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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.

How To Make Halloween Lamp Shades using felt

October 19, 2013 by Linda Lanese

Halloween Lamp Shadeslamp shade

Amy Locurto publishes “Living Locurto” out of Dallas, Texas.  Amy has Charisa of “Madtown Macs” sharing her guest tutorial “How To Make Halloween Lamp Shades”.  We have all seen themed chandelier lamp shades and they are very pricey. Charisa decided … Read More...

Felt Scarecrow Hat Tutorial

October 19, 2013 by Linda Lanese

Felt Scarecrow Hat Tutorial

Kelly of “Simply Kelly Designs” has a clever tutorial on how to make a “Felt Scarecrow Hat” and it is darling and so is the young lady wearing it. This tutorial is on how to create a cute and easy … Read More...

Doodle’s Halloween Cross Stitch Freebie

October 18, 2013 by Connie Barwick

Doodle's Halloween 1Stacey from Fearn Abbey Needleworks is a more recent addition to our freebie design world (and I hope you have also checked out her designs that are for sale too.) She always has the cutest design and this one is … Read More...

Felt & Wood Toadstool Seat Instruction

October 17, 2013 by Linda Lanese

Toadstool Seat

I love these for limber adults or children and for extra setting.  Here are the instructions from “Better homes and Gardens” from their “Spooky Forest Halloween Party for Kids” they have 18 fun projects.  Serve lunch with toadstool seats set … Read More...

Tutorial | Candy Corn Cupcake Toppers

October 17, 2013 by Francine Clouden

Tutorial - Candy-Corn-Cupcake-Toppers from Unusually Lovely

Top your pumpkin spice cupcakes with these cute candy corn toppers made from patterned scrapbook papers. Diana at Unusually Lovely explains how she made hers. Not making cupcakes this fall? Use the idea as a cute page embellishment!

Pincushion Pumpkin video tutorial

October 16, 2013 by Linda Lanese

Pincushion Pumpkin video tutorial

Decorate your pumpkin like a pincushion using paint and felt, free tutorial and pattern.  A fun alternative to carving, this Halloween pumpkin looks like a pincushion and is perfect for anyone who loves sewing.   This video is by Tova, “Professor … Read More...

EASY SWEATER PUMPKINS

October 16, 2013 by Linda Lanese

EASY SWEATER PUMPKINS

Debbie is a retired French teacher! She loves anything French. Her blog is “Confessions of a Plate Addict” but today her tutorial has nothing to do with plates.  Debbie has this fun & “Easy Sweater Pumpkins tutorial”!  Use an old … Read More...

How to make a no-sew recycled shirt doggy cape

October 16, 2013 by Stefanie Girard

dog cape with hole for harnessIf you are one of those people that like to dress up your doggie either for Halloween or just because pop on over to the blog Sew Doggy Style for a no-sew tutorial on how to make a recycled shirt … Read More...

Tutorial: Wipe-clean appliqued Halloween placemats

October 15, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Tutorial: Wipe-clean appliqued Halloween placematsJennifer from Ellison Lane shares a tutorial over at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a set of Halloween-y placemats.  The top is covered with a fusible vinyl so they’ll wipe clean.  The stack of pumpkins were fussy cut … Read More...

Halloween felt “Penny Rug” Table Runner

October 15, 2013 by Linda Lanese

Halloween “Penny Rug”

Alecia is the creative mind behind “Chicken Scratch” and loves creating on the cheap.  She created this lovely Halloween “Penny Rug” Table Runner. She whipped up this fun little number in an evening. The style is loosely based on vintage … Read More...

Tutorial Felt elf of the woods

October 15, 2013 by Linda Lanese

Elf in the woods

Julia, lives in Treviso is City in Italy. She learned to sew at 5 on her grandmother’s 60 year old Singer treadle sewing machine and she never stopped sewing.  Julia could not think of a project that was somehow autumn … Read More...

Freebie: Printable Witches Hat

October 15, 2013 by Heather Holbrook

Freebie: Printable Witches Hat

Claudine Hellmuth has a fun and free witches hat to print. It’s a cute addition for photos, cards or mixed media projects, click here to download.

-Heather

Jack-o-Lantern Cookies

October 15, 2013 by Vikram Goyal

jolly-rancher-pumpkin-cookies

Oh boy. These cookies, when made to look like this, give me the Heebie-jeebies.

But these are cookies are pretty cool. In the end, they make a masked jack-o-lantern that your kids will love because they are full of Jolly … Read More...

Freebie | Monster Teeth Silhouette Label

October 15, 2013 by Francine Clouden

Freebie - Monster Teeth Silhouette Snack Bag Label

This is so cute! Candy corn monster teeth! You can make similar snack bags using the free cut file from Eat, Make, Sleep. Only available in .studio format.

Glow in the Dark Stuffed Ghosts Tutorials

October 14, 2013 by Linda Lanese

glow in the dark stuffed ghosts

Lisa of “5 Orange Potatoes” has a tutorial for these darling “Glow in The Dark Stuffed Ghosts”!  She has a complete Pictorial tutorial and a pattern for us. What will they think of next?  This glow in the dark spider … Read More...

How to make candles in pumpkins

October 14, 2013 by Vikram Goyal

cinnamon-pumpkin-candles

With already more pumpkins than she needs, Stephanie from HenryHappened needed no excuse to convert some pumpkins into surprise… candles!

Not just any candles, cinnamon candles.

So next time you have way too many pumpkins left over at your house, … Read More...

Tutorial: Folded Star Pumpkin hoop

October 13, 2013 by Scarlett Burroughs

Folded star pumpkin tutorial

Terri of A Creative Princess shares how she made this fun autumn decor. She used a folded star technique and fabric with pumpkins and several shades of orange. She adds this is a great stash burning project. Visit her blog … Read More...

Halloween Pumpkin Patch Kitty tutorial and pattern

October 13, 2013 by Linda Lanese

Pumpkin Patch Kitty

What a darling little “Pumpkin Patch Felt Kitty” over at “styrofoam crafts”! There is a supply list and downloadable pattern. This kitty looks like there’s a frisky little feline hiding in the pumpkin patch. This fun felt and foam design … Read More...

BOO Halloween Wreath Tutorial

October 13, 2013 by Linda Lanese

BOO Halloween Wreath

This “BOO Halloween Wreath” tutorial comes from “Sew Licious Home Décor” and is easy and inexpensive; using felt flowers and there is also a tutorial for the flowers. It’s easy to make, fun, and inexpensive!  Marti is the host and … Read More...

Freebie: Zombie Bride Digital Stamp

October 13, 2013 by Heather Holbrook

Freebie: Zombie Bride Digi Stamp

Penny Blossoms has a cute and creepy zombie bride digital stamp to download for free, click here to get the black and white version.

-Heather

 

Looking for more digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle … Read More...

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