Guest blogger: Alderberry Hill

Do you ever come across a blog and end up going through the archives to the very first post?  I did that when I found Sarah's blog.  I love it!  She is crazy talented and has an obvious love of all things Halloween.  Take a peek at some of her latest creations:

Stop by her FB, Pinterest or cute blog.
We are so happy to have you as our guest today, Sarah! :)
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Hi Everyone.

I'm Sarah from Alderberry Hill.

And I am pleased as punch today to be guest posting here at Lolly Jane.

I mean who wouldn't be dancing in their seat to guest post for the lovely Kelli & Kristi. 

Super thanks to you both for having me today! 

I have a little tiny blog called Alderberry Hill that I started about 2 months ago. I love to make things, period. I will take a stab at crafting just about anything. I have been making alot of Halloween crafts these last couple of months and now I can't wait to get started on Christmas...but before I do I have one more Halloween craft to share with you.

Bone Appetite

I have seen so many versions of skeleton's on plates this year and I love how it looks, so spooky for that table top or mantle decoration.

Here is what I started with:

A Dora plastic plate.

2 packages of skeleton pieces.

A small glass candlestick .

A glass cloche.

Halloween tule & mini bats for embellishment.

Black spray paint.

This is so easy it's ridiculous.

• I took that little Dora plate and gave it a couple coats of black spray paint, so much better now!
• I hot glued the plate to the glass candlestick.
• I dumped the bones onto the plate.
• I covered it with the glass cloche.
• I attached the mini bats to the glass cloche with double sided tape.
• I tied a bow around the knob of the glass cloche with the Halloween tule.

Done.

I am embarrassed at how easy this was to make so I also made something else that's equally so easy it's ridiculous.

See these candle sticks? Drab and just plain ugly. My Mom picked them up for real cheap knowing that I would turn them into something fab.

A little silver spray paint and black candle sticks and these puppies look stupendous next to my bone thingy.

Well, I just might put some Christmas candles in them at Christmas time too - silver is so multifunctional isn't it?


Come visit me at Alderberry Hill, I'd love for you to drop by!

Sarah