Steampunk Spells Decor For Halloween & Fall
Hello G45ers,
The first day of Fall is on Sunday, September 22nd and we are so excited! Fall offers so many gorgeous colors and vast inspiration for crafting. And of course that means that Halloween isn't that far away! Today we're going to share some superb Fall and Halloween home decor ideas that are sure to get your creative gears turning. You'll see a gorgeous Steampunk Spells altered box by Nichola Battilana. Then Anne Rostad will share her wonderful Steampunk Spells spooky house and tutorial. So lets get ready for a fun dose of Fall inspiration with Steampunk Spells!
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And now it's time for some fabulous Fall and Halloween-inspired crafts! Behold this super fun altered box by Nichola. This is the perfect way to give new life to an ordinary object. Steampunk Spells offers so many beautiful designs and colors. You can have so much fun mixing and matching the fabulous papers to create a whimsical work of art like this one! You can also see how perfectly the Graphic 45 Metal Staples look when combined with Steampunk Spells! It's so gorgeous! This sweet box would be perfect for your Halloween home decor! It would also make an amazing handmade gift! Here is what Nichola had to say about this fabulous work of altered art!
"A small wooden dollar store box transformed into a mini Steampunk booth of potions and charms. It rather reminds me of something that might be found in a mad gentleman’s shelf of curiosities." -Nichola
Supplies:
Steampunk Spells - Clockworks
Steampunk Spells - Beware
Steampunk Spells - Witching Hour
Steampunk Spells - Vintage Voyage
Doorknob - No longer on g45 site
Petaloo Flowers
Mini wooden balsa wood box
Brass swing hinge closure
Vintage Brass Feet
Milagro Charm
Old cork
Mini-spell bottles
Next we have another gorgeous idea for Fall and Halloween home decor! Here is Anne's fantastic spooky house made with Steampunk Spells. This amazing creation is perfect for adding festive Halloween charm to your home this season! Follow along with Anne's step-by-step tutorial to create this adorable house for your festive home decor! It's guaranteed to get you in the Halloween spirit! Take it away, Anne!
Steampunk Spells Spooky House Video Tour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39JLiPkCmwM
Had so fun making this house stand. Made this so the whole family can use it and that it is a bit fun for children to look at. Used Steampunk Spells paper pads and 2 Small Matchboxes from Graphic 45 as a base and the chipboard is from Accucut Craft and some I bought here in Norway. The house, doors and fence is painted with Tim Holtz black Crackle paint. Spooky house stand for the envelope mini album. Here is a lot going on. Made hanging lantern, door, spooky house with acetate windows, banner and a lot of other fun stuff.
Placed some altered bottles and a bike on the outside and used a key hole and key on chain around the door.
Whats in the drawers? Skeletal man pops out! Booooo!
On the back side there are shelf and here I placed electric candles.
SPOOOOKYYYYY!
Supplies:
2- Small matchboxes from Graphic 45. 2 metal lable holders, key and key hole also from G45
Chipboard from Accucut Craft. Fence and tree die, lantern light,bottles and black Clackle paint from Tim Holtz.
Black paint from Claudine Hellmuth,Cain.door closure,metal bike from Etsy,Wire, acetate for the windows,Copic markers,black thread,wood stick
Tutorial:
Here is a tutorial on how the Steampunk Spells house stand is made. Used 2 Small Matchbook Boxes from Graphic 45 as a base and the chipboard for the house is from Accucut Craft. All the other pieces are cut out from 1.9 mm chipboard. The house, doors, lamp post and fence is painted with Tim Holtz black Crackle paint
Paintet the 2 matchboxes black
and cut out 4 strips chipboard 11 x 1 1/2 ( minus a bit )
and 8 strips 3 3/4 x 1 1/2 ( minus a bit )
The chipboard I used is 1.9 mm thick so you might have to adjust it if you are using an other thickness
The largest door measure 4 inch hay on the largest side and 3 1/5 on the other side. 1 3/4 wide. Added 1/4 strips chipboard around. The rounded door measure 3 on the largest side and 2 on the other side.3/8 wide. Used glue gun to make the texture. Crackle painted.
Top and bottom measure 11 x 3 1/2. Cut in 1/4 in the middle where the door is going on the top plate.
Template for the house. Crackle paint glued it on the back. Used acetate for the windows and colored the in all corners with a yellow and brown Copic marker. Then cut out one more template in black cardstock and glue it on the back.
Template for lamp post, and shelves on the backside for lights.
Used On the edge Fence die from Tim Holtz. You can also make the fence if you dont have this die. Have a tutorial ho to make it and here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x2F9vYhFlU
Starts at 14.25 minutes in the video
Pop up from the drawer. Cut 10 strips of black cardstock 1 7/8 and score every 2 inch. Glue together as show below.
Then start folding and glue on new strips when needed.
Hope you will give it a try and have fun creating!
We wanted to remind you all about our Pinterest contest that's happening right now! Head on over to our Pinterest page for more details. REPIN to WIN a Steampunk Spells prize pack to create your own cards on our Steampunk Spells Card Tutorial Series Board! Each repin is an entry to win. Winner will be announced in the next September 19 newsletter.
http://www.pinterest.com/graphic45/steampunk-spells-card-tutorial-series-by-anne/
Are you excited for Halloween yet, G45ers? We want to thank Nichola and Anne for their gorgeous crafts today. We have lots more Fall and Halloween crafts to share with you in the weeks to come! The Graphic 45 blog is going to be filled with so much holiday inspiration this season! Thank you all so much for joining us today! We had so much fun. We wish you all a very happy day! We hope you stop by and see us very soon.
Happy Papercrafting!
Your Friends at Graphic 45
Hello! What a beautiful job! I'm not much of a fan of Steampunk so much but I love Halloween. You made this haunted house so ornate and interesting. I could play with it for hours. Sometimes I get the crafty bug around Halloween so I bookmarked this page to try it one day. It was a real pleasure watching your video. I look forward to seeing your other creations!
Sincerely,
Nicole
Posted by: Nicole | August 20, 2015 at 12:34 AM