Okay, the title of this post is deceptive. First of all, there's really not a good or bad time to craft, right? Second, I don't wait until October to start. I think I started my Halloween projects in August, and normally I start my Christmas cards in August as well. (This year I'm not making any... it's getting cut and we'll see how many people notice or miss it.) BUT I've been especially excited this year about getting some projects going. With Elly gone all day I've needed to find something to fill up my time, and I can't spend as much time scrapbooking because Jack's a terror in the craft room. I've had to get creative in crafting so he doesn't get too interested or forget about it. It means my projects take forever, but the end result is worth it. That being said, I have a few that actually made it into the "finished" category!
Yes, those are bats. I just found some random freebie clip art and used it to cut a variety of papers, and "pinned" it to burlap that I happened to have laying around from Jack's pirate birthday party this summer. And I even had a frame waiting to be filled. And since I have a problem buying Halloween scrapbook papers every year (my stockpile was literally 1.5" thick) this project cost me a grand total of $0. I thought about leaving the glass out of the frame and folding up the wings for a nice 3-D effect, but I didn't want to have a huge dusting disaster on my hands so I left it under glass. I DID make sure to attach the bats with foam tape, so they have some dimension, though.
HAllowEEn Countdown
So you know how everyone does advent calendars for Christmas, and counts down the days until Santa comes? I wanted to do the same thing for Halloween. So I made these beauties, so we'll always know how many more days until I can dress my little monsters up and parade them around town begging the neighbors to ply them with sweets for me them to eat. Is it any wonder that I love Halloween? (I know, the count is off, I took this photo on Sunday...)
PinboArd
I love butterfly pinboards. But they're a little too beautiful for Halloween. Not to mention I'm not macabre enough to actually pin a bug to a board and call it decor. It's a little to mean for me. So using my trusty Silhouette, I adapted the idea into this:
I hope everyone else has some good Halloween craft inspiration to share! Even though crafting with a 2-year-old is challenging, I'm up for it!
Happy Haunting!
~Joy
1 comment:
I love your projects. I actually have a trip to Michaels planned for today so I can get started on a Halloween project I've been wanting to do for the last couple of weeks. Maybe for a girls day activity we can do an old fashioned Homemaking type night. Remember those midnight madness activities during this time of year? I loved them!! A daytime version could be fun.
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