Halloween decoration Archives

These Halloween mugs are such fun to make. Get the whole family involved and have everyone make their own.

Supplies

White Mug

Craft Paint – Black and Orange

Round sponge stampers – 3 sizes

Baking Sheet

Instructions
1. Wash and dry mug.
2. ***Do not put the paint where you will drink. You should only put paint ½ – ¾ to the top of the mug.

3. Using the round sponge stampers, start creating your design. Make sure that each layer of paint is completely dry before you put on another layer of paint. I put 3 layers on the mug shown. Be creative. You can also use a brush to add more detail to the mug.

4. I used the end of the smaller round stamper to make the circles on the handle

Curing the Mug
1.   Place your mug on a sheet pan and place it in the oven.
2.   Put the oven on 350º and let the mug stay in the oven while it heats to 350º.
3.   Once the mug has reached 350º, put your time on for 10 minutes.
4.   Once the 10 minutes is up, turn off the oven, but LEAVE THE MUG IN THE OVEN.
5.   The mug has to stay in the oven during the preheating and the cool down stage of the oven.

I love these Dryer Vent Pumpkins. They are so easy to make and the look fantastic. I used orange, black and off-white paint. As far as the embellishments are concerned, anything goes.

Supplies

Metal Dryer Vent
Scissors
Wire Cutters
Spray Paint

Hot Glue Gun
Ribbon
Moss
Raffia
Cinnamon Sticks
Floral Pics

Instructions

Holding both sides together, start hot gluing them together. Using the hot glue gun, glue a small area at a time and hold it until the glue sets.

Continue holding the vent together until all the glue has set. If there is any section that is not holding together, go back and insert more hot glue and hold it closed again.*If you are not comfortable using a hot glue gun, you can use a needle and thread and sew the 2 wires together.

I used Rust-oleum to paint the vents. It took two coats, but covered very well. When the vent is dry, look it over carefully to make sure that you didn’t miss any spots. I did find it easier to hang the vent from a pole so it didn’t stick to the newspaper.

Once the vents have dried completely, now you can start decorating them. I used sticks from my yard as well as cinnamon sticks for the stem. On one of them, I let the floral pic be the stem. I used raffia and scarecrow picks. On the black ones, I just put a bow and glued some spiders from the dollar store. The possibilities are endless.