Halloween is huge in our neighborhood... in our town... in our house. The leaves are starting to change and the air is getting a little crisper at night so I'm feeling inspired to make some decorations.
Supplies
The Creative Side of My Brain :)
Wood Cubes
Acrylic Paint & Foam Brushes
Scrapbook Paper (3-5 coordinating patterns)
Letters (Stencils or Stickers) or you can cut them out on a
Silhouette or
Cricut
I saw some cute wooden cubes at the store, but thought they were a bit expensive, so I headed to Home Depot for some wood. Bought an 8 foot piece of wood 4x4x4
(which equates to 3 1/2 all around) and cut it into cubes with my chop saw.
(I was just a BIT covered in sawdust when I was finished).
Sanded them smooth, used a tack cloth to remove the little sawdust bits and covered them with two coats of paint.
Dug through my huge paper stash
(not saying I have a problem or anything - I can quit anytime) and found a bunch of paper that would fit into a Halloween Theme. Obviously I don't have enough because I ended up making a few pages of my own for the Halloween phrases. Cut the paper into squares 3 1/4 x 3 1/4.
Then I just let my imagination and creativity loose - this is what takes the most time - the back and forth trying lots of combinations until I found the look I wanted. Used Gel Medium to apply each square of paper
(chose not to cover the bottom of the cube). This can be random or you can line up the patterns on each of the cubes. Used my heat gun to help speed up the drying process. Had lots of fun adding embellishments, lettering, flowers, and buttons with my glue. Used my markers to distress the edges and add some additional details.
I wanted to be able to display them stacked or lined up so I didn't put anything bulky on the top of the cubes.
You could make them for any holiday you want. And what a cute gift for someone.
