October Countdown to Halloween~Days 19 & 20

This Halloween wreath was a bit of a challenge. It's not as easy as it looks to follow a circle while looping and gluing crape paper. Okay, so, I didn't know how to spell crape paper. I looked it up in the Webster's, yes kids the actual book, I like the dictionary. The definition was of the material formally used in mourning, I think they are spelled the same. Anyway, here it is.....
[with poor lighting]

[with poorly positioned lighting]

[oh well]

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Lori

October Countdown to Halloween~Day 8 & 9

I really didn't think this thru. I am not a professional blogger, I just like to have fun. I missed a day, what can I say, it was powder puff football. I totally forgot to take pics of a project to schedule a post for yesterday. Today after school it was laundry, dishes and mother daughter time. Daughter time is at a premium when she is 17 years old, a senior, plays on two soccer teams, and has lots of friends. I have to take it when I can get it, so forgive me if you have been waiting with baited breath for my posts. All, maybe 10, of you.

Super Simple Mummy's!!!
Recycle a glass jar and wrap it with rolled gauze, how simple is that? I have seen them done using google eyes, but made mine with a large oval, small oval, and circle punch. 

I made this guy first.
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Lori
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October Countdown to Halloween~Day5

I had fun taking these pictures. I took them in the dark, (not total), without a flash. It worked, my camera was set correctly!!!

Candle Flickering

I used one of the recycled jars, that I have been collecting. Glass jars are so useful and much better than plastic for food storage, but let's save that rant for another day. Anyway.....With a 1/2" paintbrush and watered down multipurpose glue I attached these vintage Halloween postcard images. The images are once again from, Magic Moonlight Free Images. I placed a wide ribbon on the inside of the jar at the top.

Candle Barely Flickering

This is the first time I have purchased and used battery operated candles. They are awww-some! They were $5.99 for a set of six L.E.D. Flickering tea lights at Hobby Lobby. I never knew how good they looked in real life until now, huh, discover something new everyday.

A Second Postcard

A Third Postcard

I enjoyed showing you shots of the different levels of flickering candle light. Maybe not a big deal to many of you, but I was pretty happy with my new discovery. *wink*
Have a great day, make something spooky! Tell me what you try!
~LORI
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October Countdown to Halloween Day 2

I hope you all enjoyed reading my first Halloween post, 'Some of the History of Halloween Part 1', all about superstitions. Look forward to more of these history lessons and crafty goodness.

The first craft of my October Countdown to Halloween series is a Glittered Spiderweb Hurricane. I can't take credit for the idea, but I knew I wanted to make it for Halloween this year. This idea comes from my friend Priscilla, the brilliant mind behind the 'Thrifty Crafty Girl' blog. This is one of the ideas from her, '31 Days of Halloween' series of last year. You can download the spiderweb template from Martha Stewart Halloween.

Check out Thrifty Crafty Girl for photos and detailed directions. I purchased this frosted glass at a thrift store, but TCG shows you how to paint frost onto clear glass.

My container is a different size and shape than TCG's, so as you see, it
can be done with a bit of tweaking here and there.

I had to mess around with my template, trying to make it fit, so my lines aren't perfect. But guess what? It looks fine anyway!

I will probably refer to Thrifty Crafty Girl throughout the month, so you might as well follow her, too. She is so funny and honest! Have Fun creating for Halloween.................B O O

~Lori
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Book Cover

Making a User Name & Password Reminder Book

It is super easy to make a pretty book with out spending a lot. I found this black one with velvet stripes on clearance at Hobby Lobby. Awesome! ....if your a small child. Not so much if your an adult.... unless it was pink, maybe....Okay it would still be hideous, actually even more so if it were pink. Sorry to get a little off track.

The before:

I chose to use this double sided designer scrap book paper. I use scrap book paper for all of my decorative paper because it is thicker and more durable than wrapping paper.

All you need to do is this:
First measure the height of  your book and cut the paper to size. You don't even need to use a ruler if you have a paper trimmer or straight edge. Just mark the paper with a pencil. After cutting the height I scored the paper at about 1" from the end, wrapped it around the book and marked the other end, so that about 1" would be left to score. Like this:

I glued the flaps down onto the inside of the book, so that it would stay put, using double stick tape.
That's It! Your Done!

I like that the spine is rounded and not creased. I do realize that it will get dirty and possibly tear, but it's not something that I move from place to place. It won't even be used a-whole-heck-of-a-lot. It's pretty though, and that makes me happy. It's the little things, you know, so why not keep it simple? What do you think?
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