Powder Puff Halloween Pillow

Here is a cute "powder puff" pillow that looks cute on any entry bench/chair, or even a guest bedroom. Super soft and fluffy.
You will need: a round pillow in desired color, 3-4 marabou boas in black or orange, hot glue gun, and ribbon.

Start gluing the marabou in a swirl pattern starting from the outside...

Lastly, tie some festive ribbon around the pillow and secure with glue.

Trick-or-tini

How cute is this martini? I was searching the Internet for some fun party drinks that would be Halloween themed and this is what I found. Sounds delicious and looks great at a party!

Trick-or-tini

1 part coconut cream

i part tangerine flavored mixer

1 part banana liqueur

splash of white rum

Chill all ingredients in fridge or freezer. Once cooled, pour the first three ingredients in the order listed above, slowly over the backside of a spoon over a martini glass. Top with a splash of white rum.

recipe credit: http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/

photo credit: yumsugar

Harvest Outdoor Display

Here is a large fall outdoor display that looks very welcoming. You will need two hay bales from your local farm or dairy (mine were $5 a piece). They do have faux hay at Michael's, but they are much smaller. You will need an assortment of fall decor items: pumpkins, scarecrows, wagon wheels, garland, etc. Lastly, you will need some wire hangers that you can take apart and stick through the pumpkins to secure them to the hay. Real pumpkins would not need this but then you would have to buy new ones each year. Happy Fall!

Halloween Floral Arrangment

I love Halloween. I think I am bursting with more crafts than I have time for or can fit into a day, but here is the latest: a floral arrangement. You can make it pretty or spooky depending on your style. I like a mix of both.
You will need a container, floral foam, skeleton garland, wooden dowels, wire cutters, hot glue, and any spooky floral pieces you want. All supplies were bought at Michael's
1. Glue the foam to the bottom of the arrangement
2. Starting sticking in the floral pieces randomly
3. Cut the skeleton garland apart and stick a wooden dowel through it and add it to the arrangement.

The finished product is a great accent to an entry table, dining table, buffet or bedroom (it turns out better in person)

Halloween Soaps

Here's a festive holiday accessory to add to your bathroom that is actually functional. I made two different soaps, a glycerin bar soap, and dressed up a pump of liquid soap.

For the bar soap you will need a block of glycerin soap, a soap mold (both found at Michael's), glitter, and any accessory you want in the soap.

Cut a little chunk of the soap. Place in a microwave safe bowl.

Heat up the glycerin in the microwave until it is all melted.

Pour mixture into soap mold. Working quickly, add glitter, food coloring, any accessory you want in the soap (like an eyeball), and some fragrance oil if desired. Swirl around ingredients until it looks the way you want. You will need to drape a knife across the eyeball if you use one, since it is made out of Styrofoam and will float...Pour the extra soap back into the container of glycerin.

Dress up those Bath and Body Works soaps as well with a few simple steps. You will need some cute Halloween/Gothic scrapbook paper, Halloween brads and/or buttons, and ribbon.

Cut out the paper to fit the front of the soap and glue on. You are ready to embellish. Buttons and brads can be placed randomly on the front of the soap pump. You can even layer a brad on top of a button to make them stand out. Ribbons are tied at the neck.

The finished products can be used in your bathroom or given away as gifts or party favors.

Safety Pin T-Shirt

I'm so inspired by this month's InStyle magazine. There was a column on jazzing up your wardrobe in crafty ways which is right up my alley. I love the safety pin shirt the columnist came up with! Mine is super simple and quick.

You need a tee with a pocket and some safety pins

Start pinning! Mine were straight up and down but you can go diagonal or horizontal

Finished shirt (looks a lot cuter on)

Pair it with a cute scarf, hoodie, some jeans and Ugg boots and you have a loungy, cute outfit with a hint of metal that takes the place of a necklace.

Possibilities are endless! You can make shapes, stripes, bows, or anything else you can think of.

Fall Flowers

It is so nice to have an extra day off for Labor Day! I spent part of my day making flower clips. I went with more simple designs this time for a more "grown up" look, although the pink ones would look cute in a little girl's hair.