These DIY candles have been a staple of the halloween community for a while. They look good as individual candles, but I think in mass they go to a whole new level. There are several ways to make them, this is the method that our Art Director, Dave Lowe, taught me.
Halloween Laser Vortex Entry
If you’ve ever wanted to play with lasers and fog machines…here’s your chance!!! Dave Lowe, our Home & Family Art Director, figured out for me how to create the ultimate spooky entry for Halloween – a spinning vortex! Looks tricky, but is actually very easy and very Twilight Zone….
The Eerily Elegant Fireplace Mantel
With our kids at the perfect age for Halloween I’ve slowly begun decorating more and more of the house. However, if I’m going to have decorations up for more than a week, I want them to be something that I’ll enjoy as well as the kids, s0 this year I’m pulling together the Eerie Elegance…
Magic Wands that light up!
Every year we do a family Halloween costume. The kids get to pick what it is. We’ve been butterflies and woodland fairies the past two years. This year it’s Margot’s first time to make the call…and she chose witches and wizards – good ol’ classic Halloween stuff, good for you Margot! So, to not disappoint,…
Moving Tomb ….. It’s alive!!!!
Completely cool and spooky….not to mention impressive! Our tomb was masterminded by Dave Low, our Prop Master, it’s a total show stopper, yet very easy and inexpensive to make. Did I mention that the top eerily creaks open and closed?
Grimm Reaper
Now I had mentioned to Dave Lowe, our Halloween obsessed Prop Master, that I wanted to make a shrouded figure this year, but I was thinking a modest human scale model. His eyes lit up, a sly smile came across his face and he said he’d be happy to take the lead on…
Skull Knocker
I have to say this is one of my all time favorite Halloween DIY’s. It’s spooky, yet oddly elegant….not something you usually say about Halloween decor. It was about as easy and cheap to make as you can get which is an added bonus. I just hung mine up on the front door of our…
Cauldron Cupcakes
My mother made cupcakes for my 2nd grade Halloween party, each had a black cat perched on top. An unmentionable number of years later I still think of them and how special it made the holiday feel. I’ve promised myself that I’ll try to make all the holidays as special for my kids. So in that spirit,…
Monster Warning! Signs
If anyone is a fan of Home & Family they know that our Art Director, Dave Lowe, is a serious fan of Halloween….like I mean SERIOUS! For a great peak into his designs, check out his blog at http://www.davelowe.blogspot.com. He plans for Halloween months and months in advance and a lot of what we do…
Last Minute Halloween DIYs
Okay, you know who you are. It’s Halloween morning, T minus 9 hours before kids come knocking or friends are headed over and you’ve done nothing. Well, fear not, I’ve got your back! Here are 5 easy halloween decorating ideas that you can do with things around your house or things you can pick up…
Witch Crash!
I had a great time making our Witch Crash for the front of the Home & Family house. Kudos to Dave Lowe who came up with the design. You can find lots of great stuff on his website at http://davelowe.blogspot.com I did the unthinkable while putting this together….I didn’t take any photos! So here are the…
Gorgeously Ghoulish Apples
Last Halloween I made caramel covered apples for Coco’s preschool class. I had a few extra minutes so ran to the back yard to grab some twigs for sticks and put a few drops of red food coloring into the caramel – no big deal, right? Well, I have to say they caused quite the…
Pallet Pumpkins
As everyone knows, reclaimed wood is all the rage…(and expensive)…so why not grab some off of one of those discarded pallets that are sitting behind your local grocery store and make these autumn pumpkins. MATERIALS 1 pallet 4″ stick or twig Hot glue 1 piece of floral wire jigsaw screw gun STEPS …
I’ve Created a Monster!
All out of human cadavers and an extra brain? No worries, you can create this Frankenstein using PVC pipe, buckets and a trashcan. Engineered by our Halloween addicted prop master Dave Lowe, you can find lots of other amazing projects on his website at http://davelowe.blogspot.com. The whole thing will cost you about $50 and snaps together…
The Raven Entry
Creating the Edgar Allen Poe entry for our Home & Family house on the Hallmark Channel was fun, inexpensive and very easy to do. Let me take you through two of the key elements that you may want to do at home. Also, you can find the three templates used in the project at the…
Halloween Mansion Mantel
I just finished decorating the fireplace at our Home and Family house on the Universal Studios lot. To make the frame arrangement on the wall, simple spray paint dime store frames black, arrange them on the ground how you want them and then use a nail gun to attach them to each other. The bat garland…
Pumpkin Decanters
Here are the steps for the pumpkin decanters that Ken made on Hallmark Channel’s Home and Family…. Fall entertaining time is here! And instead of dusting off that same old punch bowl, why not try something a little different and a lot of fun – a pumpkin decanter. Very easy and big on impact, it…
Monogramed Fall Wreath
A quick fun way to personalize your fall wreath is to do a quick monogram job! Here I simply print out the letters I want on my home computer, cut them out, trace them on a piece of foam core craft board and cut them out with a utility knife. Once I’m done I just…
Blood Fondue
I came up with this recipe for HGTV’s Halloween Block Party. It’s super easy and only takes a few minutes: 12 oz white chocolate chips 1 cup heavy cream 4 tbl butter Red food coloring Strawberries Sponge Cake (cut into cubes) Pretzels Combine the heavy cream and butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. …
Faux Tombstones
Start with a sheet of the hard pink foam insulation that you can get from any Home Depot or Lowe’s. It comes in different thickness. I used the thickest since it resembles the depth of a real tombstone and will hold up better to years of being stored in the basement. One sheet will get…