Friday, October 25, 2013

All Things Altered Blog Hop

Hello! Happy Firday! ...and welcome to my stop on the All Things Altered Fall/Halloween Blog Hop. If you have been hopping along then you just came from our fabulous host Pam at Scrapbook Flair. If you want to start at the beginning then click HERE!
 
A few months ago I got this castle from my friend. It was leftovers from her garage sale. I saw it and immediately had an idea..
 
I sanded it down, primed it and then with a little paint and texture medium...
 
The details:
I used the metal air duct tape that you would buy in a hardware store and adhered it to paper and then ran it through my the texture boutique. I then cut them into squares to form the shingles for my roof.
 
I painted bricks and stones on the castle.

 
I have it on my mantle as a Halloween decoration...
 
I hope that you have enjoyed my spooky little castle. Now hop on over to Barbara at Black Hole Art Studio and see what inspiration she has in stored for you!
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40 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 25, 2013 at 4:04 AM

    Fantastic, makeover, Christine, would much rather have that in my house, than the former, xxx

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  2. Kathy/NorthCarolinaOctober 25, 2013 at 4:58 AM

    What a transformation! I love the tip for using the metal duct tape...so clever. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. some kind of wonderfulOctober 25, 2013 at 7:06 AM

    that turned out great! I love the skulls on the flags!

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  4. BirgitOctober 25, 2013 at 7:23 AM

    Wow! that's quite the transformation. great job and very clever.

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  5. Dana TatarOctober 25, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    What a spooktacular transformation! I love what you've done with the tape!

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  6. KristiOctober 25, 2013 at 8:06 AM

    That is awesome! Cutting and adhering all those squares for the roof look was a neat idea. Love how you took a girly project, altered it, and added to your mantle! It is great.
    Kristi
    kidshomelove at yahoo.com

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  7. DariaOctober 25, 2013 at 8:11 AM

    Wow! I like that :) Now it looks much better! And the pink lights... great!

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  8. Barbara RankinOctober 25, 2013 at 9:48 AM

    What a fabulously spooky alteration of a princess fairy castle to a macabre looking haunted house. Love it!! Got some great tips from you here, too. TFS

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  9. shannonOctober 25, 2013 at 10:18 AM

    wow that is great. I don't think I would have ever thought to change a princess castle into a halloween decoration!

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  10. AggieMomOctober 25, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    Great alteration

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  11. traciOctober 25, 2013 at 12:00 PM

    Very spooky-Love the brick and stone idea!

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  12. Nicole Wright DesignsOctober 25, 2013 at 12:08 PM

    That's really cool! I love working with duct tape and your painted bricks are awesome! Great Halloween addition!

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  13. BlackDamaskDesignsOctober 25, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    So flippin adorable!

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  14. Christine KiehlOctober 25, 2013 at 12:59 PM

    Christine, Loved the altered little castle! I too have had so many of the same ideas;intentions to alter stuffs that I have picked up at various yard sales; but ... always a little bit behind on the "doing" part but you have given me some serious inspiration to get going and make some yard sale alterations of my own!!!! Thank you for sharing on this fun new hop!

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  15. Laura S ReadingOctober 25, 2013 at 2:39 PM

    I love when you see things others have passed over and you turn it into something wonderful.

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  16. RoseOctober 25, 2013 at 2:40 PM

    AWESOME!!! i LOVE how you transformed the cute castle into a super spooky one :)

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  17. Lillian ChildOctober 25, 2013 at 3:37 PM

    What a perfect backdrop for your holiday mantle display ... fabulous idea!!! Thanks for sharing with us!

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  18. ScrapfaireOctober 25, 2013 at 4:23 PM

    That so ROCKS!!! Wicked cool!!!

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  19. PammejoOctober 25, 2013 at 4:38 PM

    Fabulous remake of your castle,so love it and all the Spooktactular details. Thanks so much for being a part of the hop.

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  20. Printable ArtOctober 25, 2013 at 4:40 PM

    Great Job love the castle... Spooooooky

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  21. Tristan RobinOctober 25, 2013 at 6:57 PM

    clever idea - what a totally new look for the palace of the sugarplum faery!

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  22. UnknownOctober 25, 2013 at 8:29 PM

    Love your creative recycling of another project to make your very spooky Halloween creation!

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  23. UnknownOctober 25, 2013 at 9:29 PM

    Love the revamp! So Creative and a great Find!

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  24. AnonymousOctober 25, 2013 at 11:48 PM

    Love the texture on the roof and the "little girl castle" becomes a spooky one!

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  25. The Jedi Master of two Younglings I amOctober 26, 2013 at 12:25 AM

    Very spooky, Christine!

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  26. BethWOctober 26, 2013 at 1:01 AM

    This is fabulous! We think alike-my mind would have went to a similar place when I saw the castle.Your makeover is superb-I really like the lighting effect!

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  27. AnonymousOctober 26, 2013 at 9:32 AM

    Great castle.so much imagination.Perfect on your mantle............Tema

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  28. DIYDesignStudioOctober 26, 2013 at 10:33 AM

    Very Sweet project, love the upcycling.....that's the kind of crafting I started with, grab what's handy and make something!!!! GREAT JOB

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  29. NoreenOctober 26, 2013 at 10:53 AM

    The bricks and stones look really good! A great idea for Halloween.

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  30. buttercupOctober 26, 2013 at 1:00 PM

    Never thought about repurposing a doll house front. Great creativity! Karen Seidlitz

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  31. UnknownOctober 26, 2013 at 9:03 PM

    This is a wonderful back drop! I can think of a couple of things to use this for! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  32. UnknownOctober 26, 2013 at 9:15 PM

    Oh my goodness is this ever awesome!!!

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  33. JanisOctober 27, 2013 at 4:02 PM

    Very spooky and cool. Love the shingles!!!!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com

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  34. ClaudsOctober 27, 2013 at 5:51 PM

    this is awesome. Simple and easy. I love it!

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  35. Gloria StengelOctober 27, 2013 at 8:52 PM

    Great way to repurpose that castle!

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  36. Ratty HugsOctober 27, 2013 at 11:54 PM

    super upcycle, loved the metal duct repair tape use.
    ~C8>

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  37. MeredithOctober 30, 2013 at 8:21 PM

    Great project!

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  38. Ava GavloskiOctober 30, 2013 at 9:08 PM

    very creative project and nice presentation on the mantle

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  39. Beatrice LawsonOctober 31, 2013 at 9:52 PM

    That is so creative! Love the up cycled look!

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  40. Trish MolnarOctober 31, 2013 at 10:28 PM

    Great project!

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