Saturday I made some DIY Spooky Pictures for the wall, today I want to finish up my mantelpiece decorations with a Owl Picture in the center with its own DIY Spiderwebby Frame. Use some glow-in-the-dark decoupage to add a spooky glowing touch! Here’s how:
You Need:
owl paper cut-out (I used Martha Stewart Crafts Decoupage Paper Cut-Outs) / black craft foam / white cardboard / scissors / decoupage medium (I used Martha Stewart Decoupage Glow-in-the-Dark Finish) / paintbrush / something to protect your work surface / pen / plastic baggie / silver paint (I used Martha Stewart Crafts paint in Pure Platinum) / glue gun & gluesticks / box cutter (optional)
How To:
1. Place the own cut-out on top of the black foam and trace around it to make an oval frame-shape.
2. Cut out.
3. Place the owl on the frame again and sketch a smaller oval around the owl.
4. Cut out, using a box cutter as necessary.
5. Spread some decoupage medium on the cardboard and glue the owl cut-out down.
6. Follow up with 3 coats of decoupage, drying in between each coat.
7. Lay the black frame on some newspapers.
8. Pour some paint into a plastic baggie, and snip off one corner.
9. Squeeze paint onto the black frame in a scribbly, spiderwebby fashion. Allow to dry.
10. Glue the dried cardboard to the back of the frame – you may have to trim the edges of the cardboard so they don’t stick out.
And that’s it! These decorations provide a great “frame” for your mantelpiece…and for a large spooky DIY Halloween-themed picture (which I’ll be providing a tutorial for tomorrow!)
Want more Halloween projects? Try Saturday’s project, DIY Eyeball Garland and Glowing Skull Stantions, or some DIY Decoupaged Cut-Out Pictures, or some earlier projects like DIY Stenciled Pumpkins, or the DIY Spooky Gothic Eyeball Brooch.
Stay tuned for the final Halloween DIY coming up tomorrow!
Happy DIY’ing!
xo
Carly
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Woah!! this owl picture frame is cool. I like this tutorial. i will try to make this today only
Thanks, Daisy! The owl picture was just a paper cut-out from the Martha Stewart line…but you can easily print off some similar clipart if you’re looking to cut costs or can’t find the Halloween line again. Good luck!