Welcome to our September Blog Hop!
This month we are focusing on all things Halloween! Get ready for some great ideas, inspiration, tips, resources and how-to as you move along through the blog hop.
You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Lisa at Harmony and Happiness on our Living with Style Blog Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you make sure to see and learn from all of the articles featured here today.
AUTUMN SIGN TUTORIALS
I love autumn and all that it brings! We used to live in a small rural town where Halloween was a really big deal. There was a community parade, costume contest and trick-or-treating. Halloween was always celebrated on Sunday afternoons. It was a real community event and one of maybe two times – the other being the 4th of July – a year when the whole town ventured outside. Homes were decorated – some to extreme, candy was distributed and the community club provided apple cider and glazed donuts.
It really has become a fond childhood memory for our children. In fact, one year when Brandon was only about four, he won “ugliest”. His costume? It was a homemade costume where I dressed him up as Eddie Munster. He was adorable – in an ugly kind of way. Well, one of the things I remember most was how everyone decorated their homes. A consistent theme was homemade signs. So, for this September Blog Hop where we are celebrating all things Halloween, I thought I’d share a few of my favorite Halloween sign tutorials from some fantastic bloggers.
Autumn Sign {Tutorial}
This Autumn Sign {Tutorial} from Ella Claire uses one of my favorite techniques – chalkpaint. I love working with chalkpaint and it’s an especially good application for distressed wood projects. Ella provides a great step-by-step tutorial for her Autumn Sign.
Handpainted Pumpkin Crate
This Handpainted Pumpkin Crate from Jamie at Anderson & Gant can be made using an old vintage find like Jamie did or with some repurposed wood, like repurposed fence pickets.
Rustic DIY Halloween Sign
If you have a cutting machine, this Rustic DIY Halloween Sign is super easy. If you’re like me and you don’t yet have a cutting machine, you’re still in luck as Susan also provides a tutorial for “good old fashioned pencil transfer signs.”
That’s my round-up this week. I’m actually working on my own DIY Halloween Sign and hope to have that project and tutorial posted soon.
The next stop is Fanny Seto at Living Richly on a Budget on Living with Style Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you again next month!
Blog Hop Lineup:
- Natalie Bradley at NatalieBradley.com
- Lory Robinson at The Robin’s Nest Designs
- Karissa Ancell at A Fresh Start
- Kristy Stewart at Under My Gabled Roof
- Lisa at Harmony and Happiness
- Pam Bennett at The Birch Cottage <<YOU ARE HERE!!>>
- Fanny Seto at Living Richly on a Budget
Til next time…
