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Handmade Halloween

I created a new page of Halloween projects to make along with some handmade Halloween items to buy if you’re not feeling all that crafty. You can find it here or click on the link in the sidebar. I’ll be updating it regularly and welcome suggestions.

I’ve been having fun trying out my new Adobe Illustrator software. The drawing above was done by my five-year-old and re-created in Illustrator. My daughter made a series of little owl drawings as she was my collaborator for the scrappy owl bags featured earlier this week. Cute little owl, isn’t it?

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Scrappy Owl Treat Bag

Although owls have become the cliché of the craft world, they are still my friends. I cannot stand the plastic pumpkins, so I made these trick or treat bags for the girls. They are roomy enough for a good bit of candy, but not too much! The bag is lined, has two handles, and is made of wool felt, canvas and scraps.

Instructions are posted over at Flickr. As always with any of my original sewing patterns, this is for personal use only. If you make one of these, please post a photo in the Make it Monday Flickr pool so we can see it!

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Needle Felted Pumpkin

I am totally geared up for Fall and especially Halloween. So I have made quite a few of these little needle felted pumpkins in the past couple of days. I thought I’d make a quick tutorial, though this is certainly not an original idea and I am definitely a novice! My photo tutorial is posted over at Flickr.

Needle felting is pretty addictive, and it’s great if you’re an election junkie like me and need to sit in front of the television to listen to the talking heads. Just don’t poke yourself with a needle.

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Speckled Eggs

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Made these blue speckled eggs inspired by this post on craftster. I hollowed out the eggs so they will last until next year, dyed them blue and used an old toothbrush to splatter brown acrylic paint on them. The only change I would have to the instructions posted is to dye your eggs before you blow them out as it is difficult to get enough water inside for them to sink to the bottom of the dye bath bowl.

I also made a quick bird’s nest with some ivy vines tied with monofilament. I think this will dry well and I can pull the leaves off and save for next year. Would make a nice little centerpiece. Enjoy your weekend!