Halloween How-To Potato Fingerling Creepy Critters

So ugly they're cute! That is what comes to mind when I see these silly little creatures.  Gourds and small pumpkins are a spooktacular addition to a well decorated Halloween table.I enjoy using both in my displays and at my Halloween feast. I came across these Fingerling Potatoes and couldn't help wondering how they would do as a Halloween prop. The only way I was going to find out was to get some and see what happens, so I did. I wasn't all that sure if they would dry up so that they would be useable or if they would just mold and decay. To my surprise and over time they did dry up but, before they did, they did what potatoes do when left to sit, they grew sprouts! Which turn out to be a good thing because it added to the creepiness factor. What you will need.

1) Fingerling Potatoes ( How ever many you want to make)
2) Black beans (with a white dot on them)
3) Carving tool (or small knife)
4) Something to cover your work space with. (even though there is very little mess with this project)

Step 1) Take your carving tool of choice and carve a little hole for the bean.

Step 2) Then add your bean.

Step 3) Repeat on the other side. When you have finished with your other potatoes. They should look like this. They already look creepy just the way they are. They will get even creeper after a couple of weeks and end up looking like these guys.

This one reminds me of Randell Boggs

Just a word of warning. If you do use them for decorations at your Halloween feast make sure your guest don't eat them! Enjoy!

 Thanks Chucky from Spooky Scary Art Creations  for "it's so ugly it's cute" 

Update: Evil Jester Paper Mache Project

Just started painting him. Here is what he looks like now. He still has a way to go before being finished.

Here is what he looked like before paint. Evil Jester work in progress. It is a slide show so you may have to give it a few seconds for the pictures to start changing.

Halloween Silhouettes

I love discovering new and fun ways people use silhouettes in their haunted displays. I have gathered a few of my favorites to share here.

There are so many amazing Silhouettes Artists out there!

My favorite animated silhouette this year is one I discovered on Love Manor Created by Soyeon Kim and Todd Hemker at Yellowshed for American Greeting.com I hope you take the time to view it. You can even send it to your favorite ghoul or Goblin if you wish to...

Here is another Silhouette artist I follow who I find very unique and creative. I love seeing what he will come up with next. John Fair Killouettes

The great thing about these is that you can purchase them and they also come on jewelry.


Next is a How-to I found on Creative Ideas For You via A Place to Bloom this is so pretty, for those who are not so much into gore, but prefer a less extreme form of Halloween decor.

Here is an inspiring way to decorate with Silhouettes. By Pink and Polka Dot

And here she has a How-to for this lovely silhouette Eat Crow

Here is another beautiful way to silhouette found on The Pink Peony of Le Jardin

She also shares her How-to and the printable silhouettes!

And here is a cute silhouette I found at the dollar store which makes a great shadow silhouette! I used it in some of my product shots.

Evil Jester Paper Mache Pumpkin work in Progress

This is Jester, an obvious work in progress. He is one of my bigger pumpkins he measures 51" around, not including the tongue and he's 20" tall. You can view the slideshow below to see my progress. I will post updates as he progress. Not sure if I will let him keep the tongue yet.



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DIY Halloween Candles Evil Trees

When I started making candle props out of discarded paper towel rolls I had no idea what it would turn into, or if they would even turn out. They did and to my surprise, these are not a flimsy paper craft,they are strong and durable they feel like rubber, they're flexible, so you do not have to worry about breakage and they're water resistant! I am sure if one wanted, one could add a sealant and totally water proof them. I really hadn't a clue how well a paper towel roll would work in place of the pvc pipe but I am so happy with the results. Of course after that first one came another and then another...


The very first candles I made were stand alone individual candles, that I could place alone or in groups.

  

Then on came the imagination along with it all sorts of different types of candles!

Skulls and glitter spider's

Tombstones and candles

 

Candles with faces

and now evil trees

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My paper towel roll candle creations have become a huge part of my prop making.I hope you enjoy these as much as I do. If you would like to see my creepy candle how-to you can here HouseofDewberry creepy candle How-to

You might also be interested in seeing where my paper towel roll inspiration came from RavensHallow's How-to pvc candles.On the Garage of Evil. She has an easy to follow tutorial on pvc candles which are different from mine, but are what inspired me. I came upon her candles and love them! I thought it would be fun to create them to use in photo shoots, Halloween displays, etc. At that time I didn't have any pvc pipe handy or the particular lighting for those candles, but, what I did have was paper towel rolls and tea lights!

