Candy Box for the Frilly and Funkie Haunted Halloween Challenge!

The Haunted Halloween Challenge

It's time for a new challenge at the Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog.  Jenny is hosting this fun challenge and she says, "It's time to get your freak on and go all out for Halloween. We want to see your ghouls and ghosts and things that go bump in the night. It's going to be spooktacular!!!" All you need to do is create a shabby chic or vintage project that goes along with the theme, Haunted Halloween.

I've altered a Graphic 45 book box for this challenge using the fabulous Hallowe'en in Wonderland Deluxe Collector's Edition (DCE) from Graphic 45.  You can find this collection at the Funkie Junkie Boutique along with lots of other spooky things for Halloween projects!

The Process

To create the box, I first covered the entire box with paper, inside and out.  For the lid, I layered a couple of black/crem patterned papers and then did some stenciling with a Tim Holtz mini stencil and Prima Art Alchemy wax.  Then I added a die-cut "Happy Halloween" and a chipboard piece from the Halloween in Wonderland DCE.  The DCE's are great because they contain not on the papers from a collection, but also a sticker sheet and chipboard pieces.

I like to nestle little objects into my floral clusters like the Tim Holtz pumpkin there. Charms are great for nestling and dangling from clusters.  The Funkie Junkie Boutique has a great selection of charms and metal pieces.  I've used two on this box, a flying witch and a creepy spider.  The flying witch I used is large enough to use as a lift for the box lid.

Don't you just love that creepy spider crawling out from the floral cluster?  

It is really frustrating when you can't find ribbon the right color to go with you project.  Well I solved that problem by buying white seam binding and dying my own.  Here's a great tip from my friend Heather Thompson that makes dying ribbon a bit less messy.  Put your ribbon in a plastic sandwich bag, spray a little water and colored mist into the bag, and then "mush it around" 'til he ribbon is dyed the color you want.  Add more mist for deeper color.

The box is filled with my favorite chocolates!

How to Enter the Challenge

Create a vintage or shabby chic Haunted Halloween project and link it up to the Frilly and Funkie Challenge any time between now and 11:55 Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 23th, 2018.

The Design Team will choose their top four picks, with the winner being invited to be a guest designer in one of our Frillie and Funkie challenges. The other three winners will receive Top 3 badges to display on their blogs. Everyone who enters and follows the rules will be entered into a draw to have the chance to win a $25 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Be sure to take a look at the creations of my talented teammates, you can see their creations here, at the Frillie and Funkie Blog.

Maggi

Supplies from the Funkie Junkie Boutique

Halloween in Wonderland	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Black Soot	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Mini Layering Stencils - Set 36 THMST036	Prima Art Alchemy by Finnabair - Antique Brilliance - Amethyst Magic	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Corners TH92789
Rayon Seam Binding	Pumpkin Pieces, Tim Holtz	Charm Pendant - Set of 3 Silvertone Witch on Broomstick	Charm Pendant - Set of 5 Silvertone Spiders	Ranger Letter It White Foam Roll - 1/2"x 1/16"x 2.1yds
Carved Coconut Shell Buttons - 5/8"	Burlap String - 12 Colors	Tim Holtz Tonic Studios Mini Scissors	Scor-Pal Scor-Tape 3/8" x 27 Yards	Scor-Pal Scor-Tape 1/4" x 27 Yards
Scor-Pal Scor-Tape 1/2" x 27 Yards