October Countdown to Halloween~Day 4

Here is little project, that I made using vintage images put together by Magic Moonlight Free Images. Thank you Blanca, it is most generous of you to find, fix and share vintage images.

This is what I did:
-searched around Blanca's blog
-printed the images I liked onto regular copy paper
-glued to clothing tags from a new pair of pants I just purchased (you can use tags, card stock paper, chipboard, cereal boxes, Kleenex boxes-anything)
-'painted' glue around the edges and added chunky glitter
That's it! Pretty simple, huh?

This says- s'posin 'a ghost ran after you-oo-oo'  Okay, scary, I guess.....

The next tag looks a bit 'wintery'. I wasn't sure how the white chunky glitter would look. It came out as clear pieces of glitter mostly, so I covered the entire thing. Looks like snow to me, but I like the image anyway. It says, 'The goblins will catch you if you don't watch out!'.

Thanks for visiting, hope you enjoy a spooky month of fun!

~Lori
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October Countdown to Halloween Day 3

Welcome to day 3! This is my hand cut, silhouette, Raven. I used a template from  

Country Living-Halloween Headquarters  

Fussy cutting is one of my favorite techniques in paper crafting. I love how this guy came out, and plan on making more. There is also a smaller template, but the branch and stand don't cut out as nicely. We'll see what comes of that.

Thanks for stopping by, it was a short post, but so was this project, enjoy!
Hope you give this a try, let me know if you post it on your blog or a linky party.

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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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Some of the History of Halloween Part 1 [October Countdown to Halloween~Day 1]

Here is a bit of information for the month of October, the month of Halloween, spooks, and treats. It has become one of my favorite seasons of the year. This is a fairly non-scary start to ease our way in. It all started out normally, but we will see how society, heavily influenced by the Christian Church, has twisted it. I be posting what I hope you find interesting and informative history lessons over the next month. This is from History.com, with a link at the end.

Halloween Superstitions

Halloween has always been a holiday filled with mystery, magic and superstition. It began as a Celtic end-of-summer festival during which people felt especially close to deceased relatives and friends. For these friendly spirits, they set places at the dinner table, left treats on doorsteps and along the side of the road and lit candles to help loved ones find their way back to the spirit world. Today's Halloween ghosts...

...But what about the Halloween traditions and beliefs that today's trick-or-treaters have forgotten all about? Many of these obsolete rituals focused on the future instead of the past and the living instead of the dead. In particular, many had to do with helping young women identify their future husbands and reassuring them that they would someday—with luck, by next Halloween—be married. In 18th-century Ireland,... [more at History.com]

~Lori
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An Awesome Find

If you haven't yet, you need to check out Pamela's blog.....

She has a gorgeous on-line store and I was lucky to win a give-a-way from her. I want to buy just about everything, but I have to be careful, I have a lot of things to get rid of first. :(

Pamela is having a sale, so check out her blog, (click on the blog button above). Then check out her store, Finch & Co. Designs.

ps.....this is what I won!

Last ATC From the Couples Series

I can't believe how fast the month of September is passing, I haven't posted anything since the first!!! Having a senior in high school who plays on two soccer teams can be time consuming, (so glad she and her friends drive). I wouldn't have it any other way though, she is my joy.

This is the last ATC from my 'Couples' series. The title is 'Moonlight Romance'.

I would like to visit some of my favorite linky parties, if I can find some time.

Audrey's First Give-A-Way

Check out Elegant Economies, where Audrey is having her first give-a-way. I have been following her for awhile now, and her blog is full of beautiful collections, vignettes and projects. The items for the give-a-way are hand made by Audrey. They are pretty special and beautiful, go over and find out more.

Have a fantastic weekend!!!!
~Lori