I don’t know of any child who doesn’t like getting their hands gooey..and this craft is perfect for that!! Plus, the end result is so beautiful! Naturally Educational is a great site that has many educational ideas for helping to … Read More...
Halloween Crafts and DIY Ideas
Here are some terrific ideas for Halloween crafts to do with the kids and whole family. Ideas to entertain, celebrate and decorate. We have found Halloween decorations, easy crafts and kids costume ideas.
Rice Spiderweb
Thrifty Fun has this simple craft that uses glue and rice! Perfect for filling up those “Pre-Trick-or Treating” Hours!
Tutorial: Cute Halloween appliqued placemats
Sarah from A Little of This, A Little of That shares a tutorial and template for a set of three Halloween-themed placemats. One is a Creepy Spider, another a Wicked Witch Hat, and the third is a Boo Pumpkin. All … Read More...
Tutorial: Kid’s bat costume
Ellen from The Long Thread guest blogs at Alpha Mom with a tutorial showing how to make a kid’s bat costume. It’s easily made from a long-sleeved t-shirt and a yard of black felt. A bit of boning helps give … Read More...
DIY: charming Felted Pumpkins the Easy Peasy Way
“Yours ’til Niagara Falls” our featured Felter is very frugal with her time and energy, she has combined a fairly common wet-felting technique and needle felting to make these darling pumpkins. The technique is so easy that you can make … Read More...
Inspiration: Judy Coates Perez
If you’re art quilter Judy Coates Perez, you can add a bit of embroidery to some felted wool balls, and — tada! — Dia de Los Muertos skulls! See more at Judy’s Painted Threads blog post.
Spun Sugar Spider Nest and Choux Eggs
How can something look so scary and yummy at the same time? That’s the brilliance of Sprinkle Bakes, I guess. Find recipes for the spun sugar spider nest and choux eggs HERE. (And even those spiders are edible.)
Multi Colored Yarn Ball Wreath
Over at the blog- Write It Down (incidentally my personal policy) there is this super Halloween Wreath. I bet it would look great in any color combo. Also check out her cozy gray wreath too.
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Rustic Treat Tins
DIY Candy Bars
Learn how to make homemade versions of popular candy HERE at Chow, including the “twixt,” “almond jay,” snickles,” and “PB Cups”. Love the names.
Hypnotic Owl Cookie Pops
Better eat these cookie pops up quickly before you lose total control. Learn how to make owl and hypnotic swirly cookie pops HERE at Bake It Pretty.
Ghost Pretzels
So cute. So easy. Done and done. Find the how-tos for making ghost pretzels HERE at PBS Parents.
Recycle those old silk flowers into a Halloween Wreath
It is truly the magic the transformation a simple can of black spray paint can have. Cindi sent in her wonderful recycled flower wreath project posted at her blog The Brass Paperclip perfect to welcome your trick or treaters this … Read More...
Hambly Halloween Open Studio Today!
For those of you located in the Bay Area, Hambly Studios will be holding a special Open Studio for Halloween today October 21st 2010 from 5-8 pm. There will be Makes and Takes for the kids and shopping fun … Read More...
Fur Ball Monster Cupcakes
Learn how to make these googly-eyed monster cupcakes HERE at the Hostess with the Mostess blog, from the book, What’s New, Cupcake?.
A whole bunch of “Green” Halloween Crafts made out of all sorts of this and that
Caley sent in this link to all sorts of green Halloween Crafts posted at FaveCrafts. I am sure you will find something spooktactular to craft with bits of this and that you are sure to have around.
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DIY for a Great Felt Treat Bag
This is Ghost Bag is so cute for the little ones to carry for trick or treating. Sewing the ghost into place before cutting away the insides of the handles makes it easy to align the handle arches. This pattern … Read More...
Spider, Pumpkin and Ghost Lollipops
Sticking with the classics: wrapping lollipops. Learn how to package these cute spider, pumpkin and ghost lollipops HERE at Ohdeedoh.
“Green” Monster Halloween Treat bucket tutorial
Tiffanie sent in this quite literally “green” Halloween Craft. See how she turned an ordinary bucket into a super scary, not really, more like cute as ever treat bucket over at her blog Blue Cricket Design.
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Tutorial: Halloween apron with a ric rac spider pocket
Phyllis Dobbs shares a downloadable tutorial for making this super cute Halloween apron. The big spider applique is actually a pocket. How fun! And check out his button head and ric rac legs! Go to the tutorial.
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