Showing posts with label make it: halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label make it: halloween. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Video: Spooky Candles and Halloween Jars

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Video: Mod Podge Recycled Candy Bowl



Learn how to make Mod Podge Candy bowls with recycled grocery bags
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Sunday, October 19, 2008

This week on TV - DIY, HGTV & QVC

Monday (10/20)
Creative Juice on DIY - Faux Fun episode 1:00 pm eastern
(Dish subscribers get a free preview of DIY for the month of October!)

Projects:
Faux Fur Warp
Faux Leather Lampshade (recycled paper)
Faux Enamled Jewelry
Faux Mirrors (made with looking glass spray)

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Tuesday (10/21) on QVC
High School Musical & Hanna Montana Rubber Stamps
4:00 am eastern!!! I will be so sleeeeeeppppppyyyyy.

Visit this link at QVC to view or purchase the kit - click on the video link and you can see me the last time I was on.

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Thursday (10/23)
Witch Crafts on HGTV! - costumes episode!

Exciting News!!! HGTV will air two episodes from our Halloween Mini Series - Witch Crafts. It looks like they are scheduled under the name Creative Juice so your tivo and dvrs should be fine - but, you might want to check.

Projects:
Witch Crafts Marathon on DIY Network
All 5 episodes back to back - begins at 2:00 pm eastern
(Dish subscribers get a free preview of DIY for the month of October!)

Episode 101 - 2:00 pm eastern on DIY

Glitzy Candles
EEK & BOO Candle
Spider Lanterns
Specimen Jars
Ghoulish Gourds
Creepy Tombstones
Halloween Tree
Halloween Ornaments

Episode 102 - 2:30 pm eastern on DIY

Punk Mummy
Glam Witch
Fairy Costume
Pirate Costumes
Spooky Bat Necklace
Halloween Pet T-Shirts
Decorated Dog Leashes

Episode 103 - 3:00 pm eastern on DIY

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Thursday, October 16, 2008

make it: Dollar Store Halloween Candles

Spooky Candles

You can easily trick-out dollar store candles with just a few simple supplies. They are prefect for lining a walkway on Halloween night!

Supplies:
Three tall glass enclosed candles
4” wooden letters, spelling “E-E-K,” or “B-O-O”
Craft paint
Paintbrushes
Perfect Pearls embellishing pigment kit—by Ranger Ink
Spray bottle filled with water
8 mm jump rings
E6000 glue
Chain
Needle-nosed jewelry pliers

Steps:

1. Paint the wooden letters with craft paint and allow them to dry. An eerie mix of green and black paint or a ghostly white work well.


2. Rub the pad of Pearlizing Perfect medium on each letter. Use a paintbrush to dust the patina powders included in the kit on each letter. Spray with water from the spray bottle to set the pigments, and allow them to dry.


3. Use E6000 glue to attach an 8 mm jump ring to the back of each letter in the center and at the top. Position the jump ring so that approximately half of the ring is exposed at the top of the letter. Allow the glue to dry for at least 8 hours.


4. Wrap chain around the lip of the candle glass. Link the chain together to form a loop of chain around the top of the candle with a tail of chain.


5. Use the needle-nosed pliers to attach another jump ring to the jump rings on the letters. Attach this second jump ring to the chain.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Make it: Spooky Halloween Tree

Spooky Halloween Tree & Ornaments

Start a new Halloween tradition with this spooky tree perfect for hanging frightening photos and scary souvenirs. This project is from Witch Crafts, our Halloween Mini Series.

Spooky Tree
Supplies:
Medium to large urn or container
Plaster of Paris
Water
Disposable mixing bowl & spoon
Dead tree branch
Low tack painter’s tape
Glossy black spray paint
Black & silver glitter glue
Faux spider webs
Dried flowers
1/4 yard silver or grey tulle
Battery operated light strand

Steps:
1. Find a dead tree branch, clean it of dead foliage and spray paint it with glossy black paint. Allow the paint to dry.

2. Fill the urn with water to determine the volume of liquid needed to fill it ¾ full, then empty it.

3. Mix the appropriate amount of Plaster of Paris needed with water according to package directions. Be sure to blend until the mixture is smooth with hardly any lumps. It will be the consistency of cake batter.


4. Fill the urn with the Plaster of Paris mixture and immediately place the tree branch in the center of the urn. Use low-tack painters’ tape to secure the tree in place and leave it to dry. The plaster will have a firm set within 30 minutes to 1 hour, but it will take 24 hours to completely dry.



5. Add eerie detail to the tree by outlining the branches with black and silver glitter glue and twisting faux spider webs across a few branches.





6. Hot glue some dried flowers that have been painted with glitter. Insert battery-powered twinkle lights and hide the plaster with silver or grey tulle.


Make Some Spooky Tree Ornaments from Found Objects


1. Transform an old cake topper by painting the face and hands a ghoulish green and string a noose around the neck.

2. Add bits of black or silver lace wrapped around a miniature Popsicle stick and decorated with rhinestones and painted feathers.

