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DIY Trick-or-Treat Wood Blocks

My kids helped me put up our Halloween decorations a few days ago and kept asking, “Is it Halloween today?”  “When are we going trick-or-treating.”  Ha ha.  The anticipation is just too much for the little ones, especially once the house is all decked out.  I had to keep reminding them that we still have quite a few days to go. With how fast time goes, though, it’ll be here before we know it!

Every year when I go to the closet and pull out the boxes, I can’t believe how much stuff I have accumulated. I couldn’t part with any of it, though.  The hubby tells me that I need to stop buying, but that’s like sending a child into a candy store and telling him/her to only look. The temptation is just too great when I step foot in Hobby Lobby or even TJ Maxx around this time of year.  🙂

Here’s a fun decor piece that I added to my ever-growing collection of Halloween decorations last year. I hosted a ladies’ craft night with a bunch of friends and we had a great time chatting, laughing it up and creating.  I love these trick-or-treat blocks because anyone…crafty or not…can easily make them.  They really only take a little bit of sanding, painting and mod podging.  Easy, peasy!  And they look so neat on a mantel, shelf, or entryway table.  The distressed dictionary pages give them a very vintage appeal.

This is a perfect project to make with a large group so you can split the costs of materials, (especially the wood).

 

{MATERIALS}

 

Upholstery Tacks (I found mine at Home Depot) and hammer
Wood 2×4, 2×6, 2×10 (TRICK-size 9″ across x9 1/4″ tall, OR size 3 1/2″ across x about 3 1/4″ tall, TREAT size 5 3/4″ across by about 5 1/2″ tall)
Fine Grit Sand Paper
Printable (get it HERE and HERE).  It includes the dictionary pages AND wording.
Mod Podge
Distress Ink
Flourish Stamp and black ink pad (I found mine at Hobby Lobby)
Black Craft Paint

 

  1. Grab your wood pieces and sand them well.
  2. Paint your blocks. Let dry completely.
  3. Using your sandpaper, rough up the edges of the block a little to give them an antique look.
  4. Print your dictionary pages.
  5. Carefully measure your word pages against the block and cut them so the words will be centered on the blocks and you’ll have a little space around the edges to see the paint border. Cut to size.
  6. Mod Podge your dictionary pages over the blocks, being careful not to use too much and to smooth it down well to avoid bubbling.
  7. After the Mod Podge has dried completely, distress your pages a little with the distress ink and stamp your flourishes on the corners, or wherever you’d like.
  8. Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge over the entire tops of your block.  I chose not to do this, but it’ll help seal everything together a little better if you do.
  9. Using a hammer, pound your upholstery tacks into the corners of your blocks.  This takes some strength and can get a little tricky if you’re having to put them into a knotty place on the block, but don’t give up!

 

You’re done!

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  1. These are so cute and I absolutely love that you used book pages with them...I love anything that has the printed word on it....

  6. These are adorable. Please consider linking these up this weekend at The Patriotic Pam. I know my readers would love to see them too.
    Pam @ The Patriotic Pam
    www.thepatrioticpam.com

  9. Your kids sound just like mine!! So cute! :) I love this so much. Thanks for sharing.
    Heather @ Crafting The Night Away http://www.craftycagirl.blogspot.com

  18. I love these blocks! I made these a couple of years ago. The creative "try als" blog ( http://creativetryals.blogspot.com/2011/10/trick-or-treat-wood-blocks.html?m=0) that I got the idea from provided you with links to get the font and background so you had to do it yourself. But the way you posted it on your blog with it in a printable format makes it more convenient

  19. If you'd like to cut vinyl for the wording instead of using the free printable, the following information may be helpful: The "TRICK" and "TREAT" words use the "Pieces of Eight" font. The "OR" uses the "Rage" font.

  20. Ohhh ... these look positively cute! I love the combination of vintage book pages and the matching fonts (and thanks for providing us with the printables).

  22. I love these and can't wait to give them a try! What sort of paper did you print them out on? Like a 12x12 white cardstock? Thanks so much for sharing!

  24. Thank you!!! I love creative people who are willing to share their talents. We are going to make these for a church craft night. I'm so excited.

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