{"id":22521,"date":"2012-10-01T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=22521"},"modified":"2012-10-01T07:38:44","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T14:38:44","slug":"make-a-haunted-halloween-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/2012\/10\/make-a-haunted-halloween-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a Haunted Halloween Village"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-22522\" title=\"spooky Halloween village\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/spooky-Halloween-village-580x383.jpg\" alt=\"Make a spooky Halloween village\" width=\"580\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Halloween isn&#8217;t the only holiday that has made its way onto store shelves; Christmas merchandise is starting to appear as well!\u00a0 Have you ever considered using Christmas decorations to create projects for other holidays?\u00a0 Over at <strong>The 36th Avenue<\/strong>, Desiree had a great holiday decor crossover idea; she used the little Christmas village figurines to make a spooky Halloween scene instead.\u00a0 This project has got me thinking&#8230;\u00a0 What other Christmas items would make good supplies for Halloween crafting?\u00a0 [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the36thavenue.com\/2012\/09\/diy-dollar-store-halloween-village.html\">how to make a spooky Halloween village<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Project estimate:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christmas village buildings, $1 each<\/li>\n<li>Spray paint, on hand or $1 and up<\/li>\n<li>Craft paint, on hand or $1 and up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Total:\u00a0 $1 and up<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Halloween isn&#8217;t the only holiday that has made its way onto store shelves; Christmas merchandise is starting to appear as well!\u00a0 Have you ever considered using Christmas decorations to create projects for other holidays?\u00a0 Over at The 36th Avenue, Desiree had a great holiday decor crossover idea; 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