Corpsing Dollar Tree Halloween Décor

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Corpsing Dollar Tree Halloween Décor

So recently I was at a local Halloween Shop and saw some skulls of various sizes that looked mummified. I immediately picked one up to see it's price and was taken aback… These skulls range in price from about $13 to about $20 depending on their size. As I was looking them over and examining them I thought to myself "you know I could probably make these for much cheaper." And that's how the idea to corpse some Dollar Tree Halloween decorations was born.

Items Needed:

Gift Tissue Paper - Dollar Tree

Craft Paints - Walmart

Titebond waterproof Wood Glue - Walmart

Plastic Skeleton Arms - Dollar Tree

Plastic Skull - Dollar Tree

Various Sized Paint Brushes - Walmart

Paint Tray

Water

Paper Towel

Styrofoam Block (Optional)

Plastic Skeleton Arms

First, we'll start off with the plastic skeleton arms and attaching the ground stake. After attaching the ground stake to the plastic skeleton arm, I took the tissue paper and tore it into strips.  Next, I stuck the stake into the Styrofoam block using the Styrofoam block as a stand for the skeleton arm. 

Next, I mixed my red craft paint with some of the wood glue and start painting the skeleton arm.

Then I took the tissue paper strips and crumpled them in my hands before placing them on the skeleton arm and pressing them into the painted/glued areas.

Then I painted over the tissue paper with wood glue. I repeated those last two steps until the parts of the arm that I wanted to be covered with the tissue paper were covered.

Then I started mixing my other chosen colors with the waterproof wood glue and started painting the tissue paper.

I'm using waterproof wood glue because I plan on using these outside and need them to hole up to the humidity here in Florida. To get the color effect for "rotting, mummified skin" I used burnt umber, flesh tint, dark green, and black. Then I put a final coat of wood glue over the entire tissue paper covered plastic skeleton arm to blend all the colors used and to seal it. Finally, I set it off to the side to dry overnight.

Plastic Skull

First I painted the eye holes and nose hole with my flat black craft paint.

I then used the black craft paint to fill in the crevices in and around the teeth and filled in some of the cracks throughout the skulls.

Then I mixed the burnt amber with a smidge of red and painted the area around the mouth the teeth and areas around the cracks that I had painted black. These areas I will not be adding tissue paper.

Once I was finished painting those areas I took a piece of paper towel and dabbed the paint before it dried to remove the brush strokes. Blotting with the paper towel really gave it an authentic effect. I then rubbed some of the paint of the raised parts of the teeth.

Next, I took torn up bits of tissue paper and crumpled them up. Then after painting on some wood glue I pressed and painted the tissue paper into the glued areas using a glue/paint mixture. 

I repeated those last two steps until the parts of the Skull that I wanted to be covered with the tissue paper were covered. Then I put a final coat of wood glue over the entire skull to seal it. Finally, I set it off to the side to dry overnight.

Check out our video tutorial on Corpsing Dollar Tree Halloween Décor

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Garage to Man Cave Makeover Phase One

Garage to Man Cave Makeover Phase One

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In every home we have ever lived we have never used our garage as well, a garage... We have always utilized it as an additional living space and place to hang out. Our newest home features a 500 square foot garage that we have been using as storage while we were unpacking and settling in. Well, fast forward 2 years and we are still not 100% unpacked and our garage has turned into a cluttered mess... So we decided enough is enough! It's time to remodel the garage.

So first things first we have to get everything out of the garage so we can start cleaning and prepping the walls for new paint. To accomplish this we needed to rent a storage unit. Because of what we needed to store and how much we needed to store, we had to spend the extra money on a large climate controlled storage unit. Thankfully there were three of us in the family that was in need of a storage unit so we combined our stuff and split the cost three ways.

Once we got everything in storage, it was time to start prepping the walls to be painted. To do this we first removed all the outlet covers and switch plates. Then filled and patched all the holes that were in the walls. We used Silka Pro Select Stucco Patch and ProForm All Purpose Joint Compound and a putty knife to accomplish this. Dry time for the Stucco patches took at least 1-hour minimum for a partial cure, depending on temperature, humidity, and depth of repair. Full cure can be achieved in 72 hours. The Drywall patches took 24hrs to fully cure. Note that wet or damp conditions will slow the drying process. Subsequently, 24 hours dry time may not be sufficient. We also used Dap painters acrylic caulk to seal up a few things before painting. According to instructions, you should allow the caulk to dry 2 hours, longer in cool/humid conditions before painting.

