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How awesome is this gumball machine Halloween costume! Juli from The Garter Girl shares a tutorial over at Studio DIY showing how to make it. It looks like it would be complicated, but it’s actually fairly easy to make. It’s… Read more ... 
Merriment Design shows how to make a trick or treat bag with a Velcro spider web embellishment. It’s a sturdy tote bag, fully lined, with boxed corners. The bottom has a plastic (or cardboard) insert to help it hold its… Read more ... 
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 ... 
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 ... 
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 ... 
Emily from Nap Time Creations created football costumes for her two sons for Halloween this year. They boys were given the jerseys as birthday gifts, but she thought the outfits needed more. They needed sport pants to go with the… Read more ... 
This fish costume that Erin from Vint Hill Vintage Blog made for her son is all kinds of fabulousness! Wow!! She shares a tutorial showing how she made it. The costume is made from a hoodie pattern and a pants… Read more ... 
The Purl Bee shows how you can make this Halloween tote. The boxy bag is made from a natural canvas, with a length of wide, reflective ribbon
for a handle. It’s safety and sophistication all rolled up in one cool … Read more ... 
Amy from Positively Splendid shows how to make her Candy Corn Tote Bag. It’s a sturdy tote made from duck cloth, pieced into candy corn stripes of orange, white, and yellow. It would make a cute bag for trick or… Read more ...