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How to Make DIY Picket Fence Tombstones

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Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! The ghost with the most was missing from my DIY tombstone graveyard every Halloween. I had Jason, Freddy, Carrie, even Wes Craven and Dee Dee Ramone … because I, myself, am strange and unusual . But my favorite Halloween movie bad guy was not represented among my DIY Halloween decorations. This year, my goal was to make more tombstones, but I needed materials, and I don’t do flimsy foam. Randomly scrolling Facebook Marketplace, I came across free picket fence shutters. Like the red Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice sign flashing in my brain, my idea bulb lit up, and I went on a mission to make DIY picket fence tombstones. From Picket Fence Shutters to DIY Beetlejuice Tombstone Luckily for me, my picket fence shutters already resembled the curved shape of tombstones when placed together. To turn two picket fence shutters into a DIY Beetlejuice tombstone, I attached the two halves with blocks of wood across the back. The added block of wood drilled onto...
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Make a Jack Skellington Garage for the Ultimate Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween Decoration

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       Ten years ago, I created the original blog on how to make a DIY Jack Skellington garage  for the ultimate Nightmare Before Christmas decoration. Way back then, my methods for creating a Jack Skellington face on the garage door were crude. I used garbage bags and a whole lot of duct tape. Over the years, I have tried different methods, always sticking to the thriftiest of supplies. Finally, a few Halloweens ago, I perfected my process, and now I can make a Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Skellington face on my garage in a flash.  Jack Skellington Garage Supplies     To create a Jack Skellington garage for the coolest DIY Halloween decoration, the supplies are simple and thrifty. It's how I roll with all my crafts. Jack Skellington garage supplies include foam board, adhesive magnets and duct tape . That's it! Once you make your Jack Skellington face with these supplies, you can reuse it every Halloween.     These super-inexpensive,...
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DIY Tangled Party in the Park

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  “ That’s the funny thing about birthdays, they’re kind of an annual thing,” muses Rapunzel in Disney’s Tangled movie. And going overboard hosting a themed birthday party for my little girl is kind of an annual thing for this Sac Thrift Chick. I loved getting crafty and staying thrifty to host a DIY Tangled party in the park for my daughter’s sixth birthday.   My daughter loves all things Tangled – the adventures, the hair, the songs, Flynn, Pascal and, of course, the heroine herself, Rapunzel. And I love that for her. Rapunzel is a princess of many talents. She plays guitar, paints, reads, charts the stars, and is above all, curious about the world outside her tower window. I was thrilled to host a Tangled party in the park, even as the guest list grew until we were expecting upwards of 50 guests. I planned my DIY Tangled themed party with the large guest list, outdoor space, and warm but windy weather in mind.   Paper plate flowers make pretty Tangled party decoratio...
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