Halloween Mason Jars with Wooden Pumpkin Spoons

 

HALLOWEEN MASON JARS with Wooden Pumpkin Spoons

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Hey ya'll!

Here's a Halloween themed idea for those plain ole' Mason jars you may have.  And if you don't have any on hand, Walmart and even the Dollar General stores carry them in cases.

Plain jar before

The Halloween themed Mason jar looks like it has a lot going on. Really it was pretty simple.

Okay, so first off we need to clean the outside of the jar with a little bit of alcohol.  This will remove all dust, lint and crap so it will have a good, sharp finish.

I just wiped it down with a paper towel dipped in the alcohol.

Okay then just paint the inside of the jar a color you want to pop. I choose the Cinnamon color from Folk Art craft paints.  

Oops, this is a pic of another one I painted Cinnamon on the outside. But anyways, just paint the orange on the inside if you are going for the look of my top pic, or vice versa if for another. 

And for the outside I went with antique white.

 

Okay, I've switched up the pics somehow of the inside and outside, but this pic shows the white inside. But remember you want the white on the outside if you want it like the jar at the top of this page.

For some reason I've vice-versa'd the pics.

Okay, anyways, after you have painted a good coat on the outside in white, and its dry, take some fine grit sandpaper and sand it. 

And you'll start seeing this.

I like all the scratchy type marks.

And wipe all the dust off then add one coat of sealer. I like the varnish in satin.

And let it dry then decorate it with burlap strips, a bell

                         

      and some of my pre-made  

Halloween Themed Wooden Spoons.

And here it is finished:

And here's the other one I just finished up.

See ya'll next time,

-Lisa

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Easy Tree Display for Craft Booths

EASY Christmas Tree Display

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EASY CHRISTMAS TREE DISPLAY

This is a very simple design, so don't worry. Even though it looks complicated, you'll see it's definitely not.

I started out with some plain pieces of pine boards from our local home goods department store, Lowes. Here's what they looked like. I grabbed a few in different sizes.

They come in various widths and lengths.

Then I just free handed, in pencil, some tree edges right on the board where I'd cut them out with a jigsaw.

 This is the shape of the edges you want to create.

Painted it a forest green all over and then dry rubbed on some black streaks for contrast.

The box I had found was perfect for a base. So I sit the base inside the box and screwed on the flat piece of lumber to the bottom. Just to make sure it had enough weight to hold it down in place while standing.

It was just an old rough piece I had on hand. It worked great. I didn't mind the previous existing nail holes to the right.

And to make a hanging spot for hooked items,

I just tapped in some small steeples, or some call them large staples.

They are just U shaped and strong enough to hammer in with ease.

Leave them sticking out far enough so you can hang items though!

And that was it!


Don't let the thought of it being complicated keep you from trying it.
It was really a simple cut out.  The hardest part was finding a box for the bottom and then screwing on an extra flat piece of wood for the base to stand strong.

See ya'll next time,
~Lisa

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Vintage Snowman Light Bulb Ornaments

 

Snowmen Light bulb Ornaments

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I have taken both new and vintage Christmas tree glass bulbs and painted them up as snowmen.

Their sizes are approximately:

Height: 3 Inches; Width: 1.5 Inches; Depth: 1 Inches

I have hand painted each Christmas bulbs with various Snowmen faces and expressions and then attached craft wire for easy hanging.

These are best displayed as a set. So, I tend to make a lot of them to sale.
A tree full of these would look awesome.

I do hand paint new ones each week, so no two are ever exactly alike. And that is a bonus

to making handmade gifts. Each and every one is unique.

Great to decorate with or to give as gifts separately. 

And adorable as cute tie-on gifts to top wrapped gifts with.

If you have any old bulbs on a strand that don't burn, anymore give this a try.
You can also buy brand new bulbs, this size in packages of 5 at Walmart and Lowes.

Happy Crafting!

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GHOST LEANERS

from fence planks

I wanted to make some Halloween Ghost Leaners.

These are used to sit about anywhere you need some decorations,

but without nailing, pushing into the ground or hanging them.

They are easy leaners.

I first just rounded off the tops of a bunch

of varying sizes of fence planks with a jigsaw.

Then I freehanded some quirky "boo" faces on each

and just cut them out.

I also made a few square pumpkin lanterns

with the same wood while I was working.

Here's a group pic of them all.

Then I went and propped them up,

spray painting each side in a Rustoleum white.

This will help seal the wood for a good while also.

And since Christmas is just about 3 weeks ahead,

here's and idea of how you can paint those extra,

vintage Christmas tree bulbs.

I just made a circle in white, painted a little face,

sprinkled it all with spatter white for snow,

and added a wire hanger and some greenery.

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Frosty Snowman Face

This was a plain, glass cube used for wall dividers and such.

Since it had a cold, frosty look to it I wanted to paint a snowman

face on it.

I went onto Pinterest and searched for Snowman Faces.

I found one I loved and just started painting it on

with acrylics.

After I finished the painting, I used a Rust oleum clear coat spray paint and gave the paint a

sealed finished.