Elizabeth fromSimple Simon & Co. shows how to make a tutu for an 18″ doll. It’s an easy project and can be made with scraps of tulle left over from making a kid-sized tutu. How cute would it be … Read More...
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.
3-D Pumpkin Cookies with a Surprise Inside
Officially my new favorite pumpkin-themed food. And there are plenty pumpkin-themed foods out there from which to choose. These uber-clever 3D pumpkin cookies with a surprise inside. And you needn’t master the art of food construction to make them, either. … Read More...
Needle Felt A Voodoo Doll Pincushion Tutorial
This is a perfect needle felting project for Halloween; a “Voodoo Doll Pincushion” filled with prickly pins. If you really want to make it scary have a little red roving like blood dripping out by the pin holes. This was … Read More...
Free pattern: Piglet costume hood
Melissa from Melly Sews guest blogs in the Handmade Costume Series at The Train To Crazy with a free pattern and tutorial showing how to make a Piglet costume hood. She shows it worn with a pink tutu and t-shirt … Read More...
“Felt Headband Monster” & “Pin Me Cushion” Tutorials
Onel hosts “onelmon“a bilingual blog, (English-Indonesian) filled with wonderful ideas about crafting and things she finds fun to share along with cultural events. Today she is sharing her “Felt Headband Monster Tutorial” & her “Pin Me Cushion” (I don’t know … Read More...
Tutorial: Witch legs Halloween shirt, no sewing required
Check out this cute Halloween shirt that Amber from Crazy Little Projects made! She created the witch legs & shoes design with a combination of applique and fabric paint, and she shares a template and tutorial on her blog. Her … Read More...
Leading to Halloween
This week there’s the less cute but still awesome Halloween Fimo clay:
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| Halloween Pens by AndreasCrafts | Ghost Pin by CartoonieCatDoodle |
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| Witchy Pencil Bookmark by bloomyjewelry | Ghost Earrings by JerisJewelryBox |
Tutorial: Little Pumpkins
Becky Meverden has a cute little pumpkin project on her blog. If you need your pumpkins to be identical sizes use the template or a cookie cutter to cut equal sized chunks of clay.
Photo by Becky Meverden.
Wooly Candy Corn!
Here’s a cute pattern for a bit of Halloween (or other seasons) decor I got a tip about from the Vintage Umbrella. This knit and felted candy corn from Wooly Something (aka Marie Mayhew Designs) provides a simple way … Read More...
How to make a row of pumpkins from an old sock
I simply love the expression on the last pumpkin on the right! See how to make these adorable (and angry) sock pumpkins over at Sharon’s blog Crafts ‘n Coffee. And if that Halloween pumpkin goodness wasn’t enough check out this … Read More...
Fall Crochet!
Sher has done it again! She has created a totally cool Fall wreath – and has written and photographed a detailed pattern with tutorial so we can each make one (or more) for ourselves. I think I might add … Read More...
Zombie Arm Cupcake Toppers
Why oh why have I not thought of gumpaste zombie arms to stick out of a cupcake to hold the cupcake topper? Lucky Tikkido has. Find the how-tos to make them HERE at Tikkido.
Felt Bunting for Halloween Tutorial
Ramya the host of “ArtPlatter” has discovered her blog has become an important part of her life. She is now experimenting with different crafts, whatever she interests her and what she feels her readers would find useful. Today she is … Read More...
Free Pattern: Webbed Legwarmers
I love just about everything Vickie Howell designs because her stuff is cute but also pretty quick and easy. She uses details in a way that make her projects stand out even if the level of difficult isn’t all that … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s pirate costume
Heather from Sew Easy Being Green shares a two-part tutorial showing how she made this awesome pirate costume for her young daughter. Depending on colors and embellishments, you could also rework this to be a princess costume. Go to part … Read More...
Free project: Grey and Orange quilt
This would be a quick throw to make for autumn decor, just perfect for snuggling with some hot cider in hand. The dark grey solid is the perfect foil for the orange as it’s seasonal without emphasizing the ubiquitous orange … Read More...
20+ Ways to Use a Pumpkin Cookie Cutter
If you clicked on the links to my last two posst, you’ll notice those uber-cute Krispies Treats bears-in-costume and funny face pumpkins are part of a larger blogger pumpkin extravaganza. Callye, of The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle, challenged over … Read More...
Funny Face Pumpkins
Need a quick way to cheer up this morning? Click on this post over at Munchkin Munchies to see some funny face pumpkins, with how-tos. Ha.
Cross Stitch Pattern – Halloween Freebie
Scroll all the way down to the end of this blog post from Stickeule for a cute Halloween freebie. You can stitch it as is or pull individual elements from the design for smaller projects. Check out the free project.… Read More...
Video tutorial: How to Create A Spider Pumpkin
If you are tired of carving your pumpkins with sharp knives and scooping out the seeds; then watch this clever no-carve technique for turning a small pumpkin into a creepy-crawly spider. All you need is small pumpkins, felt and old … Read More...