Lace filigree cabinet knobs.

I love Anthropologie, and not just the clothes. I love the housewares, too. The only problem is that I don't love the prices. I really don't want to pay $42 for a cool dresser knob (okay, not that much, but you know what I mean). Amanda didn't want to either, so she used a set of knobs from Anthropologie to inspire her to create this lace filigree version. I love hers just as much, if not more, than the original inspiration. Pay a visit to her to find out how she got that gold filigree - it's so easy!

Lace filigree cabinet knobs at House Revivals

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Upcycled Halloween craft - tic-tac-toe.

Walter has delighted us with his projects for over a year now - and I really really love what he does for Halloween! I'm not sure if you remember his fun jack-o-lantern magnets or his cute Halloween cupcake pedestal tutorials, but those are a must see. He's back again with a recycled project to have a little bit of fun this Halloween, and I love it. Here's how he made his Halloween tic-tac-toe.

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As you may know, I too adore Halloween and the imagery. I have been wanting to create a recycled craft tutorial for some time and this "Halloween Tic-Tac-Toe" item is super FUN to make.

Supplies:

Sometimes making stuff from discarded items can be surprisingly good . . . I am so pleased with the way this traditional, fun game came out. This is how I made it:

• Any Mod Podge will work . . . I used Gloss and Mod Podge Dimensional Magic.
• 10 plastic caps, washed and dry! Mine came from the Almond Milk I drink and have a 1" opening.
• 1" Friskars Circle Paper punch
• Halloween themed rubber stamps
• Paintbrush
• Mod Podge tools
• 6" x 6" jewelry box, got mine at a yard sale . . . you can buy newer unfinished boxes available at most craft stores

I created a 6" x 6" digital image using vintage Halloween ephemera and had a laser copy made. If you don't have Photoshop skills, no problem - use scrapbook paper with pre-printed graphics! Divide the square box by three vertically and three horizontally and Mod Podge your grid to your liking. I then decoupaged the the sides of the lid and sides of the box with, orange and black textured cardstock.

It looks so good! Next, seal the whole box with Mod Podge for a durable finish. TIP: I used the NEW silicone Mod Podge mat. WOW, I love this product!!! This mat is fantastic! I use to decoupage on old discarded newspapers. No more unwanted "image transfers" on my decoupage items . . . and clean up is so easy! I hope Plaid introduces bigger sizes in the future.

For the game pieces I created two (1" square) designs with some Halloween themed rubber stamps (skull and jack o' lantern) and used my 1" Friskar Circle paper punch to cut out the images. Decoupage the images into the cap, let dry and repeat!

***You want to make sure the insert is fully coated with Mod Podge, including the sides or the Dimensional Magic will seep into the image. I tripled coated my game pieces. Then I added the Mod Podge Dimensional Magic and let dry over night. They came out AWESOME; it looks like I used a resin coat without the mixing and toxic smell. 

The game pieces are stored inside the box for storage . . . genius! Project completed! Let's play Halloween tic-tac-toe on family game night! This is a great craft for children and parents - a far cry from playing video games and no interaction with family members. I plan on making another with my niece and nephew and introducing them to a game of tic-tac-toe. Happy Halloween!

Don't forget to visit Walter's Etsy shop or follow him on his blog, Facebook and Twitter.

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Halloween clothespin wreath.

I'm not sure if any of you use clothespins in real life, but they are awesome for crafting. This wreath by Kaysi is a great example of why you need them in your stash. And if you have them in your stash, you need to bring them out immediately and make a wreath. I love Kaysi's method in particular because it's budget friendly - there are some reused materials involved and it doesn't take a ton of paper to get great results. Visit her to learn how and see more pictures. She used a special formula with schparkle, so be sure to check it out.

Clothes pins Halloween wreath at Keeping It Simple

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Mod Podge Halloween faux mosaic.

