Halloween crafts...

I got a little carried away with making buntings for Halloween and decided to make two.

First I made a "Spooky" banner using the same idea as my "spring" bunting found here.

Next up was a fun one I made especially for my girls to enjoy. I used googly eyes for all the eyes and after I was done my 10 year old said to me, "mom I love it that you make these for us". It totally made my night. I just free handed all the characters/items except the pumpkin and witches hat which I used clip art for.

I also made a table runner, its quilted and its also my first attempt at anything quilted. Its made out of strips of fabric all different widths, I quilted the top with straight lines every half an inch and in the ditch, I also just used a rolled edge for binding. Although I can see lots of mistakes, I am happy with how it turned out.

Next using the same fabric from my "Spooky" bunting, and table runner I cut 8"x 1.5" of fabric and tulle and tied them to a double wire wreath. I then painted wood letters black and dotted them with purple puffy paint, tied the letters together with orange tulle and then also tied them to the wire with orange tulle. last I tied purple ribbon around it and hung it on the door.

So there you have it my fun new Halloween decorations for the year.

Easter Table Runner...

I love the idea of my table runner for Easter, but wish it was bigger. It works for my small table, but I will definitely need a bigger one on a new table.

This was an easy project, and definitely totally different from my last two.

I drew a giant egg to use as a pattern and cut out two of each color. I then sewed right sides together, turned right side out, pressed and top stitched. To connect the eggs together I just used fabritac to avoid more stitching lines.

St Patty's Day Table Runner

So my friend and I had this marvelous idea for a table runner, well it was not so fabulous. We hated it so much that we didn't finish it. We were using the same concept as our Valentines Day runner, and it looked awful!!! We then switched our fabric around and still used the same concept as the Valentines runner and it looked much better.

So here is the table runner DON'T:

I honestly don't know if its that there is just too much green, or if its the shade of green, all I do know is that its awful!

And DO:

So much better, simple, calm and kelly green.