Halloween Crafts: Googly-eyed Picture Frame

I found this quick and easy Halloween craft on Pinterest, so much fun stuff on that site!  This one was super easy to do and it took me probably a little less than two hours to finish.


Here's what you'll need:

* Wood craft frame (or any type of frame with a flat front)
* Craft paint in Halloween-ish colors
* Wood or chipboard letters
* Googly Eyes in various sizes
* Spray Adhesive or any type of craft glue
* Paint brush and/or sponge brush






Ok, the first step is to paint your picture frame.  I used a wood craft frame I got at JoAnn's.  The googly eyes won't cover the whole thing, so you'll need a bit of background color to hide the wood.  I painted mine black with a sponge brush, but you could do any color you wish (orange, purple, green, etc.). 

Next, paint your letters whatever color you wish.  I painted mine orange, but any other Halloween type colors would work just as well.  I used wood letters (Also from JoAnn's) to spell out the word "EEK" but I think "BOO" would be real cute, too.

Now it's time to start adding the googly eyes.  I bought several different sizes (from JoAnn's, where else?) and with my 40% coupons they weren't too expensive.  I used a spray adhesive I already had at the house, but any type of craft glue would work, I think.  The only negative about the spray adhesive is that it sort of leaves a film (it doesn't dry completely clear) so it kind of takes away from the black background of the frame.  But I'm nitpicking because it doesn't look that bad, and it was way easier than trying to individually glue on each googly-eye.  Get lots of different sizes to fill in some of the gaps with some of the smaller sized googly-eyes.


















Once you've got all your googly-eyes glued to the fame, it's time to glue the letters on.  I used some sort of craft cement glue that I had on hand.  I can't remember the name, but I think that any type of craft glue or cement would be just fine to adhere the letters.  The original frame from Pinterest added a ribbon before the letters, so you could do that too, but I just went the simple route with letters only.

And that's really all there is to it!  Add in your own picture or whatever you please and your frame is done!  I put in a Halloween picture of my little guy from a few years ago.  He was a darn cute Yoda!  Overall I think I spent around $10 or maybe less for this project.  The frame was about $4, the letters were $2 all together, and the googly-eyes probably came to about $4 or so.  The paint and glue I already had.  I think I might make a few more of these and add in more Halloween pictures of my guy to make a little googly-eyed display...but probably not this year, maybe next year!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Crafts: Raven Wreath

Since it's almost Halloween, I'm going to skip the book reports for a bit and instead post a few of the Halloween crafts I've been working on for this year.  I never used to be all into Halloween, but my husband likes the holiday and my little boy sure does love to dress up for it.  Plus, we are having a Halloween party this year and I decided I needed to spiff up the house with some ghoulish decorations!  This first craft was super easy to do, and I think it looks both creepy and cool at the same time.  It reminds me of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven", don't you think?  Nevermore!

Anyway, here is what you'll need to make your own Raven wreath...

* Grapevine Wreath (mine is 18")
* Black Spray Paint
* Black Glitter (optional)
* Black Feathers (optional)
* One small Black Bird (got mine at Dollar Tree)
* One large Black Bird  (got mine at Joann's)
* Hot Glue and Gun (or any strong adhesive)

Alrighty, the first step is to spray paint the entire wreath black, make sure you get in all the nooks and crannies and get both sides of the wreath.

 

Next, while the paint is still wet, sprinkle the glitter.  The glitter is optional, I just like how it made my wreath a little more sparkly.  But, you don't have to glitterize your wreath if you don't want to.  After painting and glittering (or not) you'll have to wait a little while for the paint to dry.  I think mine was dry after about an hour or so.

 

Now that the paint is dry, it's time to apply the feathers and birds.  I used hot glue to adhere a little nest of feathers for my birds to sit on.  The feathers are optional as well and definitely aren't needed to create this wreath.  I just liked that my birds were kind of chilling in their nest.  After I glued in the feathers I attached my two birds.  I got the smaller one at the Dollar Tree (great place for neat Halloween decor), the larger bird I bought from Joann's at half price.

 

 

 

So, there's my Raven Grapevine Wreath.  Looks a little bit like the original, don't you think?  I really like it and I think it's a bit different from some of the other Halloween wreaths out there.  If you want the original instructions on how to make this, go here.  In fact, Joann's has a lot of fun little projects for Halloween, not just this one.  Anywho, there's one halloween craft done, I've got a few more I want to do and hopefully I can get them posted up here soon!