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Monday, October 11, 2010

Make Your Own Easy Halloween Decor

I have another quickie project you can do for some Halloween decor.  I just bought some frames at Target that were on clearance.  These plain and ugly purple-y ones.  The good thing is they are wood and my intention is to spray paint them at some point.  I got a couple of 5x7’s, a 4x6 and a few 3 1/2x5’s. 

IMG_8394_4771At the moment, they will work for this purpose.  I went to my Pictures folder and online to see what images for Halloween I had saved.  The Graphics Fairy is a good site to look through and she does have a “Halloween” section.  I also Googled “vintage Halloween images” and that is where I got just about all of these from.

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Love this little girl one!  It looks like an ME design; it didn’t say so, but it could be.   I printed the image on my photo paper and cut it out.  It was just shy of the size to fit in the 5x7 frame, so I grabbed a scrap piece of my favorite harlequin wrapping paper and used that as a background.

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IMG_8405_4778I actually like her in the purple frame!  This girl’s tutu reminds me of . . .

IMG_8154_4524Right, because every grandmother dresses her granddaughter up in a Halloween outfit once the Mommy leaves!  The tutu was on clearance at Baby Gap ~ I couldn’t resist!

I also already had a variety set of postcards that I got from Vanessa at A Fanciful Twist.  Coincidentally, the perfect fit for the natural wood 4x6 frame.  I chose this witch silhouette to frame and how much easier can Halloween decor get than that!

IMG_8418_4782I might pop the postcard out and just do a spray of black paint on this frame, though.  The natural-ness is not really doing anything for me.    Through my Google search, I also found these antique images that I printed out in a 3 1/2x5 size for the white frames.

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IMG_8429_4790Again, just simply cutting them out and putting them in the frames.  A nice small size for tucking into little areas or placing on accent tables. I also found this raven that was kind of an odd size and I still have to find something for him.

IMG_8434_4792 Above the raven it says, “Quothe The Raven, “Nevermore”.”   Love that!  How perfect for Halloween, too! 

Here they are all together.

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These quickie posts are working well for me so far while I am having a busy October.  I hope to be posting more frequently by the end of the month, but meanwhile, I hope you enjoy some of these “quickies”.

10 comments:

  1. Kathy, your framed projects are really great, but "Baby in Halloween Tutu" ... totally priceless! She is so darling!

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  2. cute idea Kathy!...love old Halloween postcards!
    Have a great day!

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  3. Hi Kathy,
    What a cute idea! I just love the images.

    But what I love most of all is your precious Granddaughter in her tutu.

    Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

    hugs
    Sissie

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  4. These are all really cute. But that real live baby in the orange tutu is way too cute! I'll bet your are just eating her up!! She is darling!

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  5. Adorable - every single one of them but not as adorable as little E! =)

    xo, J

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  6. Absolutely adorable!! I just love tutu's. Why is it wrong for an adult to wear one? hehe

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  7. Your framed images cme out so cute....but not as cute as the little pumpkin in the tutu...grandchildren are the best!
    Have a great week Kathy!
    Joyce

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  8. Oh Kathy, what great ideas you have shared.. Thank you so much.

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  9. i love the harlequin one! of course. lol

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I always enjoy reading your comments! Kathy