Pre-HALLOWEEN craft
I know, it's a little early to be thinking about Halloween. This time I was inspired by a picture from a Ballard Design Magazine and a trip to the Dollar Tree. I'm normally not into this kind of decor, but I thought I'd give it a try and see how it turned out.
This is the photo that I saw in the Ballard Designs magazine. (these are a pricey $19-$39) Plus, I'm not into dog decor! :)
These are the fun little guys I found at the Dollar Tree for a whole $3 for all three. I know what you are thinking, U-G-L-Y! I do love classic Movie Monsters and here is how they were transformed:
First, I used some white spray paint. I happened to have appliance paint on hand and wasn't sure how it would work. After they dried, I loved the high gloss!
After letting them dry for 24 hrs. I then painted on a coat of watered down brown acrylic paint all over the statue! You really want to accentuate the creases! Then with a paper towel, gently wipe off the excess paint from the smooth surfaces leaving the paint in all the indented spots!
The Werewolf was the funnest to do!
Allow to dry for 1 hour and here is the finished product. It's not what I would usually decorate with for Halloween, but I think they turned out great! I can't wait to create a few more Halloween crafts to display with them!
I linked up to these parties:
First, I used some white spray paint. I happened to have appliance paint on hand and wasn't sure how it would work. After they dried, I loved the high gloss!
After letting them dry for 24 hrs. I then painted on a coat of watered down brown acrylic paint all over the statue! You really want to accentuate the creases! Then with a paper towel, gently wipe off the excess paint from the smooth surfaces leaving the paint in all the indented spots!
The Werewolf was the funnest to do!
Allow to dry for 1 hour and here is the finished product. It's not what I would usually decorate with for Halloween, but I think they turned out great! I can't wait to create a few more Halloween crafts to display with them!I linked up to these parties:
i have the gargoyle one. i love him.
ReplyDeletei fell in love with gargoyles ever since i went to ashville, nc. where the biltmore estate is located. have you ever been there? everything there is gargoyle. i couldn't believe i saw him for $1!!!
love what you did to these guys. how fun. i think i will copy you on this idea. i didn't like the gold finish too much.
thank you for linking up with the FALL FESTIVAL. nice to meet you.
HAPPY FALL
kellie
These are soooooo great! What a great and easy project! I can't wait to go to the dollar store to see what I can find!
ReplyDeletethat is such a great idea, i love it! so smart!
ReplyDeleteLove this idea....Im at Dollar Tree at least once a week. I always use their stuff and repurpose it into something else. Thanks for sharing this one!
ReplyDeleteI love Dollar Tree - so many great finds. I might need to do this one myself!
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This is my first visit! Your boys are adorable! Isn't it amazing what spray can do?? These look great and very "Ballardesque" :)
ReplyDeleteI might need to load up my kids PRONTO AND BOOK it down to the DOLLAR TREE NOW! I so want to make these, JOB WELL DONE! love them. Thanks so much for sharing. Jen
ReplyDeleteThose turned out great!! So much better than what they started from!
ReplyDeleteThese look great! I've got a sofa table in my dining room with my Fall decorations on it right now. I'm planning a Halloween theme and these would look great. I think there's a trip to the Dollar Tree in store for me tomorrow.
ReplyDelete~ The Speckled Dog
I LOVE this idea. In fact I just found this blog today and went to the Dollar Tree tonight. Luckily I got the last set. I can't wait to make mine. Thanks for sharing!!!
ReplyDeleteI forgot to tell you that I featured this post yesterday at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com. (hopefully you saw a jump in traffic yesterday.) I think this is a great idea and I love the idea of putting them on a pedestal. Grab my "featured" button.
ReplyDeleteSo funny, I saw those ballard dogs & thought the same thing when I saw the spooky faces at the dollar store... but the faces were too spooky for me! I'm posting a link to this at the dollarstorecrafts.com facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Dollar-Store-Crafts/161233564682
ReplyDeleteGreat job :)
ReplyDeleteThese are great! I was just at the dollar tree in our area looking to see what could be recrafted and alas ours was pretty picked over:(. So I didn't find any perfect monsters but i did manage a couple of the cute little crows and they only need a couple of extra feathers. Yay!
ReplyDeleteI just love this idea!
ReplyDeleteI commented last night too, but I just wanted to stop by and tell you that I did end up going to the $ Tree today for these and ended up getting the vampire and the gargoyle. I'll be sure to link back to you once I get these done and posted!
ReplyDelete~ The Speckled Dog
This is such a great idea! They look amazing :) Must try this at home :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun craft... my kids will love doing this!
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting on my blog and reminding me where I found this cute idea!! I am now your newest Follower. Keep the great ideas coming!
ReplyDeleteThis is great! I am definitely going to bookmark this. I saw these at the dollar tree too and wanted them but thought they were ridiculous. This makes them more sophisticated. Great project :)
ReplyDeleteHi, Tanya. Just popping in to let you know that I linked to this post today. BTW, LOVE your Halloweeny background!
ReplyDelete~ The Speckled Dog
http://thespeckleddog.blogspot.com/2010/09/halloween-decor-so-far.html