['cuz it almost burnt down my house]. Well, that's being dramatic, but it did try. I was inspired from last week's Halloween (P)inspiration post, so I painted a cool, thorny branch white, then cut-out paper bats and tied them onto the branch. It looked great... but I wanted to take it one step farther... [death & destruction].
I put an LED light in the bottom of the container and taped bats to the inside. Then, I covered everything up with white gauze so that it would have that dramatic and creepy up-lit look [and so that I could burn down the house]. It looks pretty cool, right?! When I finished I gave myself a little pat on the back for creating a $0 Halloween decoration [unless you count the cost of our insurance deductible].
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Then, maybe 15 minutes later our doorbell rang... and when I went to answer the door it smelled like someone was roasting marshmallows [no one was roasting marshmallows... I was roasting gauze]. I lifted up the fabric and smoke started pouring out [yikes!!]. It really wasn't bad [yet], but it really didn't smell good and the light was all black and bubbly. I'm so thankful that my niece came over to play so I caught it early [that's who rang the doorbell].
So. Needless to say. The dramatic lighting has been unplugged and we now have a less scary, less fancy [and much safer] Halloween decoration.
Moral of the story: I'm thinking I should clear all future projects involving heat with the Fire Marshal of our home [my super hero hubby]. Have a [safe] Happy Halloween!
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Crisis adverted! Wow, that could of been really bad, it was so dang cute too :)
ReplyDeleteThankfully, crisis averted BUT BUT BUT THAT is just insanely awesome. I love it. SOOOOO clever! :) :) Happy Halloween!!! --Kim
ReplyDeleteWhoa, such a close call! By the grace of God and a ringing doorbell, but still. Tho when it was lit up it was seriously cool. Even unlit it looks wonderful.
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ReplyDeleteSuper cute project! I'm so glad I'm not the only one who has almost burned her house down for a project! Not really. It's good yours didn't burn down and I am glad you caught it!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome project, minus the 'little incident' you had! So lucky you caught it!!
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It's still cute and much safer now! Glad you caught it in time!
Cute story (and the project turned out nicely) but yeah, maybe you should keep eye out if you try crafty things with lights/fire hazzards!
ReplyDeleteCute job! :D
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Ohh boy~ glad things turned out okay!! :)
ReplyDeleteGlad it was caught in time (it could have been a lot worse), and it looks great especially because it cost nothing!
ReplyDeleteNot only is your project great but your writing is REALLY funny! I enjoyed your post...I saw it over at the CSI blog.
ReplyDeleteOOOooohh! That is scary! My husband and I almost burned our house down during our first Hanukkah together...wayyy to many candles at once!
ReplyDeleteOooh I love it! Sorry about the crisis but now I have myself wondering if I can make a safe altertnative! I have featured this project at my VIP party this weekend, come stop by and grab a button =)
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