Halloween, All Hollows Eve, Samhain....How ever you say it...It is that Magical time of year when the Veil between our worlds thins and the spirits of the departed can once again roam the land.

Nothing screams Halloween quite like foggy cemetaries, spooky woods and witches flying across the moon.

I love this time of year and enjoy decorating my home and yard as spooky as possible. Here are some of the crafts and craft idea's I have found to make any yard or home a spooky, kooky and fun tribute to All Hallow's Eve..

Create your own "Spell Book" for a Bewitching Display....


click on the book for instructions.....

Cute little caldron
you can make to keep candy in for all the ghosties, goblins and ghouls that come knocking on your door.....




Just click on the caldron to get the instructions.....

Don't Blink!



weeping angels are creatures that appear to be statues of angels with their hands over their eyes (hence the name), but whenever someone (or something) is not looking at them they can move-fast. even blinking can allow them to get you. so here's the "why," now i'll show you the "how."

i cut a wing shape out of craft foam and added details with hot glue.



i discovered that even jointed armed barbies' arms are not in a proper position to cover their eyes so i had to cut and reattach the arms at the elbow. more hot glue.... a high temp gun makes all the difference here. her arms aren't going anywhere.







i also took the time to glue all of her joints so they are solid and attach her to a base- yes, with wooden skewers.



a simple gauze dress was added. the gauze allows for the proper folding and drape (once paint and glue are added) to be indicative of the romanesque statues the weeping angels disguise themselves as. also in the picture below you can see peeking out from behind one of her wings my rendition of the bottle of tears from the torchwood episode "from out of the rain"


then came the problem of her hair. despite barbie's fashion sense, styling her hair any more than ponytail or down is next to impossible. in order to create the carved waves seen in statuary i needed to rely on my trusty glue gun again.



i next used craft glue to settle her dress more, and prepare the piece for priming.



and somehow i didn't get a pic of the piece primed, but just imagine the entire piece white ;)
instead of trying to fake the stone texture myself i decided to use a textured spraypaint. i am quite pleased with the results!






and here she is in her proper place. i am quite pleased with how well she fits with the small shelf i had lying around. ....and do not worry for me who fans, i am placing a mirror directly opposite her so she will be trapped ;)



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