Tag: Halloween

Ghost Haunted House Tutorial

Have you seen the new Halloween Décor Bundle??  It’s full of super-cute files perfect for Halloween decorating!  I fell in love with the new Ghost Haunted House (SVG, Silhouette).  Such a spooky-cute way to celebrate the season!!  It’s really easy to assemble, I’ve put together a quick tutorial for you below.

The house is made up of two smaller houses that are attached together.  I started with the larger side.  The pieces for that part are shown below. In this photo I have already added the window frame pieces to the main house piece as well as the door.

To assemble this part of the house, start by adding the strips of paper behind the windows.  You could use cardstock.  I chose to use vellum in case I want to add tea lights to the house later.  I then glued together the two main parts of the house, folded into a box shape and glued using the tab.

Next, fold in the upper sections and glue as shown.  I then started to assemble the roof.  There are two sets of “spires”.  Glue them together for strength.  Do not glue the section below the score lines.  Insert the glued spire pieces up into the roof piece so the spikes stick out of the top.

On the bottom side of the roof piece, fold out the flaps and glue to the inside of the roof.  Fold the roof along the score lines and glue together into a dome shape.  Add to the top of the assembled house piece.  I then added the rounded window to the roof piece.  You can then add the bottom piece to the house.  I chose not to add this piece, I wanted to add a tealight to the bottom.

The second half of the house is assembled in a similar manner as above.  The pieces are shown below.

I started by adding the vellum to the inside of the windows.  I then folded the house into shape and glued (not shown).  There are two more spire pieces.  I glued them together, and added them to the roof as I did above.

At this point you could add the bottom.  I chose not to.  To attach the 2 house pieces, glue the smaller house to the larger as shown. (make sure your windows are as shown) I then added the roof to the smaller piece using the tabs on the top of the house base to glue.  It’s easier to do it this way since the roof needs to be flush with the side of the larger house.

Lori’s file comes with the spider webs.  It also has a couple of ghosts, and a black cat that are super cute! (not shown here).  I decided to decorate the house with some embellishments from my stash. The ghosts, cat, spiders, bat and eyes (in the windows) are all from the Doodlebug Happy Haunting Collection.

I ordered some fun tea lights, and plan to place them under the house so that the light shines through!  That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

BLOG | INSTAGRAM

 

3D Witch’s Hat Tutorial

Happy almost Halloween!  My very favorite time of the year to paper craft.  I just love all things Halloween….seriously my favorite holiday.  I have a fun, simple quick project for you.  Just a few simple steps and you have a cute little decoration to add to your décor.  I started with Lori’s 3 D Witch Hat (SVG, Silhouette).  It’s a simple file  to cut, only 3 colors!  After cutting, this is what you will have.

Next, I just inked the edges of my patterned paper.

Fold up all the tabs of the brim of the hat.

Add your pattered paper circle to the brim.

Now your ready for the rest of the hat.  I ran my black card stock over the edge of my table a few times to get a nice curve and break down the fibers in the card stock to make it roll easier.

Then add double sided tape to your seam and roll until you have a cone shape….

Like this….

Now insert your cone into the brim of the hat, with all of those tabs going up.

One by one, I glued the tabs with some strong glue.  Then add your band for the hat around the bottom of the cone and over those tabs and adhere.  Yes, I forgot to take the last picture.

Then I just added some fun embellishments with a few pop dots and a little baby powder for they wouldn’t stick in certain places.!

It just makes me happy. I love it!

Here’s a little close up of the scene.  EEEEEKKKKKKK!  So cute! 

Thank you for stopping by ~Cathy

 

30% Off Sale on SVGs & 3D Witch Lantern Tutorial

Hello everyone! Marcia here today. Since Halloween is just around the corner, I thought I would get a jump on making some fun décor items.  I found this spooktacular 3D Witch Lantern (SVG, Silhouette) in the shop and had to make it!  There are similar lanterns with pumpkins, bats, haunted house, etc… so you could make a variety to set up all over your home. They are designed with an opening in the bottom so that you can place a tealight there to light the lantern up!

Let me show you how easy they are to make.

