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Witches Ball Plans are underway for 2016

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After waiting forever to find out when and where my husband had to report to serve his sentence ... with much sadness ... Tuesday was the when and Seattle was the where. I have now 319 days in which to fill my days with something that makes me happy and so Day 2 , I have begun to work on my Witches Ball 2016. I had previously decided not to go ahead with the party but this is something that I so look forwarded to doing and having all the Luncheon Witches come.

Before Hubby left, we were fortunate enough to spot some workmen getting rid of these huge pieces of cardboard from some display packaging ... so off to borrow my sons truck and we loaded up. Some of the cardboard was covered in a layer of styrofoam ... SCORE! So these pieces of cardboard will become my gothic windows, large picture frames and a mantel for a fire place. I have been searching this site for ideas on how to make the items I need and between several different projects people have done ... have to say these are some way talented people ... I will try to put together my version of these pieces.

I have drawn out my first of three gothic windows ... need to cut it out and then use it as a template for the next 2. The stain glass window ... there were so many different ways of making them but because of my budget I went with tissue paper, black bristol board and clear contact paper from the dollar store. After cutting out the bristol board in a diamond pattern, I cut out diamond shapes from the tissue paper and then rolled out the contact paper, laid the bristol board on top then put the tissue paper in place. Thought this would be a nightmare but it ended up being really easy and looks great. Once my son gets home from work I will try to post a picture.

So, now to finish my stain glass ...

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I was also extremely fortunate to have been introduced to a person who is artist and whiz at the computer ... she had put together an amazing SAVE THE DATE video for the Witches Ball for me and I have sent it out to my guests ... it is so impressive ... makes me look pretty good LOL !! So lucky to have her share her talents with me ! So ... Everyone invited now has the Save the Date and can start working on their ballroom attire ... cannot wait to see those creations! I just have to get a ballroom put together and make sure I have a banquet of food and drink for them to enjoy. Yikes ... better get to work!
 
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Next project ... I am trying to extend the stone brick wall ... where my fireplace is ... and put the same looking brick on the wall where my stain glass windows will be. I am trying to make the ballroom look more cohesive. I have photo backdrops for two of the other walls and want the fireplace wall and window wall to look like they fit together. That is the plan ... so far I have started the bench that will go under the windows ... that will also help with holding the windows in place. The gothic arches are heavier than I had anticipated , having them standing on the bench adds stability. I am actually having fun doing the stone pattern but trying to match the colour will be a much bigger challenge and bit much more frustrating. I have a picture here of the bench sitting next to the wall I am trying to copy. I need to work on the foam stone bricks to make them look like the real ones ... hoping to use a heat gun which I think will be quicker than trying to carve or sculpt the ridges. Getting the shape of the wall will also be a challenge because it slopes ... the cardboard that I am using as the base for the bench will be too heavy for me to figure out how to hang it from the ceiling so I will just be using foam. I should have listened to my husband at the very beginning on how to set up the stain glass window wall ... but ... I thought my way was better ...oops! So ... here I go!
 

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Change of plans! Yay ... My Party City box of bones has arrived. They are smaller than I had anticipated but I will have to make them work. This was my big expense for this project. I am going to try to make a chandelier ... 3 tiered ... out of bones. It may not be as dramatic as I had hoped but it should still be an interesting piece and go with the small relic theme I have with the crest and the clock heart. Fingers crossed ... this will definitely be busy work for me in the evenings for the next while. Lots of drilling holes in the bones. Not entirely sure of how I will attach the bones to the wire wreaths yet ... if i will use fishing line or wire ... have to try both and see which one works the best. Okay ... now to construct a chandelier.
 

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Now that seems not that terribly far away 98 days ... Yikes! As for the chandelier ... there was is bit of hit and miss. Thought I had larger bones than I had ordered so I may need more to finish this project ... making changes to try to avoid that ... a lot of drilling of holes and tying of wire ... it is keeping me busy and I hope that it turns out. Fingers crossed.
 
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Well ... the chandelier has been more of a pain in the butt than I had imagined. A whole lot of learning curves ... this is where I really miss my husband ... the structural part is killing me. I thought I had ordered enough bones but ... nope ... so I tried to maximize what I did have so the pattern is much simpler than I had intended and I will end up having only have 3 tiers. I swear the bones shrunk ... I kept needing to add more. I think I have wired each bone onto the wreath frames at least 3 times ... the wreath frame for the second tier ended up bending under the weight so I have to use a wood frame to strengthen it. Once i get that all done ... I can put the tiers together and it will start looking more like what I had intended.

For a change of pace and for my sanity ... I put a picture into one of the cardboard frames I made ... it is now complete ... Yay! One portrait for my Ghoul Gallery Wall.

I am going to make it my goal to do the construction of the chandelier and stain the bones this weekend. I have to purchase more bones or some skulls to actually complete the chandelier but that will have to wait another week till I have more funds ... This is taking way longer than expected ... I hope that it will be worth it once I am done ...LOL ...
 

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I am almost done staining the bones on the 2nd tier and I have used up all the bones I have left on the first tier ... I think I like the pattern I came up with for the first tier ... need 11 more packages of bones ... 13 skulls and 7 more toilet paper tube candles to finish this bad boy off. Waiting for the bones will take the longest but now that I have a plan on how I wanted it to look like ... a couple hours and the chandelier will be done once I have everything.
 

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I got the last of the bones I had let and the toilet paper tube candles stained ... I think it looks pretty good ... i think I want to have skulls in-between the candles ... need to buy the rest of the bones and finish off the top tier ... put it together and see if they are needed or if it's over kill.
 

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Sconces ...

I am still waiting for Party City to put out all their Halloween stuff ... so I haven't been able to finish my chandelier ... I have been busy with the house and now I am starting back with getting things ready for the Witches Ball ... I was given these sconces and wanted to turn them into sconces that would fit more with the theme ... so this is what I have come up with ... any suggestions or anything you think that would improve these ... please let me know! They are not finished ...I just put them together. There will be a small skull hanging at the bottom and a candle.
 

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