There are, on occasion, those projects that are very time consuming but are completely worth it in the end. It's like the time I painted acorns. That was a labor of love. But the truth is that time consuming crafts can be worth it and also SO relaxing. I imagine that was the case with this amazing Halloween mosaic from Melissa. You can tell she spent a lot of time on it but the results were oh-so-worth it. You can adapt this mosaic process to any holiday or image (I'm thinking of doing my pug Roxie). Melissa's tutorial makes it easy to understand, so head over there and then get your mosaic on ASAP.

Halloween faux mosaic with Mod Podge at The Happier Homemaker

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Mod Podge kids craft - a haunted house.

Halloween is such a fun holiday - don't forget to include the kids in the craft-ivities. Krissy has a great way to do it, and you'll get to use some fun formulas of Mod Podge as well. She started with a cardboard house base, threw in some paper and Mod Podge (love the new Kids Wash Out formula that comes out of clothing!) and then put it all together. The finished result is so cute and you can tell everyone had a blast. Visit Krissy and her blog below to learn how it came together.

Haunted house kids craft at B-Inspired Mama

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Ghostly Halloween candy display.

Let's be honest, friends - Halloween is an excuse to eat as much candy as possible. I only lament the fact that whatever I eat that day goes straight to my butt. I just need Halloween to be the day that there are no consequences to my eating actions!

Lyuba made this candy bowl display to celebrate the sweet part of Halloween, and the ghost part too. Her display has a special touch with the very special Glow-in-the-Dark Mod Podge, and I think it's delightful. What a cute way to pass out candy, don't you think? Visit her to see more pictures and to check out the glowing for yourself.

Ghostly Halloween candy display with Mod Podge at Will Cook For Smiles

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Vintage card Halloween banner.

We're getting down the the Halloween decorating wire, so it's time to break out the big guns and do a quicky banner project. By "big guns" I mean The Graphics Fairy, which is what Justine used as the vintage cards on this banner. She did some fancy footwork and used a special Mod Podge formula to bring it all together. You'll have to visit her below to find out. Isn't it cute?

Vintage card Halloween banner at Sew Country Chick

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Cute coffin dog bed.

Hello dog lovers! You are going to find this project simply fabulous - because it's a dog bed that looks like a coffin. If you can get your dog to lie on their back with a cape the entire night of Halloween, you've got it made for the trick-or-treater entertainment. My pug Roxie would never personally stand for that. She's all about treats and less about tricks!

This budget project was made with cardboard, fabric and Mod Podge, so you won't end up breaking the bank to get your funny dog bed. Visit Erika to get the how-to.

Halloween DIY dog bed coffin at Sew Doggy Style

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Halloween candle wraps.

I am a huge fan of The Graphics Fairy. If you need a graphic to Mod Podge, Karen is the person that you want to visit! She is amazing because she supplies her graphics for free. Isn't that nice? Anyhoo, she recently put some graphics together that you can use to wrap LED candles. Which is nice because you don't have to worry about your house going up into flames before a major holiday. She used some Glow-in-the-Dark Mod Podge and Dimensional Magic as well - making an awesome display. Head over to Karen's blog to learn how she did it.

Halloween candle covers with Mod Podge at The Graphics Fairy

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Mod Podge "film" leaves.

Once upon a time I made glass clings with Mod Podge - and the world was good. But then my friend Pam came along and blew my little tutorial out of the water with her Mod Podge "film" leaves! They are essentially glass clings that she made with Mod Podge and food coloring - and they look just like real leaves. But they aren't real leaves, they are Mod Podge. Are you completely amazed yet? Of course you are. Now go visit Pam because I know you have to see how she did it.

Autumn magic at Gingerbread Snowflakes

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BOO Halloween letters.

I just love Trish and Bonnie - they are so creative! I saw these Halloween "BOO" letters and was tickled. I love the chevron paper, but it was the boingy bats on the springs that really thrilled me and made me look twice. Those bats? They glow, thanks to Glow-in-the-Dark Mod Podge. This fancy display is actually quite easy to make. You just need to follow the tutorial at the link below.

