Today is Friday the 13th & Halloween is just around the corner.  I don’t usually decorate for Halloween, but I’ve been seeing some inspiring things around the interwebs {ha!} & decided to decorate my mantel shelf this year!  I’ll share my finished Halloween mantel along with some frightening fabric & demented decor finds.  Get ready for some spooky fun!

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Frightening Fabric

There are some fabulously frightening fabrics floating around out there just waiting to be made into a spooky Halloween project.  Here are some I found online & in my stash!  ; )

Even though my fabric stash is fairly organized, sometimes I forget what’s in there!  I was looking through it & found these frightening fabrics I had hidden ~>

I know I bought them at Joann’s, but I don’t remember when!  These would be great for some Halloween pillow covers.  Here’s a couple of fat quarter bundles that I think would be great for some “petrifying” projects!  ; D  The second one also includes a panel.

Under A Spell Fat Quarter Bundle Jennifer Pugh for Wilmington Prints

Eek Boo Shriek 2.5″ Rolie Polie Carina Gardner for Riley Blake Designs

I used some of the fabric I had to make a “BOO” pillow.  This is my pattern & maybe I’ll be able to get a template up before Halloween gets here, so y’all can make one too!

Demented Decor

I tend to like more whimsical Halloween decor than macabre.  Here are some fun finds if you want to “spook” things up a bit!  The Halloween pun pillows are cracking me up!  : D

Maybe you’re having a deadly soiree & need some “poisonous” party decor…

The coffee mug would be my idea of a Halloween party!  Staying home in my pjs, sipping coffee, & sewing.  ; )  Check out Etsy’s Halloween Shop for more demented decor.

Malicious Mantle

Finally, here is my “malicious” mantle…

I didn’t get to take these pictures until it was dark outside, but it kind of fits the mood!  I used the spooky spider frame I made last year as a center piece & starting point.

There are so many potion labels out there, but I thought these from The Navage Patch were the best.  You can also find so many great ideas for filling the bottles to match the labels on their site!  I tied my labels on with some black & white twine.

Those roses are some I hung up to dry on my porch & sorta forgot about them.  They were perfect for this!  I wrapped a vase in some cheesecloth & rubbed it with some brown ink.

This jar is filled with feathers I plucked off my black feather wreath…

The love potion bottle has a kind of iridescence to it that didn’t show up well in the photo.  I used pulled apart stuffing for the spider silk – of course!  Those fluffy poufs came off of my whimsical Halloween branch project.  They are dust bunnies & you have to watch out or they will take over!  Great for cleaning spells though!  ; )

My tarnished silver candle holder fits right in on this mantle!  The candles have been hanging around in a drawer for many moons…

A little crocheted pumpkin, more potion bottles, & the tarnished silver pen from our wedding round out the look.  Find the free pumpkin crochet pattern at Cynthia Banessa.

I think this mantle is maliciously marvelous!  Hope y’all have a fabulously frightening Friday the 13th & watch out for black cats!  : )

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5 Comments on Friday the 13th Favorites + Halloween Mantel

  1. Oh my, your mantle looks awesome! You should do parties :)! And I love that fabric you found, as well as the “boo” pillow….are you sure you don’t usually decorate for Halloween? You seem to be a pro at it!

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    • Thank you Monique! I did used to have Halloween parties when my son was younger. I even did theme birthday parties for him. It’s been a long time though! 😉

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