'Tis The Season for Holiday Crafting: Bedazzled Disney Ears

 

First, I hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloweeekend. Ours was quiet and rainy, but we enjoyed ourselves watching "The Nightmare Before Christmas," which will be what I call my house in a couple of weeks. In recent years, I've broken with my long-held tradition of not putting any Christmas stuff up before Thanksgiving, but when you're a person who loves making and collecting things, time is NOT on your side if you wait, so...

It also speeds up when you have another Disney trip in early December, which we do! I'm sometimes late to try things, but I recently started playing with bedazzling things (OK, I've rediscovered it because I had a Bedazzler in HS...originally introduced as the Ronco Rhinestone and Stud Setter). Yeah, telling my age. Mr. Chocolate and the dog don't stand still very long around me lately. 

I was scrolling Insta and saw a post where someone did their Disney ears and, that was that! Yes, I wear the Minnie ears because when you're at Disneyland, why not?! 

Supplies:

• Disney Ears 
• Rhinestones and/or Rhinestone Kit
• B-7000 or Other Strong Glue 
• Rhinestone Picker

NOTE:

If you buy a kit (I've bought two on Amazon and one at Five Below), they generally come with the glue, picker, and tray you will need. You can also stock up on these separately. 

I got these ears on a previous Disney trip and love them. Mr. Chocolate was freaking out that I was going to "do things to them". But you know us Creatives...more is better! 

Trial and error. You want enough glue that your rhinestones are secure but not too much so it bleeds outside the area you're bedazzling. I like putting dots of glue vs the fill a space method. 

As I mentioned, most of the kits come with everything you need but I did order a separate set of trays so I can use multiple colors. Lightly shaking / tapping them w/the rhinestones in them settles them (mostly) flat side down. Then it's easy to pick them up and place them on your surface using the rhinestone picker tool that comes in the kit, or wax crayons you can also buy separately. 

The fun begins with your imagination and style! Some people bedazzle the whole surface which looks amazing. May do that sometime. For these, I went with accents. And what's Minnie without lashes?! I choose a coordinating iridescent red for the cheeks, a dark brown for the eyes, a golden brown for the nose, and clear for the lashes. You can also play with mixing different sizes in the same space. 

I went with clear for the "icing," and now I'm thinking I may go ahead and finish the outlines of the heads with white. That's the thing. The more you bling, THE MORE YOU BLING, so I understand how some people come to cover the entire surface! 

For example, I didn't think I was going to bedazzle Minnie's bow...until I did! 

And guess what? I found something at Dollar Tree that's going to be PERFECT with these. Coming soon. 

Happy November, or as I'm calling it "Christmas Prep Month". 

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Happy Halloweekend, Creative Peeps! Busy weekend ahead for many between Halloween activities, turning back the clocks, and Dia de los Muertos festivities. As for Mr. Chocolate and me, the weather's supposed to be stormy (BOO!...I feel bad for trick-or-treaters), so we'll be laying low with some special treats, then trying to remember what the time difference is between here and the rest of the country because we don't change. 

There were too many fun food ideas shared at last week's party that I'm doing an all-foods feature this week. If you're looking for some fun things there's still time to whip up, these are perfect. 

I did manage one last Halloween project this week before I put away my Halloween crafting supplies and brought out my Christmas ones. 

Halloween Ornament Wreath:

OK, let's take a look at some of the yummy for a Mummy features from last week's party! 

Recipes Simple shared these fun and fabulous Spider Donuts. You can use store-bought or make your own, and then just a few decorations totally transform them. 

The Kitchen Is My Playground shared Halloween Peanut Butter Ritz Cookies (that also work for Oreos), which are also fun and festive. 

With lots of pumpkin carving going on, don't forget about the seeds! Crazy Little Love Birds has a great way to Roast Pumpkin Seeds. 

Finally, Halloween just screams for pizza. I don't make the rules. Rose Bakes has you covered with these Mummy Flatbread Pizzas. 

Thanks to all who linked up, and I wish you all a SAFE and happy weekend! 

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Halloween Crafting: Ornament Wreath

 

This week's link party continues here through tomorrow. 

I swapped out some ornaments on my Halloween tree this year, which meant I had some left over, so I used them to make a wreath! 

Supplies: (All supplies are from Dollar Tree)

• Wire Wreath Form
• Standard Size Ornaments
• Small Ornaments
• Zip Ties
• Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

I first thought I was going to wrap the wire form but ended up changing my mind. So that's back in the stash for something else. Instead, after watching a couple of You Tube videos, I went with zip ties to secure the first layer of ornaments. 

I attached the ornaments to the wire frame by threading the zip tie through the ornament cap on the innermost part of the frame. Once tightly secured, trim.  After that, I used hot glue to attach the next layer of ornaments in what I call the "Mickey Mouse Head Formation," which you can see below. 

After those were all on, I filled in the gaps with the remaining standard-size ornaments, also hot gluing into place. 

