Hallowe’en may be over for another year, but I couldn’t let it pass without sharing my special seasonal market setup with you all! On Sunday I did my first ever Hallowe’en market, and since I brought along some Hallowe’en-y monsters…
… It only seemed fair to modify my props to make them feel more at home! So I strayed outside my usual crafting comfort zone, and had a bit of fun with papier mâché and paint instead. Can you tell what I’m making from this in-progress shot?
As well as a 3D gravestone, I made some simpler flat ones and a two miniature ones. As it happened, I found perfect headstone-shaped photo frames in Tiger, which cut down on my making time a lot!
So, after covering myself in glue, doing my best Banksy impression in the basement of Beastie Towers and a heart-stopping moment where it seemed like my painted details weren’t drying at all, it was time to set up!
TA-DAAAAAAH!
Other new additions to the table included some spiderweb fabric, to add a bit of a spookier feel to my cheery bright red tablecloth, and I made some creepy flickering lanterns using LED nightlights and black tissue. It was also nice to have some fixtures to hang my banner from – I don’t always get to use it!
And the Beasties seemed happy enough with the changes too…
…Although on reflection, it might have had something to do with this.
Oh Pint Beastie, you know it’s not a good idea to mix your drinks!
At least it meant that everyone slept soundly on the journey home… Hopefully the sore heads will be a distant memory by the time our next market rolls around! We’ll next be popping up at the Creative Collective Annual Fair in Ranelagh, on the 12th and 13th of November – save the date!
I hope you all had fun this Hallowe’en! We’ll be back on Friday with an update from Paddy and Plunkett. Yes, they’ve been on holiday again! I’ll really have to get them to take me along next time… See you then!
Wow, you put in some hard work. The decorations look fabulous!
Thank you! Now all I have to do is find somewhere safe to store them for next year…
At the graveyard? 😀
Hahaha! Fine as long as the rain stays off… It’s actually been dry here for nearly 2 weeks, which probably means we’re in for a soaking sometime soon!
For Dublin that actually sounds like a big drought. haha
It was! But of course, after I wrote that yesterday morning, it rained all evening 😆
Oooooh spooky! All those eyes….all in a line…. I could do with a splash of the Jameson to steady my nerves after reading this one. The headstones are brilliant!
Hahaha! Don’t worry, they don’t bite. Much. 😆 And thank you… It was nice to try a different craft for a change! I suppose I’ll have to update my Christmas setup next…
I bet those naughty beasties will have all of that alcohol while you’re not watching! 🙂
Erk… Possibly! You might have noticed that those bottles on the shelves were all empty by the time I took the photo 😆
Was that them… or you? 😉
I’m not at liberty to answer that question. 😀
That means it was you 😉
It was like that when we got there! Honest! 😇
Yeah, yeah… 👿
Your set up looks perfect! I love it. I hope the event was a great success.
Yes, thank you! A few Beasties headed off to new homes… Although I think that the fact that the Dublin marathon was on that day made the market a little quieter than in previous years. I’ll definitely go again though, there was a great atmosphere all the same!
What a brilliant stall, everything was super Halloweenesk your Beasties were well behaved apart from the hiccup with the alcohol ??
Thank you! Well, there’s always something 😆 Now I want to rethink my Christmas setup too! I reckon I probably can’t reuse the gravestones for that…
Ooh! I love the banner. I’m wondering if there’s possibly a street artist Beastie (complete with spray can and backwards-facing baseball cap) who might want to help you make more of them! Hope your next market (adoption event) goes well and all the Beasties find happy homes.
Why thank you! And a Street Artist Beastie would be fun… Now all I need is some craft time! That next market seems dangerously close! 😱
I know that feeling. It’s like those movie scenes when the calendar pages start flying off with increasing speed.
Ha! Yes, mine’s been doing that all year 😆
Oh, I love, love, love this!! Your headstones and decor are spooktastic! Great atmosphere for those awesome Halloween Beasties!
Thank you! I flippin’ LOVE Hallowe’en, so it was great to be able to celebrate it in monster style this year 😀