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I love autumn; it’s my favourite time of the year. The leaves on the trees turn multi-coloured, coming in from the cold and sitting in front of a roaring fire with a glass of wine, it’s my birthday (not that I necessarily like to be reminded of my age) and best of all, it’s Halloween. So, welcome to our first ever Halloween Mantel. Not too bad for a first attempt, is it?

Halloween Mantel

I printed the witch themed book dust covers onto packing paper for a more used feel.

*Update: Thanks to a few unexpected and very kind requests, we’ve created a free downloadable template of our Halloween book covers. You can check out our little tutorial and download the files here.*

Halloween Books

The bats flying up the mirror are just cut out of black cardboard. I folded them along the center and wings to give a slight three-dimensional effect.

Halloween Mantle

For a splash of colour we added the two pumpkins and for the larger one, I made a glittery spider decoration.

We already owned the spider web candle sticks on each side of the mantel. I made the “blood” dripping down the white candles by dripping red wax down them. It only took about 5 minutes for all the candles and we think it’s quite effective.

Halloween Mantle

Last but not least, we added some cobwebs which we stretched across the mirror and fireplace.

The glittery spider webs are inspired by this amazing tutorial I saw at Centsational Girl. Instead of using wax paper, I used transparent foil and wood glue. When the glue and glitter mixture is dry, you can just pull it off the foil and no extra cutting out is necessary. (Yep, you can call me lazy).

Let us know what you think!

Christine 10 Comments

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  1. Lori says

    30/08/2014 at 11:32

    Love your mantel!!

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    • Christine says

      31/08/2014 at 10:48

      Thanks Lori!
      Cx

      Reply
  2. Stacie says

    19/09/2013 at 19:50

    Love your mantel, so cute and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the books!!! I also would love the download and thank you in advance for sharing. Such a fabulous idea!

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    • Christine says

      19/09/2013 at 19:54

      Thank you so much Stacie! I’m working on the book covers at the moment and will be sharing them very soon!
      Cx

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  3. Katy says

    12/08/2013 at 13:31

    I love the mantle, but think a few more cobwebs would be a nice touch. Where can I find book covers like the ones you used? Thank you!

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    • Christine says

      13/08/2013 at 07:40

      Thanks Katy! I think you’re right about the cobwebs, we’ll definitely add some more this year. I made the book covers myself. It was just a quick design that I printed onto some packing paper. I’ll make a downloadable for this Halloween for you (probably won’t be till late September though).
      Cx

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      • JoAnne says

        17/08/2013 at 08:36

        Would also love the download when you complete it. Thanks.

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        • Christine says

          17/08/2013 at 18:13

          I’ll try and get them done soon. If anyone has any book title suggestions or requests just let us know!
          Cx

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  4. Jessi @ Practically Functional says

    30/10/2012 at 17:49

    Great job! I especially love the book covers. :-) Thanks for sharing at The Fun In Functional!

    Reply
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