Beware! The Frightening Time When Goblins Are Gathering Approaches!
Hints of Fall are all around us. The children will be off to school again in the next couple of weeks. Soon there will be an Autumn crispness in the air. So Beware! The Frightening Time When Goblins Are Gathering Approaches!
Last year, I made this skeleton wreath. Seriously, I still love it! I will be using it again this year. It ended up being very inexpensive, too! Complete directions are here►Skeleton Wreath.
If you remember, there was a cheap and easy DIY for Halloween Luminaries on one of my posts, too. Who knew old condiment jars could look so ghoulish? A little bit of jute twine was added to the top of the jars and tied in a bow. Little tea lights can be lit and used in these, but I prefer the little battery operated LED tea lights.
Another post showed a way to use those little mini-skeleton figures, which can be bought at the dollar stores cheap. Placed all around the tablescape, they just looked a little understated, but pretty creepy. The thought was, a spider may look creepy, but en masse, they are a lot more unnerving!
Although I love Spring and Summer, I have to admit that Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Sophia has already been conspiring with me about what we will be making for her costume this year. We were thinking of making a Voodoo Doll outfit. Her mother does not approve. Seriously?
In the past, we made costumes and Sophia has been Audrey Hepburn, Wonder Woman, Little Red Riding Hood, a Fairy, and a Cowgirl. ◄ Click here to see the costumes.
So this year, my son is saving some large cardboard boxes for me from where he works. I have a vision for a coffin to display in the front yard. I've seen the coffins made with pallets, but cardboard will be easier to use. I'd like a cross and some detailing on the lid, too. You know that a few layers of cardboard glued together will make a very sturdy coffin.
The plan is to also to make something moving in the coffin. Today, I found a skeleton at Jo-Ann Fabric Store. Their Halloween things were marked 40% off regular prices. They sent a coupon to my cell phone for an additional 20% off the sale price! He's mine now. He's five feet tall and he is posable!
A vehicle windshield wiper motor is around five bucks at the store, maybe even less at the salvage yard. I'm thinking somehow the motor can be attached to the arms of the skeleton! Dave and Jon-Michael will probably be recruited to help with that, too!
The desire to make some graveyard tombstones has been haunting me for a few years. This year, I'll be working on at least one of these! My vision is to have the coffin and the tombstone or tombstones creating a vignette in the landscape near the water fountain.
Check back to see the progress in the next few weeks! The time to start planning your Halloween decorations is now! Don't be left in the dark! Beware! The Frightening Time When Goblins Are Gathering Approaches!
