Last Minute DIY Hallowen Decor

This is EASY & TEMPORARY!!  I am not into all the big ugly "scary" Halloween decorating.  I like just a few tasteful accent pieces that show you're celebrating!  I also hate spending a lot of money on something that is usually so easily made out of pretty much anything around the house!

Here is I wanted to have a pillow with something Halloween but I didn't want to have it permanently attached to the pillow because I would then have to put it away or change the pillow case.

WHAT I DID.....

1. I went online and found a TEMPLATE (on the Images Google tab) of something I liked and printed it out, then cut the shape out.  I found this one HERE under "witch templates".

TIP:  If you do not have a printer, or ink as it happens to me often, you could just tape the paper to your screen and trace the shape right on your screen!  I do that also when the shape is bigger than my paper, so I move the paper around and trace some parts on difference spaces of the paper and then tape the shape later when I cut it.

2. I then spray painted the shape with black paint I have (I always have black, brown, and white spray paint on hand for projects) from my my local Home Depot...they're about $3.50.

 3. Once dried I sprayed the back with spray adhesive and placed on my pillow! The adhesive I used is tacky enough to stay on but you can then just remove it and trash it!

MORE IDEAS:  If you're a crafter like I am, you most likely have a ton of things you can use to make easy and inexpensive, but creative, decorations for any holiday. You can also just spray things (glass jars/bottles/vases, cans, branches, twigs, rocks, ect) in the colors of your holiday or theme!  

Have fun being a Super Frugal Domestic Diva!! :)

Pink Flower Pillow Case

This DIY pillow case was so fun and easy to make!

I bought a throw blanket at Ross for $5.99 and used part on one side for a SOFT pillow for my granddaughter, Maggie. The BACK was made from an old pillow case I had that had the eyelet trim where I put the pink ribbon bow.

HOW TO:

1. Cut varying size circles of the "flower" fabric then layer them on top of each other

2. You can sew a small (about 1.5 inch) straight stitch and pull the thread from both ends to make a bit of gather look and tie the treads. 

3. Once the flower looks good stitch a button in the center.

4. Stitch the flower to the pillow case by strategically stitching the petals in a way that the flower looks fluffy (sewing UNDER other petal to hide the stitching).

5. Sew a ribbon for the stem and cut out some leaves and attach as well.  Here I also added a pink ribbon to correct my not-so-straight seam line!

As you can see the shapes are not perfect and edges were left raw.

 In my case I had to use another back material in order to make to pillows with a soft side. I had these case with the eyelet with worked great!

 The presentation was so cute, just tied with a coordinating ribbon.

DIY Halloween Wreath

This cheerful Halloween wreath was made from a ripped garment bag I got out of the trash. My stepson had thrown it out weeks ago!  The bow was made out of just material I had lying around. 

I could've purchased a ribbon but I always aim to make things out what I have on hand! It's more fun and the results more unique!

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 I dab of hot glue inside and on one side of the fold is enough to keep the "flower" together and glue it to the wreath. In my case I had a wire one but you can use anything you can find, in any shape.

 I placed the flowers as evenly as I could. I could've used more, for a fuller look, but it's all I had. I think the final product looks so cute and it really stands out on our door!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!