A Witches Magic

So here we are at the grand finale!

well, not quit.

Ive posted a few tutorials and ideas of decorations

Ive created for my witch's apothecary Halloween decor.

I thought now would be the time to finally show you my overall look!!

it started out small and has been growing as i add items.

this is my starting display:

I had the large jar with the snake, and my jagermeister potion bottles. I bought creepy cloth from the dollar store, and also had a cool bottle from goodwill.

my hubby already had the skull candle...

I found the cool jar at goodwill for $1 and the tube is from the dollar store

( it had cone incense in it)

and then my display grew.

I brought in my tier tray and put my crows and my glitter skulls on it

( i have future plans for the crows)

my pot and bones

gravestone

Potion bottles and brain in a jar

i also found fake barb wire ( 0.50 at dollar store)

i strung up some faux webs and stuck a few bones in it.

i had an empty corner

but i found a creepy man eating spider at the dollar store

so here's my display. not too bad

I have a few changes i made, and still need to make.

I'm going to buy black posterboard from the dollar store and put up behind everything.

 i also have to replace my black light bulb which will make alot of it glow

i also created a good witch's table.

hers isn't very good at the moment but I'm slowly working on it.

It all started with a book i got back in High school and the oil burner i found at the dollar store

Its on a side table next to my couch

pink silk under lace curtain, overlaid with a hip scarf Ive had for years

my book broke so i place out the broken pages

next to a 'potion' i made

'Hearts delight'

to hold the one you love close to your heart

a red ribbon- 'the tie that binds'

Roses from the one you love- love and respect

baby's breath- everlasting love, purity and innocence

Pearls- purity, and harmony

I created this from a round bottle, and labeled it with rub on lettering

I also used a temporary tattoo to decorate it.

i also made the box

 by covering a dollar store box

with flocked wrapping paper

the dried flowers are from the flowers my hubby gave me for our anniversary

my ceramic dragon is waiting for some book to rest on.!

my potion will be glowing on Halloween!!

( glow stick fluid in the jar!!)

And there you are.

 my simple but fun display.

 much more to be done though. its still early!!!

After all is said and done

all of my halloween decors have cost me

$50.50

runthrough:

Scrapbook labels-$1

Green tea candles-$1

Snakes (x3)-$3

Gravestone-$1

2 small spiders-$1

large spider-$1

Air freshener beads (x2)-$2

Hand-$1

Brains (x2)-$2

Jar-$1

Shampoo-$1

Glitter skulls (x4)-$4

Jar skulls (x3)- $3

Skull Mold-$1

Carveable Pumpkin (x2)-$2

Tier Tray-$5

(2 candlsticks, 3 trays)

Creepy Cloth (x2)-$2

Skull Tray-$1

Oil Burner-$1

Crows (x2)-$2

Spiderweb-$1

Tombstone-$1

Crafts Boxes (x2)-$2

Vial-$1

Book-$1

Barb wire-0.50

Goodwill bottle-$1

-Not shown-and future projects-

Apple-$1

Ceramic Pumpkin-$1

Fake Fingers-$1

Fake Heart-$1

White Tall candle-$1

Skull Necklaces (deconstructed)-$1

if i would have bought all of these items anywhere else besides the dollar store it would have cost me double, maybe triple of what i actually spent!!

(and im sory the pics dont actually do the display justice. much cooler in person)

A Taste of the Creeps

OK, so here we are again with Halloween crafts,

and almost all are from the dollar store.

I'm going to jump in head first!

lets start with..

Brain Specimen

I found these 'hearst and brains' at my local dollar store

I glued two of the brains together

( i used superglue)

i then place the brain in a container i found at the dollar store

and filled it with Bright green formaldehyde

(actually shampoo found at the dollar store!)

and here is your brain, in a jar!!

lol

some the paint has started running and it had make my green look tainted.

It looks more realistic to me

(a bit of leftover blood mixing)

but if you don't want this to happen I suggest you wash your brain before encasing it.

SKULLS

a classic Halloween decor piece!

I found these glitter skulls and had to have them!!

I bought 3 to place on a stand

( also created from dollar store Items using this tutorial or here)

I also skewered one with a dagger I was given as a gift years ago

I also found a few skull 'jars'

I bought one last year after Halloween and using this

Calaveras skull tutorial

I created a cool Dia De Los Muertos decoration

start by painting it black

then decorate as you please.

i used the same design as in the tutorial

and also added glitter in the eyes and nose and on the mouth

Before and after

I bought 2 more of these this year to decorate.

one is currently holding my sugar skulls

I created these from a tutorial at the dollar store crafts site

You will need a skull mold from the dollar store

( you could also used other shaped molds)

1 cup sugar and 2 tsp water

food coloring if desired

( direction images from 'dollar store crafts')

mix water and sugar together until it reaches a wet sand consistency

add food coloring if desired

press the mixture into the molds packing tightly

and level off

place a cookie sheet or cardboard over mold and flip.

unmold cubes immediately

allow to dry for 5 hours, or overnight, or bake at 200F for 5 min

i made white skulls

and grey/ black skulls

( i didn't have black food coloring so i mixed all the colors til they were dark enough)

these are great for mixing with a cup of tea,

 and afterwards you can read your leaves...

And no matter who you are

Every Halloween display HAS to have

Pumpkins

My dollar store was carrying carveable pumpkins

( the were there for a total of two days, and i bought the last two)

i spray painted them white and black

i knew what i wanted to do with the white one..

I had a pair of fishnet stockings from a few Halloweens ago

I squeezed my pumpkin into one of the legs

 i cut off the rest

i even trimmed the top down a bit more

I used e6000 to glue the fishnets around the stem

I allowed that to dry

and trimmed it up a bit more

sexy pumpkin!!

i painted both stems of the pumpkins with a swirled mix of dark green and black

i haven't decided how I'm going to decorate the black pumpkin yet...

Other supplies i have found at the dollar store are

( and all of course $1)

Crows

Serving tray

large spider

Creepy cloth

Oil burner

Spider web

Tombstone

so our total today for Halloween decorations is $26

brains (x2)-$2

jar-$1

shampoo-$1

Glitter skulls (x4)- $4

jar skulls (x3)- $3

skull mould-$1

carveable pumpkin (x2)- $2

Tier tray-

               *3 trays-$3

                                                                      pie plate, pizza pan and serving tray

                         *2 candlesticks-$2

creepy cloth (x2) -$2

large spider-$1

skull tray-$1

2 crows-$1

oil burner-$1

I will show you my witch's apothecary on the next post!!

Merry Crafting and Happy Halloween!!