So this weekend I made a little spider box! What? You don't see it on my table? This is what my table looked like while trying to figure out the pattern for that little box! (I'm not a clean crafter, that's for sure!) Then I took a nap-and my brain kept working on it. I love how your brain is always working on solutions to problems, even if you're not consciously working on it! I woke up with the perfect solution and sketched it out right away: Want to make one? I've got the template for you! Just download the pdf, cut, and trace onto your best black spider paper, attach ribbon legs underneath and you're done! To … [Read more...]
Tutorial Tuesday: Halloween and Thanksgiving Place Settings
I've been working on some projects for BurdaStyle and teaching some classes at my local sewing shop and boy have I been having fun! This weekend I taught 5 very talented and stylish ladies how to make my cute little stuffed pumpkin decorations! (I'll have pictures of their projects soon!) One of my upcoming classes I'll be teaching is a Thanksgiving table runner and place mats. If you visit Burda Style this week you'll see my reversible Halloween and Thanksgiving table runner and placemat project there available for download! (Yep, I said reversible, and it's free too!) It includes the basic instructions, fabric … [Read more...]
Tutorial Tuesday: Brad Attack!
I saw candy corn at the store this weekend and was reminded of how cute those little things are, plus they are just so delicious! I knew I had to do something with a candy corn shape on it so we'll be making this card today: In case you were wondering, yes, those are ALL brads! But don't worry I've made things easy for you! Here's the layout I did in Illustrator! Just print it here and you're ready to go! I have lots of brads, and for some reason I had a TON of brass colored brads, which is weird because I think it's safe to say I NEVER use brass colored brads on my projects! I wondered if I could maybe, just maybe, make them … [Read more...]
Googly Eyes!
So a little while ago when I made those cute little royal icing flowers for a baby shower I had some spare icing! I decided to make some googly eyes and save them for this month: I was hoping to surprise my husband with them by placing them on an unsuspecting dinner one night....but he beat me to it! He found the bag of eyes and brought me a piece of toast with eyes! Gotta love him! If you're not into edible eyes, try making this googly eye wreath! Tutorial Here. … [Read more...]
Tutorial Tuesday-Googly Eye Wreath
I LOVE the googly eyes that you buy at the craft store. What better time to use them than Halloween time! So today's project is a spooky googly eye wreath. It rained last night so I took the picture inside on my pantry door. (I usually have a wreath hanging there too. Who said that you could only use wreath hangers on your outside doors!) I bought the wreath at Michaels using my 40% off coupon. Items you'll need: 1 wreath Glue gun 1 can black flat/matte finish spray paint 1 bottle each green and purple acrylic paint googly eyes in various sizes (my Michaels had a bag with a variety of sizes for about $2) First, paint your … [Read more...]
Tutorial: Fabric Pumpkins
Ok, so I think I'm ready for fall, and in a pumpkin mood.... So here's today's tutorial! Fabric Pumpkins These ones will last you just as long as the pumpkin pets in the previous post, and are a little more lightweight. :) You'll need these three PDF's: Pattern: Panel Pattern: Stem Tutorial Instructions The finished size is about 7" around (not including the stem.) You can enlarge the patterns to make different sized pumpkins. I'm working on one about twice as large and will post a separate pattern for that one very shortly. The larger one will also have a fabric stem as opposed to a felted wool stem. (Thanks to my … [Read more...]
Pet Pumpkin Rocks
So my husband and I carved our pumpkins a little early. :) Why you wonder? Because these are our little Pet Pumpkin Rocks and they will last until Halloween! See that one in the back there? The one with the vampire teeth? His name is Edward. :) So these are SUPER easy to make. You know me, I keep my projects short and simple. The longest time for this one is waiting for the paint to dry. Here's what you need: 1 can each Orange and Green Spray paint Various sizes and shapes medium sized rocks for the pumpkins Smaller rocks for the stems Sharpie Permanent Marker E6000 adhesive To get started, wash and scrub your rocks … [Read more...]
Halloween Wall Art
Here it is: And here's how it's done. It's pretty easy. I used two different FREE downloaded digital scrapbooking kits: Coralee Evans, aka MzCora Halloween Mega Kit found at http://mzpimptress.vox.com. This kit is awesome! So many different papers and embellishments! (She just emailed me and let me know that her site where the Halloween Kit is found is down at the moment. If you leave a comment with your email I can email you the pages that I used to make the kit.) Ronna Penner of Scrapadelic.com ExpressYourself alphabet found at http://www.scrapadelic.com/ (Well, it was found there, but I think it was a limited time only kit for … [Read more...]
Quick and Easy Accent Pillows
Two placemats: (Yes, placemats!) $3.49 each from Kohl'sOne bag of polyester fiber filler:$3.99 from WalmartTwo festive fall accent pillows: Total: 30 minutes and $11.00! All I did was unpick about 5" of the lining on the back off the placemat and stuff it with pillow filling. I stitched it back up and got two cute fall accent pillows! … [Read more...]
