These are gorgeous. I actually remember having my silhouette cut by Clay Rice when I was young, and I really enjoyed the article about him and his grandfather. Thanks for sharing.

Very good idea, I will do the same thing with Christmas theme.

Lovely idea!

I love this idea! So sophisticated. Wish the instructions sounded simpler.

@Victoria – Carew was a friend of my grandparents. My grandmother had some wonderful tales and my mother remembers as a child having her silhouettes cut while he sat on their porch.

@sassypants – perhaps the template provided may be easier?

These are super gorgeous and cool! I love the scenes you’ve chosen.

This looks like a really fun project!

What a great idea, easy to make my kids will love it

i’m so excited to find out that this wasn’t paint! it’s such an intimidating medium. thanks for sharing your project with us, i love halloween decorations and i can’t seem to find enough of them this year :)

I love the idea! You make it look so simple! :)

*LOVE* the idea!

Thank you so muh for sharing. It’s so simple and the effect is great!

Thanks again, everyone! It’s truly been a pleasure being featured here!

I love this!! So simple So cool!
Thanks for sharing, I’ll se on my way to making one of these!

I right there with you about Halloween decor and the whole black and orange thing – it gets cheesy beyond belief. I like to skip the orange all together – silver, gold, white, red, or grey tend to make much more appealing partners for Halloween black.

I wonder if you could just paint on the vellum with indian ink or if it would warp it too much…

Very cool…and yes, very sophisticated look.

those are beautyful!

Oooh..so loving it! Can’t wait to make this one..! :)

Sooooo clever. I would never think of it. Thank you Evita.

@Azzy – I’ve wondered that myself! The vellum is a little wrinkled when it’s first printed and then flattens after drying.

I think it’s worth a shot.

OOOOH! It’s great idea! Very beautiful !

oh i wish there was a christmas template!

Not only is the project cute, I am absolutely in love with the clock in the first picture!!!!

i just wish i could draw such nice and small patterns or cartoon ~ yeah !! it’s really suite halloween a lot.. maybe i could make a red one for chinese new year ~

These are so incredible! Would you be willing to post some of the other farm scene templates that you show in the photos? I would love to have some scenes that I could leave up all year.
Thanks for the DIY!

Sorry, I didn’t understand that you used those as inspiration, I thought you painted them, guess I need to read a little closer! :)

The silhouettes on the candles remind me of the movie, “The Night of the Hunter.” Super creepy and perfect for Halloween!

@Nico – sorry for the late reply. A Christmas/winter scene is a great idea. I’ll get to work on one!

Thanks again everyone.

Evita, your design is amazing! Where did you find the spooky silhouettes?

I saw this same tutorial on the blog H is for Handmade recently! I like that you can find a variety of copyright free silhouette images online and use them for different occasions!

Hi – I know this is an older post, but the links for the silhouettes do not work. Is there anywhere else that I can find these for this project?
Thanks!
Mary

I’ve made these for years only I make my design in Photoshop and print directly on the white or silver vellum. I then wrap half-pint mason jars with them. Tealights illuminate them wonderfully.