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Monday, October 27, 2025

CUTE AND FRIENDLY DIY HALLOWEEN GHOST

I know it is a little late in the season but I wanted to share this DIY ghost. My dear friend, Danyell (Instagram @danyellhalvorson), made the one below for me last month and I needed to make another one! Here is Danyell's:

Lights up, too!

Supplies for the DIY Ghost:

Hot glue gun and sticks

Ceiling fan or light shade cover, glass (my smaller one is approx. inches tall with a 1.5" opening; larger ghost is approx. 6" tall with a 1.5" opening for LED light) We actually purchased ours at a Habitat for Humanity thrift store for 50 cents so check thrift shops!

LED light (white or multi-colored)

Various trims, such as lace, pearl trim, rick rack, etc.

Black Sharpie or black paper or chalkboard stickers

Craft straw hat, optional

This looking up into the inside of the light cover. Use hot glue to adhere and leave a bit of the LED light above the outside lip.

Next, carefully wrap a layer of trim around the base of the cover. I used hot glue but you could also use other types of adhesive.

This trim has a wire edge so I bent and folded a bit as I went.

I added a layer of beaded trim to the bottom and top hem of the initial trim layer.

I added 3 layers to the top; one around the LED light, one around the base/top of the fixture and then one more to "finish" it off.

For the face, I had some black chalkboard stickers and just free-handed cutting it out. I spent WAY too much time fretting over it and finally just did that. You can also use a Black Sharpie/marker as Danyell did to draw a face on. Use your imagination to make your ghostie your own!

7 YO granddaughter, Oakli, thought my girlie ghost looked kind of bald so I appeased her by adding a straw hat I had in my craft stash lol. It just sits on her head so I can still turn the light on easily.

My LED light was multi-colored, which I didn't realize till I turned it on. It's okay that way.

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Happy Halloween!

Thursday, October 23, 2025

FUNTASTIC FRIDAY LINK PARTY 563

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Thursday, October 16, 2025

FUNTASTIC FRIDAY LINK PARTY AND AUTUMN DELIGHTS

EASY TO MAKE STAR TREK COSTUMES

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Is there a Trekkie in your house? Or someone who aspires to join Starfleet Academy?

I loved the original series as a kid and the movies, too, (well, maybe not ALL the movies lol. We really loved the Wrath of Khan and The Voyage Home). Our family was so excited when they rebooted the movies a few years back with Chris Pine (mostly Staci about that casting choice haha).

Anyway, if you need a quick costume AND being a member of Starfleet is your dream, here is what the girls and I did a few years back for Halloween.

Two long sleeve t-shirts, one red and one blue. I found similar ones HERE on Amazon.

Printer paper and colored printer ink.

Star Fleet insignia. Here is a free printable at this SITE. You can also purchase an actual pin with clasp on Amazon HERE.

Black slacks or leggings.

Black undershirt (optional).

Black boots or high-top tennis shoes.

Practice your "live long and prosper" hand signal. Not everyone can do that!

If you want to go all in, you could also purchase Vulcan ears, phaser, etc. but we just kept it simple with clothing.

Once I printed the Star Fleet insignia (you will probably have to size it down to be actual size), I cut it out and used the scrapbook adhesives I had on hand to adhere the insignia to the shirts. Whatever type of temporary adhesive you might have.

That's the only photo I took of Staci and Ali but, as mentioned above, they did wear black slacks and black boots. I want those who are familiar with Star Trek, that even though Ali was a "red shirt," she survived the evening lol. IYKYK.

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Thursday, October 9, 2025

FUNTASTIC FRIDAY LINK PARTY 561 AND HALLOWEEN IDEAS

Hello and welcome to the party! October is in full swing here and the days are warm and sunny and the evenings and early mornings brisk. Perfect October weather.

I do have a few Halloween-related items to share.

Many years ago, when my boys were young and Staci was a baby, I made "football" costumes quite easily. It was fun to do and with 5 boys and a baby girl, it seemed like a good idea. You can find the link HERE.

So 90s lol.

Some years after that, the girls wanted a costume somewhat last minute. We bought 2 shirts, red and blue, and I printed a Star Trek Starfleet insignia, cut it out and used tacky glue to adhere it to the shirts. Ali ended it being a "red shirt," poor girl. IYKYK haha. She survived.

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

FUNTASTIC FRIDAY LINK PARTY 560 and HALLOWEEN SNACK MIX

Time for another Funtastic Friday! Hope your Friday is a great one!

This week, I shared another post about our Alaskan cruise that we took in August. Want to take a look at our activities in Juneau? You can find that HERE.

It's October! The air is crisp, the leaves are falling, and Halloween decorations are lining our neighborhood! Time to hang out my HALLOWEEN BAT! Find the tutorial in the hyperlink.