Recycled Halloween

Recycling items we already have or saving items from the trash can open up a whole new world of possibilities when it comes to creating.

For years I have always loved old frames. They are just so timeless. Whenever I head to a thrift store or rummage sale I go right for the frames. There are always so many of them left over, I usually take the whole lot of them and get a great price as well.

Last Spring I received a lot of 12 big wood frames w/o the glass for $2.00. Then 2 days after the sale there was Spring clean up week in my town. As I was walking I found a bunch of discarded frames waiting to head to the dumpster, so I rescued them. Now I had a bunch of open frames waiting to turn into some kind of art and this Fall they did.

A few weeks ago I mounted the open frames onto the wall and decided to create a Halloween scene in each of them using black paper owl cutouts from the dollar store. There are about 18 in a pack, just attach some scotch tape to the back of each owl cutout and attach inside the frames to create a scene.

This whole project cost about a $1.00 for the cutouts and the free frames from cleanup week. You could do this for any theme, holiday or family silhouettes. Fast and easy project with an artsy, vintage feel. Recycling is a great way to preserve our past and to bring discarded items back to life again.

Happy Recycled Halloween!
xoxo
Lisa

Halloween Carnival Boat!

With all this bad weather, Halloween was canceled for the tricker treaters since there was too much snow, ice and now power throughout the state of NJ and neighboring states in CT, PA, NY, MA, so as a tribute to my favorite holiday I wanted to share with you the Halloween Carnival Boat, made from vintage images, scrapbook paper, card stock, recycled items and other fun spook-tacular delights!

Welcome to The Halloween Opera Carnival Follies Boat, this is another boat I have made in my series of Dream Boats, made from a paper mache box and other magical supplies.
This boat is an upgrade of the first, with an actual carnival scene on top, complete with moveable ferris wheel and carousel, which spins around. This piece has lots of hidden elemenst waiting to surprise you, look for the Halloween Opera Carnival at a port near you! Many of the images to make this project are available on my flickr site or my collage cds!

Have a magical day,
Lisa!

Recycled Halloween!

As many of you know I love love love to recycle and re-use items in a variety of way. By recycling I can give new life to things, you help the environment, and it cost virtually nothing. A book and its pages can be turned into a plethora of things from wall art to a wreath to a new book, rosettes, party hats, crowns, cones, etc.

For this recycled project I used left over un-painted jack-o-lanterns treat lanterns, bird foliage pick, pumpkin picks, floral wire, floral moss, book pages for the party hat and rosettes, paints, Beacon's Tinsel glitter and Kid's Choice glue.

I hand painted the pumpkins, then assembled the piece, the end result a fabulous Halloween hanging assemblage that you can create for friends/family, yourself or do with the kids!


Hope you enjoy!
Magic and Joy,
Lisa!