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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

DIY Halloween Spell Books



These DIY Spell Books are absolutely Creeptastic!
Be sure to watch the full Video Tutorial below!
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You'll need: 
Books 
Cardboard 
School glue (Dollar Tree) $1 
Hot glue gun (Wal-Mart) 
Hot glue sticks (Wal-Mart) 
Assorted mini Halloween creepy crawlies (Dollar Tree) $1 
Mod Podge (Dollar Tree) $1 
Paper towel or tissue paper (Dollar Tree) $1 
Paint brushes
Black paint 
Brown craft paint 
Gold metallic craft paint 
Tea bag
Hot water



To start this project you'll need some books. Although it doesn't matter what the book is really about, I chose to be a little authentic and used some actual "witchy" books. You can use whatever old books you have lying around or you can get some old books at the thrift store.





Two of the books I chose to use are soft covers, but I want them to be hard covers. So, I'm going to start with turning my soft cover books into hardcover books by using some cardboard and school glue.

I'm going to take my cardboard and tuck it inside the front cover of the book, then with a pencil or marker trace around the edge of the book cover marking where to cut your cardboard. With your scissors or rotary cutter cut the cardboard to size. I used a craft roller to flatten out one side of the cardboard that would be tucked inside along the spine, this step is optional. I then covered one side of the cardboard with school glue and glued it inside the front cover of my book; I then repeated this step with the back cover of the book. Set aside to dry.



Next we're going to take our hot glue gun and we're going to embellish the covers of our books by using the glue gun for writing and drawing designs, also to glue on our creepy crawlies. This is where you can get really creative. After our hot glue has dried we can start working on covering our books. You can cover them with paper towel, single ply is best. However after trying the paper towel method, I can definitely say I prefer using the tissue paper.




So to cover our books we're going to take a paintbrush and our Mod Podge and paint over the cover and everything that we glued on. 


We're then going to take our single ply paper towel (if using paper towel you'll need to dampen it first) or tissue paper, crumple it up (I personally didn't like the effect of the paper towel so, I ended up only using the tissue paper), then open it back up and gently lay it down over your Mod Podge cover and pat it down. When using the paper towel you'll need to use a paintbrush or foam brush to really get into all the nooks and crannies of your design. With the tissue paper, just pressing firmly with the palm of your hand seems to be all it took for me. Now we're going to set our book aside to dry for a couple of hours.


After the Mod Podge on our newly covered book is fully dried, we're going to trim the excess paper towel/tissue paper, however leaving enough to wrap just inside our covers.

Now we can take our black craft paint and paint the entire book Black, again set aside to dry. 


After the black paint has fully dried we can then go in with a dry brush and some of our brown craft paint and stipple the brown paint onto the book to give it an aged look and /or use our gold metallic paint to dry brush the raised bits of our creepy crawlies and our hot glue gun designs to add dimension. 


Now to finish our cover by folding the extra paper towel/tissue paper over and glue it to the inside of your cover. Then take a plain piece of paper and cut to size to cover the inside of our covers and glue in place. Then, set aside to fully dry.




After our painted books are dry we can move on to the final step to really give our books an authentic aged and creepy look. For this last step you need a tea bag, hot water and a paint brush. Steep your tea bag in a small amount of hot water until the water reaches your desired color. Then dip your paint brush in the tea and gently bush the edges of your book's pages. This really gives a nice aged look to your books and in my opinion really completes the overall look and feel of this project. 








Thank you for stopping by and checking out our DIY Halloween Spell Books Tutorial! What did you think of this project? Be sure to let us know in the comments below! 

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Friday, October 6, 2023

3 DIY Halloween Arrangements Tutorial

These DIY Halloween arrangements are just spooktacular!
Be sure to watch the full Video Tutorial below!
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~Skull and Moss vase~



You'll need :

One or more clear vases

(Dollar Tree) $1 each

Bag of moss (Dollar Tree)$1

Mini skulls (Walmart)$3.98


For this project you simply layer your moss and skulls in your clear vase till you reach the top of your vase. Then you just have to find its new home in your Halloween decor and you are done!

