Make Your Halloween Mantle Super Spooky
with some Nightmare Elixir
Hiya Pumpkin-Heads!
I have another great DIY idea for you with a "nightmare elixir" jar.
I have another great DIY idea for you with a "nightmare elixir" jar.
I found this very creepy black plastic spikey plant-thing at Michael's last year.
I am not sure that " black plastic spikey plant-thing" is the technical name of this
fake plant but it will serve our purposes today LOL! :)
It had such a great creepy look to it that I knew it would come handy.
You could also use tiny twigs as well. I think basically anything that looks twisted and knotted and can sit in water for a period of time.
Anything that will trap the many demons in nightmares of unsuspecting dreamers.
I shoved quite a bit into a jar with water to see how it would float and mix.
I took the "black plastic spikey plant-thing" out and then played with what
might make the water look murky and a bit gross but still fairly clear.
I added some green and blue food colouring and then I played around with some oil fragrant oil and vanilla extract adding just a tiny bit at a time. I didn't want
to over do it until I saw how it would mix. The fragrant oil hung in little black balls which was fun. I wasn't sure how long they would last but the fragrant oil added a nice mix to the consistency to the water. The vanilla helped the water to look murky in a way the food colouring couldn't.
I didn't do much after I added the colouring except add the label and some burlap at the top with some faux leather string. The tiny keys on the chain are from a necklace I found at a thrift shoppe in the summer. I did take some old black shoe polish and rub it on the burlap to make it look old and grimy.
So, what is interesting is that after about 3 weeks on the mantle the colour went from a greenish-blue to a sort of purple colour. I am not sure if it is because of the heat of the lights behind it but I was certainly surprised.
I think it looks good and creepy especially with the angel and the mouse on top :)
Here is a close up of the colour and to the right you can see a couple
of the plastic spiders I added at the last minute.
Have fun creating and decorating spooky additions to your home.
Love Lisa xo
Have fun creating and decorating spooky additions to your home.
Love Lisa xo