Dollar Store Ghosts

Happy Halloween!!  I know it is early but early is in the eyes of the reader right?? Any whos, I started pulling out all the decorations from last year, determining how I can step it up this year AND keep on a budget ...
In comes The Dollar Store, next random stuff around the house ... and this is what you end up with ...

Collect needed supplies:
- Bag of Skulls - Dollar Store
- Random pieces of fabric, varying textures
- Tea bags
- Needle and thread - I love the little sewing kits from hotels :)
- Glue (i used glue gun and Gorilla glue)

- Use tea bags to make dying solution
- Soak fabric in solution for varying amounts of time

- Allow fabric to dry
- Cut varying sizes

- Stack various fabrics on top of each other
- Bunch center, and bring to a point
- Sew pieces together and form the point
      (I just did a quick cris cross over the top and

       tied it off)

- Attach the head
- Add a little flare to separate the girl ghosts from
   boys

Once everything dries you end up with this:

 

Homework

School began and so did the homework.  This year the youngest starts the FIRST grade, my how time flies.  Of course nightly homework means need a new place to do the homework.  Creativity kicks in … Craigslist kicks in … Mr. gets put to work … 
And we go from this:

To this:

It is always amazing to me how a trip can influence your designs.  Have you ever been on a trip that caused you to come home and either change a space or make a memory piece??  I would love to know what you have done.