Transform your house into a detailed haunted mansion for Halloween or Murder Mystery party!
So simple but adds a lot of drama!
Do a google image search for ‘antique book spines’ and look for large images with either faint or no watermarks.
Copy image and paste onto a word or publisher doc to size to fit as much as an 8.5×11 page as possible. DVDs are about 7.5 inches tall.
Print on cardstock and cut around the edges. You could even color in the edges with sharpie if you had dark cabinets or are having a dimly lit event.
Then simply tape onto your dvds!
If you have a few real antique books you could lay those in front or put a few battery powered tealights in there. Be creative and enjoy! Queue Monster Mash or Early Jazz Radio on Pandora!
I love finding paintings and framed art at Goodwill. This one was perfect for autumn and Halloween – the oval frame, changing leaves and a lazy river.
Just print any picture, cut out and modge podge onto the artwork! I thought a rocking chair in a river was a bizarre touch with a nod to Piglet.
Thank you for tuning in to Military Mom Talk Radio today! Here is a little more information and some helpful links on our quick tips today.
DIY Homemade recipes:
Caffeine provides great antioxidants and tightens skin. Here is a quick and simple recipe for a Coffee Scrub. Try making an Eye Mask as well!
We talked about witch hazel but only touched on a few of its benefits. Witch hazel can be used in a number of amazing ways. It helps with acne, it reduced puffiness in eyes, tones skin, keeps skin moisturized, removes excess oil, soothes sunburns, soothes itchy skin.. and the list goes on! My favorite way to use witch hazel is simply putting it in a spray bottle and using it as a face mist. Add some steeped tea, rosewater or peppermint for a luxurious feeling mist.
Makeup Trends:
I am very excited about some of the makeup trends this fall. Bold brows, darker matte lips, no fuss neutral smokey eyes – so easy to get on board with these. If you want to ease into these looks, start small and layer layer layer. For brows, try Maybelline Brow Define & Fill Duo $6.99
You can’t go wrong with the right tools. I love Anastasia Beverly Hills #14 dual sided brush $18.00. The spoolie end is perfect for lightening up brows that became too dark!
Love a bold lip but don’t know where to start? Try Revlon Just Bitten Balm Stain $5.99. Buildable color and no need to worry about fading.
DIY Zombie Makeup:
Last but not least, my very own Dead Sets for $15. Just in time for Halloween! These are perfect for beginner zombies, children and zombie collectors. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments!
I’m prepping my Etsy page for Halloween but wrapped bottles can be for any occasion!
I wrapped and stenciled this bottle for Halloween but also have Day of the Dead stencils, letter stencils and decorative ivy stencils.
Here are some bottles I did for my brothers wedding in bright colors and added some pinwheels!
I needed a stamp of myself as a zombie. I Googled “custom rubber stamp” and clicked on the first site linked. When I uploaded the picture I wanted on the stamp, I wasn’t sure how detailed it would come out. The preview was the exact picture I uploaded. I was also skeptical since I hadn’t researched custom stamps much (only the top 5 sites in the search) but this was the best site I had found for what I was looking for regarding size, production time and cost. Rubberstamps.net exceeded my expectations and I will be using them for all of my custom stamp needs!
To edit my image, I used pixlr.com and used the PIXLR EDITOR (the option on the left). These are the instructions I found on how to make on of my pictures look like a coloring page: How To Make a Coloring Book
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