Halloween Door Decor

With the temperatures dropping {not to mention the leaves}, it can only mean one thing... time to decorate my front door for Fall! I have seen a lot of Halloween wreaths out there, but I wanted to do something a little different this year. For my door decoration, I decided to create a bewitching display with one of my painted chalkboard platters.

I already have a few Halloween wreaths at my house, but I wanted to shake things up a little and create a spooky vignette for the front door. I went with a wicked witch theme {since I already had the broom from last year} and I have been dying to decorate a witch hat! I found a paper mache witch hat at Michaels and painted it black:

{I also sprayed it with a clear coat of Rustoleum to give it a durable finish}

I found some fabulous ribbon and embellishments at Michaels to decorate my witch hat:

To create my spooky chalkboard, I used another one of my dollar store platters, some hammered metal spray paint, black and silver craft paint, and the Americana Chalkboard Clear Coating from DecoArt.

To answer a few questions from my last chalkboard post, I got these platters at Family Dollar, and I used 3M Command picture hanging strips to hang them up. Also, someone asked if you could use a Chalk Paint Pen... yes, you can but it leaves a residue that is slightly visible after you erase. So I would just stick with regular ol' chalk :)

I decided on my "Wicked" chalk quote, wrote it on, then started adding the other witchly components. I attached the broom to the bottom edge of the platter with hot glue. It seems to be holding up great!

I love how the witch hat came out:

I attached the hat to the top edge of the platter with hot glue {again!} This was a little trickier to line up just right, but it worked best when I laid the platter flat on the table to apply the glue. I was thrilled with how all three pieces looked together...

Now, to hang them on my door... I used 3M Command strips {of course!} I seriously have a value pack of these things in my house at all times.

I put 2 small strips on the back of the platter, and used one on the back of the hat brim to secure it to the door.

It is really secure, I am not worried about it falling down at all! And it is super easy to take down and re-attach, so I could easily bring it inside if we have a big storm. {By the way, what do you think of my newly-painted turquoise door?}

Do you guys decorate your front door for Halloween? Is it too early? I just couldn't keep this cuteness inside :)

 Have a great weekend!

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