I’ve been having fun with halloween rings and paint this fall.  It’s funny how once you start playing with something, like halloween rings, it leads to more and more ideas.  It’s a fun process and I’m usually surprised with what I end up with.

My first Halloween ring project this fall was this spooky fence I made for Doll Diaries.

I had so much fun decorating and painting those rings, I sat down and made four more projects.  This trick-or-treat bowl was over at Doll Diaries.

Remember this quick little stand holding a picture?  Yep, Halloween rings and paint!

With two projects left I will share one today and another soon.  Really soon.  After all Halloween will be here before you know it!

Today’s addition to my Halloween ring crafting spree is a doll size cake stand. No cake today, but it is still a useful pedestal for the doll table.  I’m using mine to serve up a potion collection.

I embellished my stand with bats.  Any Halloween shape will do.  It’s the texture that gives it an ornate look.  A little paint also does a lot to dress it up.  Let’s take a closer look at how it’s made!

This little stand is made from 3 canning lids and a canning ring.  Stacking the lids gives the stand a little height.

It is embellished with shapes from Halloween rings.  Just cut off the ring portion and you are left with a little Halloween shape.  Little bats adorn this stand.

To give it a finished look paint it all one color.  I painted mine black.  Regular craft paint will do.  After the paint dried I rubbed it with silver craft paint on a dry brush.  I put quite a bit of silver on because I wanted the stand to look like it’s made of pewter.  While applying the silver I tried to leave the cracks and crevices black.  I kept the coat of paint thin so the black shows through.

I love the height of this decorative stand.  I would love to make a Halloween cake to serve on top.  For now I will enjoy it on a Halloween party table serving up potions!

I know, so simple and yet so fun!

Last but not least the final Halloween ring project is coming soon.  It is really different than any ring project I created before and it surprised me how well it turned out!  Yea!

See you soon!

Anna