Stackable BOO Halloween letters at Uncommon Designs

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Aged paper decoupaged table.

This is one of the coolest furniture revamps I've ever seen. Using vintage engineering drawings from the 1800s, Wendy blew them up and fixed up an old kitchen table by decoupaging them to the top. I was so interested to read about how she did it, because she made the drawings blend into the wood so well. Let's say that some glaze and fancy Podgework were involved, and you just have to read it. Take a peek at Wendy's blog entry below to learn more.

Aged paper decoupage DIY table refinishing project at Vintage Fangirl

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DIY fall napkin rings using raffia.

Hi Podgy People! It’s Shannon from Madigan Made back again. Today I want to show you an easy fall craft project that would be an elegant idea for your autumn table scape.

I’m always amazed at the versatility of Mod Podge. Not only can you cover and seal stuff with it . . . but you can shape things, too! Fabric, yarn, rope . . . decoupage is a wonderful sealer and shaper for these materials. I made a bracelet with raffia and Mod Podge this past summer and it inspired these fall napkin rings that I made this month.

There are some things to remember when you use Mod Podge to hold fibers together.  First, you need a surface that will serve as the mold for your material. But  you also need to ensure that the fibrous material and mold will separate once the glue is dry. When you are working with a small object like a napkin ring, how do you find a cylindrical object that will allow you to easily release the rings once everything is dry? I figured out that a long balloon works perfectly! Especially the kind that you can use to make balloon animals. The diameter is perfect for a napkin ring!

These napkin rings were also affordable to make… I found my balloon kit and raffia at the dollar store. And the gems were only $1.50 for a big box of them at the craft store!

Let me show you how I made these simple fall napkin rings.

Supplies needed:
Raffia
Mod Podge, Satin formula
Long Balloon Kit
Rhinestone leaf gems
Hot glue
Scissors
Foam brush
Pin

Step One: Inflate your party balloon with the pump provided and tie the end shut.

Step Two:  This is where we get a little messy! Brush a thick coat of Mod Podge around a section of the balloon. Take one end of the raffia and wrap it around that area. Keep in mind that you are decoupaging the raffia onto itself . . . not to the balloon. The cylinder is just there to support your shape. Liberally apply more Mod Podge as you continue to wrap the fiber around the balloon.

If you need more raffia, you can add it. But one strand of raffia gave me a decent width for a napkin ring. Secure the end down with more Mod Podge. (You may need to tuck the end into fibers to get it to stay put, too.)

Step Three: Repeat step two and work your way down the balloon. Wrap more pieces of raffia with Mod Podge to make your desired quantity of napkin rings. Hang the balloon to dry overnight.

Step Four: Now comes the fun part! Use a sharp pin or scissors and pop your balloon to release your pretty napkin rings. Pop! The balloon will peel right away from the decoupage and raffia.

Step Five: Use scissors to clean up some of loose or hanging raffia and dried decoupage from the edges of each ring.

Step Six: Attach a jeweled leaf to each circle with your hot glue gun. If you can’t find a pretty jewel, try a button or an acorn top. Personalize it for your table!

Enjoy your new napkins rings at your next dinner party this season! See how easy it is to use decoupage to turn fibers into a shape? I’m loving how the natural material resembles corn husks. The contrast of organic raffia with a pretty jewel is simple and understated.

Why not make a set of these napkin rings for your Thanksgiving table? You can tell your relatives all about  the amazing things you can make with Mod Podge over pumpkin pie. (Beats talking about your aunt’s latest bunion trouble, right?)

About the Podger: You might call Shannon the Clark Kent of craft blogging. By day, she is a pharmacist and by night she shares simple ideas for crafts, décor and much more with her readers. She also craves chocolate, loves a thrifty find and tries (often unsuccessfully) to avoid glue gun burns. You can find Shannon on her blog, Madigan Made, and on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest, too.

