Have you guys ever seen this fun magazine?
The Lowes Creative Ideas magazines are fabulous!!!
(You can subscribe to receive these printed publications or emails for free HERE)
I was recently asked to be a part of the Lowes Creators & Influencers Network. That means each month I get to share a fun idea based on a certain theme made with items you can find at Lowes- I am so excited to be a part of this! Being a part of this network also means I get to host a monthly GIVEAWAY from prizes (such as gift cards) from Lowes just for my readers! YIPEE!!!
The theme for this month is “Trick or Treat” and in this month’s edition of the Creative Ideas Magazine, I found this cute idea for a silhouette painted on wood.
Using the silhouette idea and the “Trick or Treat” theme, here is the idea I came up with:
Here is how I did it…
1. I found an image of the witches shoes on a doormat on Shopko.com. Using that image and my vinyl cutter, I made some vinyl to go on a piece of wood- any scrap piece of wood will do.
2. Next I painted the wood directly on top of the vinyl and let it dry.
3. Lastly I simply peeled off the vinyl stickers so the wood is seen. This picture doesn’t do a good job at showing how cool the grain on the wood looks coming through the paint- I love this look!
I love how it turned out!
THE GIVEAWAY
The kind people at Lowes would like to offer 1 Somewhat Simple reader a $50 gift card to their store!
To enter, comment on my blog about how you’ve decorated your house for Halloween. To enter a second time, head on over to Facebook and “Like” the Lowe’s Creative Ideas fan page – www.facebook.com/lowescreativeideas! (No need to tell them I sent you, just a “like” will do and simply let me know that you’ve done so!)
I will pick the winner and announce their name on my sidebar on November 1st.
AND NOW FOR THE LINK PARTY
About Stephanie
I like Lowe’s Creative Ideas on FB.
Thanks for hosting!
I “liked” the Lowe’s Creative Ideas page!
Thanks for hosting the party.
I’ve decorated my house mostly with pumpkins and fun things for Halloween. Our theme is “kooky not spooky” around here
I like cutesy Halloween and fall decorations…we have lights, pumpkins, and scarecrows!
And I “liked” Lowe’s Creative Ideas page!
Thanks for hosting the party and giveaway!
Thanks for hosting, Steph XO
Fun! We do more “Fall” and less “Halloween”. So far we have some pumpkins and a nice fall centerpiece on the coffee table.
We don’t actually celebrate Halloween- we celebrate my mother-in-law’s birthday- which falls on Halloween!
I have a silk flower arrangement in a fake pumpkin that I dig out every year to set on the table.
Since I’ve been decorating homes for Halloween for more than 35 years, I’ve collected my share of “must have” Halloween decorations. I generally edit these decorations from time to time as I add to them. My favorites that I’ve decorated with this year are a vintage style pumpkin-faced wide-eyed figure complete with black and white striped socks carrying a tiny hallowed out pumpkin with a tin handle for trick or treating. I have a favorite Boyd’s jointed teddy bear wearing a witch’s black pointed hat displayed along with a 2″ wooden block that I decoupaged vintage Halloween pictures on all sides. I also have a pumpkin shaped basket for Halloween candy with curly grapevines winding around its handle with two vintage style stuffed goulish figures made from felt and fabric. I fill my favorite country baskets with silk and dried fall arrangements and scatter colorful silk fall leaves around to complete the scene.
I love your website! Not only is it chuck-full of amazing ideas, it’s inspiring as well; thank you!