Summerween: Plunger Witch Broom

 

I saw a similar one on Pinterest late last season after I was done with Halloween crafting, and actually remembered to get the supplies on a recent Dollar Tree trip! The ones I saw were more rustic and therefore probably more realistic, but I've had enough reality, thank you very much! 

Supplies

• Plunger (Dollar Tree)
• Masking Tape (Dollar Tree)
• Black Rope (Dollar Tree)
• Tulle (Stash)
• Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

These are the main supplies I used. Didn't even bother showing these to Mr. Chocolate before I made my broom because how many "If you say so" comments can one person hear?! 🤣

I keep saying I'm going to refinish my work desk, but then I ask myself: what's the point, except for pictures, since it's a working desk...I digress. Wrap the handle of the plunger in masking tape, the messier the better. Squeeze and crinkle along the way.

Keep going until the handle is completely covered. You could also use the tape to create some knots and bumps along the way. Grab some paint in the color of your choice and paint the handle. I used Craft Smart Espresso Bean and a sponge spouncer. 

The crinkles and bumps from the masking tape, combined with the paint, give you a very cool effect, I think! 

Cut lengths of your rope and glue around your handle. 

NOTE: This is where you can get REALLY creative. You can use sisal rope or twine or yarn or ribbon or whatever comes to mind. You can see that this rope is made of smaller twists. We'll get to that.

Oh look, we're here at the point where you un-twist all those twists! I wanted different textures so I grabbed some tulle to add to my broom. You could however, do only rope and I woudl suggest starting closer to the plunger part if you do so you get better coverage. 

I tied up my rope strands to keep them out of the way because you know how glue strings get EVERYWHERE, and then cut lengths of tulle, knotted and doubled them over, and glued around the plunger. This gave my broom some depth. 

Then I untied my rope strands and added a few more pieces of tulle to cover any gaps. To finish, I wrapped the top of the bristles with a metallic pipe cleaner. 

Et, voila!

Back to Mr. Chocolate: "VERY Cool!"

Summerween: Dollar Tree Vintage Ghost Makeover

 

Starting my Halloween crafting during "Augtober/Summerween", whatever! Vintage is having a moment this season. Popped into a Dollar Tree last week and found these adorable little vintage-inspired Ghost Pumpkins. Being contrary like I am, I didn't love the colors as-is, so I did what we makers do and made it my own style! 

Supplies: 

• Vintage Ceramic Ghost Pumpkins (Dollar Tree)
• Acrylic Multi-Surface Paints 
• Fine Line Paint Pen (Apple Barrel)
• Rhinestones
• Baker's Twine

I grabbed black, white, and metallic paints from my stash. Ultimately, went with black, white, and gold as my color palette. 

I painted the pumpkin base with Craft Smart multi-surface paint in black. Two coats. 

I used a sponge paint spouncer (Dollar Tree) to coat the white ghost head with multi-surface white paint. 

To finish painting, I did the ruffled collar in gold (two coats), and outlined the ghost eyes with an acrylic paint pen. 

I grabbed some clear rhinestones and used different sizes for the eyes and collar. It didn't matter of some of the original paint peeked through because the next steps will take care of that! 

I went around the collar and glued rhinestones in the ruffles using a dimensional adhesive. 

Once that was done, I used coordinating baker's twine to wrap around the top of the collar (this took care of any more paint bleed-through). 

And done! 

And now they fit in with my more goth/glam style! Easy Peasy, and you could do these to match any color combination you prefer. 

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