Feeling Crafty

So, lately I've been feeling very crafty. I guess it's the change of season... I dunno. But I had been looking on Etsy (yes, etsy again...) for some cool Halloween/fall decor, and it just inspired me to make my own!

So, first I decided to make a Happy

Halloween plaque because I couldn't find the one I already had... this is what came of it. I designed the text, etc. in photoshop, then burned and distressed the print, Mod Podged it onto masonite, and embellished with black and bronze fabric paint. Finally, I added wire, so I could hang it on our door. All of this was totally spontaneous, by the way... so I'm pleased with how it actually turned out! I feel like it looks

better in person though. Dumb on-camera flash...

Next, I wanted to attempt these paper flowers I had seen. I made them Halloween-themed, of course. They were a lot of fun! I only made three Halloween ones, though I might make more later. I put them in my awesome orange cat wine bottle (Thank you, World Market!). Maybe our bird salt and pepper shakers aren't really Halloweenish, but it looks like the cat is about to eat them... that's scary, right?

Finally, when we put the plaque and a spider web up on our door, I decided to make a spider for the web (duh, right?). Sooo, this is what I ended up with. Spontaneous mishmash of purple and orange magazine clippings, more wire, two beads for eyes, and more fabric paint. Cute lil' bugger. Yay for arts and crafts!