For this Project I spent $6.98 for two vases










~Upcycled glitter pumpkin arrangement~



You'll need:

Glitter pumpkin arrangement (Walmart) $5.84

1 glass pillar candle plate (Dollar Tree) $1 

1 4" glass taper candle holder (Dollar Tree) $1 

1 round tea light candle holder these come in packs of 2 (Dollar Tree) $1 

E6000 glue (Walmart) $2.97 

black gloss spray paint (Walmart) $1.66 
optional: Halloween floral

Without adding the optional floral for this project I spent $13.47

I got the Styrofoam pumpkin at Walmart and although it's cute the way it is, I wanted to bump it's wow factor up a notch. Also, it's top heavy and a little wobbly.


So for this project you're going to take your E6000 glue and glue your taper candle holder to the pillar plate. I chose to flip my pillar plate upside down for this project. Then you're going to glue your round tea light holder to the top of the taper candle holder and set aside to dry fully.

After your glued base is dry, it's time to paint it with your spray paint, I did two coats. While waiting for your painted base to dry if you have chosen to add some additional Halloween floral, now would be a good time to do this. After the painted base has fully dried it's time to grab your E6000 glue again and glue the glitter pumpkin to the top of its new base. Allow to fully dry before finding its new home in your Halloween decor. (You can also use some hot glue to secure in place till your E6000 glue dries fully, like I did in the video)




~Skull "urn" floral arrangement~

I also needed a Dremel-Not Pictured
You'll need:
Plastic skull (Walmart) $3.84
1 glass pillar candle plate (Dollar Tree) $1 
1 4in glass taper candle holder (Dollar Tree) $1 
1 round tea light candle holder these come in a pack of two (Dollar Tree) $1 
5 black and or purple rose bunches (Dollar Tree) $5
1 floral bunch to create height (Hobby Lobby) 40% off $4.19
1 floral foam (Dollar Tree) $1 
                                               E6000 glue (Walmart) $2.97
1 can black spray paint flat (Walmart) $3.96
Optional: 1 cascading floral bunch (I got mine a year ago and I cannot remember where...) 
Without adding the optional floral 
for this project I spent 
$23.96




So for this project you're going to take your E6000 glue and glue your taper candle holder to the pillar plate. I chose to flip my pillar plate upside down for this project. Then you're going to glue your round tea light holder to the top of the taper candle holder and set aside to dry fully.

Now you're going to need to cut the top portion of the skull off so you can insert the Floral foam. I used my floral foam as my measurement tool and traced around with a marker. Then I needed to decide how I was going to cut it...? The plastic on the skull I used was too thick to cut with an exacto knife or a box-cutter. So I asked my husband Craig what I should use and he suggested I use my Dremel. Because I had never use my Dremel as a cutting tool before he did this part for me while he was showing me how to do it. I then went in with my Dremel to clean up all the rough edges and smooth it out. Now we can insert the floral foam., 

After your glued base is dry, it's time to paint it with your spray paint. I did two coats. After the base has fully dried it's time to grab your E6000 glue and glue the skull to the base and set aside to fully dry. Once dry we can then start adding the Roses/flowers. I like to start with the Roses first, then the cascading pieces and finally add the height element. Now to find its new home among your Halloween decor and admire your new masterpiece!






Thank you for stopping by and checking out our 3 DIY Halloween Arrangements Tutorial! What did you think of this project? Be sure to let us know in the comments below! 

If you enjoyed this post, we’d be very grateful if you’d help it spread by emailing it to a friend or sharing it on Twitter and/or Facebook. Don't want to lose this? Pin it on Pinterest so you can get back to it later!

Have a great day!






Do you love Halloween? Be sure to check out all of our Spooktacular Halloween post!

