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Free Halloween download - To Boo! List

 

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Halloween Round Up

Toilet paper roll pumpkins http://jas.familyfun.go.com/crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=11849&campaign=NLC-NL_Crafts&link=Section3Link1

 

Spider Hatchlings http://jas.familyfun.go.com/crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=11861&campaign=NLC-NL_Crafts&link=Section2Link4

Pumpkin Creations patterns http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/web/pdfs/2007Q4/la_1007_pumpkinwkbk.pdf

 

eyeball t-shirts http://blog.creativekismet.com/2008/10/24/heres-lookin-at-you-kid/

 

black cat-o-lanterns http://www.sunset.com/sunset/home/article/0,20633,1449112,00.html

   

skeleton tumblers http://www.bhg.com/holidays/halloween/crafts/halloween-bones-tumblers/

Jingle Bash - Nov 22

  

We are super-duper excited to present you with the following Jingle Bash Featured Artists. Show some love; click on the following links and check out their Etsy shops! No time like the "present" to begin your holiday shopping...

Clockwise from top left:
Nerdbomber - wallets, bags, clutches
Bijoujuju - art pendants
Sassy Hoops - hula hoops for kids and adults
Tefi Designs - gemstone, wire, and felted jewelry
Going Coastal - beaded and hemp jewelry
Karma Crochet - knitwear and accessories
Alicia Colina-Ashby - recycled, repurposed housewares
Official Jingle Bash logo
Designing Diva - glassware, metal and glass jewelry
Pinkfairywand Creations - art pins, prints, candles
Pamela Michelle - art pendants and prints
Cut Out & Collect - bags, clutches, wallets
Freeforged - metalsmith jewelry
SugarLoveHoney - children's clothing and goods
Earth Essences - beaded jewelry
Official Etsy Dallas logo

posted by Stephanie of Tefi Designs

Free Download - Birdy Witch

Just for happy Halloween. Use in your art. (But please respect copyright).

Sweet Skellies - Iced Gingerbread skeleton cookies!

via Craft Magazine  - "Heidi from MyPaperCrane had the genius idea of decorating gingerbread men (and owls!) with icing piped on to look like bones, turning a Christmas-time treat into something decidedly spookier."

http://www.mypapercrane.com/blog/?p=941

Terrorific Tuesdays!

Ggo on over and see Alexa Westerfeld of SwellGirl  - she has projects every week. There are amazing Halloweening ideas there! http://swelldesigner.blogspot.com/2008/10/terrorific-tuesday-week-3.html

Halloween paper lantern free vintage pattern

Print the pattern Download 296791704_305dbf7767_o.jpg on orange thin paper. Cut out the pattern around the edge of the rectangle shape with the tab on the right included in the cut out. Cut out the four curved peaks and punch a small hole where marked. 

Score all marked lines and fold the lantern to form a square. Glue the tab to the inside of the first rectangle. Thread a wire through the two holes to make a carry handle. Add glitter flue or other desired embellishments.

Each lantern can be tied over a Christmas light or other electric candle. DO NOT use real candles.

The BEST Halloween story ever!

 

starring Juliette. You will laugh, you will cry, you will be scared! Check it out  - "A Halloween Tail" on sandra's blog http://sandraevertson.blogspot.com/2008/10/halloween-tail.html

Potion Ingredients Labels for Halloween

Potion Ingredients Label
Originally uploaded by Love Manor.

Check out these great Halloweenish potion and poison printable labels. These are printable and can be used for decoration jars - like these:

http://imakeprojects.com/Projects/halloween-jars/  or here http://aranamuerta.com/2008/01/29/witches-kitchen


More labels here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemanor/  and here http://www.spookshows.com/poison/poison.htm

Halloween Wooden Blocks

Do you like these wooden Halloween blocks that you can purchase to decorate your mantle or window? Make your own!

Supplies

Damp Rag - for clean up.

Decoupage Medium - This can be professional medium from craft store or water thinned white glue. Used to glue images to the wooden blocks. 

Brayer - To help remove wrinkles from damp paper, remove excess glue, and stick your picture down better.

Small Foam Paint Brush - Used to apply and spread decoupage medium.

Scissors

Sealer - You can use your decoupage medium or glue as a final coat, or you can use polyurethane or acrylic spray.

Wooden blocks or rectangular lumber scraps in preferred sizes, sanded smooth.

Do this

1. Download the image files (zipped) from here:

   Download halloween_blocks.zip

   Resize the desired images if needed, print and cut out.

2. San and clean the surface of your wooden blocks.

3. Arrange the images before you add the glue so you know where you want everything.

   Completely coat the back of the images with decoupage medium. You should also put a thin layer of glue in the area where you are sticking the picture.

4. Stick the picture on the glue. Use the brayerto gently push down the picture and push out any wrinkles and excess glue, starting from the center and working outwards.

