Boo and Joy Banner tutorial

Remember our sneak peek for this month's Craft Night?

I only had the one side done, and it was mostly just to give our attendee's a picture.

Well this is how mine ended up turning out:

Eek!  I love my new version!  For some reason the witch legs just seemed like they were more "eek" than "boo."  And it's only three letters... Anyway, it gives you another option, right?

Here's tags I made to dress it up a little.  I used scraps of leftover paper and rhinestones to jazz up what I already had.  Plus stamps, glitter, and embossing powder.  But you guys are crafter, you know.

So here's a tutorial for this fun banner!  First off, let me tell you that this craft gets a little intense if you're doing it for a group.  I used cheap cedar fencing, 1"x6" x 6' and cut 18 triangles out of each board.  That kind of wood is only around 4 or 5 dollars apiece.  Pretty good for 6 banners, right?



Then I used a 3/8 drill bit to cut a hole in each corner, just eyeballing it.  (By the way, using a drill bit like this will kind of make you feel ULTRA capable and superwoman-esque.)

This bit cuts cleanly through this cheap wood on one side,

but it will tear up the other side:

So here's my tip you only cut through until the tip barely cuts through like this:

Then you flip the board over, and drill through the other side:

Which will make another clean hole:

Then I painted the edges black:

And modge-podged Halloween paper onto one side:

And Christmas paper on the other side:

We then added the letters for "BOO" and "JOY" and rhinestones to embellish them.

I also used the black paint to kind of distress the edges of the paper.  And here's a couple more tags:

So here's my spooky final version:

And here's the Christmas side hiding out through the witch legs.

I was inspired by Lil Luna's project here and these crazy cute witch legs by Design Dazzle here.

Linking here:
Sunday:
http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/, http://niftythriftythings.blogspot.com/
Monday:
http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/, http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/, http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/, http://www.skiptomylou.org/, http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/, http://marvelouslymessy.blogspot.com/, http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/
Tuesday:
http://todayscreativeblog.net/, http://ladybug-blessings.com/, http://tipjunkie.com/, http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/, 
Wednesday:
http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/, http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/, http://www.mybackyardeden.com/, http://reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.com/
Thursday:
http://www.momnivores-dilemma.com/,  http://www.houseofhepworths.com/, http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/
Friday:
http://www.whipperberry.com/, http://sassysites.blogspot.com/, http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/, http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/, http://www.tidymom.net/,  http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/
Saturday:
http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com

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Ding Dong the Witch is Dead! (or smooshed witched legs on my front porch for Halloween!)

My front porch is officially looking pretty spooky!  Eek!  Is that a ghost??!! 

 Okay, okay, I know I'm a dork and I had a little too much fun with the editing this morning!  But I do want to show you the "Wicked Witch of the East" legs and sign I made for my Halloween porch decorations.

It all started with a bit of inspiration.  First of all, the movie, duh.  But mostly the ubiquity of cute witch leg crafts I started seeing last fall and have lasted through many a Wizard of Oz themed party blog post.   Like this one:  



credit: Diary of a Crafty Lady

And then I heard Krylon had this new amazing glitter spray and I had to try it! (It's that compulsive craft addiction!  Do they have rehab for this???)


I had a pair of pointy patent leather black heels that were getting too hammered to keep wearing so they found a new use:

disclaimer: patent leather is NOT a good vehicle for this spray.  It works, but it bubbles and slips and looks very amateurish.  Good enough for one side to show on my porch, mostly in dusky light.  I would choose spray adhesive and straight up glitter next time if I was using patent leather.

Then I stuffed striped tights (children's from after Halloween clearance last year) with polyfill and hot-glued the feet into the heels.  And I used glue dots to shove the top of the tights into the wedge of patio/wall.  We'll see how well that holds through the season...

 There they are on the right side!  I wanted you to see the full effect minus the special effects:

I made this sign to hang with it on picnik:

If you want to use it, you can.  I just saved the image onto my computer, then inserted it into a word document and printed it on scrapbook paper so I wouldn't use up tons of ink:

I was putting the legs near my doorbell and thought I just could not pass up the pun!

Here they are again:  I love them!!!

Linking here:
Sunday:
http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/, http://niftythriftythings.blogspot.com/
Monday:
http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/, http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/, http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/, http://www.skiptomylou.org/, http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/, http://marvelouslymessy.blogspot.com/, http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/
Tuesday:
http://todayscreativeblog.net/, http://ladybug-blessings.com/, http://tipjunkie.com/, http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/, 
Wednesday:
http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/, http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/, http://www.mybackyardeden.com/, http://reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.com/
Thursday:
http://www.momnivores-dilemma.com/,  http://www.houseofhepworths.com/, http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/
Friday:
http://www.whipperberry.com/ , http://sassysites.blogspot.com/, http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/, http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/, http://www.tidymom.net/,  http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/
Saturday:
http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com, http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/

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Halloween Advent Calendar

Oh friends, can you believe it's taken us half of September for the HOLIDAY SNOBS to do a Halloween post?  Well, I can tell you that Halloween has been pretty much been in the back of my mind for about a month!  The only thing that gets me through the end of pool season is thinking about getting ready for it!  It's time to start projects and shopping to be ready to decorate!

