For Friday the 13th, another creepy Halloween craft/decoration! This is from Martha Stewart's show last year. You spray paint a twig or grapevine wreath black and then stick the eyeballs on the ends of the twigs--super simple! The eyeballs are squishy and gummy so you just poke them right onto the sticks. Target sells the eyeballs in bags with the other Halloween favors--I think they're around three or four bucks for a bag. I think they come individually wrapped because of their sticky texture. I don't know how well they'd hold up in storage because of the stickiness--you might have to remove them and do new ones next year, just buy an extra bag of eyeballs this year, I guess. I'd love to make one of these but I really don't have anywhere to put another wreath! Last year I bought 3 on clearance after Halloween (a black one to make, a black feather wreath and a small black one with little mirrors all over it) so I'm kind of maxed out in the wreath department. Thought I'd share though, in case it inspires anyone to do something similarly creepy!
Friday, October 13, 2006
Here's looking at you
For Friday the 13th, another creepy Halloween craft/decoration! This is from Martha Stewart's show last year. You spray paint a twig or grapevine wreath black and then stick the eyeballs on the ends of the twigs--super simple! The eyeballs are squishy and gummy so you just poke them right onto the sticks. Target sells the eyeballs in bags with the other Halloween favors--I think they're around three or four bucks for a bag. I think they come individually wrapped because of their sticky texture. I don't know how well they'd hold up in storage because of the stickiness--you might have to remove them and do new ones next year, just buy an extra bag of eyeballs this year, I guess. I'd love to make one of these but I really don't have anywhere to put another wreath! Last year I bought 3 on clearance after Halloween (a black one to make, a black feather wreath and a small black one with little mirrors all over it) so I'm kind of maxed out in the wreath department. Thought I'd share though, in case it inspires anyone to do something similarly creepy!
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Hey, I have that wreath on my front door! She made it on her old Living Show a few years back. I think mine must be 3 or 4 years old, and I haven't changed the eyeballs yet. (Mine has a black feathered crow on it also. Didn't hers have a sign or something on it that said something about looking at you?)
ReplyDeleteHeidi, that is wonderfully creepy! I am not a crafter, but I think I might try this. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHeidi! I just finished reading your entire blog!! Whew!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your site!
Your daughter is darling!
Keep those posts coming!
Hey I just posted my PYREX COOKWARE Collection.
I had previously posted my PYREX dishes and refrigerator containers.
I just LOVE, love PYREX!
Sarah, you're right about the bird. The bird doesn't show up in the photo, but in Martha's instructions it's mentioned and there is a link to a .pdf with several different banners you can print and attatch you your bird. I'd love to see a photo of yours! I'm glad to hear it has held up so well. I was worried that the sticky eyeballs would end up covered in fuzz (or at my house, dog hair!)
ReplyDeleteHa! Classic.
ReplyDeleteHi Heidi, I don't know your email address, so I'll respond here to a comment you posted on my blog today (thank you for that!). You said you thought it would be interesting to use tablecloth fabric in clothing. Check out the book, Sew Vintage. There's a link on my other blog
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THAT is a really cool wreath!
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