Sunday, October 30, 2011

Ornaments!!


Any craft that re-purposes items rather than throwing them away is a great one in my book. So, when I found this tutorial on ScoutieGirl a while ago I had to give it a try. I first tried this tutorial out in December of last year but only had the opportunity and the supplies to make the one featured in a previous blog post. So, I began saving some of the belated holiday cards. I also thought that making an ornament or two out of solid cardstock in a variety of colors would look nice. And then an ad for a magazine with lots of pictures and colors to it came in the mail and I thought I would see how it would look as an ornament. So, I got to work making these ornaments and finally got around to the assembly the other night. I think they turned out pretty nice and I like that they don't all look the same. To craft one of your own- Holiday Keepsake Ornament Tutorial.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Etsy Pumpkin Finds

Happy Fall! I hope everyone is enjoying their autumn so far. I know I haven't been blogging as much as I use to but I hope to change that soon. I have been working on some ornaments out of old cards and things that I will be posting about either later this month or early next month. And I am sure with the holiday season and most especially Christmas I will have plenty of crafts and things to share. In the mean time check out these great pumpkin themed I found while searching Etsy today. :D



Blown Glass Orange Pumpkin (Butternut Shape) by AdamArtGlass1



Pumpkin Tea Cosy by FarmFreshHats



Miniature orange and white pumpkins in a bushel basket - Abundance - 8x10 photo - fine art photograph - Autumn decor by LyndaNaranjo



Fall Pumpkin Hand Carved Rubber Stamp by SweetSpotStampShop



Orange pumpkin stitched black leather wallet great for Halloween or everyday by Bigpapaleather



Rustic Fall Metal Pumpkin by MetalMeltersllc



Pumpkin stitch markers for knitting reduced snag large double rings handmade polymer clay by Cofanetto