Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Strategically Located Halloween Decor

So took a break for a few days for a "real" post and then TBH I got busy and forgot.  So here we go again.

So if you're doing a Halloween party, and want to literally scare the ish out of unsuspecting party goers....

 

There's no tutorial for these, I just saw them while kicking around on the internet. Idea only!  I know it's just about cling to the ceiling after turning on the bathroom light an seeing a clown....

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: DIY Snowglobes

Lucy at Craftberry Bush has a neat tutorial on making your own custom Halloween snowglobes using mason jars.  It's super easy and you could very easily do this with your kids for any season.

CLICK HERE to get to the tutorial - there is a link on her page for it.  Thanks for sharing Lucy!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Halloween Books

If you like to DIY your own Halloween decor, then this is one from Lindsey at Better After that would be a good one for you.  You can make some spooky looking old spell books (Think Hogwarts, or Hocus Pocus!) with some really inexpensive supplies.

The top left was made with some of those gummy plastic party favors from the dollar store.  Effectively creepy!  CLICK HERE for the tutorial. 

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Glow in the Dark Garland

Who doesn't love a simple yet effective bit of DIY décor?  Even more, who doesn't love a little bit of glow in the dark during the spooky season?

Gabrielle at Design Mom has a quick and easy tutorial on making glow in the dark garlands for your kids' Halloween parties, or just because!



CLICK HERE to get to the post.  Thanks Gabrielle!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Altered Halloween Books

Nothing screams spooky like some creepy old books.  I'm not talking about your old copy of Pride and Prejudice, I'm talking about those creepy old books that look like they might hold something a little darker than ripped off Betty Crocker recipes.

 

This year, I just don't have time.  But you might!  CLICK HERE to get to the tutorial.  Thank you to Lindsey at Better After for sharing!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Witch Curtain

Here's another one from Martha.  Set this up just in time for trick-or-treaters for some scary ambiance on their way to ringing your doorbell. Pop some colored lightbulbs (red ones, strobing or blacklight?) in and you're good to go!

CLICK HERE to see how it's done. 

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Sweater Pumpkins

If a more chic and trendy Halloween is more your bag of candy, then these sweater pumpkins are for you!

CLICK HERE for the tutorial. Thank you to Nita at Mod Vintage Life for sharing.

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Handkerchief Ghosts

Here's an oldie but a goodie...making handkerchief ghosts from empty recycled toilet paper rolls.  They're way cute, and you could very easily light them up with a glow stick. Plus, it's another project that's great for kids.

CLICK HERE for the tutorial. The first set of instructions are in Swedish (I think...it's a .se website) but underneath the instructions are translated into English. Thank you to Karin and Freya for sharing!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Boo Tea Towel

Here's a quick and cute Halloween tea towel. 

CLICK HERE for the pattern from I Sew Free.

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Pumpkin Mug Rug

Perfect for your pumpkin spice lattes!  Or, if you wanted, you could split it up and make some coasters instead, if mug rugs aren't your thing.

CLICK HERE to get the free pattern.  Thank you to whoever posted this to I Sew Free, since no name was provided.

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Itsy Bitsy Spider Wall Hanging

These little spiders aren't squish-worthy! They'd be a cute addition to your not-so-scary Halloween decor.

Thank you to AJ at AJ's Bowtique, via Fave Quilts

CLICK HERE to get the tutorial!. 

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Happy Pumpkin Pillow

If spooky Halloween isn't your thing, then this is a good project for you.  This happy little pumpkin makes a great pillow, or would be cute as a wall hanging or even as placemats. 

Thank you to Lisa DeBee Schiller for sharing.

CLICK HERE for the tutorial over at All People Quilt.

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Ghost Runner

This is a quick, cute appliqued table runner.  You could change up the length of the runner, and the face of the ghost really easily to make it your own. 

Thank you to Debbie Williams at eHow for sharing!
 
CLICK HERE to get the the tutorial!  Click on the picture to get to the next step.

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Halloween Hexi Table Topper

Hexagon patterns are still as hot as ever, and here's a cute pattern to add some style to your Halloween decor.

Thank you to Amanda Castor at Material Girl Quilts for sharing!

CLICK HERE for the tutorial.

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Cross Stitch Pillow

This would be great for your sewing room during the spooky season.

 I don't know about you all, but my sewing room doesn't have the amenities for a pillow, so I would make this as a wall hanging, or framed cross stitch.

Pamela at Our Pioneer Homestead designed this pattern and was kind enough to share it for free. Thank you Pamela! 

CLICK HERE to get the pattern.

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Spooky Felt Garland

LOVE this.  It would look really cute on a mantel or over a doorway...for parties or just because!

Thank you to Anjeanette at Roots & Wings Co. for sharing!

CLICK HERE for the templates
CLICK HERE for the tutorial

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Bite Me Cross Stitch

For those of you with a saucy sense of humor and a little bit of attitude...this is the cross stitch for you!

Thank you to Lady Kell at Kincavel Krosses for sharing!

CLICK HERE for the pattern.

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Fanged Pumpkins

 

OKAY MARTHA, enough already!!!  I want to resist your Molly Homemaker ways, but you make it so difficult for me to when you put out projects like this! If you know me, then you know I have a ridiculous weak spot for cartoony faces with big toothy smiles.  It never fails to make me giggle, and these are no different. Do you see their faces?! Gah! Okay, I'm done freaking out. 

If your kids or grandkids also have those little glow-in-the-dark vampire teeth that fit no one's mouth, this is a great way to inappropriate them before they get shoved into their mouths or lost until they get stepped on. But seriously. I am going to make ten of these when I go get my pumpkins from a GREAT local organization, Another Pumpkin Patch. To plug a really worthy local biz, all the pumpkins they grow are edible (not all pumpkin species are edible) and those that are not bought by customers after the season, are donated to the Marion-Polk Food Share.

So...thanks to the folks at Martha Stewart's website for making this available! CLICK HERE to see how to make these adorable little critters.

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Cross-Stitched Pumpkin

 

How awesome is this?!  Meg Freeman over at Elsie Marley has figured out how to take an inexpensive, fake pumpkin (like those found at Michael's or JoAnn's) and turn it into a unique piece of Halloween decor.  This tutorial shows you how to mark out and cross stitch a 3D pumpkin.  This principle could be extrapolated to any other fake fruit or veggie item you'd want to add a little cross stitched flair to.  But this time around, it's a pretty white pumpkin with a black cross stitched skull.

CLICK HERE to learn how! Thanks to Meg for sharing!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Stuffed Pumpkins

Danielle at Thompson Family Life has shared this cute pattern on her blog.  This is one of two stuffed pumpkin tutorials I've found.  This one is the more basic of the two and it's a really great way to use larger scale, fun prints. There's no large stem or leaves to obstruct the pattern, so there's just really cute and petite.

CLICK HERE for the tutorial.  Thanks Danielle!