Please Welcome: Kristy from Diary of DavesWife

Kristy here, from the Diary of DavesWife

{You can just call me DavesWife if you want!}

I am thrilled to be here today at eighteen25 to share with you 

A Spooktacular Halloween Idea!

I absolutely ADORE decorating my house for Halloween,

ALMOST as much as I adore the eighteen25 girls!

Even if it means working outside in 100+ degree Arizona Weather!

This year, I wanted to do something a little different to decorate my Front Door.

And a few weeks ago, while visiting a friend's house,

I saw the PERFECT Frame for my project hanging on her wall.

So what did I do?  I bought it off of her right then and there.

So..... Do YOU Want to see what I did with it??

I KNEW YOU WOULD!!!

Isn't She PERFECT?  

So HOW did I make her?

Well that is an EXCELLENT question.

It all started with a Pencil and a VERY Large sheet of Paper.

Yes, I drew her!

p.s. I never draw with anything other than a polka dot pencil!

You see, She measures 18" tall.

I wanted EVERYONE who drives down my street to be able to see her!

After 4 Rough Drafts, and 3 erasers,

I finally had a good pattern.

Once my pattern was drawn, I cut her out with Scissors.

Then I cut down a Piece of Foam Board to fit inside my frame.

Here's what happened next:

 {1} I used some Antiquing glaze and rag and distressed my foam board.

As you can see, {2} I used a circular motion to apply the glaze to get the look I wanted.

Then I let it dry.

Next {3} I used my pattern and a pencil and traced her again right onto the foam board.

And {4} I then took a permanent marker and traced the outline

That way, I had an nice dark line I follow as I painted the rest of her.

After letting her dry for a few more hours, 

I popped her into her frame and mounted her to my front door with a few command strips.

Last, I applied Some Vinyl Lettering beneath her letting EVERYONE know that

 "The Witch is in"

She is Totally Wicked.  

And I can't help but cackle inside EVERY time I look at her!

To see more of what I am up to, 

 Come visit me at The Diary of DavesWife.

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