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...
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.
Technique: Crayon Non-Embossing
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
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.
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Eyeballs in a Jar tutorial!
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
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
Learn how to make vampire cupcakes HERE at Family Fun.
Tutorial: Mini lace witch hat
You know you want this jaunty little witch hat. Urban Threads‘ e-newsletter says,
… Read More...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
How to make paper towel tube pumpkins
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
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
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)
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)
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
Witch’s Brew
Learn how to make a witch’s (root beer) brew HERE at Holidash.
Project: Stamped Felt Treat Bag
How fun is this little treat bag made of stamped felt?? Click here for an instructional video on the Hero Arts blog.
-Heather
Tutorial: Embroidered Halloween badges
Stephanie Housley posted a tutorial at The Crafts Dept. (MarthaStewart.com) that provides the designs and instructions for creating hand-embroidered Halloween badges. All of the images of costumed animals are adorable, but I especially love this critter’s little g-string! Go to … Read More...
Tutorial: Stitchy Halloween card
Nikki of Nikki, in Stitches blog puts together a variety of techniques and resources in this charming Halloween greeting card. My favorite part: The BOO! focal element is embroidered on fabric. Nikki’s approach to transferring the image is a bit … Read More...
Recycle those summer paper party lanterns into Halloween Eyeballs
OK this post is a bit self serving. I confess eyeballs are probably my favorite Halloween motif and I have made eyeballs out of all sorts of things, mostly sports balls but this set made from paper party lanterns from … Read More...
Harry Potter Licorice Wands and Cockroach Clusters
Babble has been such a wealth of ideas lately. Find recipes for Harry Potter liquorice wands and cockroach clusters (ew!) HERE. Chocolate cockroach mold
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Tutorial: Quick and easy felt Halloween mask
Katie from Punk Projects guest blogs over at …on the brink of something beautiful with a tutorial showing how to make a quick and easy felt Halloween mask. The felt won’t fray, so you can make them in any shape … Read More...