I’ve been looking for ideas for unusual Halloween card ideas and have seen some cards that have been made using dies (I think), or else a Cricut. I think I can make them using regular paper punches and they might be really easy to make. The card itself is in the shape of the face of either Frankenstein, a ghost, Dracula, or a vampire and they don’t seem to be really difficult to make. I’m hoping I can make the first one tonight and it’s going to either be Dracula or Frankenstein, as both are my favorite Halloween characters.
I really like the idea of taking a project that others use really intricate tools and making the same card with minimal tools, mainly punches. It takes a little more forethought, but shouldn’t be too difficult (at least that’s what I keep telling myself.) Although sometimes I convince myself that a project will be a lot easier than it turns out to be. I’m hoping that this will not be a tricky one.
I’ve also been rethinking the small child’s chair that I was going to stencil the back with a design. That was a total fail, and instead I may repaint the chair in a lemon yellow color (as currently the blue is too bright for my taste). Second step is to find different wood pieces that are painted. Currently, I have stars and candy corn and need to find one more design, maybe seashells or flowers. Third step is to attach magnets to the back of the wood pieces as well as on the chair. Since the chair is a small child’s chair, I shouldn’t need a lot of wood embellishments and I’m hoping to use rubber cement or hot glue to attach the magnets. Everything would need a coat or two of polyurethane. The end result would be a chair that throughout the spring,summer, and fall, the embellishments can be changed. I really like this idea better than my last and really hope I can make it work. If you have any ideas on how to adhere the wood pieces easier, please let me know. I’m really open to ideas and want this chair to be really cute when I am finished with it. Otherwise, I’m not going to give it away, I’d be too embarrassed.
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