SPOOKtacular 2×4 Halloween characters wood decor
It’s fall and that means it really time for Halloween decorations!! I don’t decorate for a lot of holidays, but I do like to decorate for Halloween! So I came up with this for my front door.
This is how I made it:
Here is the cut files for the vinyl.
1) I took a 2×4 and cut it into 5 pieces (I had them cut it at the store, I love that!). They were 18″, 10″, 9″ and 2 that were 8″
For Frankenstein:
2) I painted the wood lime green
3) Then I added some outside black vinyl for the hair. Then I added a face out of vinyl.
For the mummy:
4) I took a plain piece of wood and added a strip of black vinyl.
5) Then I took some some yellow outside vinyl and cut them into circles with a punch. Then I added some black circles for the eyes.
6) With a glue gun, I added strips of burlap to the wood. I just wrapped the burlap around the wood until it was all covered.
For the ghost:
9) I painted the wood orange
10) I added a face with the vinyl
11) Then I added a thick stick and raffia to the top. I just glued it on.
For the base:
12) I painted the wood black
13) Then I added the vinyl that I cut with my Silhouette out of orange vinyl.
14) I then glued the bottom of each character and then placed it onto the base
15) Next my husband drilled a hole into the bottom of the wood
16) Then him and my two year screwed some long screws into the bottom it.
And now it’s there to greet everyone that comes to the door!
I used vinyl for the faces, but you could easily paint them on too.
Leslie
So stinkin' cute! I love it. This is going on my to do list!
Army Wife Quilter
This is great. It looks really easy. I need to find some 2×4 wood. thanks
The Fischer Family
So cute Kays! I went over and put a pin in it! Hope you get a lot of traffic from Pinterest!!!
Kelley @ TheGrantLife.com
adorable!
SNL
So cute! Thanks for sharing!
Mandy
That is so cute!
Tanya Anurag
OMG… these are so cute.. cute-ghosts ๐
Danielle
Love this! So cute!
Elle
This such a cute idea!! I unfortunately I have no time to decorate this year for Halloween but I am totally stealing your idea next year ๐
Jessica @ Sunny Tuesday
This is so so cute! ๐
*Jeana*
what a cute idea…love it..Would love for you to share at my link party "Creative Halloween Ideas"
http://jeana-marie.blogspot.com/2011/09/creative-halloween-ideas.html
Kelsey
So super cute!
-Kelsey
http://www.snowconeslollipops.com
Lindy@Itsy Bitsy Paper
Love! I'd be thrilled if you'd link up to my Wickedly Creative Halloween Ideas Party.
http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/2011/09/wickedly-creative-halloween-ideas-linky.html
Nikki@EverythingUndertheMoon
Nice!! Perfect for halloween decorating. I would love it if you would stop by and share this at my linky party!
http://everything-underthemoon.blogspot.com/2011/09/bedazzle-me-monday-1.html
Mandy
So cute! I'd love it if you linked this up to my link party at http://www.projectqueen.org
Mandy @ Sugar Bee Crafts
Thanks for linking to Take-A-Look Tuesday – you were featured today!
– – Mandy, http://www.SugarBeeCrafts.com
Megan
This is SO CUTE!! I hope I can do this soon! I have a bunch of wood left over from a project my hubby did last year:)
Linda
FUNtastic!
Hi – am your NEWEST FOLLOWER via the Blog Hop – nice to meet you!
Those are super – really – you could sell them – what a great happy Halloween decoration for anywhere in or outside the house! Your family is lucky to have such a creative Mom!
Enjoy the weekend –
Linda
beachside cottage
Jill
LOVE THESE! *cough PINNING cough*
Lauren
These turned out adorable! How cute ๐ Would love if you would link this up to the Scatter Girls' Fall Front Porch Party going on now! http://scattergirls.blogspot.com/2011/09/fall-porch-linky-party.html
Lauren
Totally pinned this cute guy!
Marilyn
Pinned..So cute Kays…I would LOVE for you to link it at the fall crawl blog party today pweease :)) TY http://theartsygirlconnection.blogspot.com/2011/09/fall-crawl-day-12-blog-party.html
Urban Stylist In the Country...
Thanks for the great tutorial! Love to make things form leftover wood!
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Gaylene
CropaCabana
Popping in from Inspire me Fridays.. very cute idea. I love that Mummy!
Christina at I Gotta Create!
Love, love, love it! I'd get spooktacular chills if you came over and shared this at my Halloween link party at http://igottacreate.blogspot.com
Melissa
Hopped over here from The Sasse Life link party, and I have to say these are beyond cute!! I definitely need to make these!!
