Tumbling Tower Block Pumpkins

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

The Tumbling Tower Blocks from Dollar Tree can be used for so many different crafts! Do a quick search on Pinterest and you’ll find lots of ideas.

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Turning these little blocks into tiny pumpkins is one of my favorite ideas. A little paint, hot glue, and some sticks for a stem are all you need to make pumpkins like mine.

I used orange, white, and turquoise paint for my pumpkins. I painted 8 little blocks with 2 coats of paint for each pumpkin. Once completely dry, I lightly dry brushed the blocks with brown paint to give them some depth and to make them a bit rustic.

I hot glued the blocks together like in the pictures below, leaving a space to add my stick for the stem. I added hot glue to the stick and slipped it into the space. To finish my pumpkins, I tied natural twine in a knot around the stem.

A couple other ideas for stems are cinnamon sticks or another little tumbling block painted brown or green sticking out from the top.

This could be a fun project to do with the kids. 🙂 Let them paint the blocks and then help with hot glueing them together.

These little pumpkins measure about 2 inches tall plus the stem. They are the perfect size for your tiered tray or any place you want to tuck a little Fall decor.

Anita

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Little Crochet Ghost Cuddler

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

I found the cutest Little Crochet Ghost Cuddler pattern here at Heather Corinne Crochets! He works up really quickly using worsted weight yarn and is the perfect size for little hands. He measures about 7 inches tall and 5 inches wide and is adorable! 👻

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I used I Love This Yarn in White with a G/4mm crochet hook to stitch up my little ghost. You’ll also need some Poly-fil for stuffing him.

Since these are so quick to make, you can stitch up several for your favorite Trick-or-Treaters or a few to add to your Halloween decor. 👻👻👻

I haven’t tried it, but I think he would be really cute worked up in blanket/bulky yarn, too!

If you’re interested, you can find the pattern for my Crochet Candy Corn Plush Pillow in this post. 🙂

Anita

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Fall Treat Bag

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

It’s so fun to make up Fall Treat Bags 🎃🍂🍁 for those special little ones – or big ones 😉! Adding a cute tag makes them even more fun.

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The stamps I used are ones I’ve had in my collection forever – I’m sure you have some great Fall stamps in your collection, too.

I stamped the pumpkin with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white card stock and colored it with these Copic markers: YR12, YR15, YR15, YG63. Then I stamped “happy fall” across the pumpkin with black ink.

I punched around the pumpkin with a 2-inch circle punch. Using these Scallops & Circles Nesting Dies, I cut circles from green card stock and attached the pumpkin circles to the green circles.

Using my Crop-A-Dile, I punched a small hole in the top of the tags. I filled clear bags with treats and tied on the tags using orange/white bakers twine.

Cute Fall tags make giving treats just a little more special! 🎃🍂🍁

Anita

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Penguin Wishes – September 2024 Christmas Card

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

Whew! I made it! Only a few days left in September, but I managed to get my monthly Christmas card created. 🙂

I create a Christmas card design each month and then make 4-6 cards of that design. You can find my other monthly designs in these posts: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, and August.

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This month’s card was created using the Arctic Joyride stamp set from Unity Stamp Company. I’ll admit that for some reason I wasn’t feeling too inspired this month, but I ended up really liking how this card turned out. 🙂

I used the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 49 as my jumping off point for my card design. I stamped the penguin image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white card stock and colored it with these Copic markers: B41, B45, B0000, YR21, YR23, YR65, C0. Then I die cut around it using a 3-inch circle die.

I stamped the sentiment with black ink on gold card stock and die cut around it using these Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Nesting Dies. My sentiment stamp is discontinued, use any of your favorite sentiments from your collection.

I embossed a piece of lightly patterned blue paper with a snowflake embossing folder (this is similar) and attached it to a white card. I added a strip of white card stock cut at an angle and embossed with a dot embossing folder. The penguin and the sentiment are attached to the card with foam tape.

I’m so glad that I continued working on this card – this little penguin is so sweet and I really like the finished card! 🐧

Anita

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BOO Wreath

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

I have a fun BOO Wreath to share with you today. 👻 It’s super easy to make and will look so cute on your front door!

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You’ll need a flat wood wreath form, orange blanket yarn, 4.5 inch BOO letters, ghost ornament cutouts, black and white acrylic paint, and some ribbon for the hanger.

I wrapped the yarn around the wreath form, keeping it close together and securing the ends underneath while wrapping.

I painted my letters black and my ghosts white. Using the rounded handle tip of a small paint brush, I added polka dots to the letters with white paint. I secured the letters and ghosts to the wreath using hot glue. Then I tied the ribbon around the wreath to make a hanger.

I added a simple Re-Fabbed style bow to the top of the wreath with hot glue. I finished the bow off by tying an orange button with orange/black twine and hot glueing it to the bow. I added tiny orange bows to the tops of the ghosts to cover up the hole.

