We crafted a Halloween blanket and decorated a spooky Christmas tree

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A bit of insider information for you, if you didn't already know. My girlfriend @flowerbaby is obsessed with Halloween and horror. I like both a lot too, but her affinity towards the two is far greater than that of mine. She had a few ideas for ways to spookify my apartment.

The first plan was to purchase a black Christmas tree. My apartment is pretty small, so the tree also needed to be tiny. She found one on amazon that is rather perfect. Then she also ordered some ornaments to go on it. You will notice black, orange, purple, and white shiny orbs. Some of which have spider webs and eyeball designs on them.

It looked pretty great, but she felt it was still missing one final touch. I got us some glow-in-the-dark cobwebs to spread throughout the tree. I've yet to see it glow, but it does look pretty awesome just like regular cobwebs. The overall design is perfect and I think I might like it even better than a regular Christmas tree.

Next on the agenda was to create a blanket together. We already have several blankets scattered across my place, but none of them were crafted by us together. I witnessed my mother making Tied Fleece Blankets many years ago when I was younger. I always thought they were so cool and she must have made a dozen of them at least. I can remember our dogs each had one inside of their crate so they'd never get cold. Our old boy Rocco's even matched his eyes.

@flowerbaby had never made one of these blankets before, but she assured me via Tik Toks that it was a simple process. I didn't make a fuss about it as we didn't have much else to do after meeting my parents for lunch yesterday. We went to Joann Fabric in search of the two most perfect fleece designs.

I think we both envisioned a Halloween theme blanket, but there was so much to choose from so we strayed from that idea momentarily. Luckily, we ended up finding a really awesome pattern which we both liked a lot. It was a tarot card theme with spiders, skulls, moons, black cats, crystals, and some magical-looking hand. It was white, black, and orange. We both knew that this meant a solid orange color would look pretty amazing for the backside. We purchased 2.5 yds of each fabric and then we got in the car and headed home to begin.

The way the process works really is pretty easy. You just lay out both fabrics on top of each other and like them up. Then you cut squares out all four corners. Next, you cut strips around all of the edges so that you have a way to tie the two pieces of fleece together. The hardest part was tying the knots, which wasn't difficult at all once you got in the groove. She did all of the cutting and some of the tying, but I ended up doing most of the tying. It was a team effort and didn't even take us an hour in total to complete.

I'm totally satisfied with how it turned out. Not only does it look amazing, but it is also by far the warmest blanket that we have now considering it has two thick layers of fleece. It's the perfect size for both of us to fit under and it most certainly is very Halloween-oriented. This adds yet another spooky piece to my place and I know we both are glad that we did it.


What do you think of the design?

Are you excited about Halloween?

Leave a comment and let me know 🎃👻💀🕷🕸🐈‍⬛


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excellent decoration for Halloween, my friend, it is good that they are passionate about things, for example, I really like Christmas.

Thank you. Hopefully you are able to decorate a bit for Christmas this year.

There's definitely a spooky feeling to the blanket 🎃🎃. I'm always excited about Halloween, it has been something that hasn't died out in me compared to the rest. I just love the heightened fear simulations and the thrill that comes with it. It's a beautiful time.

Halloween never gets old, where as other holidays do seem to be a bit less enjoyable than they once were.

A couple's project that not only gives them warmth but also decoration haha.
The Christmas tree with those ornaments looks great and the blanket looked great too!

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It's one of those seasons that really scary and fun , I really like the blanket idea, I hope to experience Halloween one day too!

Thank you. I hope you have a spooky October!

You too

cool, took a long time to make it

Not really, less than 60 minutes.

🦇😉😊🤙 Luv the bats! and the blanket is awesome!

I see Hannah went red with the hair..

Cool!

Thanks!
Yes she did. Switched it from green to red the other night. She said purple is next.

ooh! now that would look good! my wife luvs purple.. well, lavendar.

she just got the iphone 14 with this case..

