Sunday, October 10, 2010

Halloween Candy Chest

It's a new week!!!  I am so happy to have another week of school behind me!  In case you didn't know, I am in school full time.  Sometimes I don't know what I was thinking going back to school at my age.  It gets a little bit CrAzY that is for sure!  Being a busy mother to five kids, being in school full time, and fostering my creative addiction, can be a lot to juggle at times.  I am sure that once I am finished with school (I graduate with my Bachelors Degree in December 2011) I will be so glad I lived through the craziness and finished!

So, this weeks creation is a SUPER fun one.  Well, at least I think it is!  I took a plain unfinished wooden box like they carry at craft stores (Michaels, JoAnns, Hobby Lobby, etc) and spruced it up to become a super cool box to hold my candy for the trick-or-treaters.

Sorry that I don't have a before picture.  I was so excited to make the box that I forgot to take a before pic! ;)  If I end up back at the craft store before the end of the week, I will snap a quick picture of one of the plain boxes on the shelf and add it to my post :)


I added paint, scrapbook paper, and then some fun Halloween Decor (signs, ghosts, spider, cobwebs) to make my SPOOKY Halloween Treasure Chest. 

To get the spider to stay on the top, I simply drilled some small holes and slide his legs into them.  I added a drop of E6000 to each hole to make sure he would stay put.  My kiddos LOVE this box!

Thanks for stopping by this week!  Don't forget to come back and check out Thrilling Thursday each Thursday.  It is a linky party that I host where YOU get to link up YOUR creations! 

I am joining THESE LINKY PARTIES and THESE BLOG HOPS this week.  Stop by and check them out!

39 comments:

sk_tx on October 11, 2010 3:49 AM said...

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Dawn on October 11, 2010 5:40 AM said...

Fabulous!

Sasha on October 11, 2010 7:47 AM said...

Lori this came out great! And I seriously admire you. How do you do so much and still find the time to craft. I work full-time but that's it. No kids or school like you. Congrats on being able to do it all!

~The Life of Me~

Patricia Torres on October 11, 2010 10:58 AM said...

Lori!! this is great.. The Candy chest is simply ..... scarry!! (ha ha) awesome!

Charm Bracelet Diva on October 11, 2010 11:38 AM said...

You are so talented! I love this!

Melissa on October 12, 2010 1:17 PM said...

Very cute!

Melissa
http://www.burstsofcreativity.blogspot.com/

Vicki on October 12, 2010 5:58 PM said...

This is adorable! It came out great. Nice touch with the spider and very kind of you to explain how you did it. New blogger..nice to meet you!

Debbie on October 13, 2010 6:20 AM said...

That is super fun! Will last your years to come...great job. Thanks for joining me.

Erin on October 13, 2010 10:42 AM said...

This is awesome! Very cool!

Petie@inspirednesting.com on October 13, 2010 12:15 PM said...

AWESOME box! You did a great job. I'm so amazed at your energy with school, kids and time for crafts. Good for u and good luck with school :)

Gina on October 13, 2010 12:39 PM said...

That is really something...great job!

Sami on October 13, 2010 2:56 PM said...

That box is amazing!!! I'm just over here perusing from Mamarazzi's blog, and saw this and HAD to comment. GREAT JOB!!! If I had even 1/4 of your craftiness, I would be one happy woman.

Nikki on October 13, 2010 5:12 PM said...

OMG, seriously, that is THE cutest Halloween craft I have seen to date!!!!! LOVEEEEEEEEEEE it! Thanks so much for linking up to gettin' crafty on hump day :)

The Autocrat: Haley on October 13, 2010 6:14 PM said...

Super fabulous!

*Andrea* on October 13, 2010 11:29 PM said...

this is sooo awesome!

Show Me Mama on October 14, 2010 6:16 AM said...

That is very nice. I have to try it! Thanks for sharing

Ginger on October 14, 2010 5:57 PM said...

Cool and spooky looking! Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!

Heather on October 14, 2010 7:31 PM said...

That turned out really cute! Thanks for linking up to Your So Very Creative!

Nancy on October 15, 2010 6:41 AM said...

Very, very cute...love that big spider on top! Nancy

kati on October 15, 2010 9:35 AM said...

Awesome I love this! I featured you on my feature your favorites friday. I hope you can stop by.
http://dragonflyfeathers.blogspot.com/2010/10/featuring-my-favorites-friday-no7.html

Coco loves vintage on October 15, 2010 10:59 AM said...

Fabulous!

whilehewasnapping on October 15, 2010 5:40 PM said...

This is so neat! I'd love for you to come link up to my party this weekend.

whilehewasnapping.blogspot.com

Hope to see you there,
Krista

★All Thingz Related★ on October 15, 2010 8:16 PM said...

We featured this today as one of our favorite {FRIGHTENING FRIDAY} Halloween ideas!

Becolorful on October 15, 2010 9:55 PM said...

Ah now this is the kind of thing that I would tackle. Nicely done and something fun to bring out year after year. Thanks for linking it up to my Motivated Monday at Becolorful
Pam

Sawdust and Paperscraps on October 16, 2010 7:23 AM said...

Awesome Halloween box and congrats on being so close to your BA. That is an accomplishment!!!

Cassie on October 16, 2010 10:03 AM said...

Absolutely fantastic!!!!
I love it!!
=)

Megan on October 16, 2010 2:23 PM said...

Love the huge spider on the top...that'd be enough to keep me from snitching candy.

Young and Crafty on October 16, 2010 5:39 PM said...

This turned out great! I love the spider on top :)

Thanks so much for linking up to SS!

Hannah @ http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/

Meg on October 17, 2010 9:39 AM said...

Adorable! How cute is this??? Love it.

whilehewasnapping on October 17, 2010 10:04 AM said...

Thanks for linking up to While He Was Napping. I really love this. It's so cute! I hope you'll come link up again next weekend!

Krista

Funky Junk Interiors on October 17, 2010 11:27 AM said...

What fabulous detail on this! Quite the little screamer piece. :)

Donna

Tammy at Tattered and Timeless on October 17, 2010 3:14 PM said...

looks so cool and spooky. gotta go look at more of your stuff.
tammy

Threeundertwo on October 17, 2010 8:58 PM said...

I'm amazed to think what you'd do if you actually had more time!! This is fabulous! Thanks so much for linking up to Finished for Friday.

Sawdust and Paperscraps on October 18, 2010 7:23 AM said...

I spotlighted this today. Thanks for linking up. :-)

AUDRA on October 18, 2010 10:26 AM said...

This box is fantastic! Love that spider!

Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions on October 18, 2010 12:26 PM said...

Visiting from It's So Very Creative! This is great; I love it! You put a lot into this box. I love the spider, too, and I need one. My linked up projct has an inspiration picture that was meant to be a Halloween decoration and it has a spider like yours.

Stephanie Lynn @Under the Table and Dreaming on October 18, 2010 2:45 PM said...

You've been featured today! Thanks so much for joining the Sunday Showcase Party- I greatly appreciate it. Stop by and grab a featured button if you like. Hope you have a wonderful weekend. - Stephanie Lynn

Katie's Nesting Spot on October 19, 2010 9:01 PM said...

So happy to see you at A Crafty Soiree! That is the ultimate treat box! Your kids are going to love seeing that come out each year. The big spider on top is my favorite part. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to seeing you next time too:)

Crystal on October 21, 2010 8:57 AM said...

Wow! I love the spider.

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