Today’s Halloween craft is incredibly easy but these are also so fun to decorate your home with.  We’ve made our monsters plain and easy to paint but let your kids use their imagination if they want to make them spookier.

Here are the items you will need for this project:

Blank Canvas frames.  You can use any size that you want and they are easily found at Wal-mart, Michael’s and Hobby Lobby.  You will also need foam paint brushes, black sharpie marker, and then some white, black, orange, green and purple acrylic paints.

To make the pumpkin picture, take a foam brush and cover the entire canvas with orange paint.  Let dry completely.

After this has dried, take the black sharpie marker and make a Jack-O-Lantern face. Paint in the pumpkin’s face and let dry.

Obviously the ghost is super easy. You don’t need to paint the canvas white but you can if you’d like.  Take the black sharpie marker to make a ghost face and then paint with black paint.

Next is our Halloween Frankie.  With a foam brush, paint the entire canvas with a bright green paint.  Let dry completely.

Take the black sharpie marker and draw downward spikes for his hair.

Paint them in with some black paint.

Next, using the below picture, just free hand drawing Frankie’s face.  Don’t worry, it doesn’t have to be perfect!  If your kids are old enough, let them draw this part themselves.  It will make their picture an original!

Now take the white paint and paint the eyes and tooth.

Last but not least is our one eyed monster.  On this one, you can have your kids follow our example or let them go crazy and create whatever kind of monster they want to make. 

For our one eyed monster, paint the entire canvas with a bright purple paint.

Using the sharpie marker, create a squiggly mouth and a large circle in the middle for the eye.  Use your white paint to fill in the eyes and tooth.  Let that dry then you can also add a black dot in the middle of the eye.

These are now ready to hang to make your house spooky for Halloween! 

Here are some more Halloween craft ideas to make your house even spookier!

Coffee Filter Bats

Cheesecloth Ghost Decoration

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 25 Simple Witch Crafts and Treats

1. A cute and funky idea for a delicious cupcake will have the kids laughing and having a blast! From Food Network 

2. These broomsticks will make your front yard spectacular with their glitter and design! From Ann’s Entitled Life

3. Dressing up your little kids just got easier, especially in an adorable witches tutu dress. From Pottery Barn Kids

4. Need more decoration in the house? Change it up and hang some witches hats! From EasyDay

5. How about some yummy cupcakes? While you’re at it, add a polka dot cupcake liner on top to make it look like a witches hat. From The Cake Blog

6. This creative but spunky witches decoration can go inside or outside your house! From Dave Lowe Design

7. For those Harry Potter fans out there, here is a fun caramel treat mimicking the sorting hat! From Candy Bar Cupcakes

8. Turn a wedding dress into this year’s Halloween Witches costume, the “perfect” dress! From Made From Pinterest

9. Here is a simple and funny way to put those popsicle sticks to good use! From This Girl’s Life Blog

10. Try this deliciously heart warming white hot chocolate for the Halloween spirit! From Lil’ Luna

11. An erie and spooky way to decorate your yard for the neighborhood. From Better Homes and Gardens

12. Check out these adorable tutu costumes, turn your kid into an adorable little witch! From Sara’s Code

13. “Ding Dong the witch is dead” how cute of an idea, check out those sparkly shoes! From Positively Splendid

14. Some fun Halloween and Fall games to keep the kids busy. From My Life and Kids

15. Witches Brew Cookies, they are fun, creative and delicious! From Doughmesstic 

16. Everyone loves candied apples, especially toffee covered ones, with a black glaze to make them look like “poison apples”! From Simply Delicious

17. A fun crafty game to play with your family and friends, Witch Pitch! From The House of Whimsy

18. Throwing a Halloween party? Jazz it up with eatable witch’s broomstick snacks, From Mom Foodie

19. A creative way to welcome your little trick-or-treaters this Halloween season! From Design Dazzle

20. These really cute and simple fascinator hats are good to wear through all Halloween! From Handmade Mood

21. A yummy treat that is simple to make with your Rice Krispies and turn them into candy hats! From Two Sisters Crafting

22. There are a ton of crafts out there with Tomato Cages, but have you ever thought of a Halloween Tree? From Made From Pinterest

23. Delicious Witches Hat cookies for all to eat! From Achica

24. Dressing up your toddler just got so much more fun and adorable! From The Makerista

25. Check out this DIY Witch Cape with other accessories! From A Thrifter in Disguise

I hope you have enjoyed these 25 Simple Witch Crafts and Treats like I did, and enjoy this Halloween season with all these witch crafts and treats!

