Sexy Harlequin Necklace
Black Cat Necklace
Black Cat and Jackolntern Neckalce
Spooky Halloween Skull
for something that can be worn more often than Halloween, check these earrings out:
Twilight Moon Earrings
Raven Earrings
Showing posts with label halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label halloween. Show all posts
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Vowan Gems Halloween Jewelry
Just in time for Halloween, from my Etsy shop: Vowangems All Halloween jewelry is on sale!
Sexy Harlequin Necklace
Black Cat Necklace
Black Cat and Jackolntern Neckalce
Spooky Halloween Skull
for something that can be worn more often than Halloween, check these earrings out:
Twilight Moon Earrings
Raven Earrings
Sexy Harlequin Necklace
Black Cat Necklace
Black Cat and Jackolntern Neckalce
Spooky Halloween Skull
for something that can be worn more often than Halloween, check these earrings out:
Twilight Moon Earrings
Raven Earrings
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Scary Hanging Ghosts
Easy hanging ghost project.
Last week, I climbed into my attic to find my Halloween decoration box. When I opened it, a gut wrenching smell was released. A sippy cup filled with prune juice had somehow managed to be sealed in the box for almost a year, marinating in over 100 degree heat - my ghosties were ruined as were some other decorations. The box has been airing out in the garage.
So I need to make some more ghosties to hang from the trees. Mine are super easy, all you need is:
stryofoam balls, cheese cloth or white cotton fabric, floral wire, fishing line, and glow in the dark paint. I have actually made these ghosts, two different ways. First easy way, wrap a 6 inch or larger styrofoam ball with either cheese cloth or cotton white fabric, tie the fabric at the base of the ball with floral wire 18 gauge works well, add a loop in the wire to string the fishing line. You'll want to have at least 1.5 yards of fishing line, depending on how long you want the ghost to hang and how far you are from the limb of the tree. Paint eyes and mouth of ghost onto wrapped ball. I'm going to add some bells to the hem of the ghosties, so they can ring in the breeze.
The other way to make the ghost is using a wire clothes hanger under cotton fabric to give the illusion of arms, creating fullness to the ghost. Straighten the rounded top part of hanger and stick it into the base of the ball (like a neck), make sure you have enough fabric to cover the hanger. I used two yards of cotton fabric for my larger ghost.
I was amazed how expensive styrofoam balls have become. I have thought about using my children's balls to use as the heads, then wrapping the wire around the base of the ball and stringing fishing line through the wire. The 6 inch styrofoam ball cost me $5.99 at Joann's Fabric and Craft Store and $4.99 at Hobby Lobby respectively.
If you choose to use styrofoam balls, another option to hang the ghosts is to drive a nail into the top of the head, add fishing line to the nail and suspend the ghost from a branch or house.
Super easy, fun Halloween project! Even I can do it...
Last week, I climbed into my attic to find my Halloween decoration box. When I opened it, a gut wrenching smell was released. A sippy cup filled with prune juice had somehow managed to be sealed in the box for almost a year, marinating in over 100 degree heat - my ghosties were ruined as were some other decorations. The box has been airing out in the garage.
So I need to make some more ghosties to hang from the trees. Mine are super easy, all you need is:
stryofoam balls, cheese cloth or white cotton fabric, floral wire, fishing line, and glow in the dark paint. I have actually made these ghosts, two different ways. First easy way, wrap a 6 inch or larger styrofoam ball with either cheese cloth or cotton white fabric, tie the fabric at the base of the ball with floral wire 18 gauge works well, add a loop in the wire to string the fishing line. You'll want to have at least 1.5 yards of fishing line, depending on how long you want the ghost to hang and how far you are from the limb of the tree. Paint eyes and mouth of ghost onto wrapped ball. I'm going to add some bells to the hem of the ghosties, so they can ring in the breeze.
The other way to make the ghost is using a wire clothes hanger under cotton fabric to give the illusion of arms, creating fullness to the ghost. Straighten the rounded top part of hanger and stick it into the base of the ball (like a neck), make sure you have enough fabric to cover the hanger. I used two yards of cotton fabric for my larger ghost.
I was amazed how expensive styrofoam balls have become. I have thought about using my children's balls to use as the heads, then wrapping the wire around the base of the ball and stringing fishing line through the wire. The 6 inch styrofoam ball cost me $5.99 at Joann's Fabric and Craft Store and $4.99 at Hobby Lobby respectively.
If you choose to use styrofoam balls, another option to hang the ghosts is to drive a nail into the top of the head, add fishing line to the nail and suspend the ghost from a branch or house.
Super easy, fun Halloween project! Even I can do it...
Friday, October 12, 2012
In the Pumpkin Patch an Etsy Treasury curated by VowanGems
In the Pumpkin Patch, a collection of Autumn Treasures!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Trunk or Treat Caramel Popcorn Balls
Okay, so my first attempt at making caramel popcorn balls didn't go so good, and I'm out the door heading towards the grocery store at 10:30 p.m. the night before my church's big chili cook-off and annual trunk or treat. I like to cook. I didn't say I was any good at it. I have discovered the necessity of a candy thermometer when making home made caramel. Just heating and stirring the boiling mixture for 20 minutes, doesn't guarantee it is going to form a ball. I supposed the mixture balls up...mine never did. My husband and I thought it balled up in cold water when we dropped some into a glass of water; however, when I poured the mixture onto my air popped popcorn, it thickened immediately into clumps.
This time I decided to use Kraft Caramels. The biggest effort in making this caramel sauce was unwrapping the individual pieces before I nuked them in the microwave. I like that a lot more than stirring constantly for 20 minutes. I poured the melted Kraft caramel mixture over the air popped popcorn and it looked like what I had expected out of the first batch. Now how do I store them?
Please excuse me, I'm heading to the kitchen to roll up my sleeves, butter up my hands, and form some popcorn balls. I think next year, I'm just going to bake some cookies and hand them out during trunk or treat.
This time I decided to use Kraft Caramels. The biggest effort in making this caramel sauce was unwrapping the individual pieces before I nuked them in the microwave. I like that a lot more than stirring constantly for 20 minutes. I poured the melted Kraft caramel mixture over the air popped popcorn and it looked like what I had expected out of the first batch. Now how do I store them?
Please excuse me, I'm heading to the kitchen to roll up my sleeves, butter up my hands, and form some popcorn balls. I think next year, I'm just going to bake some cookies and hand them out during trunk or treat.
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