Light Up Moon from a Vintage Light Fixture
I found this vintage light fixture at my local Good Will for $1.00. Thought about what I wanted to do with it, knowing that Halloween was just around the corner. I envisioned a witch of sorts. First needing to decide on a background color to start. I selected a putty-colored craft paint that was darker than the glass globe, that seemed more natural to create realistic moon texture.
I used very little paint on a sea sponge, and simply dotted the paint around the interior of the glass globe light fixture.
Admittedly, this was fairly easy for me to do. The light globe had a large opening, and I have dainty hands and wrists. So, keep that in mind when shopping for the right light globe to make this Halloween craft idea.
By the time I was done, I had touched on paint throughout the entire inside of the globe. And I did so without creating coverage that was opaque.
I purposefully did an uneven paint job for a more natural look.
Adding the Witch Decoration to a Halloween Moon
Once the paint inside the light globe had dried, I moved onto the next step: adding a flying witch to the Halloween moon! I found some clip art online, which I re-sized to fit my Halloween moon before printing it out.
Next, I cut out the flying witch clip art as carefully as possible to include each angle and curve.
Then, I traced it on some heavy duty black card stock from the craft store using a white fabric pencil.
I just had one more thing to do before my Halloween moon was complete! I needed to remove the light socket and paint the base of the light fixture.
Of course, the vintage labels inside the base were too fabulous to paint over. So, I left them alone!
And while painting the base wasn’t a necessary step to creating a Halloween moon, I figured it would look better during the daylight hours than the naked brass.
Halloween Moon and Witch Decor from a Glass Globe Light Fixture
Ready to see what my Halloween moon looks like at night? I used a jumbo amber LED tea light (from Party City) that I turned on and placed on the base.
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Tags FRENCH COUNTRY COTTAGE, Halloween, witch, moon, DIY, craft
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