Pumpkin Candle Holders Tutorial!

It is time to get into the Halloween spirit!  I made these last year, but some how they did not end up on the blog... so hooray for me this year when I needed a post! :) These are great for your halloween mantel! 

Here is a SUPER easy craft to get in the halloween spirit! 

Here is what you will need:

Candle holders (I made mine from a candle holder and a candle stick from the dollar store)

DecoArt's Crystal Gloss Enamels

DecoArt's 3D Gloss Enamels

1. I didn't have orange paint... but I had yellow and red so I mixed them!

2. I painted the orange gloss enamels paint using a brush.  I wanted my strokes to look like the lines on the pumpkin.  Let dry.

I printed off some pumpkin faces and taped it to the inside the candle holder.  I used my 3D Gloss Enamel's black paint to trace over the face.  You can find pumpkin faces by googling "pumpkin face templates"

 

Let the paint dry for 48 hours and then cook at 200 degrees for 30 min. in an un-preheated oven.  Let cool with the oven door open. 

Once the paint is dry you can light a candle!

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Peppermint Tulle Twist Trees for the DIY Club

Here is my latest craft for the DIY Club!

Tulle Twist Christmas Trees

Here is what you will need:Styrofoam TreesTulle in 3 colorsHot Glue gun with hot glueRibbon {not pictured} 

Find the FULL TUTORIAL HERE!


 

12 Days of Holiday Projects: Blue/Purple

Welcome to the 12 days of Holiday projects! 

The DIY Club is hosting this great party and today is my day!

I am so excited to be hosting the Blue/Purple party! I love those 2 colors together and long time F&J fans know that those were the colors of our blog for a long time.

Here is some inspiration:

Link up your Holiday project that have blue and or purple!  They can be a mantle, decor on a piano, Christmas tree, ornaments, outdoor decor, remodeling and decorating rooms for holiday guest...Etc!

RULES TO BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN:
1. Must be an original project tutorial created by you.
2. Must involve the use of paint and be holiday related.
3. Must involve the color or finish indicated for each party.
4. Must have the party button in each linked post.

PRIZES
After all of the parties are closed on Dec. 18, we will post a TOP 12 finalist list here at the DIY Club on DEC 20.
One winner, announced on Dec 21, will win 2 gallons of Dutch Boy paint and 6 cans of Krylon spray paint.



 

Big Paper Pinwheel Flowers

Here is a fun and easy way to dress up your room or party! 

Here is what you need:

Decorative Paper from CanvasCorp

Adhesive Cork stock from CanvasCorp

Twine from CanvasCorp

Decorative Clothespins from CanvasCorp

Glue Gun

Stapler

Paper cutter/Scissors

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1. Cut your paper in to four 6X12 inch strips... I used two 12X12 Papers for one large flower

2. Take one strip and accordion fold it all the way across.  My folds were about about an inch wide.

Repeat for all 4 strips

3. Staple your strips together to make one long folded strip

4. Staples the ends together to make a circle

5. Use something round and trace a circle on the back of your cork stock.  Cut out the circle and use your hot glue gun and put hot glues all around the outside of the circle.

6. Push down the center of your circle to make the flower.  Glue your cork stock to the center and wait for the glue to cool and flip it over

7.  run your twine through the clothespin and tie it to make a loop.

8. Hang it from a tack or nail

9. {optional} make more and hang them up together!

31 days of HOPE

I am joining the fun over at The DIY Club!  We are having an Online Auction with all the proceeds going to support eduction and early detection through Deco Art's Pretty n' Pink program.

Check out the cute reusable snack bags that I am auctioning off!

The DIY club is also have some fun "31 day of" Parties... you should join! You can win all sort of fun prizes! (click on the button to be taken to the party!)

 

Circle wall art

Here is a unique piece of wall art sure to liven up any room!

I made it with fabric and Styrofoam discs!  It is SUPER light and SUPER cool!

Here is how what you will need to make your own:

Styrofoam discs in varying sizes (I used 8 of them) from Dow

DecoArt Decoupaged

Gorilla glue

Gorilla Tape (not pictured)

Stapler

Scissors (not pictured)

Fabric

yard stick (for hanging... not pictured)

Cut out a square of fabric a couple inched bigger then your circle on each side.  Then round one corner . 

Fold in half and cut the other corner... fold in half again and cut the remain two corners. 

Fold in half to make a triangle and make sure all the cuts are even... if not even them up.  Open up and now you should have a circle. 

Cut slits about in inch all around the fabric. 

Cover one side of the strofoam disc with Decoupaged.

Face the Decoupaged side down in the middle of your fabric. 

Use a brush to paint Decoupaged onto the fabric and fold the slits up onto the disc over lapping them as you go around the circle.   

Use your stapler to help keep the fabric in place.  Once you have made it all the way around, cover the top of the strips with the Decoupaged.   Let dry for at least an hour.  

Flip it over  and you are done... repeat for as many discs are you are using. 

Once all your discs are covered, work on arranging them how you want them to look.

I used Gorilla glue to stick all the circles together.  I started at the bottom and worked my way up.  You want to make sure to cover a large amount with the glue... I had to go back and add some glue to mine to make it hold better.

I used plates to act a weights to keep the discs in place while the glue dried... books would work too.  I was in the kitchen so I grabbed plates! :)   Let the glue dry over night.

Here how I decided to hang it up. 

I used gorilla tape and taped a yard stick to the back.  This helped keep everything straight.  I used a large head nail to hang it up on the yard stick.  It is very light so it does not take much to keep it up!

I am so in love with it!