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Printables – Download or Create Your Own + HM #249

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Printables – Download or Create Your Own + HM #249

Printables are a fun way to add seasonal decor to your home or any event.  They are also fantastic ways to keep on track and organized. Check out the awesome selection from the gals of Home Matters in this week’s themed roundup!

 

25 Free FALL Decor Printables from Caroline @ Caroline Vencil

 

70 Spooktacular Halloween Printables from April and AJ  @ DIY Bunker

 

160+ Printables to Organize Your Entire Life from Emily @ Happy Organized Life

 

5 Reasons to Love Coffee & Free Printables from Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai

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Cinnamon Poke Autumn Cupcakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting from Kristie @ Love My Cottage

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3 Effective Ways to Clear Out the Clutter from Kathryn @ The Dedicated House

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DIY Upcycled Light Up Pumpkin Jack-o-Lantern from Claire @ Pillar Box Blue

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Sunflowers in the Kitchen from Fabby @ Fabby’s Living

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Easy Trendy Home Sign DIY from Chas @ Chas’ Crazy Creations

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Haunted Mirror – An Eerie Halloween DIY Decor

If you are looking for Halloween decor that gives a big fright with little bite then the Haunted Mirror is the DIY project for you — easy and eerie!

 

Haunted Mirror

A Hauntingly Spooktacular Halloween DIY Decor

 

Today, I have something really fun for you. If you have hung around here for any time at all, you know that I love Halloween. So, I am thrilled to bring you this eerie craft idea for Halloween decor.

This DIY Halloween project is really very easy to create.

Big Fright for little Bite! The Haunted Mirror – easy, eerie #Halloween #DIY #decor #HauntedMirror

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Haunted Mirror DIY

Here’s what you need:

  • 1 Can – Krylon Looking Glass Silver Spray Paint
  • Tape
  • 1 – 8″ x 10″ Picture Frame
  • 1 – Image to fit an 8″ x 10″ Frame

How to Make the Haunted Mirror:

  1. Choose your Image
  1. Scan Image and create an Inverse Image
  1. Print out two copies – 1 Original Image, and 1 Inverse Image
  1. Take Glass out of picture frame. Clean Glass very well.

  1. Tape the Inverse Image to the front or outside of the glass (image side facing the glass). This allows you to see exactly where your image will be once it is in the frame, and will help you during the spray painting.
  1. Place glass image side down on your spraying surface. You can see the image through the glass.
  1. Shake Krylon spray paint vigorously
  1. Spray the entire glass with a fine mist of paint
  1. Then add more paint in small spurts, especially to the areas around your image. You want there to be enough paint to create a mirror, but with a lighter spraying of paint on top of the image so that it shows through.
  1. Let the paint dry for at least one hour
  1. Remove the Inverse image from the front of the glass and clean glass carefully.
  1. Place glass back into the frame–Glass side out, Painted side to the inside.
  1. Load the Original Image into the frame

Time for some Tips

  • Clean the glass, then wipe it down with alcohol. Any fingerprints or oils will interfere with the paint sticking properly.
  • Blushing: If you get blushing with your spray paint, don’t worry. The Krylon Looking Glass washes right off easily with a little soap and water. (What is Blushing? Blushing occurs when there is high humidity in the air. The moisture settles on the not cured paint and causes a milky whiteness or flat white look in the paint. This happened to me on my first attempt, because I did the spraying after the marine layer came in from the ocean–silly me.)
  • Tips for your Image:
    • Areas not showing up well – I had a large white area on my image over about half the face. So, I used colored pencil to draw it in better.
    • White is showing up to bright – Again, this was the case for me, so I sprayed a light coating of the Looking Glass spray paint directly onto my image to tone it down. This worked great, and also gave the image another dimension.
    • Be sure that you have enough paint around your image to make the glass really look like a mirror. That way your image will appear to be coming through the mirror–a very spooky effect. (You can clearly see the apple in the reflection.)
  • So, just play around with it, until you reach your desired effect.

Being that this project is making a mirror, it is difficult to photograph (at least for me anyway). But I think I managed to get some pretty cool shots of the Haunted Mirror–take a look…

Notice the reflections in the mirror…

The reflection here is a hutch. It almost looks like the lady is pushing her way through the wood.

Look at her reaching for that apple–Who is the fairest of them all…

Imagine catching that face out of the corner of your eye…spine-chilling.

Spine-chilling Halloween #Decor. Make your own Haunted Mirror. #DIY #Halloween #craft #spooky

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I hope you have enjoyed our little Haunted Mirror Halloween DIY project. We had a blast making this for you — now, make you own. Have a Hauntingly Spooktacular Halloween!.

Halloween Inspiration

Looking for more Halloween inspiration? Check out these post:

Halloween Mantel Decor Orange, Black, and Purple

Bewitched Halloween and DIY Trick-or-Treat Lantern

Pumpkin Carving Page

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How do you like to decorate for Halloween?

Do you have any Halloween DIY projects planned?

 

 

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Framed Seasonal Art

I love this idea for an inexpensive way to update your home for the seasons. Framed Seasonal Art from regular contributor, Michelle James. She’s done it again!

Framed Seasonal Art

An Easy and Inexpensive Way to Celebrate the Seasons

 

I like to decorate my home for the different seasons, but sometimes that can get expensive.  I found a great way to change things up whenever I want for just the cost of a piece of scrapbook paper.

A great way to change things up for the cost of scrapbook paper. #DIY #Decor #Seasonal #Art

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I was mulling around my local thrift store and found a frame that was actually on a stand.  I really liked it, and knew I could create something fun.  I also found these two little wooden buckets that I thought would make great feet for it.  So for $2 I was outta there with a project in mind.

This is how these guys looked before.


When I first got it, I thought I would create a chalkboard on one side and a dry erase board on the other but when I took the top piece off I noticed there were two pieces of glass (well, one side is glass and the other side is acrylic) not sure why.  But it really didn’t matter.  At that point I knew I could sandwich a piece of paper in between and have a fun piece of interchangeable art.

I cleaned everything up, removed the wire handles from the buckets, and gave everything a few coats of white spray paint.

Then, I sanded a little for the distressed look that I love.

After that, I used some wood glue to mount the “feet” to the bottom of the frame stand.

Voila!  I was done.

This piece of scrapbook paper from Moxxie is just perfect for spring.  I just cut the 12×12 piece down to the frame size (8×10), slid it between the glass and the acrylic, and replaced the top piece of the frame.  It has screws on the side that allow the top piece to come off, so you can exchange your art as you wish.


Pretty cool right?  I ended up really liking it.  At first, I wasn’t sure about the feet but I think they have grown on me now.  What do you think?

 


Thanks so much for stopping by.  I will see you again in two weeks.

Create your own Framed Seasonal Art. #DIY #Seasons #Decorating #Home

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