Black Crow Wreath

I collected a few items some from my stash and some from the Dollar Store to make my wreath.

The first thing I did was to wrap the wreath with the burlap style ribbon.

I formed a figure 8 at the bottom for the bird to stand on.

 

Next I cut a piece of the loose weave black fabric and using hot glue I added it to the top left side of the wreath.

Then I added a piece of twisted ribbon to the top for a hanger.

The crow was added to the bottom loop by inserting the metal prongs on his feet and gluing them place under the ribbon.  Then gluing the ribbon in place to steady the bird.

Next I glued Fall leaves and a branch that the bird can stand on.

To the leaves I glued a few metal gears then added a few orange beads.

Next I created a cobweb with hot glue on my silicone mat and hot glued it between the wreath and black fabric.

I added a flower under the crow.

I also used Glossy Accents to make his beak and eyes shiny.

And here is the finished wreath ready to hang.

Happy Crafting!

Halloween Skull from Dollar Store

Well, I am back on track after last week's road trip.  All unpacked, laundry caught up, grocery shopping done, and rested from all the cleaning up and putting away.  Sometimes I feel it is more work too go away to get rested because of all the work to catch up when I get home.

Time to get started making a few Halloween items.

I purchased this plain skull with stand from the dollar store with the idea to alter it a bit. I mean, he was alright, but I wanted to give him a little more personality.

I started by adding black glitter to the eyes and nose.

Then I added black glitter to parts pit the base. I used Mod Podge to adhere the glitter.

When the glitter was dry I painted the gold section of the base with gold leaf paint to give it a richer appearance.

I also painted one of the teeth gold with the same paint.

Then I gathered a small square piece of black netting with a sparkly piece of orange ribbon tied into a bow.  And used a piece of twine to tie the whole piece to the base.

I think he looks much better now.  Ready to give a little Halloween fright.

Happy crafting!

Trick or Treat Banner

Here is the new Halloween banner I just completed.  I purchased a fabric panel online at Fabric.com.  It looked really cool when it arrived.  So I got busy.  First I ironed the panel, then bonded it to a plain piece black cotton fabric for the backing.  Next I cut each flag out. 

 I thought it look too plain so I took them all to the sewing machine and stitched a fancy border around each one. The two end pieces with the sculls I decided to use a stitch that reminded me of Skull and Crossbones.  On the remaining flags I stitched a feather type stitch.  Still too plain. 

 So off to my craft table and with a little Tim Holtz Distress ink I added some dirt and age with black.  Gives it a sooty look. Next I used my hot glue gun to add a few skulls, bats, and orange rhinestones.  Well, now it needed color.  Right? So off to my stash for some orange and black fibers, orange ribbon and a little orange netting trim. Finally I used my punch to make a hole in each corner and strung each flag on  brown twine. I ended up putting just a dab of hot glue in the center back of each flag on the banner to keep it from sliding along the twine. 

I love the way it turned out.  It's almost October so time to get the Halloween decorations out of the garage and figure out which one I want to use this year.