inexpensive supplies, it has been transformed into a festive Halloween cupcake stand! This project is so simple it is frightening!

The candelabra was purchased at Goodwill for $4.99 minus a 20% off coupon. (Every time you donate goods to Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan, you receive a 20% off coupon!)

What to do:

• Paint the wood with a little black craft paint. ($0.57 at Walmart)
• Tie fall colored curling ribbon around the candle holders. ($1.27 for 4 colors at Family Dollar)
• Bake cupcakes in Halloween cupcake wrappers, frost with orange frosting and add sprinkles and pumpkin picks. ($1.20 wrappers & 1.20 pumpkin picks at Hobby Lobby.)

Place five cupcakes on top of the candle holders and put the rest on a plate.

Here it is!

Keep an eye out for this candelabra in future blogs as it is transformed with each new season.

Happy Treasure Hunting! 

A Halloween Black and White Copy

Wow! We loved this entry way dressed up in black and white posted on the blog CreationsbyKara.com.

Inspired to see if we could copy this look, we made a photo copy of the picture and headed to the our Goodwill Store.  The objective was to find pieces that were similar in shape and style. Each piece could then be spray painted in a matte black to achieve the look. 
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The lamp is very unique in that it has a "container base". Because this is a one trip to the store adventure, we didn't find a container lamp, but this lamp had a similar shape. Spray paint the lamp base black and add cutouts of bats to the lamp shade.

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If you still want to include the container look of the lamp, add a clear vase and fill with brown shreds and plastic skulls from the dollar store.



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The center of entryway table has a pot with white flowers crawling with spiders. We found a ceramic pot that had a similar shape and size.

The flowers are actually a diy project with coffee filters. Also, notice that the wreath hanging on the mirror is also made of coffee filters.  Be sure to check out creationsbykara.com blog for direction on making the flowers. Coffee filter flowers

Learn best by watching? Here is a short YouTube video on how to make a coffee filter wreath:

                                   

To finish up the center, wrap a couple of books with black and white paper and hot glue a few spiders (plastic spider rings from the dollar store) to the flowers.

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We found a large candlestick that was almost a perfect match in shape and size. It just needs to be spray painted black!

There were several candlesticks to choose from to copy the look for the smaller candle.

Top both the large and small candlesticks with a white piller candle wrapped in a black bow.

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The three pretty pumpkins were painted white and the stripes are created with black and white ribbons. A good substitute for real pumpkins would be the plastic pumpkins buckets.

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Add a couple of crows (or rats?) and your done! 

Don't have an entryway area or table? Create this look for the top of a piano, entertainment center or fireplace mantle.

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Happy Halloween and Happy Treasure Hunting

Interesting Halloween Traditions

Ever since 4000 b.c.,the world’s concept of Halloween has been evolving.   Originating as a Celtic pagan holiday “Samhain,” the celebration of a new pagan year where spirits roam between Earth and the underworld.  The Halloween of today is considered a hybrid version of past traditions and current trends. Looking through time, we thought to share some strange Halloween traditions and myths from the past!

Halloween In Vintage

Halloween is the one time of the year that we get to be any character we want.  When thinking of your most ideal outfit this year, consider the possibilities of incorporating vintage as a creative and unexpected twist for Halloween 2012.