Vivian from Craft with Confidence shares a tutorial for making a top hat just like the one the Mat Hatter wore in Alice in Wonderland. I love the shaping of this hat! Get the tute.
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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.
Tutorial: DIY fairy tutu
Kalleen from At Second Street shows how she made this fairy tutu for a fairy costume. I love the way the felt strips lay over the poofy skirt! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from At Second Street]
Tat a Celtic pumpkin
Jennifer of pieKnits “created a Halloween pin from this very cool free tatting pattern that uses Celtic knots to create a festive pumpkin.” Celtic knots and tatting. What a perfect combo. See the details of Jennifer’s project and a link … Read More...
Spider Truffles
Babble has been on a roll with the cute treats lately. I’m sure I’d have found these if they weren’t in my inbox today. Learn how to make these only-slightly-scary spider truffles HERE at babble.
Free Printable Masks
Birdcrafts is an adorable little site who is now offering Printable Freebie Masks!!! And these masks are so adorable, you might just want to print them out to have on hand for dress-up days!!
Tutorial: Lace-up Renaissance bodice from a velvet jacket
History Mom shows how she created this fabulous lace-up bodice for a Renaissance costume out of a thrifted velvet jacket. Brilliant!! Velvet can be such a difficult fabric to work with, but starting from a jacket with most of the … Read More...
Chocolate Cherry Mice (and a lesson in Temper)
Find a fantastic step-by-step photo tutorial to create these chocolate cherry mice and a lovely, easy tutorial for tempering chocolate HERE at Omnomicon.
Whit’s Knits: Knit Halloween Witch Doll
This is such a darling project and what a sweet little witch to grace your home during the Halloween Season. This is a decorative item you will bring out year after year. It’s a lot of fun to knit this … Read More...
Candy Corn Decor
This roundup of candy corn decorating ideas from Woman’s Day makes me want to go buy a barrel of candy corn. My favorites: the candy corn tree, candy corn balls (wow, that’d take forever), and candy corn table runner… Read More...
Free Tutorials for Halloween!
Halloween got you in the mood to make some creepy crawlies? Then check out this free tutorial from the PolyPedia Online for a free spider and web ring tutorial!
Click here! to get your spine a-tingling!
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Candy Spoons
Now, I’ve posted on festive chocolatey spoons before, but I think the silver takes things up a notch, no? Learn how to make candy spoons HERE at babble.
Crochet Acorns and Felted Pumpkin Bowls: A Free Tutorial
Margaret Oomen of “resurrection fern” has many-many delightful tutorials in her archives. These two caught my eye, the Crocheted Acorns and the Pumpkin Bowls. You will get written instructions and stunning pictures on Margaret’s blog, so take some time … Read More...
Tutorial: Giant stuffed felt spider
Christie from Lemon Squeezy Shop and Lemon Squeezy Home shows how to make a giant felt spider. Put him on your front porch to greet trick or treaters! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Lemon Squeezy Home]
Colorful Halloween Frame
Yarn Pumpkin
I don’t know of any child who doesn’t like getting their hands gooey..and this craft is perfect for that!! Plus, the end result is so beautiful! Naturally Educational is a great site that has many educational ideas for helping to … Read More...
Rice Spiderweb
Thrifty Fun has this simple craft that uses glue and rice! Perfect for filling up those “Pre-Trick-or Treating” Hours!
Tutorial: Cute Halloween appliqued placemats
Sarah from A Little of This, A Little of That shares a tutorial and template for a set of three Halloween-themed placemats. One is a Creepy Spider, another a Wicked Witch Hat, and the third is a Boo Pumpkin. All … Read More...
Tutorial: Kid’s bat costume
Ellen from The Long Thread guest blogs at Alpha Mom with a tutorial showing how to make a kid’s bat costume. It’s easily made from a long-sleeved t-shirt and a yard of black felt. A bit of boning helps give … Read More...
DIY: charming Felted Pumpkins the Easy Peasy Way
“Yours ’til Niagara Falls” our featured Felter is very frugal with her time and energy, she has combined a fairly common wet-felting technique and needle felting to make these darling pumpkins. The technique is so easy that you can make … Read More...
Inspiration: Judy Coates Perez
If you’re art quilter Judy Coates Perez, you can add a bit of embroidery to some felted wool balls, and — tada! — Dia de Los Muertos skulls! See more at Judy’s Painted Threads blog post.