Eyeball Dessert Table Crafts - 13 Days of Handmade Halloween 2016: Day 14

Yes folks.....you read it right.....DAY 14 of the 13 Days of Handmade Halloween!!!  I know it's technically past 13 days....but who cares???  I had more awesome bloggers with fun ideas to share, so, we're going to continue the party a bit longer!  Today, the lovely Mrs. Sandra Garth of Sweet Sensations is sharing a few eyeball dessert table craft ideas!

These are some of the cutest ideas EYE have seen!!!  Thanks for sharing these fun EYE-deas!...

This project is part of our 13 Days of Handmade Halloween series.  Don't forget to follow along with the series on social media - just make sure to use the hashtag #13DOHH2016 to see all the other great projects from our Handmade Makers and share your projects too - we'd love to see what you create!  There will be a prize for my favorite Halloween creation!

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How to Make a Day of the Dead Headband

Hey there! Tonya Coleman from Soiree Event Design here and I am happy to be back again this year to share another tutorial as part of the 13 Days of Handmade Halloween with so many other talented party people! This tutorial was inspired by my daughter, Faith who is an avid DIY'er! She makes things ALL THE TIME and one of her signature crafts is her custom headbands. So, I asked her to teach me how to make a Day of Dead Headband that I could wear this year for Halloween with my super cool Day of the Dead mask. Now all of you can find out how too!

If you like her tutorial, you can find her over on her own YouTube channel where she teaches LOTS of really cool DIY projects! Click here to see this entire tutorial on YouTube!

Let's get crafting! First we started with a trip to Michaels to get all of the supplies we needed that included: - Headband (wide band) - Acrylic paint (various colors) - 3 bunches of small white flowers - Plastic spiders - Paintbrush - Hot glue gun

Now that we have all of our supplies, we are ready to get started!


Step 1: Remove the flower heads from the stems 

Step 2: Hot glue the flowers all along the top of the headband

Step 3: Paint each flower a different color Don't paint the entire flower, you want to get a splatter effect by using a wide paintbrush and pushing down on to the center of each flower with the paintbrush. 

Step 4: Add a plastic spider 

That's it! Super easy and cute! Perfect for my Halloween outfit! We also created a Day of the Dead wreath to match this for my front door.

Click over to my blog here to see HOW TO MAKE A DAY OF THE DEAD WREATH.

Cheers! Tonya

Styling & photography: Soiree Event Design
Tutorial: PastelGamerGirl13 (my daughter)
Supplies: Michaels

Tonya, your daughter certainly has inherited your creative gene!  Thanks to you, and Faith, for sharing!  Looking for more Handmade Halloween treats, view our archives here!

No Sew Spider Pompom Halloween Tote

Here's an easy idea for making a fun tote for your little trick or treater!

I made a no sew tote using a min canvas bag, a black pompom and ribbon.  If you know me, you know I'm not the sewing type.  I will do it in a pinch, but for this project, I hot glued my way to success.

To make the bag you will need:

Mini canvas tote bag
A black pompom (I made mine with yarn, you can purchase large ones online or at a craft store)
Black ribbon
Hot or Fabric Glue

The steps are super easy and it took me under an hour to make.

To start,  cut your ribbon into four 4" and four 1" strips.  I used gingham ribbon for my bag, but you can use satin,

With fabric or hot glue, add a wad of  it to one side of the pompom and attach it to the center of the bag.  I did put a piece of plastic in the inside of my bag so the glue didn't adhere to the backside of the bag.  You can also use a silicone hot glue mat if you have one.

Take your cut strips of ribbon and begin adding them around the pom to form the legs for the spiders.  The smaller strips should be placed at the ends of the longer strips on an angle to form the 'feet' (I know spiders technically don't have feet - but work with me).

Once you've added all the legs, let the glue dry (if you're using fabric glue) overnight.   All that's left is to wait to fill your bag with delicious Halloween goodies!!!!

I love how this bag turned out - and it's very easy for kids to make too and would make a great activity for a Halloween crafting party.  Pompoms are so versatile, you can try an orange pompom and make a pumpkin or add wings to a black one for a bat, a green pompom with a hat cut from black felt would make for a great spooky witch!!!  If you make this project, be sure to leave a comment below and share a link with me OR post it to my Facebook page or tag me on Instagram!  I'd love to see how your project turned out!


Don't forget - I'll be kicking off my 13 Days of Handmade Halloween series on Monday, Oct. 15 with 13 days full of DIY Halloween tutorials from 13 different bloggers!  Be sure to check back each day for a new project!