Halloween Bags

 My son made treat bags for this class.  These used the Sizzix treat bag die and several Tim Holtz Halloween stamps that he colored in.  I embossed the bags and then he added all the embelishments.  

Cards: Halloween Cards

 I used several Tim Holtz dies for these cards.  I also used the Sizzix ScoreboardsXL as the base.  I had a lot of fun making them.

Costume: Bearded Dragon

 This is my son's Halloween Costume this year.  This is the DIY Bearded Dragon Booklet for Head and Body by Valerie-Sew Thrifty Couture, LLC.  He is wearing the size small.  I had a lady at my church give me a bunch of double knit and I just picked up anything that looked lizardish and it worked!  I picked up the eyes a few years on clearance for like $.75 so the only cost was the pattern.  I really loved how it turned out and my son is very pleased as well.

Halloween Porch and Bench Yarn Bomb

I have been wanting to yarn bomb my porch for years and I finally got it done this year.  I have 4 metal supports that I bombed with my Halloween monster singers.  They are singing "Happy Halloween!"  at the top of their voices.  They are all out of tune😊

 

Here are two benches I monster bombed.  The bottom is mine and the top is a friend.  The feet are from a wonderful pattern called Monster Feet Yarn Bomb Crochet Pattern by Knits for Life.  I used a whole skein of the pound acrylic yarn for the bench piece.  These were super fun to make and they make the bench quite comfy.

 

Sewing: Mask Making on Singer 15-91 and Singer 201

 Just like many other crafty people, I've been spending the past few months making masks.  As of this post I've done 1,279.  Many went to my church, school, and first responders.  The majority of my masks were made on a 1951 Singer 15-91, as well as a 1948 Singer 201.  These are wonderful machines to sew masks with as they can go over the pleated seams with ease.  They are fairly easy to maintain and do a consistant straight stitch.  Don't let their age scare you, these are some of the best sewing machines out there and you can usually pick them up at garage sales for cheap.  Stay safe everyone!

 

Here are 3 of my old ladies.  The top is a 1952 Singer Model 231, 1948 Singer Model 201, and 1951 Singer Model 15-91.  The majority of the masks were done on the 15-91.

Cards: Birthday

 Here are some birthday cards I've made recently.  I've been trying out different techniques.

Cards: Anniversary

Here are some anniversary cards that I made for family members this year.

 

My daughter had an UP themed wedding and this is the card.

My sister had a Halloween wedding and this is the anniversary card I made for them.

Halloween: Steampunk Explorer

Here's my steampunk explorer with all of his gadgets.  We happened to find a pair of old glasses that went with a game that we've lost and they were perfect.

His jet pack was 2 soda bottles, slushie cups, tuna can, dishwasher hose, L braces, and an orange juice container.  It came together pretty well.  The only thing I would add is that when you spray paint some plastics, they tend to melt.

I added a light bulb and spring to the top of his top hat.  He's ready to explore!

Halloween: Steampunk Top Hat, Bracers, Binoculars

These are hats that I made for my sons from https://gumroad.com/lostwaxoz?sort=page_layout.  Chris Huebert has awesome patterns that are made from foam.  He has videos on his projects and the instructions are clear and very good.  I used craft foam that I've had for years to make these.  The only thing I changed was I used craft dots instead of using epoxy. 

These bracers used old pirate compasses that I had left over from a birthday party from years ago.

I steampunked these play binoculars that we've had for at least 20 years and I was wanting to get rid of anyway.