I’m participating in the following linky parties: I Heart Naptime, Skip to My Lou, Someday Crafts, Somewhat Simple, Tatertots and Jello, Tidy Mom, Tip Junkie, Today's Creative Blog, Creative Jewish Mom

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Easy decoupage: Halloween plate with skull napkins.

Cathie and Steve's passion for crafting always shows so well with their Halloween ideas. It's their favorite and you can tell! This time it's using napkins from the dollar store and a clear glass plate - and I love how the book pages slightly show through the skulls, which makes it look like the plates were meant to be this way. Which is obviously the case. There's a whole set of goodies that you need to see. Click through to learn how Cathie made this plate as well as to see the other project ideas.

DIY Halloween plate with skull napkins at Cathie Filian

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Glow-in-the-dark skeleton decor using dowel rods.

So . . . what does one do when they have some dowel rods laying around, they want to make a Halloween project AND they want to use Glow-in-the-Dark Mod Podge? Well, they make glow-in-the-dark skeleton decor, of course! This spooky plaque has a skeleton face made entirely of painted dowel rods, and as you can see, he glows in low light.

Here he is in the light. I love the interesting effect of the dowel rods as his face and am so happy with how it turned out. My friend Chris saw my idea as I was initially working on it and wasn't so sure - and I can't blame her - but it turned out just like I saw it in my head. Don't you love when that happens? Here's how to make a glow-in-the-dark dowel rod skeleton for yourself.

Gather These Supplies

Wood plaque
Mod Podge Matte
Mod Podge Glow-in-the-Dark
FolkArt acrylic paint - Pure Black, Lime Green, Titanium White
Skull graphic - large enough to fit on your plaque
Dowel rods - an assortment of sizes from 1/16" to 1/4"
Scissors
Pencil
Paintbrush - large and small
Saw and miter box
Craft glue

Print out a skull graphic to fit your plaque (look for free clip art or design your own). Start cutting the dowel rods to fit the skeleton face. How do you do that, you ask?

Get a handy dandy miter box and saw and start . . . sawing. I got this for $15 at Home Depot. This is my first saw and I'm so proud of myself. My friend Sherrie attached it to a desk with some clamps so that I could saw with ease.

I used a pencil to mark where to saw, then alternated size of dowel rods as I worked. I sawed some pieces at an angle and some straight - I tried to follow the shape of the skeleton face as best I could.

Here's the entire thing covered.

Now paint all the dowel rods white. It doesn't matter if they shift left or right on the paper, as long as they stay in the same order vertically.

While the dowel rods are drying/you are in the midst of painting them, paint the top of the plaque with Lime Green. Let it dry.

This is how you will get the dowel rods in the right place. Slide them off of the skull design, making sure that they stay in the right order vertically. Then cut out the skull face from the paper and trace onto the center of the plaque with a pencil.

Then starting at the bottom, glue the dowel rods to fit the pencil template using craft glue. Having the template makes it very easy. Once you have glue all of the dowel rods down, coat all of the them with white again to touch them up.

Don't worry if the white paint goes onto the green a little bit - we're going to touch that up too.

I had no idea how to get the mouth, nose and eyes onto the dowel rods. Then I realized I could cut out those areas and use the skull face as a stencil. So that's what I did.

I used a smaller brush to paint in the black eyes, nose and mouth. It takes a little bit, but it's fun to do the detail work (at least for me). Let that dry.

Paint the edge and back of the plaque with black and let that dry.

Then turn the plaque over and touch up the green. After that, put at least 4 - 5 coats of Mod Podge Glow-in-the-Dark on the skeleton face, but ONLY on the white parts. Let dry. You need this many coats to get a decent glow.

Paint the rest of the plaque (not the skeleton) with Matte Mod Podge. Let that dry.

Supercharge your skeleton face by putting it under a light, then shut the lights out and let it glow! It wears off after a a few minutes, but it's totally worth it.

And of course I just like it sitting out on the table as regular Halloween decor, smiling.

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