Make A Card- Halloween Edition

Finished card- pumpkin patch

     Now, obviously, I am a bit early for Halloween, but when you send people things in the mail, you have to be ready earlier than the actual holiday. And when you make them yourself, it is even earlier, so I am actually on schedule this year to send them to people during the correct holiday (versus normal when I send Christmas cards as New Year's cards- whoops.)
     Cards still take me a long time to make, mostly because I am a perfectionist and I like to do as many of the pieces as I can by hand. However, I have shortened my hour per card standard a bit by using repetitive shapes and rifts off the same card style.

Halloween Project, Doggie Dino

The classy dino pup waiting for trick-or-treaters at the door

Ok, I saw this idea in Martha Stewart living and couldn't resist trying it myself. Though I don't have a dog, one of my friends said I could dress her dog up for Halloween. Wooohooo! My cat never lets me dress her up any more, so this is a great new avenue for me.

Here is the link as well as some instructions for how Martha did her tank: http://www.marthastewart.com/852544/doggie-dino-tank?czone=holiday/halloween-center/halloween-center-costumes 



However, I did things a bit differently based on what I had available. So....

Supplies:

Inside, with all spines inserted

• tank (my friend's dog is medium size and turns out she fit about a child's small t-shirt)
• foam sheets (mine was green, but I think black might have looked even better)
• sewing machine (optional)

Halloween Recycling Projects

The finished product

 SPOOKY SPIDER, front yard decoration

 Halloween is my dad's favorite holiday and we love to go all out in the yard making a spooky scene. Usually there is at least one or two kids that refuse to walk to our door because they are scared of what is in our yard. While the classic graves have shown up in our front garden many a time, this year, dad and I tried to go for something new.

 Supplies
(really, you can use whatever you have lying around - that's what we did- but, here is what we used to achieve the final look): 

Supplies!

Stuffing

• 2 black tarps (one to wrap, one to cut and cover the "hairy" legs)
• PVC pipe, cut so the legs are "akimbo"
• trashcan
• ice chest, styrofoam
• egg crate mattress
• lawn chair cushion
• wicker lawn chair
• wood stump
• heat lamp w/ red light bulb

 Securing

• bungee cord
• rope 
• cord
• watering hose

Cupcakes- Trublood Themed

Finished: glass shard cupcakes

The Ingredients:

• Cupcakes (any flavor you want; I used chocolate and vanilla)
• Frosting (any kind you want; I used cream cheese)
• Filling
• Pudding (any flavor you want; I used vanilla)
• Whipped cream
• Toppings
• Glass Shards 
• 3/4 cup of white sugar
• 1/4 cup of water
• Maraschino cherry syrup