I’m always a fan of letting the cookie cutters do the decorating for you. Make easy cookie cutter cupcakes HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.
Tutorial | DIY Paper Pumpkins
If you’re more into Fall than Halloween, then here is a tutorial for you! Learn how to make these cute paper pumpkins using patterned paper at the HelloLidy blog.
Looking for more fonts? Check these out at Fontbundles.com
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Three Halloween Ideas – with two free printables!
1. Decorate a sparkly and spooky coffin. See more at Life of a Raeven
2. Free Halloween Printables from Halloween Costumes
3. Free printable Halloween Banner from Claudine Hellmuth
Are you looking for more Halloween Embellishments, papers, and … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Me Time
Remember to enter the giveaways!
Don’t forget to sign up for this week’s giveaways from EK Success and Sublime Stitching:
Coffee cozy kit
Crewel kit
Claudine Hellmuth embroidery transfers
Hedgehog and snowman needle felting kits
Felt stocking kits
Sublime Stitching’s new flosses
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Toast of the Town variations Blog Hop
Don’t miss the “toast of the town” variations blog hop! Erin gives you all the details for how to enter at Treasures Found and Michaels has Erin’s fabulous Toast of the Town project instructions for you to join the fun!
Tutorial: Simple doll dress a child can sew
Jill Hamor from Bybido, and author of Storybook Toys, shows how to make a simple dress that a child can make for his or her doll. There are just two seams which can be sewn by hand if … Read More...
Tutorial: Buttonhole Napkins
These Buttonhole Napkins are made to be worn – at least on a button-down shirt. There’s a little buttonhole in the corner that attaches it to the top button of a dress shirt. Clever, no? Get the tutorial at The … Read More...
Lost in the Garden
Marissa says this necklace is inspired by things you will find in a garden. She encourages you to draw inspiration from whatever surrounds you and create a story. Marissa explains this cute necklace tells a simple story about a chick … Read More...
Project: Halloween Envelope Album
Visit the Glue Dots site and find directions for turning pattern paper into envelopes and then take it a step further by using those envelopes to make a cute album. These would be perfect for storing Halloween cards or pictures.… Read More...
Free Pattern: Candy Corn Earrings
I don’t know why candy corn is such an irresistible design motif for knitters, but it is. I guess it’s the graphic nature of a color-blocked triangle, and the fact that it looks great while being pretty easy to knit, … Read More...
Gold Bling Pumpkin – The Swell Life
It might just be my town, but everyone I know has a huge pile of Mardi Gras style beads, most of which are purple and gold (the high school colors, of course). Which is why I flipped when I saw … Read More...
Halloween Candle Wraps
The Graphics Fairy made these spooky candle wraps (that also glow in the dark!) for Halloween. Get the tutorial.
Halloween Felt Acorns the easy way
I have made hundreds of felted balls and used most for felt ball Acorns; just hot glue the balls to the acorn lids. I use these little gems on gifts and for decorations year round in different colors. I get … Read More...
How to decorate boxes of crayons for Halloween treats
Over at the blog The Moody Fashionista there is a fun idea and link to a template to decorate boxes of crayons like pumpkin treats for Halloween.
Another Simple Armwarmer Pattern
I wasn’t kidding the other day when I said I love fingerless gloves and armwarmers. Here’s another great one, super simple, form Berroco.
Tag is a really, really long basically sleeve of knitting worked in the round, in stockinette. It’s … Read More...
New Jewelry from Heather Powers
Take a look at this beauty from Heather! She’s posted new pieces at Humble Beads including this stunning “house necklace.” Don’t miss her other new works inspired by the colors of fall – her oak earrings are the perfect accessory … Read More...
Tutorial: Spider web Halloween t-shirt
Kate from See Kate Sew shows how to make this cute spiderweb shirt for Halloween. The web is stitched on the machine, and the spider is cut from flocked heat transfer material. If you can’t get your hands on some … Read More...
Free pattern: Fleece dinosaur backpack (with spikes!)
Lark Crafts shares a free project on their blog for a dinosaur drawstring backpack. It’s an excerpt from the book Fleece Hat Friends
by Mary Rasch. The fleece backpack has dinosaur spikes runing down the middle. Worn with the coordinating … Read More...
Video tutorial: Gather fabric without pulling the threads
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shares a video tutorial showing her trick for gathering fabric on your sewing machine without having to pull the threads yourself. It doesn’t require a special foot or a special gathering attachment. Her daughter demonstrates … Read More...