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Halloween Chandelier Shades
Add a fun Halloween touch to your chandelier with these easy-to-make decorated mini-shades for your chandelier or wall sconces. Read more »Halloween Boo Garland With Free Clip-Art Letters
Adorable crafty banners are everywhere this Halloween, draped across mantles, skirting tables and strung across fences. Instead of purchasing letters or fiddling with tracing around water glasses, I created letters with circle templates on the computer. They worked so... Read more »How To Carve A Pumpkin
I have to admit that as a child I never really enjoyed carving pumpkins. Using big kitchen knives was difficult, clumsy and dangerous, and frankly I'm surprised no one lost a finger. But several years ago I discovered the... Read more »Carve An Indian Medallion Pumpkin
Like many people, I'm a big fan of Indian hand-blocked prints, and I wanted to try a pumpkin inspired by those designs. The best thing about this particular pumpkin idea is that it looks complicated, but it's one of... Read more »Carve A Monogrammed Pumpkin
Okay, I admit it. I love monograms. But for some reason I never take the time or money to have things monogrammed. I don't know why. So when I started carving pumpkins this year I thought a monogrammed pumpkin... Read more »Valentine's Day "Be Mine" Banner (Free Letter Templates)
Paper banner garlands look charming everywhere, but this "Be Mine" banner is especially romantic for Valentine's Day draped across my distressed china hutch. To make the banner, simply use the same letters and instructions that I created for the... Read more »Crafty Red & White Christmas Ornaments
Create these cheery red-and-white themed ornaments using thrifted class balls and scraps of on-hand sewing and craft materials. Read more »Pumpkin Carving Ideas
Carving pumpkins is one of the few Halloween crafts that I get really excited about. It's fun, it's family-friendly, and it's a great way to play with artistic ideas. I guess there's nothing like Halloween to bring out the... Read more »
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