Halloween "Smell My Feet" Free Printable

Long time no post, eh?!

Well, I'm helping my daughter to put together some little gifts for her friends for Halloween- aren't you SO IMPRESSED that we started out this early???  Well, don't be.  I finally figured out that if I don't start early it doesn't happen.  Like if I don't have dinner started by ten in the morning we're probably eating toast, but I digress.

I was browsing around the store called Tuesday Morning and found these super cute sets of Halloween polish- and it's scented! The polish comes in Halloween colors and they have a gold decal on them of a haunted house, a jack-o-lantern, or a ghost.

I bought some for my daughter and she wanted some more to give to her friends- so, we grabbed another set or two.  She is going to break the sets apart and just give each girl two colors.

She is going to put the nail polish in a little bag and maybe add a few other goodies.  I made this label for her to attach to her nail polish gift bags.  I hope that she'll have lots of fun gifting these to her chums.

Happy Halloween!

 
 

Adorable Halloween Clip Art

I found the CUTEST Halloween clip art today.  It costs a dollar and you can download several graphics... all of them SUPER adorable.  Check this out.  Look up all the Halloween clip art by Kristi W designs.  Please don't try to swipe the files from my blog- this is too sweet a deal to miss!

I used the graphics I purchased to make Halloween Don't Eat Pete Boards for my activity day girls.  If it wasn't a copyright violation I'd give you the file of the game board I made- because they turned out amazing -if I do say so myself! 

I put the "boards" in a plastic sheet protector to keep them clean and pretty.  I'm going to give these to the girls with a little bag of corn candy so they can play their game at home with their families.

Halloween Knock and Run Treat Box

I've been working on a Halloween Knock and Run Kit.  What is a knock and run kit you ask?  Well, when I was growing up kind friends would fill a plate with goodies, set them on my doorstep, and then knock and run.  The goal was to leave the treat without getting caught.  Kids LOVE doing this.  My little goblins really get into it- they dress in dark colors and plot and plan the best way to deliver the goods with the least chance of discovery.  This little service project really gets your adrenaline going!

Normally you put together your own plate of treats before heading out to do the "happy haunting" but I thought I'd put together a little knock and run kit for a loved one.  If you want to put one together here are some ideas for the fillers:

• cute paper plates
• holiday ink stamps and stickers
• tags
• ribbon
• sugar cookie mix
• frosting with decorator tip
• holiday sprinkles
• cookie cutter
• colorful instructions on how to knock and run

Now you can make a kit for friend!  Or if you have little ones like I do gather up a few of the items listed above and have the kids help to make some treats- then head out to so some mysterious, top secret, deliveries--- don't get caught!

Free Holiday Mini Banner Cutting File for Silhouette

I've seen these adorable mini banners all around and decided to make one for my Halloween tree.  If you'd like to make one you'll need:

• 6 1/2 feet of embroidery floss
• five different sheets of scrapbook paper in a holiday or color coordinating theme.  Target has packages of paper in their dollar section
• Silhouette machine or a ruler and exacto knife
• double sided tape

Copy this free file and open it with robo master.  Select "get outline", outside only and apply- then cut out your diamond shapes one paper page at a time.  (I realize that this is NOT the most paper efficient file to use- but for some reason when I lined up all my diamonds they would not stay down- and it was a cutting disaster- my cutting mat is losing some of its stick- but to avoid this problem I went with the extra space version for you).

Fold all of your diamonds in half with a crisp crease.

Place your cute paper blank side up and apply a piece of double sided tape.

Apply floss, keeping the papers about a thumbs width apart.  Fold over and press firmly in place.

Drape sweet banner across picture frames, windows, mirrors, Halloween trees, etc.  Then make one for each of your favorite holidays.

10/10/11  I linked up to Making the World Cuter

Free Halloween Tags for Silhouette

While putting together a gift for a friend I created some Halloween craft tags with my silhouette.  I thought they would be nice to add to some homemade treats for the neighbors- maybe a bag of caramel popcorn,or a plate stacked with cookies. So, I made a few extra.

The jpeg file is here for you to use.

The basic tag is a freebie from Silhouette.  I created the spider cut out.  Then I embellished the freshly cut tags with stamps, stickers and ribbons.  I saved the spider cut outs and added them to some of the tags with dimensional foam stickers.  It was fun!

