Unfinished Finds: Easy Decorated Halloween "Mantel"

Hello Again!

I know it has been a while since I have posted on the blog. Life has been crazy, hectic but I finally feel like things are slowing down. I am excited because I can finally get back to sharing all my fun projects with you. So here we go.......

My Halloween Table

Sadly, I don't have a mantel on my fireplace to decorate. So instead, I decorate the area at the top of the stairs in our living room.
I have the whole wall to decorate. A nice blank slate to work with.

I had planned to decorate last year but never found the time. This year I was determined to get it done. Here is the finished product.

(I love it, don't you?)

Here is the breakdown of what I did......

Only a few of the items were purchased and untouched.

The first was the clock.

I purchased this clock last year at Ross, on clearance, for $6.

It was a perfect fit for Halloween. The clock does work, but I left the battery out and put it on Midnight. Since that is when the ghosts and goblins come out.

Also, this sign.

Normally I would make my own, but I couldn't resist this one.

It was 75% off after Halloween last year, which made it only $2.

You know me, I can't pass up a deal like that.

Here are the items that I either refreshed or are homemade.

#1... was the Witches Hat. This cute little hat my Mom found at the Goodwill.

It was old and needed some love.

Here is what it looked like before:

I removed the flower buds and ribbon.

Gave it a fresh coat of paint and added a new bow.

I had to keep "The Witch is in!" tag. It was too cute not to.

Here is what she looks like now....

Quick and easy project.

#2.... My Framed E-E-K letters.

This was another quick and easy project.

I found a font that I liked. (I am a free font junkie!)

The font I picked for this one is called Belshaw. You can download it for free here!

Then all I did was cut out 3 pieces of fabric to fit the frames. Traced the letters onto the fabric.

I then used a Sharpie Paint Pen to color in the letters.

(you can find them at any craft store)

Placed them in the frames and DONE!!!

#3.... The once Silver Serving Platter

Here is a quick breakdown of the platters transformation.

I bought this platter at the Goodwill for $2. Painted it with black chalkboard paint.

Found the numbers that I wanted. Traced them onto the platter.

Painted the numbers with some white craft paint and......

DONE!!!

#4..... The Witches Books

I had seen some books for sale online (here) and thought.... I can do that. So I did!

I went to the thrift store and bought some old books.
I painted them with some black chalk paint, found a font I liked, and traced it on to the bindings of the books.