  1. Select a cardstock color and cut out all the lantern pieces. You will need 2 pieces of 12×12 cardstock.

2.  I like to assemble this from the top down. Glue the 5 D-Rings together. Then create a box with the square top piece to the left of the D-Rings in the above photo. The flat side of the D-Ring fits in the slot in the box. Bend the tabs out. Glue the side of the angled lantern top. Fit the tabs from the box top into the square opening. Flip the top over and glue the tabs one at a time to the inside of the slanted lantern top.

3.  I cut 4 pieces of vellum to place on the back side of the lantern design. Just be sure to apply the glue where it will not be seen. Glue the side of the lantern.

4.  Assemble the base. The small hole is for the tealight to poke through. Glue the sides of the base only, leaving a slot for the bottom panel to slide in and out allowing access to the tealight.

5.  Adhere the slanted lantern top to the tabs at the top of the middle design piece. I did this by applying glue to all 4 tabs at once and then setting the lantern top on over the glue. You can reach inside from the bottom of the middle section to make sure the two pieces adhere nicely. If your hand does not fit, use a bone folder or pencil to reach inside. Glue the bottom of the middle design piece shut. When it is dry, apply glue to the bottom of the middle design piece and fit the hole over the top of the hole in the lantern base. I found this easy to do with a tealight in place so I could be sure I wasn’t covering up too much of the tealight opening. Apply a small bit of pressure to get a good seal. I use a quick dry adhesive when creating 3D projects to reduce the time needed to hold things together until the glue dries.

Allow the adhesive to dry completely before you attempt to pick up the lantern by the D-Rings. I love how this turned out! My photo does not do it justice. I placed a color changing tealight inside … so cool in the dark! I think I will have to make more now. Go check out all the designs in the Lori Whitlock store.

And don’t forget, all SVG files are on sale in the Lori Whitlock SVG shop through Saturday, September 17th when you use code SEP2022 at checkout!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.
~Marcia

3D Pumpkin Tutorial

I wish I could say fall is in the air… not quite yet in New England… so I’m making my own “fall” today!  This adorable 3D Pumpkin (SVG, Silhouette) was the perfect little project to make me feel more autumn-like!  It’s such a cute little decoration, you could fill it with a treat or use it as part of your seasonal tiered tray décor!  Take a peek…

I put together a quick assembly tutorial for this file… it’s really pretty simple….  I started by cutting my pieces. I curled the pumpkin sides using a pencil.  I also went to my stash to find a brad.  It really does not matter what color brad, it gets covered up. A smaller brad would be best.   Next, I folded the score lines of the stem piece all in the same direction. I maneuvered the pieces to create the stem shape and glued it together.

Next I gathered up the pumpkin sides to form the round pumpkin shape.  I chose to place my brad on the inside and have the prongs on the outside.  I found that easier.  You could always do it the other way.  I started bringing up each side, and sliding it over the brad tongs to keep it in place.

When I got to the last few sides, I gently stuck my hand into the pumpkin between 2 of the sides and then folded over the last piece.  If you are going to add a small treat to your pumpkin you will want to add it before you bring over the last side.

Once I had the last side in place, I then added the leaf.  I folded out the prongs of the brad to hold it all in place.  I then glued the stem on top of the brad to cover.  I did have to snip the ends of my brad, but if you used a smaller brad you might not have to.  I only had a large one.

All that was left was to add some fun twine!

That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

BLOG | INSTAGRAM

September 2022 Kit of the Month

We have a brand new special for the entire month of September! You can get this Free Kit of the Month with any $20 purchase (Purchase must be in one transaction.) Simply add the 2022 September Kit of the Month to your shopping cart along with ANY $20.00+ purchase from the SVG Shop and this file is yours FREE. Be sure to use Coupon Code: SEP22KOTM (case sensitive) at checkout. This offer is good through September 30, 2022.

(Your cart must reach at least $27.95 before the coupon will be applied and then $7.95 will be subtracted from your total at checkout. The files will be available for immediate download after you pay for your order by visiting MY ACCOUNT>COMPLETED ORDERS>ORDER DETAILS inside of your account. Only one discount code per order allowed.)

(These downloads include SVG files that may be used with Cricut Explore, Silhouette (Designer Edition upgrade required), Eclips, Brother Scan and Cut, and any other software that will open SVG files.)

Thanks for visiting the blog today! Please let us know if you need any help with your files. We want to make sure everyone is happy with their purchase. Have a great day!