The pumpkin topiaries are just some old flower urns I spray painted black and stacked some $1.29 pie pumkins from the grocery store.![october 2011 079 1 october 2011 079 1](//lh5.ggpht.com/-ah0jCcpi-j0/TqAa23AlnYI/AAAAAAAAQuY/Ehx2mySY7Rg/october-2011-079-1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
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The silhouette spiders are Martha Stewart from Michaels big Halloween clearance last year: a dad, a mom, and 5 little ones, just like our family ![Smile](//lh6.ggpht.com/-F_1qnsBmDpw/TqAa3SeUNYI/AAAAAAAAQug/WPrXbWjkhVk/wlEmoticon-smile2.png?imgmax=800)
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Get some liquid starch (in the laundry aisle) and pour it into a bucket,
drench some cheesecloth in the starch, and then put it over your ghost form. My “forms” are one of those bed risers with a moss ball on top, and I used a paint can for a taller one as well. But… I wish I would have covered the balls in plastic or foil, because my ghosts have little tiny green moss hairs~you can see them if you look closely in the next picture down. Oh well.![october 2011 020 1 october 2011 020 1](//lh3.ggpht.com/-rS3lTN9oqa4/TqAa6eU9QLI/AAAAAAAAQvg/Vhe_W3kpN9c/october%2525202011%252520020%2525201_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
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Just let them dry and then use black paper or felt for eyes. They are super stiff and just sit there~don’t they look like they have a mysterious spell cast on them?![october 2011 086 1 october 2011 086 1](//lh5.ggpht.com/-mxhyw-i9-gE/TqAa7B648eI/AAAAAAAAQvw/3gPSQQNhpy0/october-2011-086-1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
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The branches are courtesy of some backyard bushes:free! and the stretchable web was also from clearance last year~we put some lights underneath to give it more of an eerie feel.![october 2011 093 1 october 2011 093 1](//lh6.ggpht.com/-vinXAXzMwmA/TqAa7qZ72dI/AAAAAAAAQwA/EsX8ZHzEDM8/october-2011-093-1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800)
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The boys made the faces on the pumpkins and they are ready to be carved. Do the spiders just freak you out? We think they are very creepy & cool, but I know from a few of the comments on my front porch spiders that some of you are just hating this post. I’m linking up to Beth’s Mantel Party:
this originally was a guest post over at 3 Sun Kissed Boys, but I wanted to share it here as well~
Sorry if you get multiple comments from me....having trouble with the commenting system. I LOVE THE GHOSTS! The reflection in the fireplace door is awesome!!! Visiting from Home Stories A to Z! Jessica
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Yes! We thought it was the coolest thing ever. Now, with blogs and Pinterest it seems so plain, but I still love it :)
ReplyDeleteI love the ghosts!! Might need to try that.
ReplyDeleteI love all your spiders! Very spooky, scary and FUN!
ReplyDeleteThose ghosts are awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE those ghosts, my 3 boys would love them too!
ReplyDeleteI like it! Very Cool! I'm going to make me some of those ghost. So cute. My kids would love them.
ReplyDeleteAre yours from a previous year? How do you keep them till next year? I mean, wouldn't they squish, collapse easily in storage?
Thanks!
I love it all!....so when will you post pics of your dining room table redo??? I remember you mentioning that you had been working on it. We have the same table and I've been itching to redo it, but I would love to see yours first so I can feel inspired! I love your blog and am so impressed with all you accomplish! We have five kids running around our house and most of the time I feel like I am barely keeping my head above water. It's busy!
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ReplyDeleteI LOVE THE GHOSTS!!!!!! The reflection in the fireplace doors is awesome!!!! Saw at homestories :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely adorable!! I am in love with the ghosts! I bet your kids are just head over heels over "their" mantel.
ReplyDeleteMelissa, thanks a lot for the cute ghost tutorial! They look so "real" (as real as ghosts can look ;), they are a bit unnerving!
ReplyDeleteI posted the ghost tutorial as my Net find of the week tutorial on my Blog http://steffi-cottoncandycastle.blogspot.com/ , I hope thats ok with you :)
Spooky Halloween greetings from Holland.
Saw your feature on A to Z! LOVE those little ghosts!!! Definitely pinning that idea for next year! :)
ReplyDeleteSpiders are no biggie for me, but those ghosts are cute!
ReplyDeleteNo, we just made them this year! I may just throw them in the attic so they don't get squised and write myself a note in Halloween bins that they are up there...
ReplyDeleteI love those ghosts...I might have to try making some. Thanks for sharing how it's done :)
ReplyDeleteI love your cheesecloth ghosts--those are adorable! Reminds me of when my boys were little and we would make ghost pops--we'd tie a white Kleenex around a tootsie pop and color on eyes with a black Sharpie. Do y'all do that?
ReplyDeleteI'm not much of spider person, but I really like your Mama, Daddy, and five little ones. And I'm sure the boys love them!
love this! you amaze me all the time.
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