If you feel inspired and I hope you do; to make some of your own paper towel roll candles or pvc pipe candles I would love it if you send me a link or pictures to be featured here.
Have fun and enjoy!

My Candle Creations

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Good Article Related to the Closing of the Baltimore Poe House

Pennies for Poe

My Creepy Found Object Makeover

This lovely thing is a find my Mother showed up with one day. She found it on her many travel through miscellaneous stores and shops around town. She is a notorious contributor to my, shall we call it what it is, my deconstruct rebuild habit.

I had taken a couple of pictures of it before I started to work on it, it was a while ago that she found it, maybe a year or so. I had this thing kicking around the garage for a long time as I didn't have the time to work on it. Then one day I grabbed it and started to transform it with out thinking about taking more pics, but I though I would share it anyway.

Maybe at one point it was pretty and I wonder where it was displayed. Was it a table topper at someones wedding or special event? I guess I will never know.

The color combination I found interesting. It was yellow brown and orange and the flowers had kelly green glitter on them. The glass candle holders had an Italian green and gold lace frill around the base of them, with white lace covering the Styrofoam platform on which the candles base stood.

I took it a part and painted the candle stand black, then put it back onto the platform. Then smeared it with monster mud, the lace, flowers and all. The center of it needed something so I made a paper mache skull painted it black and dry brushed it with white. Before adding the skull I made a nest with black moss for it to lay in. I took the flowers that I had made from monster mud and outlined them with black glitter to match the candles which I made from repurposed paper towel rolls, find the how-to here and covered them with scrap paper. How to on scrap paper candles to follow shortly for those who maybe interested. I mounted the candles and made the wax drips then painted them black and added black glitter to them to match the flowers. This is what it looks like now....



It is black and white with the lights on and looks gorgeous. I am not a photographer so my pictures don't really do it justice.










You can also see it here. Follow the link.


House of Dewberry Haunted Woodland of Weir on Etsy




Here is what is looks like with some colored light effects.

Edgar Allen Poe: Life and Time in the Bronx

This is amazing glimpse into the life of Edgar Allen Poe. If you are a Poe fan it is a definite watch.

DIY Candle Poject by Hunter

This is Hunter! My rockin cool nephew! He had a project to do for English class. The objective was to turn trash into a viable working object. He choose to make what else? Candles Yay! Anyway, the title of his project was "One man's trash is another man's treasure!" How perfect an opportunity to use, what else, the paper towel roll that ends up in the trash. He put together a little photo shoot showing his project and had mom send it over to me to share, here it is.

A note about my Sister in law's house. She has the neighborhood house where all the kids end up after school and on the weekends. No matter when you drop by you are going to find kids running in and out. They have the fun house on the block, the one with the very large tree in the backyard, with the gigantic tree house built in it, the trampoline, tree swing, etc... inside there is the huge screen TV for video games, movies, guitar hero, etc. Oh and she always has plenty of snacks and drinks. My sister in law is huge on keeping all the kids fed and hydrated! A lot of cooking and creating goes on there, so it didn't surprise me too much when I received these pictures of Hunter's project, I love it. Thanks Jodi and Hunter!

Here are the pictures, I hope they serve to motivate and show you how easy and fun it is to make these candle so you can have fun too!




Here he is showing the glass pebble that he use to weigh the candle down. How cute!









His candles are ready for glue drips!










Here he's applying the hot glue to make the candle drips.











Hard at work!











All painted!









Finish!



Working candles from throw away trash! Great job Hunter! Hope you got a A on this project!

If anyone else ventures into making these paper towel roll and hot glue candles please leave a link in the comments box. I would love to share them here on the House of Dewberry. Have fun! Here is the link to the Candle How-to

DIY Halloween Creepy Candles

For first time readers here is the link to my how-to on making decorative spooky Halloween candle props. From beginner to more advanced these are perfect to add to your Halloween display and easy enough for the whole family to make. Made from a simple paper towel roll, hot glue and paint. Glitter, paint, or decorative paper the possibilities are endless it just takes a little imagination.





Stand alone or applied to something to make a creepy display.

Just have fun!

Here is a link to my more advanced candles Killer Candles!