DIY Halloween Decorations Using Foam || Feat. Ollny 100 LED Rope Lights!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ต.ค. 2023
- I REALLY wanted to do exterior Halloween decorations for the outside of my workshop, but after three weeks of delays and idea overload, I finally landed on an idea using things from the hardware store: concrete tubes and insulation foam. And I can't believe it ACTUALLY WORKED! And it was so easy that I could kick myself for wasting so much time trying to figure out an idea.
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Can you smell what I’m stepping in is my new favourite expression, the paint job on the faux doors and columns makes it look fantastic xx
I definitely stole that from my husband so he gets the credit there. And now I kind of want to faux finish everything!
"Less thinking, more doing!" As a fellow overthinker, I'm glad to see how you broke through and got it done!
It was so difficult but I'm glad I pushed through. And now I have so many more ideas for next year!!
LOVE THIS ❤️ 😍
You did amazing with the decorating. We live in Georgia, on a hill, so I truly understand your frustration. We've learned the fine art of rebar staking and color coordinating cable ties with our spooky goods to decorate. A sanity saver.
Thank you so much! I bought heavy yard stakes for one of my original ideas so I have it waiting for the next time.
I wish I could see your decorations! I bet they're amazing!
Great job! It looks amazing, especially lit up at night! And I LOVE the bats!
Thank you! I've definitely got some tweaks to make, but I love it!
One of the best glues to use for foam is Gorilla Glue and it dries faster than Liquid nails. The other thing is expanding foam like Great Stuff. Great job!
Gorilla glue would've been great! I'll keep that in mind for the next time!
Well done for pushing through the setbacks, this turned out so good :D Happy Halloween!
Thank you so much! I'm so excited about the final product and I already want to plan for next year now that I have a few tricks to use. Happy Halloween to you too!
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Love the forward planning :D if you wanna do it don't fight it~
"Bat!" 🦇
Nando DeLaurentis!
I have never felt so understood as an adhd diyer. 😅 It looks great!!
I feel like I'm driving the struggle bus on these types of projects! It just gets so difficult to pick a direction and stick with it, especially when obstacles come up.
You and I are on the same page as far as Halloween goes. I’ve got a million ideas and I get frustrated and wind up not doing anything. :( Good job powering through!
I seriously almost quit, but the good and bad thing about YT is feeling like I have to get something done. It's the pressure I need sometimes to make things happen no matter what.
From this point, I'm writing down all of my Halloween ideas so that next year I can work on things in smaller, more manageable bits.
Doing one thing definitely feels better than no things, so maybe pick one thing off your list?
Will this is the start of the Halloween collection, look forward to the 2024 additions
I'm SO hoping that this will be an annual thing. I figured out a lot of the logistical things and think next year can be more about the ✨art✨ rather than the how. 🤗🤗
It came out great! Boo! 🧙♀️🎃😈
Thank you so much!
It looks great! Good job on the windows, and the window frames. Was frame the word you were thinking of? I love the bats and gargoyles! The lighting looks really cool, too. Congratulations on that, btw. For a stone look, you might try using a sea sponge to sponge on the paint. Just dab off access paint first. Halloween is just too short. I would be happy with three months.😅🎃🎃🎃
FRAME!!!!! How could I not think of frame?!?
A sea sponge is a great idea! I want to faux finish my windows and this is the perfect trick. Thank you for the suggestion!
@@KatieMakesStuff You're so welcome!😁
😅 yes over thinking is the worst thing to do in a project like this, 😊 next time try contact cement to glue foam together.
🤩 It looks Amazing! You did such a great job! 😅now I want to decorate my house lol! But I don’t really get trick or treaters up on my hill 😅 maybe my house already looks haunted😳. Or, maybe it’s all the stairs one would have to climb to get up here 🤭!
I did use some barges contact cement on a test piece and it melted the foam. It did stick, but there were big gaps in the seam where the glue went.
However, I think that Tacky glue was great! It cured pretty quickly and fortunately, I don't need it to last forever.
Now that I learned these things, I can't wait to start planning for next year!! Going even bigger!
@@KatieMakesStuff Oh really wow, I had no idea that it would melt the foam! I am definitely going to have to make a note of that and keep it in my craft drawer! I usually use whatever foam I have in my storage shed or whatever I can find laying around so that info will Definitely come in handy for future projects. 😊
Happiest Oct. 31st....now...do Dia' De' Los Muertos! 🎃
Oh man! Dia de Los Muertos is so incredible, I don't want to do anything unless I can do it authentically. But I think it would a wonderful tradition to explore!
Over thinker here too. I love your head wrap. Did you make it? If so, how?
I did! I'm not sure it's exactly right yet, but once I get it figured out I'd like to share the process.
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We get some windy days here too. I was worried that the ghost I put in my trees were going to fly away. Loving your content! I'm a "new" content creator trying to find my style and I love how real you are on your videos. I hope to get that comfortable on camera one day. Keeping making stuff!
It's a weird cycle of learning how to talk to no one as if you're talking to a friend, then learning how to not talk too much so you don't have to edit out a bunch of garbage nonsense. It's been fun but boy do I say the word "so" a lot (and I try to cut out as many as possible)!
@@KatieMakesStuff I say "so" ALL THE TIME. LOL! So much editing.