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QUICK GLOW-IN-THE-DARK HALLOWEEN SIGN

September 6, 2015 by madincrafts 9 Comments

Glow in the Dark Halloween Sign

Have you started thinking about Halloween yet?  I haven’t even gotten any Fall decorations up, so I am already behind my usual schedule.  When Angie and Carolina announced they were doing a Halloween themed round of Craft Lightning, I knew it would be the opportunity to get moving on some Halloween decor.

QUICK GLOW-IN-THE-DARK HALLOWEEN SIGN

I am not huge on decorating for Halloween, so I was a little stumped as to what I might want to make.  Then I spotted a cool laser-cut sign at the craft store.  It immediately inspired me to make a Shakespeare-themed Halloween sign, because of course it did.  So check out how I made this quick Something Wicked This Way sign.  It looks like there are a ton of steps to follow, but each step is fast and easy!

supplies

I have gathered links to materials similar to those I used for this project.  If you choose to buy after clicking through the links, I will receive a small commission,  Thanks!

 

QUICK GLOW-IN-THE-DARK HALLOWEEN SIGN
DecoArt Americana Chalkboard Paint, 2-Ounce, Black Slate
QUICK GLOW-IN-THE-DARK HALLOWEEN SIGN
Krylon K03805 Glitter Blast, Starry Night
QUICK GLOW-IN-THE-DARK HALLOWEEN SIGN
Chalkboard Arrow Sign – 15
QUICK GLOW-IN-THE-DARK HALLOWEEN SIGN
Tulip Dimensional Fabric Paint 1-1/4 Ounces-Glow In The Dark-Natural
QUICK GLOW-IN-THE-DARK HALLOWEEN SIGN
Nelson Wood Shims PSH8/14/52 (one pack of 14 shims)
QUICK GLOW-IN-THE-DARK HALLOWEEN SIGN
SuperChalksTM White Liquid Chalk Marker Pen – 4mm Regular Tip – Brilliant Bold White Color
QUICK GLOW-IN-THE-DARK HALLOWEEN SIGN
Aleene’s Instant Tacky Adhesive Dots
InLinkz.com

I found the WICKED spider sign at Michaels with their Halloween decorations.  I couldn’t find it online, but I think you should be able to find it in-store.

glitter blast halloween sign

I started by giving the laser cut sign a coat of Krylon Glitter Blast.  I have had mixed results with this product in the past, and this time I had moderate success.  There were some parts of the sign where there ended up being some bubbling on the surface.  You can see some of the bubbles on the top right corner.  I don’t know if I was too heavy-handed in some areas or what the problem was.   

I left this sign to start drying and put a quick coat of chalkboard paint on my wood shim.  Since both of these surfaces are raw craft wood, they accept paint very well and dry quickly.

chalkboard arrow

While those two pieces were finishing drying, I used my chalk marker to add the “THIS WAY” message to the arrow sign.  To get my Halloween-y font, I held the marker at the very end (farthest from the writing tip) and wrote the letters that way.  That resulted in this slightly wavy lettering.  I traced over the letters again with the marker (holding it normally) to make sure the writing stood out.

glow in the dark paint

By now, the glitter spray was dry, so I added my glow-in-the-dark paint to the spider on the sign.  I happened to have this paint on hand, but any glow paint should work.   I used this same paint for two Halloween projects last year: my glowing spider costume accessories and my glowing monster pillows.  

Just be sure to be mindful of what color glow paint you use.  This paint goes on whitish.

dried glow paint

And then it dries mostly clear.  Other paints may dry a certain color or glow a specific color.  Pick a paint that works best for you.

glue dots

After the glow paint was dry, I added tacky dots to the top left of the spider sign.

add sign

Then I pressed the wood shim onto the dots.  I wrote “SOMETHING” using the same technique I did for the chalkboard arrow.

assembled halloween sign

I wrapped the twine string from the arrow around some of the filigree at the bottom of the spider sign and my Macbeth-inspired glow-in-the-dark Halloween sign was finished!

Something Wicked Sign

You could add this sign to a Halloween mantel or display or hang it on your front door to let party guests know something wicked awaits them inside.

glowing spider

When the sun goes down, the glowing spider comes out to play!  I took this picture using a black light because my camera doesn’t read glow-in-the-dark paint as well as the human eye does.  The spider does glow well in the dark all on its own.

Quick Macbeth Halloween Sign

Make sure you visit the Craft Lightning host blogs this week to see the features of all the other quick Halloween tutorials that have been created this month!

100 Directions

30 Minute Crafts

The Country Chic Cottage

Filed Under: Halloween Tagged With: affiliate, Aleenes, craft lightning, glow in the dark, Halloween, home decor, shakespeare, spider, tutorial

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Comments

  1. Angie @ CCC says

    September 7, 2015 at 1:05 am

    Love it Jess! Thanks for joining!

    Reply
  2. Jen Goode says

    September 7, 2015 at 4:57 pm

    Love how this sign turned out – and so amazing it’s so quick to make! Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
    • madincrafts says

      September 8, 2015 at 2:57 pm

      Thanks, Jen!

      Reply
  3. Carolina says

    September 7, 2015 at 7:02 pm

    I think that things that glow are my favorite part of Halloween!

    Reply
    • madincrafts says

      September 8, 2015 at 2:57 pm

      Me too!!

      Reply

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