It is October 1st, and here in the USA that means that Halloween is only a few weeks away!
I think these Halloween treat bags, made by Claire at Pillar Box Blue, are super cute! Claire shares 3 different free … Read More...
DIY Halloween Hand Soap
This Halloween Project shows you how to create a quick Halloween Decoration by adding plastic cockroaches into store bought hand soap.
Free Cross Stitch Chart – Halloween Monster
I know Halloween is not meant to be “cute” but this little monster is very cute. He would look adorable in a frame. I think he needs some text to finish it off but you can grab the chart for … Read More...
October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Are you a Cancer Survivor? Have you lost someone to Cancer? Chances are that your life has been affected by Cancer at some point in time. My Mother was diagnosed with Cancer a few months before my wedding. It was … Read More...
Free Pattern – Wine Glass Coaster
What’s better than coffee? Wine of course! Here is an adorable Tapestry Crochet styled Coaster for your beverage. Make a set of these and add a bottle of wine for a great Christmas gift or Hostess gift.
Pumpkin French Toast Bake
Here is an autumn breakfast or brunch item. The best part is that you can make it the night before and all you have to do is put it in the oven in the morning. Since you make it the … Read More...
Tutorial: Fall Hedgehog Card
How cute is this little hedgehog jumping in leaves?! It was made using a no-line stamping technique with water coloring. Find a video tutorial over on the Gerda Steiner blog.
-Heather
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Halloween Concentration Game
Saltwater Kids came up with a great ‘alternative’ to handing out candy; a Halloween Concentration Game. She even has the free down-loadable link.
Check out more fall fun with these roundups:
Tutorial: 2 easy ways to make an elastic waistband
Pants, shorts, skirts… All are easy to sew with an elastic waistband. Jennifer from Workroom Social shows 2 easy ways to sew an elastic waistband. The first is a simple casing with elastic threaded through it. The second is to … Read More...
Spidery Snack Cake Goodness
The lovely force behind the popular Not Martha not only spills how she made these Halloween treats from Hostess and Little Debbie snack cakes, but her blog offers tons of ideas. She shares how to make stuff and great info … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a simple zipper
Zipper. It’s one word that strikes fear into many a beginning sewist’s heart. But they’re not hard to do at all! It’s really just a matter of sewing the zipper tape the fabric. There are a number of ways to … Read More...
Alcohol Inks and Foil Crackle on Clay
A nicely crackled decoration is one of the prettiest ways to make an interesting surface on your clay pieces. Ludmilla shares a video on the process, using a combination of alcohol inks and metallic foils. Her channel has a sweet … Read More...
Frankenstein Minty Rolls
Chocolate rolls dipped and decorated to look like Frankenstein. A cute and non-scary treat for your Halloween party. A wonderful treat to enjoy at Halloween party for the kids or adults. Jojo at Every Nook & Cranny used a mint … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Slash and spread a t-shirt pattern to make a dress
Tami from Love Notions shows how you can use the slash and spread method to turn a basic t-shirt or tunic pattern into a dress. She shows three different shapes of dresses you can make – a simple A-line, one … Read More...
Candy Corn Halloween Popcorn Gift
It’s caramel corn, but looks like candy corn in a jar or bag. These would be cute gifts to give to friends, neighbors and teachers for Halloween. A great gift to give to party goers at a Halloween party. Amber … Read More...
Deviled Eggs with Pepper Jelly and Bacon
Unless it is a party just for kids, there are always deviled eggs at the party. These deviled eggs have a little spice. Even better, it has bacon. You may want to make extras! Blakely from Everyday Gourmet with Blakely … Read More...
Chocolate Spider Web Jellies
How fun would these be at the kid’s Halloween party? A little creepy, but not too scary for the kids. The jelly is made with orange juice. You could use different juices. Petro from the Seaman Mom shares how to … Read More...
Tutorial: Faux shearling vest from old jeans
Carissa from Carissa Knits made this faux shearling vest from…. old jeans! I love it!! She took pictures along the way to show how she did it. The outside of the faux shearling is a tan colored denim, and the … Read More...
Great Knitting Projects for Teens and Tweens
Sometimes it can be difficult to get kids and teens interested in knitting. They tend to like to DIY nature of knitting but sometimes lack the attention span to see a big project through to the end (adults, too right?).… Read More...
Make a Cross-Stitch Kit for Travel or a Gift
I love this idea for making a cross-stitch/embroidery travel kit from Akamatra. She was traveling and wanted to be able to take her threads with her without having to carry full skeins.
It’s a really simple process to wind … Read More...