More small Halloween treasures:
1. mini coven, 2. Halloween Ghost Cake, 3. a feast fit for a cannibal, 4. gravestone sets
I do particularly like the finger foods and mini headstones.
Halloween Character Cookies
And speaking of cookie perfection… Find step-by-step how-tos to make a bunch of utterly perfect Halloween character cookies HERE at Sweetopia.
Perfect Jack O’ Lantern Cookies
Next up… Yes, we can be perfect cookie decorators, too! Just like The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle. Learn the secret to decorate perfect Jack O’ Lanterns HERE.
Looking for more Halloween recipes and ideas? Check out Taste of Home … Read More...
Ladies’ Fingers Cookies
I’m about to post three-in-a-row now, all from some of my fave cookie decorators. First up (as always in totally random order): Ladies’ fingers of the cookie kind. Love the nail polish. Learn to make them HERE at Bake at … Read More...
Fun gifts for quilters under $10
1. Piece O’ Cake Playing Cards
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2. Breaking up? Give this vintage cartoon magnet in lieu of a Dear John letter. Get one for $5.00 HERE.
3. Quilting Chickens Postcards (package of eight). Get a set for $8.00 … Read More...
Stitch Your Own Cell Phone Case
Tutorial: Car organizer
Ribbon Candy Quilts shares a tutorial at Moda Bake Shop for making a car organizer. It hangs from the back of the front seat and has large pockets to hold books and sippy cups and other car essentials. The sides … Read More...
Pattern: Haunted stitches for Halloween
Add a touch of spooky charm to your Halloween decor with the “Haunted” design by Jenice Allred from Azure Moon Designs, available for just $8.00 USD at PatternSpot. This delightful hand-stitchery pattern features a whimsical haunted house, perfect for infusing … Read More...
Jack O’ Lantern Smile Cookie Pops
Loving this trend from Munchkin Munchies: wearable cookie pops! Learn to make Jack O’ Lantern smile cookie pops HERE at Munchkin Munchies.
Project: Snowman Circles Christmas Card
I love using stamps for ideas other than what they were intended for, it helps you got a lot more mileage from your stamps to think outside the box. This cute snowman card from Shari Carroll for Hero Arts is … Read More...
Tutorial: Picture frame pin cushions
These framed pin cushions totally rock. Beautiful and handy–perfect to set on the table beside your stitching chair. Karen of Sew Many Ways shows us how to make them. See her tute.
Looking for more pin cushion patterns? Check … Read More...
Pattern and tutorial: Skull bookmarks
Shell of Bits and Bobs shares her pattern and brief instructions for creating these spooky bookmarks from scraps of felt and ribbon. Wouldn’t these make great additions to Halloween treat bags. See her tute.
Looking for more Halloween Embroidery … Read More...
How to add some recycled bling to a pair of shoes
I am on a shoe “kick” or should I say you recycled crafters are! Check out the research and then how Erica of the blog Recycled Fashion posted an easy tutorial on how to dress up a pair of shoes … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt Plant Pouches
Lark Crafts shares a tutorial for making hanging Felt Plant Pouches of recycled sweaters. They’re quick to make and can turn any fence or wall into a mini garden. The project is an excerpt from their book Stash Happy: Felt… Read More...
Spooky Graveyard Cupcakes
Spooky, sure, but a yummy, sophisticated sort of spooky. Find the full tutorial to make vanilla cookies n’ cream cupcakes with fondant skull and bones toppers HERE at Pure Joy Events by guest poster 6 Bittersweets. And bonus! Find … Read More...
Cupcake Jack O’ Lantern
I had to choose the picture of this Jack O’ Lantern all lit up because it’s just so dang cool. Find the step-by-steps to carve your own HERE at the Dollhouse Bake Shoppe.
Tutorial: Mixed print tunic top for little girls
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make her Mixed Print tunic top for little girls. She makes the long-sleeved top out of three different fabrics – a solid, a floral, and a polka-dot. The simple lines of the … Read More...
Tutorial: Halloween Mummy softie from old sweaters or t-shirts
5 Orange Potatoes shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can use old sweaters or t-shirts to make a Halloween mummy softie. Strips of knit (sweater or t-shirt) are wrapped and overlapped around the doll’s bod. Cuuute! Get … Read More...
Tutorial: Asymmetrical hoodie refashion
Kate from See Kate Sew shows how she did a little nip + tuck action on a hand-me-down man’s sweatshirt to turn it into the fabulous asymmetrical hoodie you see here. Get the how-to.
[photo from See Kate Sew
Tutorial: “There’s a pumkin on my bumkin” appliqued onesie
Tricia from Leafy Treetop Shop and Leafy Treetop Spot posts in her Top-toberfest series with a tutorial showing how to make an appliqued pumpkin onesie. There’s a small pumpkin appliqued on the front – and an even larger one on … Read More...