13 Days of Halloween Freebies - Day 8

13 Days of Halloween Freebies - Day 7

13 Days of Halloween Freebies - Day 6

13 Days of Halloween Freebies - Day 5

I know you're all just here for the freebie...BUT...

I also want to let you know I've put all of my Halloween items at Plain Digital Wrapper on sale for just $1.50 from today through Halloween! Now is the time to grab them for all those SPOOKY Halloween photos!

Halloweenerie is my newest kit - and here are previews of  some of my other favorites, too.

You can see all my Halloween items

  RIGHT HERE 

Again - all these and more on SALE for just $1.50

  RIGHT HERE

Don't leave without your freebie! Have super spiffy day!

Halloween Idea #5

Here's a fun decorating idea for some cool and creepy hanging "cobwebs" Keep your eyes out for old sheer curtains at garage sales, thrift shops, etc... Old, ripped or stained ones are the best, and usually CHEAP!

They make great hanging cobwebs. Just cut them across the middle using a zigzag pattern as shown below. No need to be neat - just hack away with a pair of scissors, the jagged edges make them look even better! 

These look great hanging out in the yard or on a porch, since they blow around in the slightest breeze. I even found a couple for $2.00 at a yard sale in orange and black!

I have these hanging from hooks on the light in our kitchen. To hang them on the back porch, I used a staple gun, but they're light enough that you could even use masking tape.  

~hApPy hAuNtInG~

13 Days of Halloween Freebies - Day 4

13 Days of Halloween Freebies - Day 3

Halloween Idea #4

I had these four old and chipped frames kicking around, and as I was wondering what to do with them, it occurred to me that "FALL" is a four letter word, LOL!

So I found some fonts I liked, printed the letters out at a large size and made stencils from plastic page protectors. This would be SO easy if you have one of those fancy cricuts or vinyl cutting machines, but I don't have either one so I did it the hard way, with a pair of tiny sharp scissors and lots of patience!

I stenciled the letters onto some squares of canvas from an old drop cloth. then I cut pieces of cardboard to fit the frames and wrapped the stenciled letters around the cardboard, securing with hot glue. They are just tacked in place on the back with a bead of hot glue, so I can take out "FALL" and replace with "NOEL" for Christmas, and maybe even "LOVE" on pink felt for Valentine's Day.

Happy crafting!

13 Days of Halloween Freebies - Day 2

Halloween Idea #3

This idea is similar to one I saw on someone's blog, but I don't remember where. If you know where I may have seen it, leave me a comment, so I can give them credit!

I started with an old wooden frame and two foam pumpkins from the Dollar Tree. I cut them in half with a serrated edge knife, just behind the stem.

I cut a piece of foam core board to fit inside my wooden frame and then covered it with burlap. I used some dark brown acrylic paint and foam stamps for the design and the word "FALL", then glued my pumpkin halves below, using tacky glue.   I have it hanging on an old wooden shutter - SO cute!

13 Days of Halloween Freebies - Day 1

Here's Day 1 for you - a ribbon-decked frame. Enjoy!

HALLOWEEN Blogtoberfest!

Wo~hoo! 


No tricks here, but lots of TREATS coming your way! First up is a PDW Blog Train, where members of Plain Digital Wrapper have gathered to bring you lots of fun mini-kits!

If you make a layout with the goodies you pick up, and post it in the PDW Gallery, you will have an opportunity to WIN a $15.00 Gift Certificate to the store; A winner will be picked on Halloween.

Here's the link for my blog freebie, just click the image below:

And to get more pieces - here are links for all the other blogs:

1. PDW Blog http://plaindigitalwrapper.com/blog/
2. PDW facebook page http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/plaindigitalwrapper
3. Southern Creek Designs blog http://thereisafineline.blogspot.com/
4. YOU ARE HERE:  Donna http://pixel-mischief.blogspot.com/
5. Lori http://ldhoriginals.blogspot.com/
6. Susie http://suslyngloscraps.blogspot.com/
7. Jemy http://craftyinsomniac.blogspot.com
8. Katers Hello Friends
9. Lynn Paste Optional Designs Blog
10. Marla http://mscrafts8.blogspot.com/
11. Kimeric http://kimerickreations.blogspot.com
12. Becki http://crazsquawcreations.blogspot.com/
13. Vicki http://txbubbles-bubblesbabbles.blogspot.com/
14. Sondra http://rosemarythyme.wordpress.com/
15. ScrapDZines http://scrapdzines.blogspot.com/

Have fun! Please be nice and say thank you along the way. And stop by here tomorrow for Day ONE of 13 Days of Halloween FREEBIES!

