Due to a few last minute cancellations…
We have a few openings in Saturday’s Holiday Workshop.
It’ll be a fun day of Holiday Crafting, Good Friends and Yummy Food.
Oh… Did I mention everyone wins a Door Prize?
Email me at: suesholidayworkshop@yahoo.com to sign up.
My daughter in law brought the boys over today to show me their Halloween costumes…
(and a little early Trick or Treating.)
I just had to share the pictures with you.
She made Warren’s “Stay Puft” costume and even crocheted his hat.
Autumn has come to the Midwest bringing with it crisp air and colorful leaves.
I’ve even given up my flip flops for socks and shoes…
I like Autumn.
Really I do. (If only it’d turn right back into Summer.)
Now that I’ve given up on Summer, I thought I’d better start with my Fall Decorations.
I like making projects that serve more than one purpose.
Like this Pinecone wreath. After I’m done with my Fall Decorations…
I plan on adding red berries and re-making it into a Christmas Wreath.
You’ll need:
Directions:
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This project was created for and sponsored by Smoothfoam.
I played a little hooky from all the projects on my never ending “To Do” list…
and did a little card-making (just for fun). Thanks in part to a wonderful box of goodies
that I received from the good people at Little B LLC, the sponsor of this month’s
Designer Craft Connection’s Manufacturer Challenge.
(make sure to check out the great giveaway prize at the bottom of this post)
My Butterfly Card uses mini dimensional butterflies from Little B
and scrapbook paper from Graphic 45’s Rare Oddities Collection.
To create the division between the butterflies,
I used a really thin Black and White Striped Decorative Tape
This Simple little card uses all kinds of Little B goodies.
Directions:
Finished Card Size: 4 1/2″ x 5 3/4″
♥ Thank You Little B LLC for generously providing the dies, punches, dimensional stickers,
and decorative tapes used on these cards. (You are awesome!)
Little B LLC is so awesome they’re giving away this prize package to one lucky winner.
To enter to win leave a comment on this post and/on the other designers’ blogs
and “like” the Little B LLC Facebook page… that’s all there is to it.
The more you comment the better your chances are to win! Open to residents of US and Canada only.
Contest ends 10-29-15.
Check out the Designer Craft Connection Blog for participating Designer projects.
Give the kids an extra special treat this year with their very own personalized Trick or Treat Bag.
Halloween Greeting in black iron-on letters and their names on the back using orange
iron-on letters from Joy.
No more fighting over whose bag is whose.
These cute Candy Corn Bags came from Canvas Corps Brands.
Just iron on your Joy letters to each bag and send the kids out there to fill ’em up!
Do you like Post It Notes? (I mean really like them.)
Are you one of those people that have post it notes stuck all over the place?
I stick notes in my planner, on my calendar, on the cabinet doors in my office, on the door leading out
to the garage and sometimes even on my lists. (it can be a problem)
So… it should come to no surprise that this is one of my favorite quick and easy projects to make.
Simple to Make. Easy to Personalize. Makes a Great Gift. (what’s not to love?)
Here’s what I used:
Directions:
I picked up this very old bottle at a yard sale…
The story with this bottle is that the guy bought a collection of old medicine bottles from the
early 1900’s that came from the old Bartonville State Mental Hospital.
If your not from around here, rumor is, the old State Hospital is haunted.
I believe the show “Ghost Hunters” did an episode there.
So… that and the fact that it was only $2.00 had me intrigued.
The old bottle was in rough shape.
When I tried removing the cork, it pretty much disintegrated on the spot.
To breath new life into the old bottle…
I masked the top and the bottom of the bottle with removable painters tape and added
a thick coat of etchall Etching Creme*
After waiting 15 minutes, I removed the excess etching crème and put the excess back
in the container. I rinsed the bottle with warm water and let dry.
(make sure to read the instructions on the bottle of etching crème.)
To give the bottle a little Fall color…
I used a StazOn Ink Pad, Orange Zest*
The ink only adheres to the etched area.
To finish the look, I added a rub-on decoration to the front of the bottle with
a little raffia and key around the neck.
A new look for a very old bottle.
This project was created for and sponsored by Etchall®.
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(Includes lunch, door prizes and most supplies.)
We will be making:
Contact me at: suesholidayworkshop@yahoo.com to sign up or for more information.
(Click on picture for a larger view)
*The Mini Ribbon Wreath Ornament will be featured in Craft Ideas Magazine’s Holiday Issue…
so you only get a sneak peek.
When it comes to Halloween Decorating, I’m not one to go all out.
Usually a couple of jack-o-lanterns and that’s it. (I’m pretty low-key)
I remember the year my oldest decided that he was too old for trick or treating…
He dressed up in costume… sat in the chair on the porch with a big bowl of candy to pass out.
He sat very, very still.
All the kids thought he was a decoration.
When they’d start to reach and grab the candy he’d scare them.
As I was walking down our street from taking my daughter Trick or Treating that night,
we were warned about the house on the end of the street.
I think that might of been his favorite Halloween.
Deflecto Craft Frame, Black Border, 8.5 x 11 Inches (69775CR)
My “Welcome Trick or Treaters” sign was made using a large frame from Deflecto Craft Solutions
and computer graphics.
The bat and pumpkin chipboard was old K & Company embellishments.
"This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Deflecto Design Team I have been
provided product in exchange for my creative ideas, views and opinions."
I will be teaching “Home for Christmas” at The Paper Forest in Washington, Illinois.
We will be making a set of Christmas cards featuring the “Home for Christmas” collection from Kaisercraft. Come have fun, get in the holiday spirit and maybe pick up a new technique or two!
The Paper Forest
Thursday, November 12 from 5:30-7:30
Cost: $22.00
Contact The Paper Forest http://www.thepaperforest.com or call 309-745-3440 to sign up for the class.
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