Turn Old Salt Shakers into Halloween Bats Decor Shakers - Buttons Galore

Turn Old Salt Shakers into Halloween Decor

Welcome to Part one my three part blog mini-series on re-purposing old salt and pepper shakers and creating fun, fabulous home DIY home decor. 

You can find Part Two here ( the scarecrow and jack-o-lantern witch): 

  

There's something so satisfying about re-purposing old items and turning them into totally unexpected gems. Call it up-cycling, recycling, altering, re-purposing, junk to gem - but it's all fun, fabulous and utterly satisfying. 

These items happen to be salt and pepper shakers found at thrift stores, yard sales, and even new ones from the dollar store.  

I've made some simple yet spooktacular holiday  table decor.  

The bat is black foam.  I had it sitting in my craft room for some time and thought it would make the perfect bat topper for this particular short, squat salt shaker. 

I first set out to cut my own bat from black fun foam, however then I found this bat in my stash (originally from Michaels or Joanns).  

Let's talk shaker mix!
What makes the altered salt shaker fun is the mix inside.  You've spent the time making a boo-tiful project so take the time to fill with something equally fun.  I used Buttons Galore - Sparkletz - Boo.  

This mix is adorable with tiny bats and ghosts. Way too cute. 

Buttons Galore - Boo Sparkletz SPK153


Once the shaker mix is added, 
I took off the top of the shaker, wrapped the wire from the bat, around the top of the shaker and twisted the top back on. Super easy.  

Next I added decorative ribbon and topped with a Halloween 3D Button from Buttons Galore and More. I looped the ribbon through the shank of the button to make the embellishment and project more durable. 

Buttons Galore and More have a fun and festive collection of holiday 3D buttons that are perfect for finishing touches to projects.  


Buttons Galore and More- 3D Buttons - Happy Hauntings HH104

Stay tuned for more salt and pepper shaker home decor.  

Thanks for stopping. 

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Buttons Galore and More- 3D Buttons - Happy Hauntings HH104

Buttons Galore - Boo Sparkletz SPK153

Buttons Galore and More / 28 Lilac Lane

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Enchanting Halloween Shaker Card Made With LOVE Plus Handy TIP

For the Love of Halloween! 

Here's an enchanting card I made with love. 

Clearly many folks love all things Halloween. 

It's wild popularity has some websites suggesting it to be the second biggest holiday next to Christmas. 

Count me as one of those folks who adores the decorations and festivities of this quirky, fun holiday. 

Spellbinders has given us Halloween fanatics some hauntingly wonderful products to celebrate the season.  

I created a shaker card to send to a family member enchanted by Halloween.  I thought the Spellbinders - Nothing But Love Stamp  by Tammy Tutterow would be a cute twist to use on the background of my card.  After all, it's all about the LOVE of all things Halloween. 

Scroll down the blog post and I'll share my handy recycle tip and money saving for shaker cards. 

These are the Spellbinders products I used:

Shapeabilities Witch on Broom Holiday 2017 Etched Dies  S4-834

Spellbinders - Nothing But Love Stamp Set Happy Grams #4  by Tammy Tutterow SBS-153

Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Heart Die S4-136

Here is a better image to show the dimension of this card. 

And aren't those bats simply darling? 

Handy Shaker Card Tip

Don't have any acrylic to make a shaker card?  This is what I do....I eat the rest of the baked goods I bought for the family - this one happens to be the beloved cheese danish.  Just wash and dry and instantly I have acrylic that's proudly been recycled.  

Better yet, have a friend over and share the goodies.  Eat, laugh and make a day crafting together creating Spellbinders shaker cards.  

Look at the top of the container....all that lovely usable acrylic begging to become a shaker card.  

The possibilities are endless - baked goods, fresh fruit and veggies, packaging from your crafts and crafting flowers....search the house high and low, then eat up! 
.....but  PLEASE be mindful of products with allergens like peanuts if you are giving cards to others.   

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a bewitching Halloween season.  

• Here's a link to help you shop for Spellbinders  products 
• Here's a link to shop for Spellbinders Halloween goodies.  
• Here's a link to the gorgeous "Nothing But Love Stamp"  by Tammy Tutterow. 

Shapeabilities Witch on Broom Holiday 2017 Etched Dies  S4-834
Spellbinders - Nothing But Love Stamp Set Happy Grams #4  by Tammy Tutterow SBS-153
Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Heart Die S4-136