Halloween Pumpkin yarn Dream catchers

Isn't this cute?  

I love making easy peasy crafts...that turn out pretty darned adorable!

These halloween dream catchers....wave in the wind of a nearby tree...spooky, but too cute~

I made these yarn dream catchers  above in May and put them on my blog...

They are still looking fab!

So I thought I could take the same idea and make halloween pumpkins!

I gathered up the usual suspects.....lol...

yarns, strings, embroidery hoops (any size or sizes), glue, felt...

They are simply made by wrapping yarn around the middle (inside) hoop....you put the outer  embroidery hoop aside for now.

Hold your beginning end in place or glue it down, and once another piece wraps around it then it stays in place.  If you just wrap the yarn around the hoop and and move the yarn slightly each time, then everything will stay in place.

I have had this orange yarn for a while...just waiting for a project.

Sometimes you just have a left over skein or ball of yarn...perfect for wrapping around a hoop.

Wrap, wrap, wrap until you like the fullness of it.

Then place your outer hoop around it and tighten.

I cut out some felt eyes, nose and mouth....

and here is one of the faces.

I added alittle white felt for highlights in eyes.

I think hot gluing the face on is best.

This is the tiny guy...love the funny teeth.

They are fun and silly....

At the bottom is just some long string tied on or looped through the hoop.

These took no time at all!

I added a string to tie them into the trees.

The wind will make them float around.

This is a big 12" hoop.

Any size is fun...

I often get embroidery hoops at thrifts stores and garage sales.

They are so cheap and then so is the yarn and felt.

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Pretty string & yarn hoop art.

Did you have a good holiday?

I didn't real do anything "Special"...just tasks around the house, helping out my dad, hanging outside and enjoying the weather.

But I did have fun making these super easy string hoop art.

You have probably seen them before....but trust me...making them is so fun and when you see them swaying in your trees...it is magical.

I have lots of different supplies in my studio...I bet you do too.

I don't crochet...but this yarn from a thrift store really called out to me.

I gathered up a couple embroidery hoops, lace, strings, yarn and ribbon.

i just started winding the yarn around the inner hoop...like you would to roll up a skein of yarn into a ball.

Keep winding...more... until you like what it looks like.

Then put on the outer hoop (you could add glue to the inner edge to make even sturdier).  Tighten your screw on the hoop as far as you can.

Tie on lengths of ribbon, yarn, string and lace....on the bottom part of the hoop.

First one turned out so sweet!

Guess what...I had to do another one!

This time with some yarn that had some texture in it.

This hoop was much larger.

Lastly I gathered up a pastel variegated yarn and made the smallest one.

These hang easily from the trees...and gently sway with a breeze.

This is such an inexpensive way to add some sweetness to your yard.

Now I am going to keep them in my courtyard just outside my studio.

I think kids would really like to do this as a summer project.

Plus...these would look fabulous as decor at a country wedding.

I may have to make some for my big big trees in my backyard too.

Hope you try some!

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2017 is coming!!!

Wow...another year...came and is now leaving soon!

Seems like time flies by so fast and I wish it would slow down a bit.

I made some New Years Eve Banners...digital pdf sheets.

There are two sizes!!! There are two printable sheets of artwork...you can print however many you need to make the length you need. I illustrated all the artwork...it all matches...with a pretty colorful pastel palette. 

The large banner flag measures: 3 1/8" x 4 1/4".

The smaller banner flag measures: 1 15/16" x 2 5/8".

There are five designs of banner flags: Auld lang syne, 2017 here we come, Cheers on a clock, Happy new year and Celebrate.

These banners would be sweet in your home, office space at work, and on a tree like a garland! 
You just print, cut out and glue to bakers twine. Very easy and QUICK!  It is only $3.99.

I also made a new pattern design called Welcome the year.

Celebrate the New Year or remember the old ... with a "2017" door hanger. 

This pattern can be adapted to any year... all numbers are included. 
You could make one for every year in your home. 
Plus a smaller ornament size is also included in this pattern

Detailed instructions are included.

Finished door knob design measures:
6 1/2" x 6" including hanger.
Embroidery designs are: 5 3/8" x 2 7/8", 
smaller ornament design: 1 5/8" x 3".  It is only $3.99

I recently made a new stocking for my Daughter's boyfriend...Jaryd....we love it and we love him. 

Here are the others...then when they get married they can bring their stockings to their home.

The pattern is from Woodland threads...a need 'l love book. 

I love to make a new ornament every year....I made this sweet camper because my daughter revamped our camper this year.

The patterns come from the new magazine: Holiday Crafts by Better homes and garden.

So do the owls below.

I chose some pinks, blues and purples.

It is a blast to try new things and carve out a little time for other things!

Hope you are enjoying the holidays!

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Little things to make it all easier

It's a lovely fall day today.

Leaves are falling like snow.

I have been using a lot of little gadgets to make life easier around here.

They all come from Deflecto!

Above is their chalk board sign....normally in rectangles....I cut this one with scissors..into a sweet leave.

With their chalk paint pen (which is erasable with water)....I scribbled on "Give Thanks" and added some dots!

They would make great Thanksgiving day place cards for your dinner guests. 

Here are some clear pockets and a pear clip...perfect to store some of my Christmas ACEO's.

This makes it protected, yet easy to see and find!

On the opposite side of my red and green ACEO...I put my blue wintery ACEO's.

So much fun!

I made these using old photos, pretty papers, and printed out words and phrases.

Here is a plastic chalk board sign....I just wrote out my favorite saying...."Once begun is half done"..... and then added flowers, squiggles and dots with the chalk paint pen.

This saying really motivates me to just get going.

I love tags....I can't stop making them and collecting them.

I just string them onto a pear clip from Deflecto and they are all together.

They stay organized and nice this way.

So sweet this way! 

I have also been using the pear clip for clipping together my patterns....you could clip your collection together!  They are easy to hang on a peg this way.

These gadgets are so handy!

I have a fondness for all things French....here I used the sign holder and made a sweet little piece of art...Marie Antoinette with a glittery muslin banner saying "Dream it".

Here is a side view.  It is plastic and easily holds small signs and paper.

I made a sign for my dishwasher....It stays on with the magnetic clamp.

The sign was fun to make.

I am always wondering if the dishes are clean or not.

See how this works....very handy.

Here are a few pics from my recent Quilt show .

It was so hard to fit all my samples and patterns into my booth.

These clamps worked great to hang up unusual items. 

It made it alot easier. 

Also at the Washington state quilt show...I used the double clamps to hold a sample (A Happy New Year door hanger) and a pattern on top of a turn style.

People could really see everything well. 

The magnetic clamp was so handy on my metal cabinet I brought to the quilt show. It helped hold small quilts....to sort of fill a hole in my display.

I hung my "She lingers in the garden" quilt with the clamps and had the pattern nearby using the magnetic clamp. It is really hard to pack so many samples and patterns in one booth, but the Deflecto products made it much easier. 

So I have been a busy girl.

Now .....I need to finish up a cool Thanksgiving ornament pattern.

So much to do!!

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