5. Let them dry.

6. Now, coat the blocks completely decoupage medium. Let this dry completely.

7. If desired, continue to add coats of decoupage medium or use another sealer until you get the desired results.

Halloween Fonts

"Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble." Here is a brew of spooky style fonts that are frighteningly perfect for Halloween. 

Wild Wood http://www.dafont.com/wild-wood.font

Pumpkin http://www.dafont.com/pumpkin.font

Lolita scorned http://www.fontspace.com/angeliq/a-lolita-scorned

Try this - type something into free fonts and save the image - Halloween style!

http://www.searchfreefonts.com/free/halloween.htm

Boo Crew! Halloween Art

   

Click on the image for a larger view.

Halloween Gourds

Materials Needed:

• Gourds
• Wax or shellac
• Steel wool
• Sandpaper
• Paint or gilt
• Boric acid
• Wire rack

Procedure:

Prepare gourds in advance (before Halloween)

1. Dip gourd in hot water for five minutes.

2. Rub off thin outer layer of skin with steel wool or sandpaper to get a smooth, even surface.

3. Cover gourd with boric acid solution or a disinfectant to discourage mildew.

4. Dry on wire rack, letting air circulate around it and wiping off moisture that accumulates.

5. After the gourd dried (this may take a couple of weeks!) when you hear seeds rattling around inside, wax, shellac, paint, or gilt your gourd to your desire.

6. Put it on display for Halloween.

Check out more painted gourds from flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesmallcatclub/2927942986/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjk2tx/172164040/

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sterlingartz/2142231436/

Halloween Banners

Don't you just adore the Halloween banners being created by artists and crafters? Here are some of my favorites.

Etsy KC Street Team http://kcetsy.blogspot.com/2008/10/halloween-garland-tutorial.html

Rarely home mom: http://rarelyhomemom.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/12-days-of-halloween-garland/

My vegan cookbook http://www.myvegancookbook.com/blog/?p=103

Craftiness http://www.ljcfyi.com/ljcsProjects/craftiness/halloweenGarland.html

from flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackiebonette/2909789285/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peekapets/1601892376/

   

http://www.flickr.com/photos/debbiejean63/2720098442/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27677990@N03/2840045260/in/set-72157607286145297/

Invitation! Halloween coffee and pumpkin decorating

Check out the invitation I made for a Halloween get together.
 

outside

 

inside

Advice from a Caterpillar

Advice from a Caterpillar
Originally uploaded by fd.

WOW! Check out THIS Jack-o! A sculptor at Disneyland was working on these at "Woody's Halloween Roundup" (at the Big Thunder Ranch).

A Halloween Party! October 19 - October 31, 2008

 

Amy over at livinglocurto is having a Halloween blog party with contests and prizes. Go to http://www.livinglocurto.com/?p=112 to find out the rules and link back info.

Contest Rules: All entries must be something you produced, not a photo from a magazine or book. Family friendly entries only. There are a few other rules listed. Be sure and check out her wonderful free downloads, too.

Halloween Break - Carnival of Green Crafts

What a neat carnival and what an amazing selection of ideas and crafts.  

The 6th Carnival of Green Crafts has arrived!  The Carnival of Green Crafts is brought to you by Crafting a Green World. My favorite:

 

Decoupaged Bangles by Allison, of One Pearl Button

Want more green, eco, sustainable crafts? Here are some resources:

Etsy Green Crafts
http://www.lowimpactliving.com/blog/2008/01/16/esty-green-crafts-eco-friendly-gifts/
Sew Green
http://www.sewgreen.blogspot.com/
Cool Green Stuff book
http://www.amazon.com/Cool-Green-Stuff-Sustainable-Renewable/dp/030739557X
New Magazine from Stampington 
http://www.stampington.com/assets/images/postscript/images01/2008/031108/flyers/GreenCraft.pdf

Black Hat Society

Check out the Black Hat Society long sleeve tee or Halloween:
http://www.cafepress.com/urban_debris.204043559

 

And a cute little postcard

 

A sign from Victorian trading http://www.victoriantradingco.com/store/catalogimages/4f/i11596.html

Tags from instant printables
http://www.instantprintables.com/products/details/Black+Hat+Society+Tags+Sheet

Halloween images and things

Here  are some web places to locate Halloweenie images and patterns to use in artwork, party decorations, cards, or ?

 

 

Tell me you can resist this mini knitted witch hat from bittersweet for your gourd? (No not your head - your gourd!) http://bittersweetblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/24/bewitching-gourds/

 

WoW! Batty crochet curtains by living dead girl http://nightofthelivingdeadgirl.blogspot.com/2008/08/finished-my-curtains.html The pattern is from Debbie Stoller's "Stitch 'n Bitch Crochet, The Happy Hooker"

and dont forget the flickr vintage Halloween pool http://www.flickr.com/groups/vintagehalloween/pool/

Your Tomb or Mine?

Your Tomb or Mine?
Originally uploaded by froggyboggler.

Very vintage Halloween buttons from froggyboggler.