Friday Flashback

Adia and Landon Halloween 2009

Halloween Swaps

Here are some random Halloween crafts that I have done for some Halloween swaps.

This stenciled shirt was made in the Ongoing wish swap. It's a bat tie shirt.

This is a felt applique/embroidered Sally I made for the 13 Days of Halloween Swap. This required a bit of help from KJBaloo

This is a bag that I stenciled an heart on again for the 13 Days of Halloween Swap

I hope you have enjoyed all the spooky crafts this season. Now it's time to gear up for Christmas!

Meow oh I mean BOO!

I think that dressing your dog up for Halloween can be really cute, you know the weiner dog as a hot dog?? I never thought of dressing up cat. Well I guess what I mean is that I am not brave enough to try to dress up a cat. My experience with cats has all been good as long as you always remember to do things on their terms otherwise the claws come out and yes I have been on recieving end of the claws. I am a quick learner though and it usually only takes one time for me to figure out to NEVER EVER do that to the cat again. So hats off to these brave souls who either drugged their cats or had them declawed.....

I think the cowboy needs to loosen up the reins a bit he's choking the life out of his cat/horse.

Here we have the real life inspiration for Puss in Boots. Those Shrek animators got him down just right!

Ahoy Matey's!!!!! ARGH. Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Milk

This kitty knows that this costume is all wrong. He is saying Really?

Catabunga Dudes!

Good luck to you if you plan on dressing up your cat for Halloween.....

$1 Store Craft-Haunted Mirror

I got the idea for this ghostly mirror from Better Homes & Gardens. I apologize this isn't the greatest photo of it. You can create this mirror for under $5.

You will need:

A mirror. I purchased a framed mirror at my local Dollar Tree

Sand Paper

Vellum and printer paper

A spooky image

First sand the BACK of the mirror in the spot you want your image to show. Sand it until you can see through it. I didn't understand the first step and started to sand on the front of the mirror. Ooops!

Print your chosen image on a piece of plain white paper and again on a piece of vellum or transparent paper.

Tape the image on vellum to the clear spot on the mirror.

Tape the second image on top of the first making sure it's just a little off center.

I think that next time I will try to find a smaller (possibly vintage looking? mirror and make my ghostly image a bit larger. Then display the mirror using a plate display.

I would also like to share a very simple stamped card I made and included in a Halloween swap package. I scored the stamp at Michael's for $1

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