                                                                                  Enjoy!

Halloween Crafts Flashback

I thought I'd share a few of the Halloween crafts from the past:

Free printable labels are available in the freebie section on the right.  Directions for the tree below can be found by searching this blog with the words "Halloween tree".

The charm decorations for this tree were made with some vintage printables soldered between

two pieces of glass.  More details can be found in my label section under "jewelry".

I'm so glad I have room to store some of these things so I don't have to start all the decorations from scratch each year- that would take forever!

Halloween Card

My daughter made this sweet Halloween card- I LOVE the tree...

Making Tiny Halloween Buttons

These two tiny buttons were made by doodling with cross stitch.  I think next time I'll doodle on muslin or some other fabric less likely to fray- this fabric threw a fit when I tried to attach the button backs. 

To make them- simply use the pattern on the back of your button package (vintage buttons are more fun, but the new ones work, too). 

Trace your pattern onto the fabric of your choice- doodle a design with your embroidery floss- cut out the fabric circle and follow the directions on the package to  make your buttons.  Then enjoy looking at them- or if necessary attach them to a craft or sewing project.... enjoy!

9/18/10  I linked up with tatertots and jello

Free Halloween Cross stitch pattern- boo!

Here is a simple cross stitch sign for your Halloween decor - my favorite part is the fuzzy spider made with french knots- go ahead and throw in a few more then the pattern suggests to make him really fuzzy.

I didn't have any white or cream aida cloth on hand so I used this mushroom color- but white would have been better- then the border would have more of a corn candy look to it- but I'm not the fastest stitcher so this will have to do for this year.  The free pattern is here.  Happy Haunting!

9/5/10  Check out the cute Fall decorating ideas at This Blessed Nest- I've joined her linky party, too!

Halloween Decoration: Haunted House Silhouette on Plate

I'm refraining from putting out my Fall decorations- it's still a 100 degrees outside- well, maybe just a few for a photo shoot- but I put them right back.... It's not to early to make a few decorations though, right? 

This little plate was a nifty fifty cent thrift store find (at least I think that's how much it was- it's been kick'n around this place for awhile).  I used my Silhouette to cut out a haunted house from adhesive backed vinyl scraps.  Now it's perfect for Halloween.  You don't need a fancy cutter to use the adhesive vinyl if you have a steady hand, a self healing cutting mat and an exacto knife- you could make it work for you.

I found this website, expressions vinyl, to order a variety of colorful vinyls from and am excited to try it out- much cheaper then the craft stores.... and they carry iron on vinyl and adhesive tape and.... oh, the dangerous possibilities.

8/26/10  Check out Thrifty Decor Chick's Fall Link up party for lot's of

fun Fall Decorating Ideas.

9/1/10  Do you ever stare at something for a bit and realize it still needs something- this house needed bats-

much better.

Great Day

I woke up this morning to cool perfection- just right for snuggling under the covers. Now big fat raindrops are plopping all over my world- it sounds great and it smells damp and wonderful. Don't you just love the secure feeling of home, a warm cocoon, when it is stormy outside?! Blessings abound -my husband has a job to go to- the car starts- and Christmas music plays on the radio. Brown sugar oatmeal for breakfast and delicious left over hamburger soup for lunch- life is good.

A Halloween Flashback- last year's Halloween tree that sometimes looks black and glittery and sometimes looks silver-


Hope your day is full of love and blessings, too!

Halloween Twig Tree

I may be the last one to make one of these, but here is my version of the twig tree.

After beating the pine tree out front with a broom handle (Don't feel bad for the tree- it retaliated by showering me with sappy dusty tree bits)! I gathered up a few branches. My tree must be genetically challenged because it didn't provide me with anything perfectly symmetrical!

Anyways, I had to duct tape together three sticks and it still is lopsided- but don't look at that. Instead of using generic black I spray painted mine with Krylon's oil rubbed bronze metallic paint- I really like how that looks! Then I used a package of small pumpkins from Hobby Lobby ($2) and these left over charms from last years project and stuck them in a thrift store vase that I painted black.

