October Featured Etsy Sellers!!

Last month I decided to start a monthly Featured Etsy Shops Post. Well being the month of October I wanted to feature shops with Halloween items. Please take some time to view some of these wonderful talented people and their shops full of great items!

Handmade Clay Candy Corn Earrings by KelseysPastries on Etsy

 

 

Handmade Printable Halloween Invitation by Double Action Design on Etsy

 

 

Pack of 25 Halloween Diecuts by DieCut4You on Etsy

 

 

Handmade Halloween Treat Basket by HandmadeMichelle on Etsy

 

 

Handmade Halloween Girls Skirt by KelleenKreations on Etsy

 

 

 

Handmade Coffee Cozy by MsAmandaJayne on Etsy

 

 

Handmade Chiffon Ruffle Wreath by BonitaBellita on Etsy

 

 

Handmade Camera Strap by SizzleStrapz on Etsy

 

 

Handmade Halloween Hair Clips by HelloDarlingJewelry on Etsy

 

 

DIY Printable Halloween Decorations by TaraHandmade on Etsy

 

 

Handmade Halloween Cupcake Toppers by JoJoBeanDesigns on Etsy

 

 

Handmade Halloween Decor Painting by ReGrowRoots on Etsy

 

 

Handmade Pumpkin Hat by SmittenForKnittin on Etsy

 

 

Handmade Pot Holder by CountryNeccessities on Etsy

 

 

Thank you to all the wonderful Etsy Shops for making such wonderful and Beautiful Items to make this post happen!! Keep checking the blog for Novembers Featured Etsy Sellers! Thanks from AlishaKayDesigns on Etsy

Spooky Sparkles!

 

Yes, yes, another one of my cards. I wanted to post this card because I was surprised on how much a little glitter can make a simple patterned paper stand out better. You can use this technique on almost any patterned paper of your choice.

 

To make use this technique I simply took some patterned spider wed paper and made this card layering different papers then to make the pattern stand out a bit better I just took some good ol' Elmer's school glue and traced part of the pattern then dropped the silver glitter all over and then shook off the access, and there you have it sparkly spider webs!!

BOO! Cutest DIY Halloween Home Decor!!

 

I have been in Michigan visiting family for almost 3 weeks now and have not been able to craft much since all my craft supplies are at home, but I did this craft a while back and still had the photos of it on my computer still, so I decided with Halloween around the corner I would post it. I love making anything with paper, and believe it or not you can make a TON of different things from paper. I got this idea from a craft magazine I had that had something very similar. This was really fun and super cheap seeing that everything here is stuff from the dollar tree.

 

Things you need

 

Small buckets (dollar tree has these in the wedding favor section)

Floral Foam (dollar tree also has this)

Moss (this is also in the floral section at dollar tree, comes in a bag)

Ribbon/s

Wooden skewers

Colored card Stock

Glue Stick

Hot Glue/Gun

Wiggle Eye Balls

 

How to make:

 

Step One: Cut your colored card stock to your desired sizes for the background square and then a 3 little bit smaller squares in black for the inner background.

Step Two: Cut out the letters to spell BOO! (I used my cricut machine for my letters but if you don't have a cricut you can print out letters in your desired font on the computer then use them as a stencil on your card stock)

Step Three: Cut out a half oval for the ghost shapes.

Step Four: Glue all your cut pieces together and then place your wiggle eyes in place on the ghosts.

Step Five: Hot glue the skewer stick to the back of the finished card stock topper letters.

 

 

Step Six: Hot glue your ribbons around the bottom of the buckets

Step Seven: Break or cut off blocks the fit inside of the buckets from the floral foam.

Step Eight: Hot glue some moss at the top of the floral foam

Step Nine: Stick your finished letters into the buckets and Enjoy your super cute Halloween Craft!

 

Who said Halloween candy was for eating?!

 

 

So who really did say that Halloween candy was ONLY for eating!? Not I, so why not make a cute craft out of it? This craft was really fun to make, and I have to say mostly because I got to have an excuse to pop a "few" candy's in my mouth :) Love this craft because it's inexpensive, easy to make and makes great fall/Halloween decor!

 

To Make:

 

Things you need

 

Styrofoam cone

Candy Corn

Hot Glue and Gun

Ribbon (optional)

Needle Nose Pliers (optional)

 

First start by hot gluing the candy corns from the bottom of the Styrofoam cone. I used needle nose pliers to place the candy corn in place after the first couple rows because I found out the hard way that the candy is actually quite slippery and when you have hot glue on the back of them it results in blistered burnt fingers (ouch).

Just work your way up the cone until its covered. I used different colored candy corns to give it a different look, but you can do whatever you want.

 Then to add a little extra decor I added a orange and black bow at the top! Super easy, just be careful with the hot glue!