Spooky Fence Silhouette

The wonderful thing about using silhouettes in your Halloween decor is you can create a big impact for very little money.  This idea was from The Best of Martha Stewart Living Halloween. 

Materials:

black crepe paper

scissors

scotch tape

black poster board, or construction paper

silver Sharpie

This is the link to Martha Stewart's web page with the Halloween templates I used.  I got the leaves from a coloring book.  You could also use real leaves to trace a silhouette.

Here is the first fence board I put up.  I cut a point on the crepe paper and stuck tape to the back and gently pressed it in place.  Using tape on crepe paper is a little tricky.  You have to put the tape on once and gently press in place.  The crepe paper will move around and tear easily, so you just have to work with it.

You could keep a yard stick handy and measure this all out.  I didn't, I just eye balled it in place.

I used black poster board and a silver Sharpie and cut out some leaves and a crow to go with my fence.

This is in the dining room and at different times of the day the different light gives it a creepy feel.  Really fun for Halloween.  

 So, here is the entire wall when I have it finished for the Halloween setting.  I used this as a backdrop for a Sleepy Hollow table for Halloween.  It really transformed the room so cheaply.

Add in a spooky tree branch spray painted black and you have the scary woods too.  This is a re-post from Halloween 2010.  I will be re-posting a few of these Halloween decorating post from last year because, I really always work on such a limited budget that some of you might get some ideas to help you decorate too.   

Sherry

I will link this to a new party I was invited to over at Mandy's Project Queen:
I Turned the Daunting Into Doable Tuesdays
Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style