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Mabon and a Halloween Harvest
Well, Hello autumn! And didn’t you blow in like a couple of angry banshees on broomsticks? After this year’s record-breaking dry spell, it seems Ali and Bronagh (pronounced Bro-Na, as in mow-na) sure are keen to ensure we get ALL the rain we missed during the long hot...
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IKEA Hack – Make your own Skull Floor Lamp
Everyone’s seen IKEA’s floor uplighter, right? It’s been around forever, lighting up dark corners in practically every home across the land. For a fiver, who can blame us? But it doesn’t exactly scream Halloween, does it? So I went to work making something far more...
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DIY Fortune Teller Booth
This year, I’ve been stepping WAY out of my comfort zone and trying my hand at some larger Halloween decorations. I’ve made a giant cauldron complete with medieval oven (coming soon!) and of course, those Gothic Arch windows. But this… THIS was a project and a half!...
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LionsHome UK: one-stop shopping for Halloween & Home
This is a sponsored post for LionsHome UK One of the reasons I haven’t given over the blog entirely to Halloween is so I can continue to indulge my passion for all things home. Suzy Homemaker is still very much alive and beautifying our home remains a huge part of my...
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DIY Creepy Gothic Arch Windows
One of my main projects for Halloween 2018 was to tackle a big wall in the OneandSeventy hallway. Right now as you enter through the front door, you’re greeted by three pieces of handmade artwork (you can see them in this post) that last year, I Halloweenified with...
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DIY Colour-Changing Crystal Ball
If you’ve been by Instagram or the Facebook page this week, you may have spotted a sneaky peek of today’s project. Now I’m going to reveal all the complicated secrets for making this colour-changing Crystal Ball. Ready? OK, confession time. This DIY is anything but...
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Fortune Teller Crystal Ball Candlesticks
If you’re a Halloween crafter, I bet you’ve come across this DIY to make stylishly spooky crystal ball candlesticks. It’s one of the earliest additions to my Halloween Pinterest Board and I’ve been forwarded it more than once on Facebook. My friends know me so well....
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Miniature Apothecary Cabinet
What witch doesn’t love an apothecary cabinet? My Halloween Pinterest board has a fair few apothecary ideas, from cabinets, to books, to full-on shelves. Every one of them is chock full of potions, herbs and all manner of natural (and unnatural!) elements. After...
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Halloween in the bedroom and the Gold Spider Canvas
***warning*** This post contains spiders. OK, they’re handmade and they’re gold, but I know how you Sammy-haters can be! Just so we’re clear, this isn’t a post about spiders and neither does it contain kinky horrors. Oh no. We’re not going down THAT route! Not today...
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Lammas Pumpkin Toast and Bat Butter
Can you believe it’s August on Wednesday? This year is whizzing past faster than a witch on her broomstick! As we greet the last month of summer (sad, but true), we also celebrate the next turn of The Wheel. When I was thinking about crafty ways to celebrate...
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Harry Potter and the Gryffindor Patch
Halloween is all about magic and Harry Potter is arguably the most famous magical reference this side of Salem. So with the summer holidays upon us and 6 LONG weeks to fill, you might be planning an early Halloween fix at London's Warner Bros. Studios. If you’re a fan...
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It’s just a bunch of Hocus Pocus
Source Beloved and I aren’t the only ones celebrating a silver anniversary this year. On July 16th, Hocus Pocus will be 25 years old. Can you believe that? OK, it’s not quite the 300th anniversary (325th if we’re being picky) of the Sanderson Sisters' demise and...
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Make your own Medieval Gothic Fairy Door
Fairy gardens are all the rage right now and I do enjoy the whimsy of a fairy door, but I can’t say I’m much of a fan of the cute, brightly coloured affairs you often see. This surprises you. I can tell. My idea of a fairy door is rather more Medieval Gothic in...
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America’s Got Talons – First look Halloween 2018
It's here! IT’S HERE!! Oh, wait. Actually, it’s THERE. As evidenced by these photos from America's At Home Stores, generously provided by my spookalicious Insta-friend Miranda. It’s no secret that when it comes to Halloween, I’d like to up sticks and move to America....
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A Gothic Altered Bottle and its Victorian Altered Box
One of the best things about being a maker is people give you stuff for your projects. Take this Hunter Laing Old & Rare whisky box for example. It was gifted to me during a rather splendid single cask whisky tasting session. Oh, wait. When I say ‘gifted’… Perhaps...
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All change for Summer Solstice
Happy Summer Solstice! Today marks the mid-point of 2018. Can you believe we’re halfway through the year already? Just as today’s turn of the yearly wheel brings change to our world, I’m making a few directional changes of my own. If you’re an email subscriber, you...
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Creepy Siamese Twins
One of my favourite Halloween makes of 2017 was the zombie Siamese Twins. Sufficiently creepy yet super easy to make, these spooky sisters formed part of a collection of macabre oddities on the hallway console during last year’s Halloween Open House. The individual...
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Easy Side Table DIY
Sometimes, you come across a DIY idea that’s so head-slappingly simple it doesn’t need a tutorial. This easy side table is one such DIY. Every summer, I sit in the garden and think, “I could really do with a side table for my tea/lunch/glasses/Kindle/wine/gin [insert...
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Chic White Potion Bottles
Halloween doesn’t have to be creepy. In fact, I like a little chic with my celebrations. And what better than some white potion bottles to get the party started? It just so happens that a Love Potion is also a timely reminder of our special wedding anniversary. Was it...
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Upcycled Victorian Gothic Standard Lamp
Got a lamp in need of a little TLC? Don’t throw it out, upcycle it. A little elbow grease and some spray paint took this standard lamp from almost glam to a Victorian Gothic beauty.
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