Halloween – Page 31

Free pattern: Angel dress for a costume

October 19, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom made this gorgeous angel costume for her daughter, and she shares a free pattern and tutorial for making the dress. Made from white sheeting, it has a tall ruffled collar and gold… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sweater pumpkins with fancy stems

October 18, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Nita from Mod Vintage Life shows how to make these soft sweater pumpkins with fancy fancy stems. They’re gorgeous!! The look is kind of a luxe rustic autumn, don’t you think? The pumpkins themselves are easily made from an old… Read more ...

Tutorial: Interactive jack o’lantern pillow for Halloween

October 18, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make a decorative Halloween throw pillow that’s also interactive. The pillow has felt pumpkins appliqued on the front. They’re cute left plain, but the kids can create fun jack o’lantern faces with… Read more ...

Tutorial: 30-minute Halloween costume wings

October 17, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Here’s a trick to add to your last minute Halloween costume arsenal – a pair of wings that you can make in just 30 minutes. Heather from Feather’s Flights has the how-to. They’re made from craft felt with bands of… Read more ...

My Pennington Vertical Garden installed

October 17, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Disclosure: Post and giveaway sponsored by Pennington Vertical Gardens, but all opinions are my own. Please see below for additional disclosure. If you haven’t entered my giveaway for a $50 American Express gift card, go to my giveaway post and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Boy and girl Halloween zombie softie dolls

October 17, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Tutorial: Boy and girl zombie softie dolls

Audrey Pettit shares a free pattern over at Therm O Web for making a set of boy and girl zombie softie dolls. They are perfectly imperfect the way that zombies should be, with raw edges and threads showing. Their wonky… Read more ...

Tutorial: Halloween tote from a dishtowel

October 16, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Discount stores are full of Halloween themed dishtowels right now. Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. guest blogs at Craft Snob with a tutorial showing how you can use one to make a trick or treat tote. Her tutorial is… Read more ...

Tutorial: Wipe-clean appliqued Halloween placemats

October 15, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jennifer from Ellison Lane shares a tutorial over at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a set of Halloween-y placemats. The top is covered with a fusible vinyl so they’ll wipe clean. The stack of pumpkins were fussy cut… Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew soft fabric pumpkins

October 15, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Stef from Girl. Inspired. shows how you can whip up a batch of these soft fabric pumpkins, no sewing required. They’re fast and easy to make, and so cute mixed and matched from coordinating prints. She makes them in two… Read more ...

Free pattern: Swashbuckling pirate sword from felt

October 13, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Simmi from Grace’s Favours made a swashbuckling pirate sword for her son’s Halloween costume out of felt and cardboard. She shares the pattern and a how-to so you can make one, too. The felt shapes are glued to a cardboard… Read more ...

Tutorial: FrankenZombie Halloween treat bag

October 12, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Louise fromI’m Feelin’ Crafty is over at Go To Sew with a tutorial showing how to make her FrankenZombie treat bag. It’s lined, with the outside made of felt and the lining a fun Halloween print. Wide ribbon makes… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Renaissance costume for a cat or small dog

October 11, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Don’t leave your cat out of your Halloween costume crafting! Look how cute this cat looks in his renaissance costume. He’s quite the intellectual cat, no? Professor Pincushion shares a video tutorial showing how you can make one. The costume… Read more ...

Tutorial: Spooky Spider Throw Pillows – #SpookySpaces

October 11, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

I’m having so much fun decorating for Halloween this year!! We haven’t been so good about it in previous years, but this year my daughter asked if we could “do it up big”. Lemme tell you, that got my crafty… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girl’s princess costume

October 10, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how you can sew a little girl’s princess costume, using a t-shirt that fits her to create the pattern. She gives the dress princess-y details like a pieced deep V bodice and puffs at… Read more ...

Free pattern: Wolverine claw gloves for a Halloween costume

October 10, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Tutorial: Wolverine claw gloves for a Halloween costume

Allie from Freshly Completed shows how she made these awesome wolverine claw gloves for her son’s Halloween costume. They’re fingerless gloves with long wolverine claws sticking out from the back of the hand. When he forms a fist, the claws … Read more ...