Wallpaper Bunting

So you have maxed out your Halloween budget on your costume and you still have to decorate your house before your friends turn up. This tutorial will show you how to make a really cheap and simple bunting that you can jazz up your living room for any occasion!!

Materials

• wallpaper samples (you can pick these up for free at any DIY store)
• scrap of cardboard (but you can use a piece of wallpaper if you don't have any)
• twine or ribbon
• double sided tape
• pencil
• scissors

Step 1 - Make your template

Draw your design on your scrap of cardboard. I use a diamond kind of shape so that you can fold the top over the twine. Carefully cut out your template and put it to one side.

Step 2 - Draw your flags

Unroll your wall paper and place your template on the underside. Draw round your template and repeat the process until you can't fit any more on your piece of wallpaper

Step 3 - Cut out your flags

 Then cut out each of the flags and separate them into piles of the same design. Mine were a bit curly from the wallpaper being rolled so I lay books on top of them for a while to flatten them.

 Step 4 - Add flags to your twine

Taking 1 flag at a time, place a piece of double sided tap just under the largest part of the flag, then place your twine on top, before folding the flag over the twine. Repeat the process until you get your desired length.

Step 5 - Hang your bunting

it really is that simple - all that's left is to hang your bunting for your friends to admire. The best bit is you can easily remove the flags and reuse the twine for new bunting to match your next occasion.

I've also found some other more elabarate bunting tutorials if you really want to wow your Halloween guests

bat bunting - dream state inspiration

boo bunting - live laugh rowe

bat bunting - zing zing tree

Ghastlies Halloween Bunting - my so called crafty life

halloween banner - craftaholics anonymous 

spooky bunting - over the moon

trick or treat bunting - little birdies secrets

halloween bunting - design house digital

I'll be back xx

Cutest Kid Costumes Ever!!!

Don't forget your child's costume this year!!!!! These costumes will hopefully give you inspiration so your kid is the talk of the town and save you hours trawling ebay for something cheap. 

Some of these pictures are so cute I don't even have words so I'm going to let the pictures talk for themselves this time...

Elmo Costume - Girl Loves Glam

    

       Owl Costume - Martha Stewart                     Bird Wings - Handmade by Charlotte

Paper Doll Costume - Spoonfull

          

            ET Costume - SFGate                                        Wall-E Costume - Toxel

Alice Costume - mishalulu

                    
Dobby Costume - Tips for mums               Harry Potter & Dog Costume - Costume Pop

Gnome Costume - Costume Express

      

Jellyfish Costume - Decorating by day          Snail Costume - Oh Happy Day

Toy Soldier Costume - Odd Sundays

   

         Shark Costume - Creatively Christy    Octopus Costume - Lilouca           

Thing 1 & 2 Costume - How Does She

Scream Costume - Kids out and about

      

Up Costume - My Modern Mum                  Old Lady Costume - Costume Works

Crazy Cat Lazy Costume - Costume Works

Popcorn Family Costumes - Rookie Moms

I can picture you all in your living rooms right now going awwwww - and no wonder, aren't they all amazing!

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What's the most important Halloween party preparation?!?!

Why your costume of course! 

10 years ago my boyfriend turned up to our freshers Halloween party at uni wearing the coolest costume and if I wasn't already in love this one made me knew he was a keeper

This part of my party prep always takes me the longest...deciding what I want to wear. Hopefully I will cut this time down for you with the most amazing costumes and make-up ideas! I was truly blown away by these people and so will your guest be!

The mouth on this Cheshire cat makeup is fab and i love the outline on the nose, it make it look more cartoon style. I've also found this super cute hoodie that can be used for the costume and chillin' at the weekend 

                     

                                      Cheshire Cat - LinzMushel                Costume by Technicolor Trashion

Or if superheros are your thing then how about going as a super villain this year?!?! there are so many sexy villains but I love this poison ivy costume and makeup - this is a definite possibility with my red hair. You could also just by a sleek green dress that can be worn again as the costume.

    

            Poison Ivy - Jangsara                                        Costume by Geek With Curves

Walking dead has made Zombies the new big thing again over the last couple of years. I love the skin effect on this makeup tutorial and making the outfit is super simple so you can concentrate on the face. Also a good way to use some of those old clothes that haven't seen the light of day in a while!!

                    

                         Zombie - Smokin Makeup                           Costume by Wikihow

Or if you want an up market zombie then try this glam zombie tutorial! I love the idea of mixing this up with something like the Bjork dress so that you have double the wow factor

       

                     Zombie - Jangsara                             Bjork Swan Dress - A Beautiful Mess

Not big on the whole costume thing?! What about just some makeup & a wig with these pop art tutorials! Simple by really effective - you'll be the work of art everyone is talking about at your party.

           

                 Pop Art - Anna Marie                                               Pop Art - Vlamboyant

And if you don't fancy something glam, then why not go for the shock factor! I think the image below says it all...

Melting Face - Goldie Starling

So hopefully you have been inspired but if you are too busy trick or treating with your children to get dressed up yourself then my next blog post is for you - or to be fair if you just want to see the cutest costumes ever then you'll want to check it out to!

I'll be back xx