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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.
Eyeballs are one of my favorite Halloween motifs. I tend to make a new eyeball craft every Halloween. I did crochet eyeballs, paperweights, a paper lantern and felted ones in the past. This year’s Halloween eyeball craft could definitely be … Read More...
I have a knit pumpkin problem this year. It’s probably a good thing I don’t have that much orange yarn in my house (though of course you can knit pumpkins in a multitude of colors) or every surface would be … Read More...
Isn’t it great when your decorations can magically transform into a party game? Love that! So when you go score your pumpkins be sure to get them with a bit of a stem so that you can make a ring … Read More...
Have you played corn hole? I have a bit and boy can it get rowdy, especially when you play in teams. This idea for dressing up the corn hole game board like a monster is so fun for Halloween. You … Read More...
How cute are these little eyeballs peeking out from the t-shirts? Pop on over to the blog Creative Kismet to see the front of the t-shirts that are covered in eyeballs and the step by step tutorial on how to … Read More...
These envelope slider dies are perfect for creating tiny envelopes for small cards or as accents or larger cards but they also hold a secret. There’s a slit in the envelope that can be used for a slider, how clever! … Read More...
Egg cartons are a fun recycled material to work with. Over at the blog DIY and Crafting there is a great collection of 10 adorable recycled egg carton Halloween crafts including these sweet eyeballs that are cute individually or attached… Read More...
I can’t believe that I found another great recycled project using pressed paper produce packaging…ah my old friend alliteration. This project is a fun and cute pumpkin countdown to Halloween calendar. Roll on over to the blog Choose to Thrive … Read More...
There is something so magical about the simple detail of using two different size wiggly eyes. It turns any project into something cute and silly. This whole coffee filter bat tutorial is so fun! Pop on over to the blog … Read More...
I saw the Voodoo You Love Me dolls come across my Instagram feed recently, and they are pretty stinking adorable, but the thing that’s really fun about this pattern is when you look at the pattern page on Ravelry and … Read More...
Sometimes it’s fun to go elaborate and over the top with decorations and then sometimes minimalist is the way to go. Such is the case with these fun blood spattered vases created with a bit of red paint and some … Read More...
Ardyth used the same card layout but made just a few changes to the stamps and ink colors and got 2 totally different cards. This design is perfect for smaller stamped images or dies and is a great way to … Read More...
I know it’s just about the first day of school for most but that just means Halloween is just around the corner. These little skulls with top hats are just adorable. The tutorial for making the hat is great. Pop … Read More...
I’m a huge harry Potter fan so I flipped when I say this magical layout from Kira! I love how she took inspiration from the Deathly Hallows symbol for all the triangles, the texture she added with the stitching and … Read More...
Looking….yah that was another pun :)…for a great last minute easy yard Halloween decoration? You could grab just about anything white and black to make these up fast. Pop on over to the blog A Girl and a Glue … Read More...
Personally, I’m of the opinion candy corn is borderline inedible. It makes a really great clay project though! Candy corn canes, like this very simple one I wrote about a while back, or candy corn replicas like in the video. … Read More...
Whip up some fast and easy Day of the Dead projects with this great sugar skull die cut. It’s FREE to download from SVG Cuts to use with your electronic die cutting machine.
-Heather
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If you’re feeling up to caning for Halloween, here’s a pretty good skull cane tutorial – I’m going to add a lower mandible to mine when I do this cane – to try. Slices of the reduced cane would make … Read More...
Here’s a treat from Stephanie Kilgast – a video for sculpting a pumpkin and jack o’ lantern. There’s also a fun page where she jumps off from this sculpt to making a whole zombie vignette to go with it. Stephanie … Read More...
I love any project that gives me an excuse to pop a bottle of champagne or two….or three…:) These little sugar skull day of the dead crafts are just too cute not to paint up for Halloween. Pop on over … Read More...
