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October 12, 2012

Martha Stewart Halloween Silhouettes Upgrade for Less

Today I'm sharing how I combined some Martha Stewart Halloween silhouettes along with some DIY silhouettes to create a spooky Halloween stairway.


Dollar Tree rubber rat

I promised I'd show you something I did for Halloween with my friendly (creepy, spooky) rat silhouettes. I have to say, though, that those innocent silhouettes made me think outside the box and give in to those squeaky, rubber rats from Dollar Tree. Can you say Ben? I was so enamored of the rat silhouettes I had to take it one step further and add a 3-D element to the creepiness.

black rubber rat on stairs

Wouldn't you just love to stumble across this one in the dead of night?

rubber rats silhouette rat door hole silhouette

Chickadee number two helped me decide where to put them all, and she even drew some rat hole doors for effect.

rat silhouette door silhouette


three rat silhouettes on stairs



rat silhouette on clock

I especially love this one on the clock in the foyer.

I originally got this idea from Martha Stewart's Halloween Book, "The Best of Martha Stewart Halloween Handbook." You can buy her silhouettes on line here, or you can go to her website here and get the templates to print and cut these critters out for yourself.  Actually, you'll be able to print out ALL her templates from birds, to mice to witches to owls.  And speaking of witches and owls....

owl silhouette gold mirror

This owl is another one of my Dollar Tree silhouettes.  Doesn't it look absolutely marvelous on my vintage gold leaf mirror?  I also have a bunch of bird silhouettes from last year.  Who knows where they're going to go?

white pumpkin witch silhouette spider

I've always loved this white pumpkin with the witch's silhouette painted on it.  This year I placed it on a chippy, shabby thrift store candlestick and added some plastic spiders on top for effect.

cloche with rat under glass

And last but not least, I couldn't help myself and just had to place one of my teeny, tiny mice under glass.  I mean, what are cloches for, anyway?

Dollar Tree black rubber rat plate



 Well, that's it for today, friends!

I hope you've enjoyed reading about my

Martha Stewart Halloween Silhouettes

Upgrade For Less

and that I've inspired you in some way. 

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8 comments:

  1. YIKES! I can't even watch Ratatouille, those tails are too real. I am plugging in my fake pumpkin and hoping no one scares the heck out of me during treat or treating. Your chicken friend, Penny

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  2. Now this is scary, but so much fun! Love the 3-D rubber rat surprise:-)

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  3. No Rats for me, thanks. I love bats, owls, crows, etc. There's pumpkins all over the house here and I hope to get more this weekend at the farmer's market.

    blessings
    ~*~

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  4. Ewwwww! They look real! Great Halloween decorations! Love your steps! Happy Halloween!

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  5. I would wind up scaring myself at night if I did this, Kathleen! Even though I'd have put them there myself. : )

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  6. You have the
    perfect stairs ~
    heck, whole
    house ~ for
    these darlings!
    Love the owl
    in the mirror,
    too....But what
    I love the most
    is your child-like
    heart, embracing
    all the season has
    to offer : ) !!

    Happy Sunday,
    xo Suzanne

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  7. How did I miss this post earlier?!?! You would have heard from me !! :-D
    No rats here!!!!! :D
    I really don't decorate for Halloween - my children did when they were here.
    Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week.

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  8. Looks cute in your house, but we have had so many dealing with real mice, that I don't want anything that reminds me of the little critters in my house.

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