While waiting for our patches and caulking to dry we moved on to the next item to be done before we started painting. We have an extra refrigerator that we use in our garage and where we wanted to move it to would have blocked the light switches and garage door opener. So we had an electrician move them over a few inches to accommodate where we wanted to relocate the refrigerator. Then we went over all the wall patches with Wall Texture by Homax in Orange peel, to match the texture of the rest of the walls. Once painted the patches should blend right in.

After everything is set and dry, it's time to paint. Here is a list of supplies we needed for this project:

 










Masking tape

Plastic drop cloth

Paint trays

9" roller handles

9" rollers

4" roller handles

4" rollers

Small trim brush

Extension Pole

Trim guards

Paint cup

Paper towels

Paint key

Screwdriver

stir sticks

Paint

First, we took the masking tape and taped off along areas we did not want to be painted whatever color we were using at the time. After taping off the baseboards and door trim we also hung plastic over the door. Although we are going to apply a new finish to the floors we still laid down a drop cloth to avoid having to potentially clean up a big mess in the event of an oops!

Now it's time to open the paint, this is where a paint key comes in handy, you can also use a screwdriver if you don't have a paint key. Although we had our paint premixed when we bought it, we still mixed our paint using a stir stick. We also punched drainage holes into the rim of the paint can with a screwdriver and hammer. This hack helps lessen the amount of paint that can accumulate around the rim and lid.

Using our small trim brush and trim guards we painted along the ceiling, baseboards, light switches, electrical sockets.., etc. We also were very careful when painting certain corners as the walls were going to be painted in different colors. Once all the trim painting was done we grabbed our paint roller and proceeded to paint the rest of the wall. We repeated this process for each wall color. Each wall took 2-3 coats of paint to reach the desired finish that we were happy with. 

Please enjoy our video on Phase one of the Garage to Man Cave Makeover below

Because of the theme of this makeover, which will be revealed at a later date. We chose Behr's Crimson Red and Asphalt Gray as our wall colors. Next step will be cleaning and prepping the floors.

Thank you for stopping by and checking out our Garage to Man Cave Makeover Phase One! Which Krazy Deal are you most excited about this month? Be sure to let us know in the comments below!

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DIY Fall Pumpkin Arrangement Tutorial

This DIY Fall Pumpkin Arrangement was the perfect addition to my Fall decor!!

Be sure to watch the how to Video below!

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Premade Pumpkin arrangement (Wal-Mart)

Glass pillar candle (Dollar Tree)

Glass plate (Dollar Tree)

Small Willow Wreath (Dollar Tree)

E6000 glue (Wal-Mart)

Spray paint (Wal-Mart)

Snippers (Dollar Tree)

Fall florals (Dollar Tree)

Floral Foam (Dollar Tree)

I got the pumpkin arrangement at Wal-Mart and although it's cute the way it is, I wanted to bump its wow factor up a notch and was perfect for this project!

So for this project you're going to take your E6000 glue and glue your taper candle holder to the glass plate and set aside to dry fully.

After your glued base is dry, it's time to paint it with your spray paint; I wanted it to still be translucent so I did a light dusting with the paint. This gave it a colored glass effect.

After the painted base has fully dried it's time to grab your E6000 glue (For long term hold) and glue gun (For immediate hold) and glue your willow wreath to the top of the plate.

Then again with your E6000 glue and glue gun, glue your floral foam to the center of your plate.

Now trim and sort your Fall florals. I pushed all the leaves on each stem towards the top before using my snippers to cut to size.

For the next step I grab my premade pumpkin arrangement and set it on top of the floral foam and added my first row of Fall floral around the base of the pumpkin so I knew where I needed add the rest of my florals.

I then set the premade pumpkin arrangement off to the side and continued working my way around the floral foam adding my Fall florals until I was happy with the look and fullness.

Once I was happy with the look and fullness, I grabbed my E6000 and hot glue gun and glued my premade pumpkin arrangement to the center of my floral foam.

Finally it's time to enjoy your new creation and find it, its new home amongst your Fall decor!!