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Wow congrats to her! I got the purple too and I think it’s a great color for the iPhone.

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yo! just found this one and thought i had to share it with u..

ICHIBAN!!

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Nice to combine fear, fun and excitement together, seeing these black painted blankets with bat graphics is terrifying, it's a scary feeling

It was a great way to spend our Sunday evening together.

@tipu curate

I will really love to have one of this as well. It is very beautiful with lovely design.

It's just as cozy as it is spooky.

I think the party will turn into a night of horror with friends. I like the spider graphics and the black and white colors. Skulls scare me so much.

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It's good to bring wool blankets, it's warm and suitable for these parties

We slept with it last night and didn't have to worry about getting cold during the night.

A bit of insider information for you, if you didn't already know.

hahaha from one single post of yours the other day, I already have some vivid idea ;)

Btw that blanket does really looks dope. It's like as if everything is on it. yeah kind of looks spooky as well. Gives out the vibe of Halloween as well. So it serves it purpose that I must say.

It's pretty obvious if you have been following me for a while, but I figured it would be nice to emphasize the fact that she is this way.

It was by far the best Halloween pattern that they had. I think it turned out pretty amazing.

I figured it would be nice to emphasize the fact that she is this way

That's great. As appreciation is one of those qualities which many does not have. You are a lucky man.

Btw enjoy buddy!

good design of the blanket and if I am excited for the arrival of Halloween

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Beside the fact i dont like Halloween, i love your passion! Really lucky to have each other and enjoy so deep yourselves! Get ready... Trick or treat!

It's a good thing that she and I both enjoy Halloween. Otherwise, there may have been a disagreement about which fabrics to go with

The blanket looks so cool.
Keep up the good work brother

Appreciate it. Time to stay warm.

I'm a much bigger fan of Halloween than other big holidays so I can relate to @flowerbaby as far as that notion is concerned :)

Then you 100% understand why we absolutely had to create this blanket together.

Wow I really love it and I wish @flowerbaby could make one for me too.

She did mention that she will probably make more and give it to some of her friends and family as gifts, perhaps for Christmas or a birthday.

The blanket looks super cool and I never even thought of having a black christmas tree but it looks pretty dope. I am super excited about Halloween this year. Didn't really get to celebrate it properly for at least 4 years but this time it's gonna be awesome.

Thanks! I honestly never thought of a black tree either, but she has some great ideas. We have dressed up and taken some photos the last few years, but have never been to a Halloween party together. Maybe we will this year, who knows. We aren't much for partying, but we do love a reason to dress up in a cool costume.

Yeah she seems like a great person to spend Halloween with. I'm going to a Halloween party this year and I am pretty hyped about it. Gonna have to figure out a good costume tough. Last time my friends and I dressed up as Teletubbies lmao.

I hope you'll post photos of your costume this year. Teletubbies costumes last year sound legendary!

That blanket is awesome! Great job.

Team efforts like this result in big wins.

Those steps in making this are really easy seeing the explanation was very clear to understand. This is so nice

I was amazed that it was as simple as it was.

So cool! 🥳
Your girlfriend is so fun! I mean she has a lot of ideas for halloween. 😅
The blanket looks great by the way!
Love the design too!

She really is a joy to be with. We will never have to worry about getting cold now.

The blanket and tree came out pretty dang cool! I see @flowerbaby got a nice ouija phone case too. Y'all are ready for halloween 🎃

My thing for halloween making a costume from scratch. Way more fun than buying one.

You noticed 😉 I made sure to sneak that in there. I think it's a pretty awesome phone case.

She's made costumes before, but I never have. Maybe we will this year, who knows.

I really like the theme, man. The tree and the blanket are great. Especially the spider webs on the tree! They look just like the real thing.

Halloween isn't much fun in my country, so I'm not excited about it. But I am excited to read Halloween posts like this one!

I'm happy to have some cool Halloween-themed stuff around. I know there are a lot of countries that don't really celebrate Halloween much.


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