If you are following me on Instagram you might have already seen the pictures of this DIY costume and step by step process I shared last year on my Insta stories. Back then there was no archive option on Instagram so I thought I should document it on my blog. As this is the perfect time for Halloween, I am sharing this quick and easy pineapple costume I made for my 4-month-old son last year. Let's get to the details.
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Painted rocks is trending everywhere (due to kindness rock project) and I was inspired by that to make my own painted rocks for halloween. Here, I am sharing my twist on halloween rocks and made them glow in the dark.You can make them as a decor for fun or hide them for someone to enjoy as per the kindness project. Let's see how.
Hi all! After a long time, I finally got a chance to make a project for the blog. Life is going crazy busy with my baby boy and I am trying to adjust to the new schedule. So, It may a take a while to get to the regular blogging schedule.Coming to the DIY, it is going to be officially fall in a couple of days, so I thought I would share a simple Fall sign project which is perfect for the season as well as for the Halloween. Let's see how.
Have you heard about Teal pumpkin project? If not, you can read more about it here. It is a project based on raising awareness about food allergies in children. It promotes that you include non-food treats for trick or treaters so that all children can participate and enjoy the Halloween season. If you have a teal pumpkin on your porch it says that you support the project by providing non-food treats. Today I'm sharing 10 ideas that you can DIY to give to trick or treaters or as a treats for your child's classmates.
Last year, I made DIY flameless fire pit for Halloween. Since then I had a set of six LED candles lying around. So, I thought I should come up with some sort of DIY to use them again this year. Finally, I ended up making DIY Halloween luminaries. These are easy to make and you don't have to worry about fire at all ;).
Last time when I went to the craft stores, I was just going through the aisle to see what new products have come for the fall season. I came across the metal pumpkins with a candle holder and the price for those were crazy. No, I wasn't going to buy them anyway because I don't have a proper place to put them in my apartment but I was very much inspired by the look of those metal pumpkins that I wanted to make DIY version of them. Those pumpkins are of course made by soldering heavy metal parts but for the knock off I needed something that is easily bendable at the same time it should look good too. I found colorful floral wires from the dollar store and thought they will be perfect to make wire pumpkins with a candle holder. Let's see how.
What if pumpkins expressed its emotions? This random thought struck me a few days ago which finally ended up in DIY Emoji Pumpkins Window clings. I love emoji's and I have already mentioned it in my how to make emoji coin purses post so, I combined my random thought and love for emoji into these emoji pumpkins. I tried two methods to make these window clings. One is using puffy paint and another one is using hot glue. Both the ideas are easy and perfect. So without much ado, let's get to the making.
I have been wanting to try my hands on making a wreath for a long time. I don't know what was stopping me. I even have a separate board on Pinterest where I pin all kind of Wreath ideas. I finally decided I had to try making one this fall and I did it. Let's see how.
Step 1: Use two glue dots to secure the end of the burlap ribbon to the wreath form at the back and start covering the wreath form. Make sure to overlap the ribbon every time you wind. Tighten and pull the ends to make the burlap ribbon fit snuggly to the wreath form. When you reach the end use two more glue dots to secure and trim off the ribbon.
Step 2: Bend a small wire to form a semi-circle. Bend a small portion at the ends perpendicular to the semi-circle and use a drop of hot glue at the ends. Poke them at the back of the wreath. This loop is used to hang the wreath. You can also use ribbon to hang the wreath.
Step 3: Take the pinecones and arrange them at the center of the wreath as shown. Use hot glue to glue them to the wreath.
Step 4: Now it is time to glue the burlap fall leaves to the wreath form. Take big leaves and arrange them in such a way to create a base layer, covering the whole wreath. Use a dot of hot glue to glue them. Then take small leaves and glue them covering the rest of the wreath. Use only dots of glue here and there to secure the leaves to give more organic look instead of a glued look.
Step 5: To enhance the beauty of the pinecones, I added a bit of gold paint to the edges of the pine cones. But it is totally up to you. Also, I made the letter "S" using DIY textured cardboard post I shared last week. Painted the "S" in the yellow acrylic paint and dry brushed gold paint to add more detail.You can leave it plain if you prefer. That's it. The fall wreath is now ready to hang on your door to welcome "FALL".
Here is how it looks without the letter "S"
What do you think of this Fall Wreath? I really love how this burlap fall leaves look. The gold paint on the edges of the pine cones adds an elegant touch to the wreath. Have you ever tried making a wreath? If not, you should. I really had fun making this and I hope my DIY fall wreath gave you the inspiration to make your own. Share your comments below. As always I will be happy to hear from you.
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Have you purchased candies for trick or treaters??How do you usually distribute them to kids? Do you just keep them in a bowl and ask them to take it or do you put them in a halloween themed packaging to surprise the kids? If you fall under the second category , you are probably searching for some ideas.So today I am sharing 10 cute ideas for trick or treat bags.
Let's first deal with all the pumpkin themed ideas.
Who doesn't love some cheese puffs instead of some candies. Kristyn(from Lil'Luna) has designed this for halloween movie night but I think this will be apt for trick or treat too if you are looking for something to give to the kids instead of candies.
If you feel the monster bags(Above) are too much of work for you, you can use black and silver sharpie's to draw some spooky creatures and write some the sentiments.
These treat holders are from a woodland party themed post but I thought this will be a fun for halloween. These are silhouette files and not a free template.
If you are a scrapbook addict, you will like these hershey's nuggets "Boo", "eek" treats.These are not free templates too .
Hope you liked all these treat bags ideas.Share your thoughts about these treat bags or some of your memories about halloween in the comments below. As always I will be happy to hear from you.
Creating fire pit inside the house for decorating purposes can be intimidating.Today I am sharing a simple idea to create a faux fire pit that anyone can make under few seconds with very few supplies.Let's see how.
Materials Used :
A Container (I got mine at thrift stores for a $1 )
LED Candles(I got at Michaels)
Glass Gems (I got at dollar tree)
Black Chalky Paint (Optional)
Foam Brush (Optional )
Double sided foam stickers (Optional)
Step 1: Paint the inside of the container black and allow it to dry. I used chalky finish black paint to give authentic fire pit look but it is totally up to you to decided whether or not to paint the inside of the container.
Step 2: Pour some gems into the container.
Step 3: Stick the double-sided foam sticker onto the base of the candles and stick them to the inside of the container as shown.Again you can just wiggle the candles into the gems to position instead of using double sided stickers.
Step 4: Pour the remaining gems on the top and your flameless fire pit is ready. How easy was that ?? You can add some Halloweeny items like spiders, skulls or even a skeleton hand peeking out of the fire pit to add extra pizzaz to the fire pit.
Hope you like this simple idea.Share with me in the comments below on how you would use this idea in your Halloween decor.As always I will be happy to hear from you. If you have an extra 30 seconds ,see the video below to have a look at the fire pit in action.This is my first ever youtube and I will be happy if you watch it and share your suggestions.Thank you :)
