While my family and friends can be scary sometimes (DAD!), they are not scary enough to be Halloween decorations. To turn my bookcases into a ghostly gallery, I resized and printed out some eerie old-timley pictures, painted over the subjects eyes with red glow paint, and stuffed them into the frames my family once graced. Then I added a little black light and you have spooky glowing portraits!
One of the easiest and most inexpensive Halloween decorations ideas out there! I found all my art in the University of Texas Online Portrait Gallery. Here are a few of the best portraits from the list -
- Adams, Abigail
- Antoinette, Marie
- Aspasia
- Augustus
- Aziz, Abdul
- Burdett-Coutts, Baroness Angela Georgina
- Du Barry, Comtesse
- Fulton, Robert
- Herschel, John
- Louis Napoleon
- Lupu, Vasile
- Récamier, Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaide.
- Sappho.
- Tzepesh, Vlad.
- Victor Emmanuel II.
If you are looking for more fun ideas for your Halloween party check out these links -
- Halloween Party Ideas from Party411.com
- Black Light Bar - Glowing Halloween Cocktails
- Halloween House Party Ideas
- How to make Jello Shot Syringes
- Find the perfect Halloween Costume
Hi Kelly,
I had a few black lights in the room. These were in the same room I had this black light bar set up - http://sherrifoxman.typepad.com/daily_party_dish/2010/10/halloween-party-ideas-black-light-bar.html
At the back of the bar I had a long tube blacklight fluorescent bulb in a shoplight. I bought it for about $15 at Home Depot. I also put a 75w blacklight bulb in the ceiling fixture. The room is small, and that was enough to make everything glow.
The glow paint I picked up from a craft store for around $1.
Posted by: Kathleen @ Party411 | October 07, 2013 at 07:50 AM
What size black light did you use, and where did you place the light in reference to the picture locations? Does it have to close to the pics and does it have to shine directly onto the pics? Thanks for a great idea.
Posted by: Kelly | October 07, 2013 at 07:29 AM
These photos scared me! LOL! Where did you buy the glow paints that you used? I'll definitely use them for our Halloween party next year!
Posted by: Kylie Capshaw | November 15, 2011 at 06:59 AM
thanks for those links - made it easier for me to find the best pics.
Great idea by the way!
Posted by: making invitations | October 11, 2010 at 08:05 PM