HAUNTED! MY FIRST STENCIL PROJECT

So I've whined more than once that I can't stencil, but I think I may finally be getting the hang of it!

 I used a piece of pallet wood to make this little Haunted sign. I got some awesome stenciling tips from my friend Donna at Distressed Donna Down Home, who is a stencil queen!  She helped to overcome my initial stencil fears.
I decided to make a little Halloween scene for my pallet shelf. (You can learn how I made that little shelf HERE.) 
Can you guess what these little ghosts are made of?

 They are river rocks from the Missouri River in Montana. (Did you know that the headwaters of the Missouri River are in Montana?)  I collected them years ago and much to my husband's chagrin, I have been hauling them around in a very heavy bucket for about 14 years.  When I picked that bigger rock up on that long ago day, I thought it looked like a ghost!  A few small black beads glued on and now it is a ghost!  I thought the little rock was kind of ghosty looking too.

The tree was a twig that I spray painted black.  The skeleton hanging in the tree is from an old piece of cheap Halloween jewelry.  The owl is a part of a set of 3, a thrift store find for $2.  

  I enjoyed making this little project, and I'm so glad I finally stenciled something!  Thank you for your patience in teaching me Donna!  I promise to try highlighting my letters next time!  I also promise to stop collecting rocks....unless I find a really cool one!

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