Halloween Kraft Treat Bags

Good Morning fellow crafters, I hope you are enjoying the very first day of FALL! I love the fall, it signals the start of the best holidays of the year! I am trying to get back into my posting more often, I haven't posted very many projects at all this year! I finally started working on my Halloween projects! The girls' school has a Fall carnival every year and they allow craft vendors, so I really need to start making some items to put up for sale that teachers and kids would love to pick up! I made these cute little Kraft Halloween Treat bags.

I ordered the Kraft bags from sweetideasbyjanet on Etsy a few months ago and have been dying to try them out! I used mainly Papertrey Ink products to put these together! I used their Mr. Bones Stamp and die set along with the Spider from the Tremendous Treats: Halloween Stamp Set. I also used the medium-sized spider web from their Spider Web die collection. The "trick or treat" is from the Tremendous treats set and is stamped on their banner die.

I can't wait to make different versions of these little bags, they come together so quickly and are just too cute! Not too many people work on Halloween projects, but I just love seeing what other people come up with. I've never actually sent out a Halloween card to anyone, but I do make a few card sets to put up for sale, along with some tag sets as well! I hope to bring you more projects soon with the upcoming holidays! Have a great week everyone, thanks so much for stopping by!

Halloween Wreath

Here is another Halloween project for the Mr. Bones Halloween Spook Out! This is probably my favorite Halloween project that I've made so far! I made a bunch of these last year for Christmas and Halloween. I love the paper rosettes for wreaths, they are so unique and different! There is one wreath here and here that I made last year.









I buy my wicker wreath bases at the Dollar Tree whenever they have them in stock (which isn't often, snag 'em when you see them, they don't last long!). I used the 13" wreath base. I made the paper rosettes by hand (no Cricut or Rosette die.) I used patterned paper I had left over from last Halloween that I found in the Target Dollar spot. I used every image and saying from the Mr. Bones stamp set for this wreath. I also used the medium spider web from the Spider Web Trio die set. I added googly eyes to the little spiders, then adhered everything with my glue gun. I try to make the rosettes ahead of time and have extra on hand because that usually takes the longest.

Sorry for all the Halloween posts, I really do love making things for Halloween and Christmas more than anything, so there will be tons more projects coming your way! Thanks for stopping by!

Halloween Card Sets

**Edited 9-1-12 to Join the Mr. Bones Halloween Spook!**


Good afternoon fellow crafters, hope you are having a very wonderful Thursday! I very anxiously have walked to my mailbox the last few days in hopes that my Papertrey Ink order for this month had arrived. Well after several day of disappointment, my order finally arrived today and let me tell you, it was well worth the wait!

I was so excited for this month's release over at Papertrey Ink because I knew it was about time for some new Halloween and Fall stamp sets! I was thrilled when Nichole announced the release of the Tremendous Treats: Halloween stamp set. I ordered the stamp set along with the Happy Haunting and Mr. Bones stamp and matching die sets. These products are too freakin' adorable!

I knew I wanted to Mr. Bones stamp set as soon as I saw Betsy Veldman's card here with the "peeking windows". So with her card in my mind, I immediately set out to create my own.

Using Stampin' Up cardstock in Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, and Pumpkin pie, I created 6 card bases, 3 in each color. I used Kraft cardstock and Stampin' Ups scallop square punch to create the windows for my little skeletons. I die cut and stamped 18 skeletons, then started set up all my cards. I used Halloween Patterned paper from Recollections All Seasons paper packs in back of the skeletons. I also ordered the Spider Web trio die set, and using the smallest spider web, I die cut 6 of those and put them inside the cards, along with the cute spider from the Mr. Bones stamp set. I made 2 sets of 3 cards, both with different phrases from the Mr. Bones set.











I am in love with all of these sets and I cannot wait to make more cards, tags, and favors with them for my upcoming Halloween Craft show at a local mall. Hope you are all having fun with your new goodies as well! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

I'm baccckkkk!

Wowza it's been forever since I've posted on here, how the heck are you all doing?! I'm doing great, just been trying to keep up with work and the hubby and kids going back to school! I've been crafting here and there, just not as much as usual :( But now with the holidays around the corner I've been trying to fit in as many projects as I can! I am going to participate in a craft fair next month so I've been doing a mad dash to get everything together and be ready. One addition to my table this year is wreaths! I've had soooo much fun making these Halloween wreaths, I love the way they are turning out!

I found this 18" wreath base and the cute little witch at a local Dollar Tree. They have sooooo much Halloween merchandise, it's taking a lot of will power not to buy everything, even though it IS all only $1.00 lol. Anywho, I used 6 different 12x12 papers to make the paper rosettes. I scored each sheet at every 1/2 inch, then I cut 2 each of 2.5", 2", and 1.5" strips. I glued the 2 strips together, accordian folded each one, then glued them together with hot glue. I ended up with 18 different rosettes to use on each wreath. I hot glued everything, including the witch. I love the way this turned out. I am still trying to find a way to add "Happy Halloween" to it, but I need to make a trip to Michaels and Hobby Lobby for ideas on what to use.



This is how the wreath looked before I glued on the small Halloween charms.











I plan on making about 15 of these, and the craft fair is October 7th through the 9th. I can't wait to share pictures of the fair once it is over, until then, take care and see you next time!

Halloween!

It's never too early to get started on Halloween crafts! I absolutely love Halloween more than any other holiday! Last year, I made Halloween treat bags for my daughter's kindergarten class. This year, I have to make for both of my daughters, so I figured I should get started as soon as possible!

Last year, we used cellophane treat bags with candy and trinkets, and attached little handmade cards and tags. This year, I used the Plantin' Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge and cut out the bags instead.

Each bag is 6 3/4" inches, with a 3 1/4" colored circle and 2 3/4" white circle, all cardstock. Then, I stamped in images from a halloween stamp set (do not know where exactly is from, can't find the packaging!) onto the white cardstock. I added a little bit of color with my Prismacolor Markers, assembled them all together, and I think they are the perfect size for little hands to carry! I can't wait to add the treats and more embellishments once Halloween comes!



I got the idea from Hobby Lobby's Idea Magazine, the 2008 4th quarter issue, page 18. I am really disappointed that the weekend is already gone :( Hopefully will be able to get some more crafting done soon. With everyone starting school, have not had much free time! I have only made 4 so far of these bags, still need a ton more. Anywho, enjoy the rest of your Sunday, and have a great week!