It may seem as if I'd completely given up being crafty, but between living for 4 months without any supplies, and then moving across the world to a little place called Australia, I haven't had a lot of opportunity. However, with a new house to make into a home, there will be lots of crafting going on to make up for my hiatus.
Even though it's already a week into October, Beth and I have decided to do a count-down to Halloween and post some fun things we've either made or would like to make. Australians don't do Halloween, so I've really had to dig in to find things that work. It's amazing how far a metre and a half of orange fabric will go.
My first project is an offshoot of this Christmas project I completed last year inspired by the fabulous
V&Co.
Here's how to make your own.
First cut out the fabric you want to back the wreath. I used a thin off-white muslin, but any cotton will work fine.
Figure out how big you want the circle to be and use a bowl or pan lid to trace a circle.
Choose your fabrics. I used 4 fabrics here, but if you want it to be more or less colorful/busy you may use more/less. Cut fabric into strips 3"x1.25". Iron down the middle, like a hot dog.
Then iron both ends down so the middle comes to a point on top.
Once you have 10-12 of each color (if you stick to the 4 total) start gluing them onto your fabric backing.
You might want to lay them out first to see how it looks and make any adjustments.
Then mount it in your frame, securing the muslin with some tape.
I added a little green stem to mine to make it look like a pumpkin and added some text using thickers.
Good luck, and happy crafting! Stay tuned for lots of cheap and easy ideas.
Like I said, Australians aren't big on Halloween. Case and point: I went to buy a pumpkin at the grocery store and they wanted $5.99 a kilo. Like $25 for a normal sized gourd.
All I did was cut out a square of fabric and tucked in the sides until I had it formed around the ball. With a little hot glue I secured the top and then used some leftovers from this project to make the green stems. I adhered those to the pumpkins with a straight pin.
This has got to be one of my favorite Halloween projects completed so far. It is fun and whimsical and best of all, EASY to make. All I did was cut out triangles of coordinating fabric and sewed them between a long piece of black fabric which I ironed in half. Zig-zaged down the length of the black and that's it!
I have one more item to post from my mantel and then I'll show you pictures of the whole thing.
Desperately needing something Halloween-y to adorn my front door I came up with this CHEAP wreath made simply by tying scrap pieces of fabric around the inside ring of an embroidery hoop (more on what I did with the outside ring of the same hoop later).
(apologies for these images...taken really late at night with no flash)
My first project is an offshoot of this Christmas project I completed last year inspired by the fabulous V&Co.
Here's how to make your own.
Choose your fabrics. I used 4 fabrics here, but if you want it to be more or less colorful/busy you may use more/less. Cut fabric into strips 3"x1.25". Iron down the middle, like a hot dog.
Then iron both ends down so the middle comes to a point on top.
You might want to lay them out first to see how it looks and make any adjustments.
Then mount it in your frame, securing the muslin with some tape.
Good luck, and happy crafting! Stay tuned for lots of cheap and easy ideas.