I saw a cute Christmas advent idea on pinterest that was originally from Katherine Marie Photography.  (Her image is copyrighted so you really need to head over to her blog to see it!)  But I thought Halloween really warranted this idea as well!  I had a few books already but needed a few more to even have 12 for a countdown.  I found more at a used bookstore, and I'm sure there's still some at thrift stores.  So hopefully this post is in time for you to score some at a deal!

 I wrapped each Halloween book in wrapping paper and a bow.  I made tags for each present with numbers 1 thru 12.

Another cute idea to start prepping for now?  Head here to see it!

Linking here:
Sunday:
http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/, http://niftythriftythings.blogspot.com/
Monday:
http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/, http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/, http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/, http://www.skiptomylou.org/, http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/, http://marvelouslymessy.blogspot.com/, http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/
Tuesday:
http://todayscreativeblog.net/, http://ladybug-blessings.com/, http://tipjunkie.com/, http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/, 
Wednesday:
http://eisymorgan.blogspot.com/, http://www.paisleypassions.blogspot.com/, http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/, http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/, http://www.mybackyardeden.com/, http://reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.com/
Thursday:
http://www.momnivores-dilemma.com/,  http://www.houseofhepworths.com/, http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/
Friday:
http://www.whipperberry.com/, http://www.thegirlcreative.com/,http://tidymom.net/, http://sassysites.blogspot.com/, http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/, http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/, http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/
Saturday:
http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com



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September Craft Night Sneak Peek

For all our local friends, here's a quick look at our project for September's Craft Night.

It's a wood pennant banner that says "BOO" on one side and "JOY" on the other.  I made mine for another project and painted it orange before I decided to use it for this!  So the one for craft night will probably white so that it goes with both Halloween and Christmas themed papers.  We'll post a full tutorial later, and we've got some good tips!  For one, this wood is SO light and SO cheap...

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An awesome giveaway from Blue Prints Photography!

So we've been seriously MIA lately and we apologize, but we've got some good stuff coming up!  To start, we have an awesome giveaway to tell you about from one our favorite people: Melissa from Blue Prints Photography!

*THE FOLLOWING IS FROM BLUE PRINTS PHOTOGRAPHY AND YOU MUST GO TO HER BLOG TO ENTER THE DRAWING*
I am so excited to announce the re-launch of my photography blog! To celebrate, I am inviting YOU to become a follower! This is what you’ll get in return! 1. Everyone who becomes a follower will automatically be entered to win a $50 gift card from Amazon.com!

2. When you become a follower, you will also receive a set of three adorable baby ballerina cards that you can print yourself! These are 5x7 cards, and you can either print flat cards or folded cards using your favorite photo lab (like Costco). Make sure to leave your e-mail address in a comment on my blog so I know where to send them! (Scroll down to see images of the cards).

3. My new blog is not just about photography! I’ll also post my favorite recipes, have fun quizzes, and talk about interesting subjects such as personality profiling and little-known movies I think you'll love.

4. Yes, it is still mostly about photography, and that means you can send me your photography questions, and I’ll answer them on the blog! I’ll also be posting really embarrassing, horrible pictures I took when I first started, and you get to tell me what’s wrong with them!

When you join the blog, you get one entry for the $50 gift card. When you go to Facebook and like Blue Prints Photography, you get another entry! (Link below).  When you post about this to your friends on your blog or Facebook, you get another entry! Just be sure to leave a separate comment on this post for every action you take. (So if you "Like" me on Facebook, leave a comment. If you post about this with a link back to my blog on Facebook, leave another comment. If you post about this on your own blog with a link back, leave another comment. I think you get the picture :) That will give you three entries in addition to the one you already got for joining this blog!)

Here is the link to the Blue Prints Photography Blog: http://blueprintsphotography.blogspot.com/

Here is the link to my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/BluePrintsPhotography

Thanks so much for joining in my excitement! I look forward to sharing so much with you all! The drawing for the $50 gift card will be held on Monday, September 12th if I have reached my goal of 500 followers! (If I haven't reached my goal by then, the drawing will be delayed until I do, so tell all your friends to join the blog as soon as possible!)

Sincerely, Melissa Blue Howell

Here are the three adorable cards you'll get when you become a follower!

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