Blue Monster Candy Holder

Place treats in this whimsical milk jug monster and your visitors will have a fun time snatching them from its mouth!

I made this little monster by using the instructions here: daniellesplace

What you will need: Empty plastic milk jug, craft foam, large googly eyes, hot melt glue, scissors, acrylic paint or spray paint, and a feather boa for the hair.

Baby Boo Pumpkin Ghost

These two little baby ghost were made using this tutorial at creative home: Creative Home Arts

I made them for my twin daughters who are away at college and plan to mail them Monday in their scare package. I hope they like them because they were so much fun to make!

You will need: • 5 7/8" x 3 7/8" craft foam egg* • 9" x 18" bamboo batt* • One 9" x 12" rust felt* • 2" square green felt* • 3/4" buttons: five brown, one orange, one green, • One 1/2" gold heart button • Perle cotton floss: one yd. orange, three yds. brown • 5" square stripe fabric • Embroidery needle • Soft sculpture needle • Pompoms: one 1/4" orange, one 1/2" brown • Two 6mm black beads • Pink chalk or blush • Fabric glue*

Ghost Pops Halloween Project

Ghost Pops I made using suckers wrapped in white linen. First I cut circles about the size of a salad plate. Wrapped the sucker and used chenille wire to hold in place. Glued google eyes using fabric glue. I made 40 of these for a craft show and sold every one of them!

List of items to create project:

Bag of suckers

white linen or other white fabric

decorative chenille wire (aka: pipe cleaners)

google eyes (I used 7mm size)

Fabric glue (I used Beacon Adhesives Fabric-Tac Permanent Adhesive)

Round salad plate for template

The box was made by covering a small shoebox with card stock paper and punching holes in the top. Letters were made using my handy dandy cricut machine.

GOING POSTAL

Dress a Card

The fusion of card making and fashion sewing! This is a Note card that I have sewn using the Islander Sewing MyStyle Greetings. The little dress is made scraps of left over fabrics. Blue silk dupioni has been used for the dress. Black Sparkle lace with bats on it left over from a halloween costume is used for the under-dress. Gold and red trim and a little black bow with a pearl bead at the waist. A blank note card that I glued some decorative paper on to and the dress form. I actually did sew this little dress on to the cards dress form. This was so much fun to make and hopefully the person I made it for will appreciate the thought.

My Fortune-ate Valentine

These were made by making a 4.5 inch circles and glueing pipe cleaners to the center so that when folded the fabric would keep its shape. I inserted my own personal fun messages and placed them in a serving bowl. I wanted to put them in Chinese food carryout type boxes but just ran out of time to make them.

I gave these to my husband and Valentine to open one each day or a couple a day, his choice.

Blizzard Feb. 2, 2011

The first photo was taken yesterday, Feb. 1st, 2011, just as the blizzard was starting. The second photo is a picture of my car around midnight and yes there is a car under the snow. The third photo is my neighbors cars early this morning, Feb. 2nd, 2011. The news said we got about 15 inches of snow in my area, but the areas south of Milwaukee got around 20 inches. Some of the highways have been closed and most business's are closed for the day. Even our emergency vehicles have had issues with this weather! FUN, FUN, FUN!

Colette Bloomers ROCK!

These bloomers were made for my 21 year old daughter. The fabric is a navy blue cotton mix with white ribbon down the front to coordinate with the white bows at the leg openings. Lots of fun to make and so easy! Pattern is free from Colette Bloomers Pattern

Work Out with Master Kim

This is my son working out with his Master that he has been with since he was 6 years old. He actually participated in the Jr. Olympics at Atlanta GA a couple of years ago. He has worked so hard to get to this point. He is a third degree blackbelt. Normally people do not know what he has accomplished as he does not brag or tell anyone about this part of his life, but I felt as his mother this is one time I will make the exception and do it for him. If he see's this he may want me to take it down, so watch it while you can. LOL

Feliz Dress Sew-a-long Project

I am doing a sew-a-long on the Feliz Dress by Farbenmix and will be posting pictures as I go through the steps. Here I have posted the fabric that I will be using for this dress.