And that’s it! Super easy to make and it will be super cute on your front door. 👻

Anita

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Trick or Treat – Handmade Card

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

Unity Stamp Company has this fun Boo to You stamp set. It makes the cutest Halloween cards! 👻

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This card was really fun to make! I stamped the ghost and sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white card stock. I colored the ghost using Copic markers and then fussy cut around both the ghost and the sentiment. I layered the sentiment to orange card stock.

To make the background panel, I applied green, orange, and purple dye ink to white card stock using these blender brushes. I layered the piece to black card stock and attached it to a white card.

I die cut a circle from black card stock using the Scallops & Circles Nesting Dies and attached it to the card. The ghost and sentiment are attached to the card with foam tape. To finish the card, I added a few purple sequins. (This is my favorite adhesive for adding small embellishments to my cards.)

This little ghost is way more cute than scary! 👻

Anita

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Halloween Candles

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

I love these tall candles you can find at Dollar Tree! They come in different colors for the different seasons and the orange ones are perfect to decorate for Halloween! 🎃 👻

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I used my Cricut Explore Air 2 (there is now an updated Cricut Explore 3 machine) to cut the ghosts from white permanent vinyl and “BOO” from black permanent vinyl. I found the ghost designs by Oli and Joh in Cricut Design Space and sized them to fit on my candle. I used the Koorkin font for the “BOO”.

After the designs were cut, I weeded off the excess vinyl and used transfer tape with a scraper to apply them to the candles. (This is a great vinyl tool set.)

To add a little extra color, I attached ribbon around the top of the candle using mini glue dots.

Don’t have a Cricut machine? Look for some cute Halloween stickers to use on your candles. They won’t be as permanent as vinyl, but I think they would last through the season.🎃👻

These Halloween Candles were super quick and easy to make. I think the longest part was deciding which font to use for the “BOO”! 🎃👻

If you’re interested you can find the pattern for my Crochet Candy Corn Plush Pillow in this post and the Farmhouse Mini Wood Riser details here.

Anita

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Crochet Candy Corn Projects

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

Did you see my cute Crochet Candy Corn Plush Pillow in this post? If you like candy corn – or at least candy corn crochet patterns 😉 – you can find links to a few more of my fun patterns below.

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Of course pumpkins are perfect for fall decor and this cute Crochet Candy Corn Pumpkin will add a little whimsical touch.

Fall is the perfect time for pumpkin spice lattes and warm apple cider. The Crochet Candy Corn Cup Cozy will protect your hands from a warm cup and look cute as well.

Baking pumpkin muffins, banana bread, or apple cake? You’ll need some Oversized Crochet Candy Corn-Inspired Potholders for taking the hot pans from the oven.

Looking for more crochet candy corn patterns? Just type “candy corn” in the search box above on the right for a few more candy corn posts. 🙂

Anita

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Birthday Hello – Handmade Card

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

Look at this adorable little birthday chick! The name of the stamp set is Bitty Birthday Bash and he’s from Unity Stamp Company. He makes the sweetest birthday card. 🙂

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I stamped the image with Memento Rich Cocoa ink on white card stock and colored him using the Copic markers in the photo below.

Using the Stitched Mini Scalloped Rectangle STAX Die-Namics from MFT Stamps, I die cut around the image and layered it to coordinating card stock die cut using the same set. I added a piece of patterned paper to a white card and then attached strips of 2 coordinating patterned papers vertically and horizontally. The stamped image is attached to the card with foam tape.

The sentiment is stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and die cut using the same die set. It’s attached at an angle to the stamped image piece. To finish the card, I added 3 drops of Nuvo Vintage Drops in the color Peppermint Candy.

This sweet little bird can be colored in so many different ways and every card you make will be super cute! 🙂

Anita

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Snickerdoodle Bread

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

Sometimes things just don’t work out like we planned! This baking experience was one of those times for me. 🙃 But I wanted to share it with you anyway because this is so good!

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I found this Snickerdoodle Bread recipe here at Kathie Cooks. It’s super easy to make and your kitchen will smell amazing while it’s baking!

The recipe calls for cinnamon chips, but my store didn’t have them so I substituted caramel chips. It was so yummy! 😋

The bread looked so pretty when I took it out of the oven. But as you can see in the photo below when I tried to remove it from the pan, that part didn’t go so well. 🤣 I either didn’t grease my pan well enough, or I tried to remove it from the pan too soon – maybe both. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Even though I couldn’t slice it into nice pretty pieces, it was still so good! We just cut off chunks and ate it anyway. 😊

The recipe makes two 9 by 5 inch loaves (or four/five mini loaves). I waited a little longer to take my 2nd loaf out of the pan and it worked out much better so don’t be afraid of my mishap – this is such a good recipe!

Making the Snickerdoodle Bread into mini loaves would make great Christmas gifts for friends or neighbors. Wrap them up in cellophane, tie them with a pretty ribbon, add a cute tag, and you are good to go.🎄

Anita

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