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I picked up a black printer's tray at Michael's a few weeks ago. I knew immediately that I was going to give it some Halloween touches. And boy, did I!

Score one for me that it was already black. Not painting here, yay! And even better? I had everything I needed to get busy.

Lots going on here. First I glued some vintage dictionary book pages and creepy cardstock to each slot.

Then the fun really began. I dug out random Halloween-appropriate items that could easily fit. The Halloween and Spooky flashcards I made a couple of weeks ago. The creepy bottles are also from a previous project.

I stole the yucky bugs from my son (sssh, don't tell him!).

A skull sticker I made from an image bought from Etsy, and a French flashcard. Craindre means "to fear" in French.

Spooky + poison bottle = so perfect for Halloween.

Can't forget the skull and crossbones. The stickers - including the 31 - are from a Tim Holtz set I bought a few months.

My only complaint, is there is no way to hang the tray the way it is now. Easy solution: I'm going to hot glue soda can tabs to the back so I can string some black seam binding to hang it up.

Jeanine

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I put some of the doilies I got on Friday to good use already. I've been wanting to make a doily banner for a while now. There have been different versions floating around on Pinterest and in the blogosphere. Here is my version:

I used five doilies, twine and fabric glue. Then I added some buttons to each doily and a couple of keys to the twine.

I have it hanging in our kitchen.

I really love the look and it was super easy.

Three thumbs up from my boys too. =)

Jeanine

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Lucky me! There was a garage sale this morning a few houses away from the boys' bus stop. It was billed as a crafters' dream - and it was!

Look at all the loveliness I grabbed for $10. Vintage lace, doilies and appliques.

Seam binding.

I was in heaven! And the creative wheels are already turning.

Some items will also land in my Etsy shop.

I bought this whole box of Mason and canning jars for $3.

Score!

Jeanine

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Inspired by Petite Michelle Louise. Happy White Wednesday all!

Jeanine

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First let me say I have not started decorating for Halloween. =) I am busy making pieces and playing around with how I will display them later this month/early October. This is a Pinterest-inspired project. Lucky me, I had everything I needed!

I have a ton of these wood candlesticks. I had painted and used them for other projects. When I tire of them, I simply give them a fresh coat of paint. This trio was perfect for this project.

I gave them all a few coats of black paint. The jar is from a project I posted a week or so ago. It's an old dressing jar that I also painted black. I used E6000 glue to adhere it to the smaller of the candlesticks.

Then I got busy on the fun part: covering them with candle wax. I just lit a candle and let the wax drip in random spots on the jar and the taller candlesticks.

Super easy, right? And so perfect for Halloween. I'm thinking of displaying them on a stack of black books I picked up from a local thrift store, and using one of the flashcards I made last week.

Right now they are holding some of my French script candles, but I'm sure I'll be adding some Halloween-appropriate ones down the road.

Jeanine

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Have you seen the great Halloween banners my sister, Kathy from Creative Home Expressions has in her Etsy shop? She had some last year that I loved but they sold out quickly. Rats! (She has since added more!) So, over the summer I picked up a canvas banner from Hobby Lobby so I could copycat a Halloween banner for fall.

I purchased the skull images from Graphique (my fave digital download shop!) on Etsy, and used TAP paper to iron them on my canvas.

Then I had to hunt down a stick from the garage. Found one the kids used for roasting marshmallows last year (sssssh!). It was pretty clean but I have to have my hubby cut the stick down to size. I used twine for my "hanger."

I also added some orange and black tea-stained seam binding like Kathy did. I feel like it's missing some wording or another image so I may add something to the upper right corner. Overall, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Thanks to my sister for the Halloween inspiration!

Jeanine