Last year at Halloween I dressed up my back garden all spooky like and invited all the local kiddies in for a pretty handmade bag of treats and a scare :) I feel this year I will get just as many little dressed up callers as last so I thought I would make a start on the goodies I plan to handout.
Last years bags were time and stash consuming I can't really afford a big spend out on Halloween papers this year, so I spend a good few hours looking at tons of pins on Pinterest and found these little darlings. I haven't got a clue who made these originally as the Pinterest link is to a passworded website that I am not a member of.
I sorted through my scraps box and found all the colours of cardstock I needed along with six sheets of A4 brown card.
Digging out my trusty Bigshot (the first ever real tool I bought way back in 2004) and the wonderful Top Note dye from Stampin' UP (gifted to me by a beautiful friend)
I cut 24 Top Notes out of the brown CS
and scored them all width ways, down the centre point. The black line you can see on my score board was so I could easily lines up the Top Note points to the same score line.
I then selected a range of punches
and punched out 50 of each size circle and just a whole ton of hearts.
My first Owl face......... I was a little heavy handed with the glue, but it drys clear so no probs.
I had made a whole stack of them in no time at all.
Stuffed Owl
Here they all are waiting for the end of the month. I do think I might have to make a few more as I have a feeling 25 won't last me very long. But as the only thing I have had to spend out for so far is the tin of chocolates (and they are half price at the moment) I think I can manage to make another batch.
TFL
6 comments:
Very cute project. I might have to make some of these up for my daughter's high school band. The theme of their show this year is Heroes - just like your chocolate tin.
These are so cute! Lucky kids who live near you ;) I too have pinned this pin, but unlike you that is all I have done! In fact, I found your lovely blog through Pinterest (your fabulous Christmas Journal) and I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to seeing this years journal! Also, I think your dogs are the cutest I have ever seen :)
Carole x
Oh my goodness, these are so fab. I don't really 'do' Halloween but I'm tempted to make some of these anyway!
Paige you must be the coolest adult on your street! No wonder they all flock to your house, these are amazing!
P.s - I am loving Pinterest for the way it's kick started my mojo! Have done a couple of projects inspired by there so far - one I haven't been able to show yet but it was a t-shirt that inspired a canvas. Love it!
Fantastic, just make sure you save some for me...I mean my kids!!!!! x
brilliant! love them!
I really miss getting Halloween callers – I also used to make up goody bags for all the local kiddies with an assortment of sweets and little toys and favours. Word got out over time and by the time we moved house about 8 years ago, I was having to make about 50 of them each year. The first year in our new house I made up the 50 bags and decorated the house, and waited. We had ONE knock on the door – 2 children – so I was left with 48 bags!! I think it is because we are at the end of a long street and there aren’t too many families – more older people, or some big houses cut up into flats with younger professionals. So most of the other houses don’t bother with Halloween, and therefore the trick or treaters don’t get as far down the street as my house :(
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