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I’m Amy from Atta Girl Says, and today I have a gorgeous pumpkin project to share with you, Painted Metallic Foil Pumpkins.

Now, I  think pumpkins are gorgeous as they grow. But I am also of the opinion that everything looks better with a little shine!

And since I’m all about using nontraditional colors in my fall decorating this year, I decided to paint some inexpensive foam pumpkins from the dollar store in shades of blue, aqua, purple and gray and embellish them with metallic foil.

I’ve gilded before with gold leaf sheets that you find at the craft store, but this time around, I used the kind of metallic foil that decorative painters and faux finishers use. I bought mine from a local paint and home decor store, but you can also find it online from places like Royal Design Studio. I like using the foil because it’s easier to work with and comes in an array of finishes: antique gold, copper, bright gold, silver, bronze soft gold and even colors.

I started out with some cheap foam pumpkins from the dollar store.

I gave each one a couple coats of chalk paint until none of the original orange showed through.

Next, I used a foam brush to coat each pumpkin with adhesive size. Allow that to dry until it’s tacky, or sticky.

Then you want to take your metallic foil sheet, shiny side up, and press it on the sticky surface of the pumpkin.

Like so. Press firmly to transfer the foil to the pumpkin, then peel off. Repeat all over the pumpkin.

Your goal is a mottled effect, with some of the paint showing through.

You can foil the stems, as well, or use a product like Rub’n’Buff was or DecoArt Metallic Lustre to coat them.

After you’ve applied the foil, the pumpkins will remain sticky with the adhesive size. Use a clear sealer or acrylic spray to seal them.

I’m kinda in love with these Painted Metallic Foil Pumpkins. I’ve used them to make a fall wreath for my front door and also in our dining room table decorations.

I’ll hope you’ll stop by Atta Girl Says for a visit. You never know what I’ll be up to! Crafting, cooking, decorating, painting furniture, entertaining — I do it all. I’d also love to have you join me on Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

Here are a few things I’ve been working on lately:

Pumpkin Patch Sign

 White Chocolate Dipped Cannoli with Strawberry Cream

Caramel Macchiato Apple Bites

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When September 1st rolls around I can’t help myself, I start thinking about Halloween…. and….. Halloween decorations, DIY crafts, delicious fall recipes and creepy Halloween recipes. How can you pass on something as fun as Bloody Shirley Temples?

Truth is Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! I try each year not to get my fall/Halloween decorations out too early. More than once I have been told it is ridiculous to get them down from the attic before the official first day of fall.  I knew I was in trouble when I found this beautiful black wreath made by Marie at Blooming Homestead. I immediately made my supply list and was out the door to the craft store.

I used three different scrapbook papers for my wreath, black textured matte, shiny silver/black and a grey/black floral print. When I found the darling ghost family and Halloween house for the center of my wreath I had a hard time deciding which one to use, so I did the sensible thing and bought them both. I love how changing the center of the wreath gives it a different feel and look.

It took me about 2.5 hours to complete my wreath, head on over to Blooming Homestead and follow Marie’s excellent detailed tutorial and video to make one of your own. Make sure to check out how she used this same pattern to make a beautiful spring and 4th of July wreath. The cost of my wreath was about $13.99, creating something this beautiful for such a low price can only mean one thing….

This Pin Totally Rocks!

Thank you Melanie for letting us “haunt” you and your readers this month!

Here are a few fun and scary Halloween ideas for you!

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