Copycat Craft: 2x4 Halloween Decor

About a year ago I started pinning, and then I pinned some more, and even now when I can’t sleep I’ll pin.  The problem, as most pinners know, is that pinning is not the same as doing.  This is my first documented attempt to share with you something I’ve pinned and actually MADE.

While my husband and oldest are spending the weekend finishing up a major project, the two little ones and I wanted to make something of our own and it was imperative that it include paint.  ‘Cause it ain’t a real project if you ain’t painted anything. No we don’t talk that way, sorry, Honey Boo Boo advert has me thinking and typing red-neck.  Anyway, I found this cute, quick and fun project from Keeping It Simple, via Pinterest, and thought it would be easy to turn it into a kids craft.
Supplies

• 5 2x4’s of varying sizes
• white, black, orange, green, and yellow paint
• scrap material (beige, white, or burlap)
• screws & drill
• staple gun

Directions

We started off by painting each 2x4.



Then we added our facial details.



Mommy took care of covering the mummy.



While the kids played find the lizard, can you?  For the record they found three baby lizards like this one in the garden.



Then we brought everything together.  I don’t know what he was thinking…yeah, we ended up using screws instead.  I love how the angle of this picture makes his hand look GIANT compared to his foot.



Ta-Da, our 2x4 Halloween décor!  Outside of drying time it took mere minutes to complete.  Love this project and might make more just ‘cause I can. 



Kaysi over at Keeping it Simple made hers using vinyl details which made it look much more professional. Be sure to visit her site and give her kudos! Meanwhile the bigger project keeps getting closer and closer to completion!  Yay!



It’s been so long since I actually shared an honest to goodness craft I’ve gotta share and here’s where:

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