Halloween Frame Revamp

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October 17, 2009 9566 Views 9 Comments

By Heather

Flickr user and DSC reader icepinkstars posted this great Halloween frame revamp in the Dollar Store Crafts pool, along with all the steps to make it, and agreed to share the tutorial here at DSC! You can use any Halloween embellishments for this project. Of course, you can also adapt the project for any holiday or event, too! Thanks for sharing, Allie!

Project Estimate:

Frame, $1
Halloween ribbon, $1
Skeleton hand (10 for $1), $.10
Hot glue, on hand

Total: $2.10

To Make:

Measure ribbon and cut to fit around frame sides.

Cut all ribbon pieces the correct length, and then glue.

Glue skeleton hand to frame! Paint nails, if desired.

Readers, feel free to add your photos to our Dollar Store Crafts pool!

Tags: easy, flickr, frame, halloween, no-sew, ribbon, skeleton

Heather

Heather Mann is chief editor of Dollar Store Crafts, and specializes in transforming inexpensive materials into stylish and simple craft projects. She has appeared on the Martha Stewart Show, in Reader’s Digest and the New York Times. DSC has been recognized as named one of Babble.com’s Top 10 Best Overall Craft Blogs (2011 & 2012) and Apartment Therapy’s 10 Crafty Blogs We Love (2010). Her work has been viewed by millions on the cover of FamilyFun magazine and on top websites such as RealSimple, Huffington Post, ABCNews.com, and others.

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9 Comments

Panya

October 17, 2009 at 10:07 am

We JUST bought those skeleton hands last night! My husband wanted them and I said ‘What are we gonna do with those?’ He said ‘I don’t know, but they’re cool!’ So I let him get them, and then I see this post, LOL.
Care

October 17, 2009 at 12:29 pm

I love this!!
Kathryn

October 17, 2009 at 5:57 pm

Looks fab! I love the painted nails on the skeleton hand.
DirtyShirt

October 17, 2009 at 9:32 pm

Are the hands from the .99 store? I am looking for them everywhere and can’t find them. I want to make hair clips with skeleton hands but no dice.
heather

October 18, 2009 at 12:02 pm

I think they’re from Dollar Tree.
icepinkstars

October 18, 2009 at 1:25 pm

Heather’s right, you can find a pack of the skelly hands at the Dollar Tree! They’re in the section of Halloween decor. I checked my local store yesterday and only a few packs were left :)

The hands would work great for a hair clip or even pinned on a sweater. They also had some fake rats, flies, cockroaches, etc if you’re into the gorey Halloween crafts! ;)
DirtyShirt

October 18, 2009 at 11:05 pm

That’s where I’ve been going wrong! I’ve never seen a Dollar Tree before but a quick search shows a few in Long Beach. Thanks!
DirtyShirt

October 20, 2009 at 10:40 pm

Just a quick follow up, at my second Dollar Tree, 20 miles and one specialty cupcake store (vanilla with cream cheese frosting) away, I was able to procure two packs!
Thanks so much, ladies!
MistressArawynn

October 23, 2011 at 2:49 pm

Absolutely love this. I have tonnes of misc. frames in my basement that I picked up cheap at a close out sale but they are boring. Will definitely be trying this to give them some life. Thanks for sharing :D