Halloween Village Tutorial

Hi friends! I hope you are well! Today I have a fun home decor Halloween tutorial to share with you. I made a new addition to my little village.

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I have a paper village on a large shelf above the TV, with a whole lot of houses that I made through the years. Some are there all the time, some are seasonal. I wanted to add a new Halloween-themed item and made this homestead, on a wood disc base. It has lots of fun little details.

Start by die cutting two of the houses from Tim Holtz Paper Village, using heavystock paper.

Ink with Distress Ink. I wanted an old, warm wooden look.

Stamp with Simon Says Stamp Wood Planks background, to create wooden houses. I used both Watering Can and Jet Black ink.

Distress by stamping with the texture stamp from Simon Says Stamp All Seasons Tree. 

I covered the windows with modeling film and inked with Latte and Teakwood alcohol ink. Add some curtains/spider web with mummy cloth.

Assemble the houses and add roofs die cut from black kraft stock paper.

Die cut about five of each of the gravestones from Tim's Halloween Vault set. Glue them together with matte medium.

Cover them with Grit-Paste on all sides and edges. Let dry.

When dry, paint with Hickory Smoke and dry brush with Black Soot and Peeled Paint until you get the look of rough old stones.

Die cut the fence from Halloween Vault series and emboss on both sides with Gunmetal powder. Always be very careful when using a heat tool and never touch the melted powder until it has cooled down completely.

Dye Tim Holtz Mica Flakes with alcohol ink, so that you have an orange/yellow, red and green batch. 

I forgot to take a photo of the next step. Mix a little black paint into texture paste and smear a thick layer on top of the wooden disc. You can also use a different type of base. 

Press the houses, gravestones, a twig, a skull and two pumpkins into the paste, which will act as a glue. Sprinkle mica flakes on top and press lightly.

These pumpkins are so cute.

I wrote initials, RIP and a date on the three gravestones, with black paint. The texture on these is pretty cool.

The mica flakes are meant to look like leaves. They look nice against that black gooey ground.

I added a Curiosities Clippings Sticker number to the main house and left the door ajar.

The tall house is leaning slightly, as are the gravestones.

I glued the fence pieces around the back.

The embossing powder makes the fence almost look like real metal.

I found a twig outdoors which worked well as a spooky tree.

The third gravestone is placed behind the houses and might be hard to see.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! I have another two homesteads done on wooden disc, namely the Winter Village and Spring Village.

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by here today! I'll see you again tomorrow.

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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