Creating Home decor and home projects is one of my passions! Here are some of my favorite places to get my materials and inspiration.
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Mickey Mouse Pumpkin Head
Nightmare Before Christmas Trees
Bubbling Witches Cauldron
Zero's Cemetary House
Life Sized Jack and Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas
Magic floating Potion Cauldron
Mickey Mouse Pumpkin Head
Used to make the head
Foam Pumpkin Fall Decor at Lowes.com
Used to make the ears
Amazon.com. Spend less. Smile more.
For spraying the larger pumpkin
Orange Spray Paint at Lowes.com
Used to paint on the face
Black & White Acrylic Paint Value Set By Craft Smart® | Michaels
Tools to paint the details
Paint Brush Sets - Michaels
Used to glue the ears on
Glue Guns | Various Sizes & Temp Settings - Michaels
Use this to seal the color spray paint and acrylic
Clear Spray Paint at Lowes.com
Use toothpicks to adhere the ears and the hot glue to give extra hold
Toothpicks : Baking & Pastry Tools - Target
Nightmare Before Christmas Trees
Use these for the exterior of the trees
Concrete Forms In Stock Near Me - The Home Depot
Use this to make the tree look like it has bark and roots
Spray Foam Insulation at Lowes.com
Use different shades of brown and black to give the tree shadows and texture
Brown Spray Paint at Lowes.com
I keep these on hand to paint details on my DIY decor. Used orange and green to paint the pumpkin face
Acrylic Paint Sets | Michaels
Use the dremel to carve out the face on the second tree
Dremel Tools, Bits, Accessories and More - Lowe's
Used these wood planks to anchor the brackets and stakes to the trees for stability
1-in x 2-in Lumber & Composites at Lowes.com
Attach these to the wood planks and use stakes to anchor to the ground
Mounting Bracket - Angles, Brackets & Braces at Lowes.com
Use these to hold the trees in place
Sunnydaze Decor Galvanized Steel Tent Pegs Heavy Duty Garden ...
Bubbling Witches Cauldron
Use a medium to large size cauldron for the base
Witch Cauldron - Spirithalloween.com
Lots of Halloween decor here that can be modified for even spookier decor
Halloween - T.J.Maxx - TJX
Used to fill space in the bottom of the cauldron
9.9" Hollow Foam Half Ball by Ashland® | Michaels
Great options for the base cauldron
Halloween - T.J.Maxx - TJX
Used different sizes of clear ornaments to make the bubbles
Glass Ornaments - Joann Fabrics
Used these lights to make the bubbles glow like a potion in a bubbling cauldron
Led Strip Lights
Zero's Cemetary House
Use this foam board to make the walls and the cross and carve out Zero's headstone symbol
Board Insulation at Lowes.com
Use this hot wire tool to cut, shape and detail the foam
Proxxon Proxxon 27082 Hot wire cutting device THERMOCUT 12-E
I use different variations of grey to give it depth and details
Gray Spray Paint at Lowes.com
Used to make the tombstone look like it had cracks
Black Spray Paint at Lowes.com
Used these to anchor the foam together
Grilling Bamboo Skewers - Walmart
Use this glue to give the structure extra stability with the bamboo skewers
LOCTITE Power Grab All-Purpose White Latex Interior Construction ...
Use this spray as a top coat to protect my decorations from weather and sun damage
Clear Spray Paint at Lowes.com
Life Sized Jack and Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas
Used these for the heads and carved their facial features into the ball
FloraCraft® CraftFōM White Ball - Michaels
Use this handy tool to carve and make cuts
Dremel Tools, Bits, Accessories and More - Lowe's
Use these to connect the body and give different angles for arms and legs or position them in different ways. Also makes it easier to break down and store
PVC Pipe and Fittings at Lowes.com
Used the pipes to cut the body frame for Jack and Sally
Charlotte Pipe 1-1/2-in x 10-ft 330 Psi Schedule 40 PVC Pipe - Lowe's
Used this color to paint the pvc pipes and the foam head for sally
Blue Spray Paint at Lowes.com
Poseable hand for Sally. Painted them the same color as the pvc pipe and painted the nails red.
Nail Practice Hand
Use black pinstripe fabric for Jack's Suit or you can use plain black and white puffy paint to create the lines.
Black Pinstripe Halloween Knit Fabric by The Witching Hour | JOANN
Got about a half a yard of yellow, purple, teal and black fabric each and then used puffy paints to draw on the designs on the dress. If you don't want to sew the dress, I just used hot glue to keep it together.
Solid Craft Cotton Fabric by Happy Value | JOANN
Magic floating Potion Cauldron
Perfect for DIY projects
Plastic Cauldron
Used these to glue to the water pump and plastic bottle
Clear Straws
Used to color the water
Green Food Coloring
Used to pump water through the straw
Small Water Pump
Used to give the cauldron a steaming effect
Ultrasonic Mist Maker for Water Fountain
Used an empty spray bottle to give the floating potion effect