I finished it off with dollar tree ribbon. So, for three dollars and some leftovers I have my twig tree.

Halloween Candy Labels

I've seen lot's of versions of candy labels on the web. I was having a hard time coming up with candies to match the labels. So, I decided to come up with my own, which probably uses a combination of ideas from here and there- if you recognize something let me know and I'll give due credit! Here they are.


As you may have noticed after I took the picture of the jars I touched up a few of the labels. I should have used Peanut butter whoppers for the squashed pumpkin candies. Instead I used the Vanilla Yogurt Orange Dreamsicle candy from WalMart's candy section. These looked really cool- but they don't taste very good- just tellin 'ya. I found the cute jars on sale at my thrift store.

I used these candies:

Dracula’s Drops- red hots
Smashed Pumpkin- Peanut Butter Whoppers
Dragon’s teeth- candy corn, regular and chocolate
Frog Juice- Green Kool-aid, or water with green food coloring

Monster Munchies- Halloween colored m&m’s (or peanut covered)
Bat Droppings- Chocolate covered raisins
Dusty eyes- yogurt covered nuts
Rat’s Tails- Thin, black licorice, I can’t think of their real name,
cut into shorter pieces

Hope this helps someone. Have fun!

Halloween Cross Stitch Sampler

Here is a little Halloween Cross Stitch Sampler. The free pattern is here.

Halloween Candle Holder 2

Here is another version of a candle holder made from stuff at the Dollar Tree; glass vases, candle and candy corn.

Dollar Store Halloween Craft

My daughter found these really neat candle holders with jars underneath to hold all kinds of fun things at Ross. I liked them so much that I went to the dollar store and came up with a less expensive version. Dollar Tree has tons of glass vases right now- so mix and match. I have several versions to show you- today is the spooky version. Buy two vases that fit together, skeleton heads, spider webs and candle.

Fill larger vase with skeletons, spread spider web over top,


slip smaller vase inside the larger one and pull web so that it drapes down the side. Add spider and candle and you are ready to go. If you can't find a purple or black candle you can paint your own. You can bring this up a notch by adding white glue and clear or black glitter to the skeleton heads, let them dry and then place them in the jar.... go crazy!

I guess this week will be the week of candle holders- I'm leaving town again next week so I'll set up a few posts to hit the screen while I'm gone. Hope they are a little inspiring.

Fall Decorations 2

A few more Fall decorations. This black chest used to be a radio cabinet- yeah, radios used to be huge! The doors open all different ways. It is one of the very few pieces of furniture I have ever found at a yard sale- $35. I found it last year and sanded it and spray painted it black, and then sanded it again. I was going to replace the handles, but I liked them black. The lamp was on clearance at Hobby Lobby, I think $20. The plant & urn are from Tai Pei, however you spell that, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

I've seen the "BOO" sign lots of different places. It's made with a frame from Dollar Tree and scrapbook paper.

Now I think I'll start focusing on Christmas. We have had an all red and white tree for several years and my sweet hubby asked if we could go with the multi colored decorations he remembers from his youth. Sounds good to me. I bought quite a few lights and ornaments at the post holiday sales last year, but I still have many things I need to get working on! Why, I should be making peppernut dough with in the next week or two!

Fall Decorations

Now that I have shared some of S's decorations I thought I'd share a few of mine. These are my attempts at Holly's (link listed at right, Sunshine in my Soul) pumpkins. They are not as cute as hers though!! Mmm, maybe I should pause in my crafting and clean the brass around the fireplace...

Halloween Tree

Michaels had these wood tree cutouts for a great price. I brought them home and gave them several coats of flat black paint. After letting them dry overnight I covered the tree with my embossing ink and opaque marcasite powder. Then I used my embossing tool to melt the glittery embossing powder.


I was so excited to use my embossing tool- only the second time in two years- hurrah for finding a new way to use an old tool. The ghosts are made out of tissue paper and thread.

Halloween Garland

I saw these cute Garlands at Allsorts last year- well, I'm pretty sure that was the place. Anyways, I used my quickutz silhouette to cut out all the pieces and then glued them together. It was surprising how long it took to feed all that paper into the cutter... but much faster than hand cutting each piece!


I think I might try to find another place to hang it though... we'll see.