And the EYE's have it...

Wow, I can't believe I have a Halloween post in September.  This is a first for me.  I am usually trailing in around the second week of October.  I even have a project in the works...

This is my eyeball wreath.  I love body parts at Halloween.  Nothing says Halloween like body parts.

I purchased my eyeballs from The Dollar Tree.  I know they had them for a couple of years.  I bought one pack for my college age kids to use at a Halloween Party.  They were a little creepy cool, so, I had to get a couple three bags for me.

I used a a green floral foam wreath from The Dollar Tree.  I also used them for a candy corn wreath one year.  You can see that here.

I covered it with some Halloween Ribbon.  

Then, I just started to hot glue the eyeballs on.

I liked the way it looked, but, you could see the ribbon through some holes.

I LOVE Spanish Moss.  The effect is the best.  I use it on EVERYTHING.  After filling in all the holes, I added a few spiders and called it good.  

Well, I think the Eye's have it, 

and, here's looking at you kid.  This could go on forever, so, I will close with a thank you so much for stopping by.

A Bird House Wreath

When did summer get here?  I really can't complain, living in Arizona, we haven't had too many warm (hot) days.  I can't say the "H" word, because, we all know how warm it really gets - ha ha.  Anyway, I have had this wreath idea in my head for at least a year, maybe two.  I really did have a different picture in my head, but, I like it.

I bought all of these cute bird houses at Michael's about two years ago.  I got them when they went on clearance and bought quite a few.  I just lined them up and shot them with some white paint.

I painted the flat wooden wreath form too.  At first, I just painted the roof.  I used mostly chalk paint.  These are my favorite colors.

But, when I was playing around with them, they looked as if they were missing something.

So, I painted the bottom and about 1/4 of an inch up the sides a dark brown.  Then, I put a little Spanish moss in all the holes.

What do you think?  Looks pretty good huh?  I did this right before school was out when my little ones were out playing.  I just got an extension cord and glued away.

This is what happens when you try to do something with little ones running all around.  I think I had to kiss a couple of boo boo's and one may have required a bandaid.  Oh, I do live in the desert and cactus is a daily thing.  Yes, I had to get my tweezers :-o  The whole round thing I was going for just wasn't quite there???

I brought it in and took them all off, and, started again.

Much better.  I was playing around with a banner, what do you think?  Let me know, thanks.

Hope you are having a round great Monday.

Spring Moss Wreath

 Happy Monday Everyone.  I hope you all had a great weekend and this post finds you healthy and happy.  I will not be around very much this week, I have to get my taxes done. I really tried to get some of it done this weekend, but, the weather was so beautiful, I made a wreath instead.

I made this wreath for my back patio.

I stared with this flat wreath form that I got from Michael's.  The styrofoam wreath was more than double the price.  I didn't have a 40% off coupon, so, this is what I came home with - he he

Now, I looked at moss at Michael's and it was around 7.99 for a package of moss with three different colors in a bag.  Although the bag was a little bigger, it was still $7.99.  I went to The Dollar Tree and found these for only $1.00.  I bought four bags (which was still cheaper) and used only two.  I saved enough money on the moss to pay for the flat wreath form - ha ha.

I really liked the three colors.

I guess four colors, this is really spongy.

I sprayed the flat form with tacky spray and started to stick it on.  I also used a little tacky glue in places to make it thicker.

I got this awesome ribbon after Christmas for 90% off.  I only paid .69 cents -- YEAH :)

It has a natural look, like the wreath.

I found a nest and bird eggs in my spring supplies.

There you have it, and, the best part is that it cost under $10.00 to make.  I really like the natural look, but, I think it looks more like summer.  I bet it will be hanging around the back of the house for a while.  Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.

XOXO

I am ready to party down HERE.

Candy Corn Wreath

Who doesn't love Candy Corn?  I was eating a lot few last night and thought they would look cute on a wreath.

I love small wreaths like the ones below:

Coffee Filter Wreath

Paper Rose Wreath (I love this one)

I started with a small round green foam form from the dollar store and wrapped it with black duck tape.

Then, I glued on the candy corns like so.

Round and round I go.

I re-painted my board black and hooked the wreath on with more hot glue.

They make cute table top decorations.

I wanted one for my door, but, I only had small forms.  One was too small, and two just didn't look good.

I think three is just right.  What do you think?

Have a sweet week.

Rhonda

Spring Garden Basket

Just a little update.  My father in-law went back to his hometown.  Grandma will be joining him this weekend.  It is bitter sweet.  I will miss her so much as we have become close friends.  However, I will be able to craft and spend a little more time on my blog.  So, to kick things off, here is the flower arrangement I came up with for my front door.  I love the burlap wreath I made last year, but, it is time for a change.  

This was my burlap wreath.  To change it up, I would just add little picks of the season.  Funny, I never have taken pictures - hummmmm.

This was the basket.  I saved it from the trash pile.  Back in the day, I had pretty blue leather in my den.  The leather wore out and the basket went into the garage.  

I cleaned it up, and sprayed a little primer first.

I tried white paint, but, I really didn't like it.

I shot a little green and liked it a little better.

I put a floral block in the bottom of the basket and stuck a few spring floral picks in it.  I bought all my yellow garden tools at the Dollar Store and attached them with my glue gun. 

Happy Spring.

Rhonda