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We had a four-day weekend in our neck of the woods. In between soccer practice, cub scouts and playdates, I didn't have any time for crafting. I got nothing. But I did start playing around with some Halloween decorations.

I know, super early but there are only 32 days til Halloween. I hand-stamped some creepy words on this book stack. I picked up the books from our local thrift store.

Black bottles and the candlesticks I've shared before.

This vintage typewriter never moves. I decorate it too!

Some pieces from last year - including the wicked frame.

Found a home for my printer's tray.

And my favorite straws, pencils and bottles.

Hoping to get back to some other projects this week.

Jeanine

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Have you ever had one of those days where you had your mind set on one idea and end up making something completely different?

I wanted to make this: the ladder with the burlap boo. However, I underestimated my burlap stash. So I made this instead:

A creepy Halloween door hanger.

I used TAP paper to iron my image onto the burlap. I never used it on burlap before and was a little nervous. Surprisingly it took quite well. I paired it with some blue ticking for the back (which I forgot to take a photo of) and some orange, tea-stained seam binding.

It's a little longer than I anticipated but will still make for a great decorative piece next month.

Jeanine

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I popped into the Dollar store yesterday looking for some of their resin pumpkins. Score! I got two each of three different styles.

This pair I spray painted black to top off two Mason jars that I spray painted a metallic silver last week.

I love the texture of this set. The black paint really makes them pop.

And I love how creepy they look now. For the rest of my project, I stuffed each Mason jar with a few plastic bags and then added the faux moss for under each pumpkin. The plastic bags come in handy when I need to fill something but don't want to waste tissue paper or, in this case, moss.

I finished up with some tea-stained seam binding. Done and done. You'll probably see these Mason jars again because they will also be perfect for Xmas decor.

Jeanine

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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: