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My fourth and final project for Better Homes & Gardens can finally be revealed! I decorated our front porch for Halloween with 2D and 3D spooky crows on twisted branches. My porch is up against the other three bloggers’ projects, so please vote for your favorite at bhg.com.
In addition to the crows, several rats can also be found cavorting about. Even Bernard the monkey (I picked him up on clearance over the summer at Z Gallerie) has found a small furry friend.
The project was pretty straightforward, but here’s how I did it…
Supplies
- black construction paper or poster board
- scissors
- pencil
- transparent tape
- large branches (the gnarlier, the better)
- black spray paint (optional)
- fake crows
- wire (if your crows do not have it already)
- planters and bricks/rocks for bases
Instructions
- Sketch a barren tree and a couple of crows onto your black paper.
- Cut out your shapes and affix them to your door or window with transparent tape.
- If you need to darken your branches, spray them with a bit of black paint and let them dry.
- Fill your planters with rocks or bricks and insert your branches.
- Perch your birds in the branches and secure them with wire (my birds’ feet had wire built-in for this purpose).
I also took off our screen door (it was blocking the view of the silhouetted birds), and I made new curtains for the front door and window.
Remember, you can vote every day until Halloween for your favorite project at bhg.com. Now I can’t wait to answer the door for the neighborhood trick-or-treaters on Sunday…
Crafty (& Handy), Holidays, Outside, Press • 40 Comments • October 26, 2010
Front Porch Sources
I’ve created a new page on the blog to list all of the sources for the front porch throughout its various stages. Below is the design board for the current look, but check out the full page to see more.
The Front Porch as it is Now
I don’t know if it’s finished, but I’m done working on it for the year. I would still like to paint the wooden stools and add a long window box behind each bench, but those little projects can wait.
We really like spending time out here. Eleanor and I start out most mornings by sitting on this side of the porch, watching neighbors and cars go by.
Some of the ferns are a little out of control…
But it makes the porch feel lush and green.
Tomorrow, I’ll post a design board with sources listed for everything.
Homegrown Tomatoes
Another item off the 30 Before Thirty list: 25. Grow tomatoes. Done!
And they are delicious.
I’d better get moving on the rest of my list though. I have less than two months to go and still 19 items to complete. Yikes. And here I thought I was making good progress…
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