catching up

Sorry I haven't posted anything in a while, but I've been working on a million different projects (as usual) which I'm finally finishing up on. Here's a couple for today.  The first pic is of these adorable little skeleton guys- I'm loving them!! Note, I made two different sizes-the joys of enlarging patterns! The most difficult/ time consuming part of this project was cutting out all the little bones. There was only minimal hand sewing, and the rest was glued. I did sew the edges on the sewing machine though (much quicker!) I found the pattern in a free download from http://www.babylock.com/. You have to sign up for their newsletter in order to get the download, but he was too cute to pass up! There were some other fun patterns in there too, but since I'm not great with the sewing... lol.

I also finished the Halloween garland that I had started a while ago. I saw this idea on several different sites, but you can customize it however you want. I found shapes to use as templates by doing a google search (ex. bat, ghost, pumpkin, candy corn, etc). Just print, cut, sew (and stuff them a little), glue to the ribbon, add some bows, and you have your very own Halloween garland! This craft could also be adapted for kids by using paper instead of felt.

The last pic is of these cutie little owls! I actually bought the kit at Michael's. I fully admit it was in with the kids crafts, but I find it hard to resist anything with super cute owls!- especially when they have googly eyes! lol. Just an FYI to any other owl-lovers out there, Target has some pretty cute and funky owl stuff in their dollar section right now, and yes, I did buy some! So much crafting, so little time! I'm working on some upcycled Halloween crafts that I will do tutorials for (or at least try my best to- and I promise pics this time!) I will also be posting some other fun projects this week inspired by a recent craze over a certain designer. Hmmm, any guesses? That's it for now, so until next time... Happy Crafting!!