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September 27, 2013 · 5 Comments

Halloween Craft Ideas: DIY Glowing Sidebar

Fall· Halloween· Seasonal

Halloween is just around the corner and I love to add a little bit of easy “halloweeny” flair to my home without getting too “creepy.”  The solution?  A hefty dose of gold and creamy white without any blood and guts and such.  Won’t you join me for three easy gold vinyl Halloween craft ideas today?  Let’s get crafting!

Halloween-craft-ideas-crafts-unleashedSupplies needed to make your own DIY sidebar with 3 Halloween craft ideas:

  • Gold Vinyl
  • Silhouette Machine
  • Cut Files (Pumpkins, Halloween “tags” and Halloween Banners)
  • Various Candles
  • Canvas Bunting and Sharpie Marker (or black paint)
  • Beat Up Metal Tray (Check your local thrift store!)
  • Orange Twinkle Lights

PROJECT #1 — Gold Vinyl Candles

The first of 3 Halloween craft ideas I wanted to create was a simple update to basic creamy white candles.  They already have a “harvest/fall” color to them, so the addition of gold vinyl decals made them perfectly Halloweeny!   I used THIS Silhouette cut file (99 cents) for the three designs as well as THESE darling pumpkins (also 99 cents).  You will see them pop up over and over again in this vignette!

silhoeutte designsOnce the silhouette designs are cut, it is simply a matter of PEEL and STICK.

trick or treat poem amy renea peeling vinyl

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PROJECT #2 – Gold and Black  Halloween Banner

The second of the Halloween craft ideas is a play off a previous project you have seen here at Crafts Unleashed (Remember this canvas banner??).  I simply colored in one side of the banner with a giant sharpie marker and added a few more of my gold vinyl “stickers.”  (Get the banner cut files HERE).

halloween banner amy reneaMy favorite part of this project?

The black and white striped side reflects off the back of the mirror for added interest — fun, eh?

halloween banner gold vinyl

PROJECT #3 – Jack-O-Lantern Metal Tray

Hands down, the easiest project of the bunch was this little “Jack-O-Lantern” Tray.  I simply got a beat up old metal tray for pennies at the thrift store, gave it a coat of creamy white spray paint and added a gold vinyl face.  Don’t own a silhouette machine?  No problem!!  You could ABSOLUTELY cut out fun Jack-O-Lantern faces out of vinyl with basic scissors.  Wouldn’t a whole display of trays with unique faces be fun??

two halloween projects

Halloween-Craft-Ideas-Sidebar-Crafts-Unleashed-2The cherry on top of the projects?

Light ’em up baby!

halloween sidebar at nightI added three strands of Halloween (orange!) twinkle lights, hiding the lightbulbs as much as possible so the effect was more of a “glow” than individual light bursts.  The first strand hides behind the candles and back of the dresser, while two other strands are stuffed into drawers cracked open for a bit of a creepy “something is going to pop out of the drawer” look. I hope you enjoyed these Halloween craft ideas!

Happy Halloween y’all!  Get crafting!

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Amy Renea

Hey y’all! I’m Amy Renea, a freelance photographer and writer based out of Hershey, PA. I spend my days chasing children and chickens around the back yard, sipping on dandelion tea and munching on sweet potato chips. Come visit the Nest for All Seasons to learn more about my food, photography, DIY designs and modern garden living! www.anestforallseasons.com

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Comments

  1. Amy renea says

    September 28, 2013 at 9:23 am

    Hi jane-

    That is a great idea, but the images are sold via the silhouette store, so I cannot offer them for print. However, I wonder if you would be able to purchase the image and then print it off for your own personal use? It was only 99 cens for the three images and the same for the two pumpkins. Let me look into whether your can buy from the silhouette store…

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  2. JaneEllen says

    September 28, 2013 at 12:15 am

    Is there any way to put those images on as templates for those of us without a silhouette? We could print them out and color in with gold pen. Getting a silhouette is not going to happen for me ever. Not for that kind of money plus the vinyl etc. to use it. It would sure be appreciated if you could do that for us. The images are very cute, not scarey kind of image. Love how the candles look and I love candles. Thanks and Happy weekend

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  3. Kim M says

    September 27, 2013 at 3:21 pm

    I gravitate more toward the creepy (gothic-style, sans blood-and-guts) for Halloween… but I’m still totally stealing the orange lights in a drawer idea. I LOVE the way that looks for a party!

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  4. Morena says

    September 27, 2013 at 2:15 pm

    Lots of fun ideas!

    Reply

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