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Halloween is one of the toughest holidays for me to decorate in a Coastal style. You can find a few beachy Halloween items out in the retail marketplace but there aren’t many things to choose from. Luckily for me, I am a little crafty and …
Have you ever throught about using pork rib bones in any of your craft projects? Me neither, until now! These Halloween Ghost Ornaments were made using those rib bones! A great way to upcycle them into something new! This project is so easy-to-make that you can …
Halloween is just around the corner and these puzzle pieces refrigerator magnets are super easy-to-make! We made them with a group of kids ages 6 to 13 years of age. All you need are old cardboard puzzle pieces, painting supplies, and a few other things.
Puzzle Pieces Halloween Refrigerator Magnets
Cardboard Puzzle Pieces
Acrylic Craft Paint
Paint Brush, Water Dish, Paper Towels
All-Purpose, Quick-Drying Craft Glue
Fine Tip Black Sharpie Marker
Magnets
To get the acrylic paint to stick better to the pieces we opted to paint on the unprinted side of each puzzle piece (the back). Base coat each piece with 2 coats of acrylic paint allowing for 20 minutes of drying time between coats.
Ghost: Base coat in white.
Frankenstein: Base coat in lime green.
Jack o’Lantern: Base coat in orange.
Dracula: Base coat in purple.
If you’re working with older children they can hand paint on the facial features or use a Sharpie Marker. When working with younger children, I recommend the Sharpie Marker. Add the facial features and then let dry for an hour or until the paint is no longer tacky. See photo for ideas on facial features.
Flip each puzzle piece over and glue a magnet on the back side. We used small Industrial strength magnets that we purchased from Amazon. You need a strong magnet to hold them up firmly in place on the refrigerator. You don’t want them sliding down every time the door is open and closed. Just saying!
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This Frankenstein storage container was made by upcycling a used Gain Laundry Pods Plastic Container. You’ll need black and white acrylic craft paint, a black paint pen, a paint brush, paper towels and a water dish to decorate it. A really easy Halloween craft project …
We love vintage holiday decorations that remind us of our childhood. They bring back so many memories for us. It doesn’t matter if it’s Easter, one of the Patriotic Holidays, Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas…we love to decorate with vintage items. A friend of our’s was …
Every year I do a lot of home canning. I enjoy preserving fruits and vegetables from our garden for my family to enjoy during the wintertime season. That means I’m always left with a lot of “used” metal mason jar lids that I used to toss into the trash. I now save those lids and use them in craft projects like this easy-to-make Vampire Halloween Ornament.
You will want to gently pop-off the lids from your mason jars. Wash them in hot, soapy water, rinse with clean water and towel dry. You can use regular and/or wide mouth lids for this project. If you don’t have mason jar lids…you can certainly used clean soup can lids!
Halloween Vampire Painted Mason Jar Lid Ornaments
Metal Mason Jar Lids
Drill with Drill Bit
Acrylic Craft Paint: Purple, Black, White and Red
Paint Brush, Water Dish and Paper Towels
Clear Acrylic Sealer, Glossy Finish
Clear Fishing Line
Scissors
Use a drill to make a hole at the top of the mason jar lid. Base coat the front and back of the lid with 2 coats of purple acrylic paint, allowing 30 minutes of drying time between each coat. The paint needs to be completely dry before adding the facial features.
Start by adding the white two oval-shaped eyes. Then add the black eye brows and u-shaped nose. Add the mouth using red paint and the two white fangs using white paint. Once the eyes are dry you can add the black pupils. Let it completely dry until paint is no longer tacky.
Take lids outside and spray them with 1-2 light coats of clear acrylic spray sealer. Let dry for 2-3 hours or until no longer tacky. Cut an 8″ long piece of clear fishing line (or satin ribbon) and thread it through the top to make a hanging loop by knotting the two ends together. Trim ends with scissors.
You can hang your new Halloween ornaments inside or outside your home. They’re cut hanging off trees & bushes. Hang them up inside as Halloween party decor.
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These adorable black spider seashells would look fabulous as part of your Halloween decor! You can place them on a shelf, bookcase, table-top or use as party favors. You can even use them outside in your flower garden, on the deck or front porch. Once …
Halloween is just around the corner and these adorable Frankenstein painted soup can lid ornaments are just the craft project to keep the kids (or adults) busy! You can make several of them in just a weekend with clean soup can lids, acrylic paints and …