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How To Make A Halloween Wall Hanging

If you are looking for a great Halloween wall hanging this season to decorate your house with, but are not wanting to go out and buy something new, then this wall hanging upcycle tutorial might just be what you are looking for! It’s no secret that I’m a sucker for Halloween. It’s the crafts, the treats, the costumes… One of my favorite fun things about Halloween is creating decorations. This Halloween wall hanging was so fun and easy to make! If you are a fan of mod podge and decoupage then this is right up your alley!You are able to follow along with my tutorial to recreate the exact design or change the designs, colors and decorations to create something totally different and unique! Halloween Wall Hanging No matter the time of year, A canvas craft is one of my favorite crafts to do. There’s just something so special about using all kinds of different creative techniques to change a blank or old canvas into a piece of art. Follow along with this tutorial to see how you can do your own Halloween Wall Hanging and start decorating your home for the spooky season. Supplies for your Halloween Wall Hanging: Walling Hanging Canvas – I used an old canvas from Goodwill. Decoupage Paper Mineral Paint Paint Brush Scissors Mod Podge Heat Gun WoodUbend Mouldings Wood Glue Instructions for your Halloween Wall Hanging: Start with your wall hanging. Paint one coat of limestone paint. Add mod podge to a portion of your canvas. Take your decoupage paper and add it onto the wet mod podge. Add mod podge on the other section of your canvas. Add your other paper onto the wet mod podge. Paint mod podge on your canvas. Using a little bit of black paint on your brush, go around all the edges lightly and over the seam where the paper meets. Take Hazelwood paint and paint over the one side of the paper lightly. Next, use some limestone paint and add some over the Hazelwood. Take some of the buttermilk cream paint and add some of that over the limestone. Paint your decorations with the colors you choose. Glue your decorations down with glue. Frequently Asked Questions What do you use to decorate a picture frame? You can decorate your wall hanging however you like and you can use any color paint, any design paper and any decorations to add to your frame! This tutorial is completely customizable to you! How do you prepare a canvas? I just went ahead and gave my canvas a coat of light paint so that I have a fresh, blank working space to use. Just pin this Halloween wall hanging tutorial below to find the instructions later!

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How to make your own DIY Halloween Boo Sign

If you are looking for a new way to decorate for Halloween then you are in the right place! Watch as I show you how to make a simple DIY Halloween Boo Sign. It is the perfect way to add some cute and fun decorations to your home this Halloween. Boo! Today I will be sharing with you how to make such a simple but cute Halloween decor. It is a DIY Halloween Boo sign on wood blocks. It’s so easy and it will look great on a shelf, mantel, or tabletop. With very few supplies needed you can make multiples of these at a time for maybe those friends and family in your life who aren’t as crafty as you! DIY Halloween Boo Sign Ya’ll as you know I just love wood decor signs. Making new seasonal decor wood signs brings me so much excitement. These DIY Halloween Boo signs are no different. Since Halloween is approaching I thought it would be the perfect time to pull out some stencils and create some simple but cute Halloween decor. Today I decided to make some BOO signs for my home. I plan on displaying these around some pumpkins on my mantel. You can use them however you wish. The best part about making your own decor using stencils is you can totally make this how you want them to be! Follow the steps below but change up the paint color or wood size. Just have fun and let’s get started. Supplies needed for your DIY Halloween BOO Sign: 3 wooden blocks – 4” squares Black paint Paintbrush Heat Gun/dryer Letter stencils – “B” & “O” Finger daubers White paint Orange Paint Fast Drying Acrylic Spray Seal Steps: Grab your desired size wood block. You can use scrap wood if you like.  Lay out your stencils letters, “B” & “O” to be sure they fit on your wooden blocks.  With some black paint, give a base coat to your 3 wooden blocks. Cover completely. Don’t forget to do the sides.  Dry completely with a heat gun/dryer to speed up the process.  With your finger paint dauber, start applying white paint inside your stencil working with the letter “B” first.  If your stencils have a little gap within the letter and you don’t prefer that look, you can always use a small brush to paint in by hand to close the gap. Blend it to make it look neat. You can use a finger dauber too, but a paint brush would keep it neater. Dry again. Grab your “B” stencil and reapply on top of your white, shifted slightly to the right side, giving a shadowed look.  With your thin paintbrush, fill in your orange gaps to make your letter neat and clean.  Repeat with your two Letters “O’s”. Touch up where needed. Dry again.  To make your board appear more rustic/distressed, you can take a hand sander and rough up the edges. Once your boards are completely dry, you can rough up the whole board by lightly sanding, letters and all to continue with your distressed look.  Spray seal your painted wooden blocks. The DIY Halloween BOO Sign made with stencils, paint, and wooden blocks is the perfect way to get your family in on the fun of decorating this year. You can have a blast making these signs together (especially if you’re like me and enjoy crafts) or make them as gifts for friends who are not as crafty as you are! Either way, it’s going to be an awesome Halloween! How do you plan to use these DIY wood block decorations? Just pin this DIY Halloween BOO Sign tutorial below to find the instructions later!

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