Halloween Swap Gifts for ElsieB

The 2nd of my 3 Halloween ornament swap partners received her package from me recently.  Inside was a witch's hat ornament, a wreath ornament, a cork witch, 2 toilet paper treat containers, a wooden Halloween magnet, some Peanuts Gang activity pages, 2 spider rings, a parachute black cat, a Halloween pencil, and a card.  There was a last minute addition of a juice pouch notebook as well.

Here is the free pattern for this witch's hat ornament by Lion Brand.

This wreath ornament was made by crocheting around a plastic bottle ring.

The pattern for this ornament is:

- Chain 20 stitches.

- Take a plastic bottle ring and half double crochet around it.

- Join with a slip stitch.

- Triple crochet twice in every stitch around, and join with a slip stitch.

- Chain 15 to 20 stitches, and tie to the other chain length.

- Then just add accessories.

These cork witches were based off of this  Korknisse pattern.  I just modified the pattern slightly.

Here is my video tutorial on how to make these toilet paper tube treat containers.  I put all of the smaller items in these containers.

I enjoyed making these items and I hope that ElsieB enjoys them.

Halloween Swap Gifts for LadyKatka

LadyKatka (ravelry) was my other partner in the larger Halloween swap.  She received her package recently (in Canada).  Here is what I made for her.

A treat bag / project bag made from 3 large M&M wrappers (donated from a restaurant) and skull duct tape (more pictures below), a knitted dish towel, a crochet plarn scrubby, a google eye picture frame, skull stitch markers, gauntlet style fingerless gloves, toilet paper tube treat containers, a cork witch...

Some small goodies like a skull stamp, parachute black cat, spider rings...

A magnet made from a wooden Halloween piece (the toad warts), a plastic bottle ring crochet wreath ornament, pumpkin decoration, a bat ATC, Halloween pencils, Peanuts Gang activity pages, and a card.

Here is my video tutorial on how to make this google eye picture frame.

Gauntlet style fingerless gloves, which I am currently making myself a pair.

This wreath ornament was made by crocheting around a plastic bottle ring.

The pattern for this ornament is:

- Chain 20 stitches.

- Take a plastic bottle ring and half double crochet around it.

- Join with a slip stitch.

- Triple crochet twice in every stitch around, and join with a slip stitch.

- Chain 15 to 20 stitches, and tie to the other chain length.

- Then just add accessories.

Here is my video tutorial on how to make this bag.

Modfied Feather & Fan Hanging Dishtowel

The plarn scrubby pattern is just simply crocheting a basic circle:

- chain 2
- crochet 8 times into the 2nd chain from the hook
- single crochet twice in every stitch = 16 sts
- 2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next stitch, repeat = 24 sts
-  2 sc in next stitch, 2 sc in next 2 stitches, repeat = 32 sts- repeat until it is the size that you want. 

I used 1 Kohls gray plastic bag and 1 small black plastic bag to make the plarn.

These were the first stitch markers that I had ever made.  I loved them so much that I made myself a set.  The skull beads were found at Michael's Craft Store.

These cork witches were based off of this  Korknisse pattern.  I just modified the pattern slightly.

This artist trading card was made by watercolor painting on watercolor paper and then drawing on it with a black fine tipped sharpie.

Here is my video tutorial on how to make these toilet paper tube treat containers.  I put all of the smaller items in these containers.

LadyKatka said that she wants that skull duct tape.  She loved the skull stitch markers, especially since they are piratey.  She was hoping to get a cork witch and an ATC from me, so its good that I made some for her.  The magnet is already on her fridge.  Not pictured above, because it was a last minute add, was a red Kool Aid juice pouch notebook.  I had so much fun making things for her.  

Floral Hot Pad Set

I finished the hot pad set for my grandma's sister-in-law.  I sent my mom the above picture, and she said that she will love them.  My mom will pick them up later this month and mail them to her.

This is one of my favorite patterns to crochet.

I used Bernat's cotton yarn for all of these hot pads.

Here is the pattern for this wonderful hot pad.

Tuesday Tot Craft Time: Mosaic Fall Leaves

Here is the library craft that we did recently.  The leaves that they chose were local ones.  

There were 3 different leaves that the kids could choose from.  My son choose 2 of them.

I cut up the construction paper strips for him.  Then we put glue (glue stick) all over the leaf drawings, and he placed the construction paper pieces where he wanted them.  When done, I drew the leaf lines over the construction paper and cut out the leaves for him. 

They turned out really nice.  These will be the perfect addition to our Fall decorations.  It would be nice to make enough to put on an indoor wreath.

Fanciful Flower Hot Pad

My mom is currently visiting my grandma.  My grandma's brother and his wife came over the other day, and his wife loved the hot pad that I made for my grandma's birthday.  She said that it was the prettiest thing that she ever saw.  My mom asked me to make one for her aunt.  Well I had actually made 2 different ones for my grandma, so I will be making the same 2 for my grandma's sister-in-law.  I finished the first one, shown above.  The pattern for it is here.  You can see the ones that I made for my grandma here.  My mom said that it did not matter what colors that I used, so I used ones that I had a lot of.  I used a size G crochet hook and Bernets cotton yarn.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

1. Landscape 

2. Complementary or Triadic Color

3. Black and White

4. Food 

5. Blank Space 

T-shirt Necklace

Yesterday I made this necklace out of a t-shirt.  I cut one third of a t-shirt like I would cut tarn (t-shirt yarn).  I cut 12 quarter of an inch strips, leaving about an inch uncut.  I cut off the 12th strip and tied it around the uncut area of the rest of them.  Then I stretched out the 11 remaining strips so that they curl on themselves a bit.  I had been seeing a lot of t-shirt necklaces over the last year and I wanted to make one.