Hello friends!  I’m Kierste, the girl from brown paper packages, and I am absolutely delighted to be here at eighteen25 today, and participating in the fantastic Spooktacular September event. 

As much as I love summer, I love fall even more, especially because it’s the start of the holiday season. Halloween is a favorite at our house–the decorations, parties, costumes, and the candy! Today I’m excited to share with you a super fun way to hold all the candy that’s sure to make its way into your house. 

Aren’t they adorable? They are also SO easy to make, and I’m going to tell you how!

ITEMS YOU NEED:

•  brown craft boxes (I found the boxes at Hobby Lobby for less than $10 for all three–sized 5, 6, and 7 inches)
• spray paint
• 1 1/2 inch wooden knobs (bought these at Home Depot)
• ribbon
• sandpaper/power sander
• Liquid Nails or other strong adhesive
• vinyl lettering

DIRECTIONS:

1. Spray your boxes and wooden knobs black, and let dry completely.  Take your sandpaper or power sander and gently rough up the edges and fronts of both the boxes and knobs. Using a damp cloth, wipe off all the excess dust.

2. Using double stick tape, adhere the ribbon to the edge of the largest box’s lid, and tie a knot at one corner.

3.  Add the vinyl (I used the Greer font) to the fronts of your boxes. You could also use foam stamps (I came *this* close to using mine), or print the text on cardstock then mat on cute scrapbook paper.

4. Add the knobs using Liquid Nails or other strong adhesive (i.e. hot glue).

Here’s where you have a few options…

a. Add a knob to the top box only, and stack the three boxes. (as shown above)

b.  Add a knob to the biggest box and the smallest box, and stack like this:

c.  Add knobs to all three boxes!

You can also make just one larger box instead of all three…

Now the question is, how long will the candy last?  🙂

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if i only make the small box, we only need to keep a little bit of candy, so it will be gone a lot faster, right? who am i kidding, i’ll probably end up making 2 sets and not telling the kids what’s in them. thanks for participating kierste!
head on over to brown paper packages to check out all of the fun DYI projects kierste has to share. and don’t miss out on her back 2 basics series going on right now! (we’ll be participating next week)
 
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Kierste from Brown Paper Packages

is here to share a super cute idea with us today!!

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I was shopping last weekend, and saw the most adorable pumpkin bracelet in one of my favorite children’s stores. I had to come home and try it, but in this super fun, candy version. These would be the perfect addition to any Halloween party–as a favor, or as a craft. It’s also a really fun activity to do with your kids at home, and my girls loved to help. They are simple to make, and really inexpensive, making it easy to make a bunch, or just one!

Candy Pumpkin Bracelets

ITEMS YOU NEED:

• candy pumpkins
• dental floss
• needle, with large eye
• ribbon

DIRECTIONS: 1. Cut off a long piece of floss. You will trim it later, but you want plenty to work with. I used white floss, but it doesn’t really matter, since it will be completely covered. Thread it through your needle, just enough to get it through, plus a little bit.

2. Poke your needle into the bottom of the first pumpkin, and push it through the top. You will definitely need something to help push it through–your finger alone will not be strong enough. I used the dental floss case as leverage, and it worked perfectly.

 3. Repeat this process, until you have enough pumpkins to completely circle wrist, and have a little bit of wiggle room. My girls are 4 years old, and I used 9 pumpkins on each of their bracelets.
4. Once you have the desired amount of pumpkins, tie your two ends of floss together to make a bracelet,
then trim the ends.
5. Tie short pieces of ribbon in between the pumpkins. I made one bracelet with all black gingham ribbon, and the other I alternated the black gingham and an orange polka dot.
 6. Wear ’em! For as long as they last. 🙂

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Thanks so much, ladies of eighteen25! It was so fun to post on a blog that I love so much! Happy Halloween!

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Thanks Kierste!
The little girls in our family are going to love these!! (and i’m sure the boys will enjoy the leftover pumpkins!)
For more great ideas head over to Kierste’s blog… she always has something fun going on over there!!
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p.s. don’t forget today is the last day to enter
The Celebration Shoppe giveaway here!!