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

2017 Christmas Décor Tour

2017 Christmas Décor Tour
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Welcome to the Krazy Deal Daze 2017 Christmas Décor Tour! This holiday season has been the busiest we have had to date. So many exciting things coming in 2018! So stay Tuned and subscribe! We hope you enjoy this Décor Tour video!!







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Friday, December 8, 2017

Last Minute Christmas Shopping Guide 2017

Are you a last minute Christmas shopper looking for some great deals?❆
Here is a list of some of the krazy deals we've found!

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Did you miss out on that amazing 55-inch 4K TV, those killer boots, or that newest greatest gadget to EVER be invented during the mania that is Black Friday or Cyber Monday? Well, fear not my friends there are still some pretty awesome deals happening throughout the entire month of December!! So here are some of the pretty awesome deals that I have come across on my hunt for Krazy Christmas Deals! 

Please be sure to pay attention to the Good Thru Dates that have been included with each deal posted. Some of these dates and deals aren’t here yet and are coming up this month or depending on when you’re reading this those dates may have already passed… So let the deal hunting begin!!






There's still time to cash in on Amazon's 12 days of deals 

Amazon's 12 days of deals started on December 3rd and ends December 14th 2017 go to Amazon.com/12daysofdeals


Grab Holiday Specials before they're gone at Walmart

Shop 12 Days of Tech Deals at Walmart.com Offer Good Thru 12-20-2017
Last Minute Gifts from Walmart.com! Offer Good Thru 12-24-2017








Shop Best Buy's 20 Days of Doorbusters Event! 
Today-Only Deals Each Date Plus More Hot Offers. 12/1-12/20.

Save $250 on Sony 50" Class LED Smart 4K Ultra HD TV Offer Good 12-9-2017 thru 12-10-2017


Save up to $150 on Apple 12.9" iPad Pro Latest Model Offer Good 12-11-2017 thru 12-12-2017 Save $200 on HP ENVY x360 2-in-1 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop Offer Good 12-13-2017 thru 12-14-2017
Save $100 on PlayStation VR Offer Good 12-10-2017 Thru 12-17-2017
Save 20% on LEGO Star Wars Sets Offer Good 12-10-2017 Thru 12-17-2017
Save up to $120 on Select Parrot Drones Offer Good 12-10-2017 thru 12-17-2017
  Save $20 on Amazon Echo (2nd Gen) Offer Good 12-10-2017 thru 12-17-2017
Save $250 on Sharp 60" Class LED Smart 4K Ultra HD TV Offer Good 12-20-2017 thru 12-21-2017

Extra 20% off Time to Shop 100s of Specials with code SHOP. Shop now at Macy's! Valid 12/14-12/18.

Friends & Family Sale: Enjoy an extra 30% off designers that rarely go on sale. Shop now at Macys.com! Valid 12/1 through 12/11
LIMITED TIME SPECIAL! 60% OFF FASHION OUTERWEAR. Shop now at Macys.com! Valid 12/14 through 12/18
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Add something under the tree for your littlest family members. Find gifts for small pets at PetSmart

Shop Stocking Stuffers at PetSmart.com. Bite-size or fun-size, good things come in small packages. Offer Good thru 12-27-2017
Get 10% off in-store pickup orders under $99 or 15% off orders $100+ at PetSmart.com. Offer Good thru 12-23-2017
Save 15% Entire Stock Critter Trail small animal habitats at PetSmart.com. Offer Good thru 1-3-2018
Save up to 30% entire stock Pet Holiday cat toys this season at PetSmart.com. Offer Good thru 1-3-2018
Save up to 30% entire stock Pet Holiday dog toys at PetSmart.com. Offer Good thru 1-3-2018


Sports Fans! Save up to 50% on licensed team gear at Fanatics

Holiday Doorbuster T-shirts starting at $9.99 Offer Good thru 12/21/2017





Shop Sally Beauty's sale section for discounts on hair, beauty, skincare, salon supplies and more.






For your music fans head over to Rock.com

Sale Rack - Everything 50% off Offer Good thru 12/31/2017


Give The Gift Of Fitness & Yoga!
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