Good thing that Dollar Tree often repeats colors year to year. I'd already picked up a couple of packs of these smaller ornaments, thinking I was going to use them for something else and didn't, so I grabbed them to fill in the remaining gaps. 

Mwaaaahhhh the plan is coming together! I also had some coordinating spiders I didn't use on my tree this year, so they were perfect to complete the remaining gaps where the wire frame still showed. 

I found this very cool bat Wreath Hanger at Dollar Tree that was perfect for my style, and now I have a new wreath! It's hanging on the inside of our front door because outside we can't see it. Even this time of year, the sun is still harsh on things, and I was so happy with my wreath that I didn't want it to fade! 

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Happy Friday Eve once again (already!) Creative Peeps! I hope everyone's had a good week and, most of all, a creative one! We're just a little over a week out from Halloween; EEK! 🦇 After that, the pace quickens and we're full steam ahead into the remaining holidays for the year. Is it just me, or does this time of year go faster and faster every year? 

I've been stalking Dollar Trees because I keep seeing some cute things online, but I think things must release in the East first. So, I'll continue hunting like Elmer Fudd. We're about the same height! 

This week I shared: 

Sugar Skull Number TWO (because of the thief!)

Halloween Cards for Family and Friends 

Let's take a look at some ideas there's still time to do! 

This Candy Corn Banner from Me and My Inklings is adorable, inexpensive, and easy to make! 

Our Grand Lives shared a wonderful collection of Halloween Recipes and Ideas if you haven't finalized a Halloween menu or party yet! 

Master Pieces of My Life shared yet another way to use the Dollar Tree Faux Tin Tiles by making this Fabulous Bat! 

Finally, love Pizelles? Love chocolate? Then you'll want to check out these Chocolate Pizelles from Walking on Sunshine. 

Thanks to everyone who linked up, and can't wait to see what you have to share this week! 

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Papercrafting: Layered Skull Halloween Cards

 

Finished and sent off this year's Halloween cards to family and friends! Went with a layered skull image through my subscription to Creative Fabrica for my focal image. 

Supplies: 

• 110lb Cardstock (Recollections)
• Halloween Scrapbook Paper 
• Focal Image 
• Cutting Machine
• Embellishments 
• Adhesive Tape Runner 

I resisted the urge to buy new Halloween papers this year because as you can see, I have a collection from years past! So I gathered them up and used sheets from different stacks. 

Then I grabbed different colors of metallic cardstock, 

and some glitter cardstock, and went to work! 

I decided to keep things simple and only used two layers of the layered design. I uploaded the image to Cricut Design Space and sized accordingly, then deleted the layers I wasn't going to use. I used a small tape runner (Dollar Tree) to attach the detail layer to the background layer. 

I usually make my cards 5x7 which is the size I used here. I cut a metallic panel to 4.75x6.75 and then the scrapbook papers to 4.5x6.5. Layered those using my ATG Tape Runner, and then used the same to attach to the completed panels, and then the card base. 

To finish, I grabbed my stash of self-adhesive rhinestones and went around the eyes as shown, with a few others as accents. 

Boo!

Dia de los Muertos Crafting: Mounted Sugar Skull

 

As I mentioned in this post, Mr. Chocolate claimed the first one of these I made for himself. Thief! No worries. I always buy spare supplies. For this one, I went on to the next step I planned for the one he stole, mounted it atop a candleholder, and added silk flowers around the "neck". 

Supplies:

• Plastic Skull (Dollar Tree)
• Multi-Surface Acrylic Paint and Acrylic Paint Pens
• Tissue Paper for Flowers
• Rhinestones and Gems
• Silk Flowers
• E-6000 Glue and Hot Glue/Gun

This is the skull. Dollar Tree has them every year. I used Folk Art multi-surface paint in Titanium White and a sponge applicator to cover the skull. 

Once the skull was painted, I outlined the cracks, nose, and teeth with a gold paint pen, and punched two flowers from a black paper scrap. 

I made tissue paper flowers for the crown, as described in the earlier post. 

I attached these across the skull to form a crown. Once that was done, it was time to play so I grabbed acrylic paint pens and rhinestones from my stash and went to town!

I went around the eye sockets with a black pen, then added dots with pink. 

I grabbed some acrylic flowers from my stash to add to the eyes, and then added various self-adhesive rhinestones (with a dab of glue to reinforce adhesion). 

I drew some flowers freehand using acrylic paint pens and added some rhinestones. 

I used some of these Creatology (Michaels) gems to go around the jawline and outside of the eyes..no plan...just kinda rolled with it.

Once I was good with my skull, I grabbed a floral disc thingy from Dollar Tree and a small candlestick (also DT) and glued the skull to the floral foam. I cut down floral stems (DT) and went around the floral foam, creating a collar. 

I used two different styles of flowers and started with placing the larger ones. Then I filled in any gaps with the smaller blooms. Once that was all done, I used a combo of E-6000 and hot glue to attach to the candleholder.

And now, I have the gift I planned all ready to give and safe from the thief! 

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