How many paper towel and TP tubes do you toss every week? We toss about 5 in our house! That is a ton of fun craft projects just put into the garbage! Why not save them and make these cute treat boxes for Halloween? Change up the images and make them for Christmas or Valentine's Day! Use what you have, my sweet friends, and don't forget to Make Your Mark!
It's officially SKULLOWEEN and I'm going nuts making all different kinds of skulls to decorate my house for Halloween! Today I'm sharing 5 of my favorites. BTW, most of these skulls I got at the 99c store and used them as a canvas for some of my favorite techniques. Have fun and, if you have a moment, let me know which one of these is your favorite! I'd love to hear from you.
xoxo, Mark
1. SUGAR SKULL VASE
The perfect little vase!
2. COACHELLA SKULL!
So BOHO, don't you think?
3. PLANTER SKULL!
Why not fill it with succulents or cactus!
4. TATTOO SKULL
Try this with all kinds of images!
5. SKULL CANDLE HOLDER
Nothing says elegant dinner party like skull candle holders!
Last week I spent the afternoon with the wonderful Marlo Thomas in her fantastic 5th Avenue apartment making Halloween and Thanksgiving DIYs and answering questions from her fans. What an absolute blast! Watch the full video in the Huffington Post here!
A few pretty things from around the web that caught my eye. Love the sea glass candy and you'll never guess what those fabric pumpkins have underneath! Hop around and make some new friends. All the links are below.
I love anything marbled....ANYTHING! This year I decided to share my secret technique for marbling and show you how to use it on some real and fake pumpkins. Once you master this, I promise you'll be addicted. Happy Chic Halloween!
Beetlejuice is one of my favorite movies and I love to watch it this time of year. The art direction is absolutely wonderful! I decided to make a Beetlejuice inspired table using an old record player and some mismatched glass dishes for my Halloween gathering. BTW, painting dishes on a record player is very relaxing... Once you start, you won't be able to stop.
The great thing about painting glass dishes is that you can eat off of them
because you paint on the underside.
The flowers are my favorite and super easy to make.
Watch the video tutorial here
YOU'LL NEED
Old record player
Americana Gloss Enamels in Sand and Black
Americana Acrylics in Black and Orange
Thick wire
Glass dishes
Paintbrushes
Tape
Cardboard
Wire cutters
Rubbing alcohol
Manila folders
Cut several layers of cardboard the size of your record player
Cut a small hole in the center so it lays flat on your platter
*This is your work surface
Clean your glass dishes with alcohol
Turn on the record player and draw a line on the cardboard so you can center the plate
Tape it in place
Turn on the record player and paint your stripes starting with the light colors first
Paint the glasses the same way
Bake twice at 350° for 30 minutes letting the oven cool in between baking times
Cut 4" x 4" squares out of a manila folder
With the acrylic paint a large black circle with an orange center
Trace and cut the flowers using my flower template
Overlap the petals to create dimension and tape together
It’s Thurs-DIY and time to see what my friends, Margot, Jade, Heather, Cathie and Kathy have been up to! 5 terrific projects this week, so hop around and see what inspires you, OK. Make sure to say hello from me!
Cathie Filian shows you several different ways to jazz up your pumpkins this fall and each one is better than the next! Cathie Filian. http://youtu.be/9ss3DtJZx8Y
Just in case you missed it earlier in the week, I’m showing you how to create an iPad Clutch. A snazzy handbag that can be used for either a clutch or an iPad case….It’s up to you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI9TJhxLHzY