Halloween Idea #2

Ok Here's another fun idea. I made this Halloween tassel using a super big ceramic bead I found at the Salvation Army store. I got a bag of 4 of them for 49¢. I think they are from the 70's when macrame was a hot craft. 

You can probably find them at Michael's or Joann Fabrics. Or maybe make your own out of oven-bake clay, and paint it.

 
Anyway, I gathered together a bunch of Halloween ribbons, orange, yellow and black fabric and yarn and looped them through a piece of wire under the bead:

Then I added a smaller black bead on the top and twisted the wire into a loop . I wrapped the loop with black yarn to give it a finished look, and hung it on my door latch with a black elastic. 

Easy and fun!

I'm linking this up on Funky Junk Interiors Saturday Night Specials - be sure to visit Donna's Blog by clicking the picture below!






Be sure to check back tomorrow - for a fun trick or treat event!



AND...


13 Days of Halloween freebies starts on Tuesday, October 19th!

Halloween Idea #1

Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be posting some Halloween and Fall crafting/decorating ideas. I love this time of year...it's unpredictable, yet colorful and comforting too. 

Here in New England we have everything from frosty cold mornings to warm and sunny indian summer afternoons. Whether I'm outside enjoying a brisk and breezy fall day or in the house snuggled under a blanket with a scented candle and good book - I love it all the same!

Here's today's fun idea - I found this old vintage photo album for $1.00 at a garage sale. I have it out on the kitchen table with creepy Halloween decorations.

The album even had a few old photos left in it, which makes me kinda sad, thinking of someone's old and forgotten memories. I removed the old photos and saved them for some other craft (even though I'll always wonder who they were) The photos had been held on with the old fashioned photo corners, which I carefully peeled off the pages and saved. I wasn't real worried about the condition of the pages, I wanted the book to look old and abused, anyway.

I then went through all my halloween photos, and changed them to a vintage black and white using Photoshop. I have a PS action called Olde Vintage that I used, available in a kit called Photo Decor which is for sale in my shop at Plain Digital Wrapper.  You don't need this, but hey it's good advertising, LOL. then I printed them on photo paper and trimmed them to fit in the album. I re-used some of the old black photo corners to make it look like the photos have been in the album for years!

I used my Halloween freebie sampler for the inside cover page:

Here are some of the inside photos. I used deckle edge scissors on some of them to give an old look. On others I used a square hole punch down one side to make them look like they came from another old album.

Some pictures are from Halloween parties we've had and trips to the pumpkin festival.

 This one's a scanned of a 1960's slide with yours truly on the left!

I love looking at all the pictures, and remembering the good times!

I'm linking this up on Funky Junk Interiors Saturday Night Specials - be sure to visit Donna's Blog by clicking the picture below!






I'll be back tomorrow with a Halloween tassel I made!


Coming soon - 13 days of Halloween FREEBIES!

I {heart) October!

It's that time of year again! Spooky, Scary and downright CREEPY!

Don't you LOVE it!

I've been so busy - we are planning a Halloween BASH!

Here's the invitation I made using my new kit, Halloweenerie.

For this weekend - Halloweenerie is on sale for just $4.99 $2.99! AND...I have a free sampler for you at the bottom of the post.















I'll be back later with pictures of Halloween decorations and some fun crafts!

Here's the free sampler for you - There is 1 background, a wordart, journal mat, and a frame. If you like this, you'll LOVE the rest of the kit!

Wherever you are, whatever you do - have a great weekend!

New and on SALE!

New for this week is HIGH SEA SAILING  Special price just $2.99!
















And don't forget...my freebie is still available:





That's all for now...Happy Friday!

No more pink BARN!

wohOO!

This project has been put off for way too long. We built this barn 14 years ago and the paint had faded. My horse was a chewer and chewed a lot of the wood, other parts were rotten.  We sold both of our horses a few years ago, and now we use the barn to store the tractors and 4-wheelers. A tree fell on the roof in the ice storm 2 years ago, so we replaced the entire thing.

My job = painting! Boring I know, but this was a ton of work!

So that's what I've been up to lately!