Last Minute Halloween Decor with Loads of Free Printables

Ok. 

So Halloween is only 1 week away.

And I'm just getting around to finishing up my decor.

It really was a last minute, 

lets throw some stuff together and hope it looks good kind of a process.

Luckily I had everything I needed.

Just go shopping in your own house and see what you have.

My decor ideas are taken from stuff you  probably already have around.

If you don't have it, be creative and use what you do.

Plus at the end I will give you loads of free printables.

I know you could pull that off.

Just -Save-Print-Done-.

If you're out of printer ink, 

well... you might have to go to the store for that one.

You're gonna need it eventually anyway right?

Let's get started.

This post is going to be picture rich.

Just a forewarning.

Kitchen Table.

A very good place to start.

For this table scape I grouped the following:

A large square of Chevron Fabric I had in my stash.

I think just about any black and white print would work well here.

I didn't even press it.

Just kind of laid it out and scrunched it up a little.

My black painted terra cotta pot.

It was left from another project.

Re-use right?

Some black fabric and a plastic pumpkin.

Both from my stash.

Then I just looked around and found some different glassware I had.

Along with the white metal pitcher from IKEA.

Some dead branches I broke off a tree outside.

And a sprinkling of some dried black beans from my pantry.

Done and Done.

Around my table I have my black picture frames you can see here and here.

I printed out some black and white skeleton images I got from The Graphics Fairy.

Some of them I used last time.  The owl and Raven are new this year.

Plus I resized them to be 5x7 instead of 8x10.

You can fit 2 on a page.

Each image was printed, cut out and mounted on random

pieces of Halloween scrapbook paper I had in my stash.

Again, use what you have.

I also made the Halloween banner to hang over the window.

The printables are at the end of this post.

They were also cut out and mounted on scrapbook paper.

I sewed the letters to a strip of ribbon.

You could also punch holes in the corners and string them up that way too.

Right side.

Left side.

Kitchen Done.

Now for the faux mantle.

I'm in Arizona.

Why would I need a real fireplace?

For decorating of course, but since I don't have one, this shelf is my next best thing.

It's in my living room over the couch.

I change it out regularly depending on the season.

You already saw the Chevron Boo31 board earlier.

I added a few things to finish it off.

I added this raven picture to a vintage frame I picked up 

from Goodwill a while ago.  

I think it fits perfectly.

The Mason jar and keys you can see here.

Along with some more glassware I found around the house.

I think a few are vintage apothecary jars,

along with a washed out Tabasco jar.

I'm just weird that way.

The Boo and Eek signs are also printables you will find at the end.

These were also sewn to a ribbon and strung up between my red shutters.

This  spiderweb wreath was so easy to make and I loved it so much I did two of them.
One for the faux mantle and one for the front door.
I used white crochet thread to string around my grapevine wreaths.
Make the cross pieces working around the circle going back and forth,
then start spiralling towards the center wrapping the string around each cross piece.
It's pretty simple once you get going.
I did have to push the center spiral out towards the edges a few times to keep them straight
and taught.

Tie off the center with a knot and add some plastic spiders.
Some were spider rings, others were just large plastic spiders.
Easy. Creepy!

Lastly, we had to have Randall.

We are huge Monsters Inc. fans.

A friend had cut out some monsters and witches to put in her windows using black roofing paper.

She bought a whole roll from Home Depot and had some left.

I asked if I could buy a few feet from her and she said just take what you need.

After looking all over for a good image of Randall and being unsucessful,

I just turned on the Movie and skipped to the end when Randall ends up in the Mobile Home.

Classic!

I paused the movie and started sketching.

After I got the look I wanted, I cut it out and taped the images to my window.

Perfect!

One last look.

Try one, or try them all.

Just use what you have and get creative!

I promised free printables.

Here you go.

They are each sized to fit an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper.

Print to your hearts content,

Just don't sell them.

That's stealing.

Not cool!

Happy Halloween!

Babylonian Boy's Costume for under $10

Here's the Boy Version of a Babylonian Costume.

You can go back to the Girl version here.

Basically it is just a simple wrap skirt with some fringe.

Easy peasy.

Here's my design inspiration.

I really liked the fringe that graduates down the skirt.

It definitely needed something over the shoulder so rather than making a tunic,

I just added a sash similar to the Boy Scout Sash they put their Merit Badges on.

I just cut fringe instead of a solid sash.

Here's the simple wrap skirt pattern.

You can tell I didn't curve the top and bottom on the pattern when I cut it out.

That was a mistake on my part and I curved the edges later in the process.

Just follow the pattern above and you will be fine.

Again I'm using Freezer paper for my pattern.

Just use what you have and mark your measurements on the paper to create the pattern.

I'm using a beautiful Burgundy sheet I picked up at Goodwill for a few dollars.

You will need the Waist, Hip, and Length measurements for this costume.

Cut 3 of the skirt pieces.

I'm cutting them on the fold, but you can lay the pattern out flat and cut.

Whichever is easier for you.

For the front piece I cut a gradual swoop up one side of the front piece.

This will be the front of the skirt with the fringe trim.

Discard the excess or save it for another project.

For this costume I needed the 6 inch strips of bias tape cut

from the gold sheet.

I didn't take a picture of this step, but sew right sides together with the 3 skirt pieces.

It should be one long continuous piece.

I top stitched each side seam to finish and secure the seams.

On the straight side of the skirt, do a simple rolled hem.

The rest will have the gold trim on it.

Cut one piece of Red fabric about 3 inches wide, 

1 3/4 times as long as the waist measurement 

and press into bias tape.

Find the center of the strip and pin to the center back of the skirt.

Sew on bias tape finishing the excess into ties.

This will be how you put on the skirt.

I like this method because it's really forgiving 

and makes this pattern semi-adjustable

for different sized people.

Now for the trim.

This is going to be a little weird, 

but it will make a nice finish to the bottom edge without

doing a rolled hem.

On the skirt piece, right side facing up,

press a 1/2 inch up from the bottom like shown all the way around the bottom edge.

Now take your gold fabric and on the wrong side fold up 1/2 inch and press like shown.

This is kind of tricky but simple.

Tuck the folded edge of the gold inside the fold of the red like shown.

Pin in place.

Continue all the way around the bottom edge of the skirt 

including the gradual curve in the front.

Top stitch where the two fabrics meet on the gold fabric.

I did a double seam.

Now for the sashing.

Get two long pieces of 6 inch bias fabric of the gold.

Put right sides together.

Seam on one side like shown.

Fold over, wrong sides together and press, 

then top stitch where the seam side is.

I added a double seam.

Use scissors to cut fringe.

Mine are strips about 1 inch apart all the way around.

We just draped the sash across my boy 

and safety-pinned it to the waistband of the skirt.

Done.

If you look close you can see the ties we created at the waist to hold the skirt in place.

The sash is just pinned in place.  

I made the sash extra long so it is fully adjustable 

and adds extra trim to the costume.

Thank you my Babylonian Warrior!

Happy Halloween!