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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.

Milk jug storm trooper helmet and other cool Halloween crafts

October 13, 2010 by Minnie

milk jug storm trooper helmet halloween costume diyJust in time for Halloween! This storm trooper helmet looks great and is made out of two plastic milk jugs!

I just saw someone tweet this tutorial from the Filth Wizardry blog. It lokos like they have quite a few … Read More...

Tutorial: Autumn leaves table mat or runner

October 13, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make this pretty table mat or runner.  Silk autumn leaves are stitched around a vinyl rectangle.  This is an easy project with lots of impact.  Cut a long rectangle for … Read More...

Tutorial: Felt Halloween banner

October 13, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Jennifer from My Life… A Happy Circus shows how to make this fun Halloween banner with stuffed felt shapes.  So cute!! Get the how-to.

[photo from My Life… A Happy Circus]

Mummy Meatloaf

October 13, 2010 by Meaghan Mountford

I’m pretty amazed that The Knead for Speed could manage to pack so much emotion into a meatloaf (that look in his eyes, is it fear? concern?). Find the recipe for a meatloaf mummy HERE at The Knead for Speed… Read More...

Painted Glass Candy Jars

October 12, 2010 by Amanda Formaro

I am really diggin’ these spooky cool candy jars made by Krystal over at Sassy Sanctuary. Filled with candy corns, these jars painted with stain glass paint look awesome with skull designs.

Birch Pumpkins

October 12, 2010 by Amanda Formaro

I love these, they are so cool. Judy over at In His Grip will show you how to take an artificial pumpkin and cover it in birch bark for this unique and rustic autumn display.

Spook-tacular Recycled t-shirt tote tutorial

October 12, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

Over at Phyllis Dobbs’s blog she designed this cute Halloween tote made from a recycled t-shirt. Pop on over to this post for her fabulous tutorial.

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Looking for more ways to refashion t-shirts? check out … Read More...

Adriana Esqueda’s Skelly sculptures and My Copy-Cat!

October 12, 2010 by Linda Lanese

    

I joined  “The Hive” and the first thing I saw was Adriana’s Skelly and fell in love with it and left her a message that I would be trying one that very evening and I did.  I asked Adriana if … Read More...

Technique: Crayon Non-Embossing

October 12, 2010 by Heather Holbrook

People never fail to surprise me with their creativity, I always think, “Now why didn’t I think of that?”. Here’s one of those ideas, crayon “non-embossing”, using embossing templates (like for your Cuttlebug) you can get the look of a … Read More...

Tutorial: Cinderella costume accessories

October 11, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make the accessories to finish off a Cinderella costume, including a headband, choker, and fingerless gloves.  Get the tute.

[photo from Make It … Read More...

Eyeballs in a Jar tutorial!

October 11, 2010 by Julie Leir-VanSickle

How cool is this?  The Crafty Goat shared a tutorial for creating eyeballs floating in a jar.  Perfect for your Halloween decor!

Click here to see how it’s done.

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Tutorial: Wool Incognito Mustache

October 11, 2010 by Linda Lanese

Jennifer Tallapaneni of pie Knits a misplaced northerner lives in Dallas Texas, but loves the weather.  She is into multimedia/web development by day, which lends itself more techie things related to knitting/crafting at night.  Using her skills she became a … Read More...

Vampire Cupcakes

October 11, 2010 by Meaghan Mountford

Learn how to make vampire cupcakes HERE at Family Fun.

Tutorial: Mini lace witch hat

October 11, 2010 by Denise Felton

You know you want this jaunty little witch hat. Urban Threads‘ e-newsletter says,

Hoop up some water-soluble stabilizer, stitch out the designs, and rinse to leave just the freestanding lace. Assemble the pieces, add ribbon/ feathers/ gems/ whatever you

… Read More...

How to make paper towel tube pumpkins

October 11, 2010 by Stefanie Girard

Last week I posted how to make a pumpkin from a whole roll of toilet paper now here’s one with just the tube! And you thought there was nothing left to make with those paper and bathroom tissue tubes. Well, … Read More...

7 Picks for Halloween Faces

October 11, 2010 by Jessica Dougherty

Real Simple magazine posted 7 Picks for Halloween Faces on their website. These products will allow you to for-go the costume & create a look with frightfully fantastic beauty items, such as Vaseline Petroleum Jelly.

Pretty Wooden Pumpkins

October 10, 2010 by Amanda Formaro

I love how unique these wooden pumpkins are from Crafting for My Sanity. After painting the wood she used simple rub ons to decorate the outsides. How pretty! I am all about unique projects and this one definitely fits the … Read More...

Mashed Potato Ghosts (and a Dead Man Burger)

October 10, 2010 by Meaghan Mountford

Learn how to make these mashed potato ghosts HERE at Wing-It Vegan, which complement–or rather, menacingly surround–this Dead Man Burger perfectly.

DIY Halloween Felt Earrings (TheNightmareBeforeChristmasInspired)

October 10, 2010 by Linda Lanese

These earrings are just adorable and easy to felt, so give them a try.  Find the video tutorial on YouTube and watch the step-by-step instructions.  Using this method you can make other Halloween characters like pumpkins.

Rotozipped Pumpkins

October 10, 2010 by Amanda Formaro

I’ll admit, I have never heard of a Rotozip spiral saw before, but that’s what Lucy from Lucy’s Designs used to create these cool pumpkin designs. I love the swirls!

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