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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!
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37 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 11, 2010 at 3:49 AM

    Hello im a new follower from friday follow. come visit my kitchen for some great recipes or to submit your favorite to be featured on my blog. do you want to exchange buttons? please let me know. have a great day! nice to meet you.

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  2. DawnOctober 11, 2010 at 5:40 AM

    Fabulous!

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  3. SashaOctober 11, 2010 at 7:47 AM

    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~

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  4. AnonymousOctober 11, 2010 at 10:58 AM

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

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  5. Our Hopeful HomeOctober 11, 2010 at 11:38 AM

    You are so talented! I love this!

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  6. VickiOctober 12, 2010 at 5:58 PM

    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!

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  7. DebbiedoosOctober 13, 2010 at 6:20 AM

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

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  8. ErinOctober 13, 2010 at 10:42 AM

    This is awesome! Very cool!

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  9. Petie@inspirednesting.comOctober 13, 2010 at 12:15 PM

    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 :)

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  10. GinaOctober 13, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    That is really something...great job!

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  11. SamiOctober 13, 2010 at 2:56 PM

    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.

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  12. NikkiOctober 13, 2010 at 5:12 PM

    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 :)

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  13. The Autocrat: HaleyOctober 13, 2010 at 6:14 PM

    Super fabulous!

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  14. Andrea @ Keepin it ThriftyOctober 13, 2010 at 11:29 PM

    this is sooo awesome!

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  15. Show Me MamaOctober 14, 2010 at 6:16 AM

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

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  16. GingerOctober 14, 2010 at 5:57 PM

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

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  17. memakingdoOctober 14, 2010 at 7:31 PM

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

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  18. Nancy's Daily DishOctober 15, 2010 at 6:41 AM

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

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  19. katiOctober 15, 2010 at 9:35 AM

    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

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  20. AnonymousOctober 15, 2010 at 10:59 AM

    Fabulous!

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  21. AnonymousOctober 15, 2010 at 5:40 PM

    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

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  22. UnknownOctober 15, 2010 at 8:16 PM

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

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  23. Be Colorful CoastalOctober 15, 2010 at 9:55 PM

    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

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  24. Sawdust GirlOctober 16, 2010 at 7:23 AM

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

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  25. CassieOctober 16, 2010 at 10:03 AM

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

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  26. Fowl Single FileOctober 16, 2010 at 2:23 PM

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

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  27. UnknownOctober 16, 2010 at 5:39 PM

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

    Thanks so much for linking up to SS!

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

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  28. Megan GunyanOctober 17, 2010 at 9:39 AM

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

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  29. AnonymousOctober 17, 2010 at 10:04 AM

    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

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  30. Funky Junk InteriorsOctober 17, 2010 at 11:27 AM

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

    Donna

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  31. TammyOctober 17, 2010 at 3:14 PM

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

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  32. ThreeundertwoOctober 17, 2010 at 8:58 PM

    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.

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  33. Sawdust GirlOctober 18, 2010 at 7:23 AM

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

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  34. AUDRAOctober 18, 2010 at 10:26 AM

    This box is fantastic! Love that spider!

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  35. Kathy @ Creative Home ExpressionsOctober 18, 2010 at 12:26 PM

    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.

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  36. KatieOctober 19, 2010 at 9:01 PM

    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:)

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  37. CrystalOctober 21, 2010 at 8:57 AM

    Wow! I love the spider.

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