3. Use Scrapbooking typewriter letters to spell out “B-O-O” on a black paint-washed filigree jewelry finding.

4. Make a banshee made from a doll head and a cheesecloth ghost body, sprayed grey and black.

5. Make a haunted house silhouette: Cut two house shapes from black scrapbook paper. Cut out windows and a door with craft knife. Cut one house shape from silver paper and sandwich between black pieces. Highlight windows and doors with a silver marker.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Witch Crafts: Sneak Peek & Complete Project List


Watch if you Dare!
Two-Time Emmy Nominated, Witch Crafts on DIY!

Witch Crafts Marathon - All 5 episodes!
October 24th begins at 2:00 pm eastern

Dish Network is offering free previews of DIY all month long!

www.witchcraftstv.com
www.diynetwork.com




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Radio Interview - Listen Live!



Tune in this Thursday to TerriO Radio on the internet. I will be chatting with TerriO and sharing some quick Halloween craft ideas from my new book Bow Wow WOW! fetching costumes for your fabulous dog.

To listen live click: TerriO Radio If you miss the live show, you can tune in 24/7 to listen to the archives. I will be on at 1:00 pm pacific time.

To get the book visit Barnes and Noble, Amazon or Target.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Hungry For Halloween?

Steve and I thrilled to be partnered up with Plaid Enterprises. We have been huge fans of Mod Podge since we can remember! We have developed some Halloween ideas for Plaid that are easy and fun to make. Check out the pics below and follow the links to plaid for the project instructions. For more Halloween ideas tune into our Halloween special, Witch Crafts on DIY Network this October.


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Friday, September 5, 2008

Halloween Press Kits and Air Times!

Steve and I, are up to our eye balls with press kits and interviews for our upcoming book, Bow Wow WOW! fetching costumes for your fabulous dog and our tv show Witch Crafts (Emmy Nominated I might add). Check out the pics, times and links below.


Mummy DVD Cases with a sample episode.
Made with Mod Podge and cheese cloth.
(we have made of 40 of them)

All dressed up for Witch Crafts on DIY Network!
October 24th DIY will be running a marathon of all the episodes!

1 hour special
October 16 - 12:30 pm eastern
October 21 - 12:30 pm eastern
October 31 - 12:30 pm eastern

Part 1 - Halloween Decor
October 24 - 2:00 pm eastern
October 28 - 12:30 pm eastern

Part 2 - Costumes
October 24 - 2:30 pm eastern
October 28 - 1:00 pm eastern

Part 3 - Tricks and Treats
October 24 - 3:00 pm eastern
October 30 - 12:30 pm eastern

Part 4 - Fall Harvest
October 24 - 3:00 pm eastern
October 30 - 1:00 pm eastern

Part 5 - Halloween Party
October 24 - 4:00 pm eastern
October 25 - 4:00 pm eastern


Here are the "stay put" Doggy Bandannas from
Bow Wow WOW! with Flocked skull Iron-ons.
Lauren from Plaid will be sending the bandannas with her press kits.

Check out the new website for Bow Wow WOW!
You can pre-order now. Hits the book shelves October 7th!

Look for more costume ideas in the
October issue of Everyday with Rachael Ray!
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Monday, July 21, 2008

CHA: Mommy/Daddy and Me Halloween Bags


Mommy & Me or Daddy & Me
Halloween Treat Bags

This CHA was all about kids crafts so we wanted to come up with a way to incorporate the a kids hand print with one of our favorite holidays...Halloween. So we developed the idea to make a hand print spider using a child's hand.

One of the best selling items Plaid has is Stencils. They are super easy to use on wood, fabric, canvas, etc and you can get them in a variety of sizes and fonts. The font in the above bag is 2" tall. I used Folk Art Fabric Paint in White and Silver to stencil and outlined the letters in Folk Art Dimensional Glitter Paint (fuchsia color).

To make your own here is what you will need:

Black Canvas Tote Bag (Any Craft Store)
White and Silver Folk Art Fabric Paint
Fuchsia Folk Art Dimensional Paint
Stencils
Stencil Brush
2 Rhinestones for Eyes
Funky Trim or Ribbon

Steps:

Sew or use fabric glue to attach funky trim to the top of the bag.

Lightley dip your stencil brush into the silver paint and tap off any excess paint. Swirl the brush around the corners and along the sides to add depth and color to the bag


Making the spider: Paint your child's hand with the fabric paint. Don't worry... it is non-toxic and made in the USA. Be sure you paint just the palm and 4 fingers to create an 8 legged spider.


Press the hand onto the bag in the desired position to create a hand stamp. Apply more paint to the hand and working in the opposite direction (overlapping the palm section) press the onto the bag again. Fill in the palm section with a few swirls of paint.

Using the stencils and a dry stencil brush, stencil the name or a Halloween message across the bag using fabric paint. For the Lilly bag, I blended the white and silver paint together. Once the paint is dry to the touch (15 min) outline the letters with the dimensional paint.

Add rhinestones for eyes using a drop of the dimensional paint for glue. Add spiderwebs or more rhinestones until you are happy with the design.

Here are a few more design ideas:


Free Form Spiderweb

T-Shirt designer and Crafty Amy Tangerine popped by and made a "Katie Rose" design with the stencils and turquoise glitter paint. So cute!
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