TiffanyM
Could you send on over the file for the faces! that would be awesome! Mrstiffanym @gmail dot com!
Stacey
Would you mind emailing or posting the face files?
Thanks a bunch! This is too cute!!
Stacey
oops…my email is stacey dot mcclure at gmail dot com
Bethany @ A Fish Who Likes Flowers
This is so cute! I love the little faces! How fun.
I'd love for you to link this up to my Monster Mash Bash Halloween link party! http://afishwholikesflowers.blogspot.com/2011/10/lets-do-monster-mash.html
Hope to see you there!
Kim
I just featured this amazing project today! Come grab a button
Kim
http://kim-toomuchtimeonmyhands.blogspot.com/2011/10/good-morning-sunshine.html
Shauna
Very darling craft. I love how cute each "spooky" character turned out. I need to put this on my "things to do" list.
I would love for you to stop by and link this post to my "All Things Wonderful Link Party".
Thanks for sharing your talents with us!
Shauna
myshaenoel.blogspot.com
Catch A Falling Star
These are so cute!
I love the simplicity of the vinyl.
Joni Nickrent
Very cute…awesome tute! POP ART MINIS
Debilou ~ Mississippi Mama
that is just too cute,, I'd love to try that.. I;d have to paint the faces though. Thanks for sharing.
SweetRai
Wow so cool! creative mom ๐ you really have a great blog! I personally invite you to our new community http://girlstalksociety.com -Where Moms and Girls Unite…you can add blogposts, create groups, make new friends that may have similar interest and passion that you have. my username there is prewchatterly ๐ hope we can be friends. Godblessyou!
Jana
You've inspired my next project! Thanks! :0) Happy Halloween!
~Jana @Project:Possible
Meg
So stinkin' cute!! I love all that! Such a fun idea. What a great little helper you have. ๐
Steph @ Crafting in the Rain
These are great! Love the little mummy best ๐
Marie
Love how it turned out! Thanks so much for linking up with us at Show & Share! Hope youโre joining us again this week!
http://mylilpinkpocket.blogspot.com/2011/10/show-share-8.html
Marie
Mylilpinkpocket.blogspot.com
Mandykins
Thanks for posting the tute for this adorable craft! Pinned it the other day, making it today! Love your blog!!!
Leslie
These are darling! Love them. If I have time, I will make my own, and I will be sure to send a link.
Venassa
Those are adorable! I'd love to try to recreate something similar sometime, but I'd have to use paint for mine.
Crunchy Crafty and Crazy
That's so cute! Gotta buy paint and make one of these tomorrow!
Jessica Hughes
Cute!
Emily
Just found this on pinterest! And I love it! I'm SOOO doing this for Halloween! ๐
letsgetcreative
I LOVE this!!!! Where did you get the faces for the vinyl cutter? Is it a cartridge? Or a file? ebevanstx@sbcglobal.net
Danni Baird @ Silo Hill Farm
these are adorable! Coming over to you from "My Very Educated Mother" blog who did a knock off of these and linked back to you. This is a great project!
Killey Blanchette
What size and what font did you do the lettering at the bottom? Thanks
Kaysi
The size is about 1" tall and 18" wide. The font is called Elephants in Cherry Trees
casskav
This is so cute! I'm making this today! Do you have the faces on file or was it from a cartridge? casskav @gmail dot com
Michelle
Iove this idea! I am making one right now:) but painting faces since I couldn't find vinyl at craft store, thanks for super cute idea!
Forever Dream Photography
My friends and I are having a craft night tonight and one of our crafts will be this one. So excited to finally be making it and see how it turns out!
Alex
Just saved some scrap wood from heading to the dump ๐ going to give it new life as this! Love this idea so much!
Vicki Criswell
I love this!! I am going to try to make it. Where do you buy the burlap strips or the rafia? Thanks!
Desireรฉ
I just made a set like this yesterday and love it! Thank you for the adorable idea.
Kandice Howard
I featured you at sinfulsweetsandsewing.blogspot.com Thanks for the cute ideas.
Stacey
Thank you for the great instructions and measurements. I bought a 10 foot 2*4 at Lowe's that easily made two of these. One to keep and one for our church auction. I love making things that have nice easy instructions.
Erika Paulsen
What kind of paint did you use?
James Reynolds
Halloween has always been my favorite holiday, and fall my favorite season; the yellow-red tinted leaves, the fall smells, the bon fires. Every year I like to decorate the house and take a tour of all of the festivities around town. It so much fun hunting for the best haunted attraction in NJ and experiencing the season.