oh wow

cool

a fantasy pumpkin how to from hallmark magazine
don't you just love the color of the coach punkin'? i do

(found via whip up and picture from the hallmark website)

a project from the hardware store

and a pretty nice bracelet it is indeed!

hardware store bracelet by

RaNDoMLeiGH

at instructables

the new samhain 2008

anti craft is up! go check it out RIGHT NOW



there is the dollar store death all the way to sweet satisfaction
dollar store death : Carin Huber (photo)
sweet satisfaction: Leathra (photo)

wow

the art of hunter stabler

hand cut paper
picture from the site of hunter stabler
NOTE: MAKE SURE TO CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE - SO YOU MAY SEE ALL OF IT'S SPLENDOR
found via neatorama

from

i love paper toys we have


e a coobie by goobeetsa (pic from goobeetsa)

found via boing boing

note: he also has an etsy shop

i was born in the year of the snake you know

so these Dumber Than Snake Mittens from running jack knits are right up my alley arms - so to speak


pic from: running jack knits (found via whip up)

if you want to make this

start NOW for next year. there's NO WAY it will be ready for THIS halloween. there are TEN pages of instructions (and they're rather detailed)

but my oh my - it's wicked cool

origami skeleton from makezine

by Marc Kirschenbaum

i like this a great deal

fling from fetching knits (via whipup)

the creamed (corn) of the crop

..........The adorable “Scarecrow” from the classic movie “The Wizard of Oz” was cut in a 10-acre corn field, which I imagine would have us seeing flying monkeys in a couple of hours of mass confusion. This maze was located in Boise, Idaho........

The Cream of the Crop: 10 Crazy Corn Mazes That Man Imagined to Build

(pic from trifter)

found via dark roasted blend

click on the post title for the link

you must must must

stop by erwan fichou and see his or her (i don't know) series of photographs on dog wool. amazing. (the other photo series on erwan fichou's site aren't bad either!)

photos by erwan fichou found via if it's hip, it's here found via craftzine

oh shoot! if ANYTHING is me

THIS is it! from the crafty chica we get the mixed media wind chime (i am seriously in love. you see i come from the guerrilla style of decorating. i am NOT a little white christmas light kind o' babe. oh i am NOT judging you if that is who YOU are. it's NOT who i am. the MORE colors and the gaudier the better)

(pic from the crafty chica

pomander tutorial from betz white

(pic of felted pomander from betz white site)

recipe to make a REAL pomander from me!

oranges (whole unpeeled, unbruised) or lemons or limes
whole cloves (loads o' cloves)
ground spices such as cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, ginger
powdered orris root (if you can't find powdered, you can always grind it yourself)
ribbon

there are plenty of sources of orris root on the web. here's one: caprilands herb farm which just happens to be in my state. get your whole cloves from a bulk herb/spice place as well. do NOT get them in the grocery store. besides being way too expensive, they may not be as fresh.

stick cloves all over the orange (by piercing through the skin. the cloves have a sharp point you know). arrange in pretty patterns or rows. roll in the powdered orris root mixed with the other ground spices. place in a cool dark place for a couple of weeks to dry. tie with ribbon and hang or give as gifts. i have them hanging on several of my door knobs.

(picture of pomander ball from instructables)

Author:outofthewoods

. you may wonder why i didn't post one of my OWN photos. well i'll tell you. my camera is in my car. it's 2:28 am and i'm on the third floor. i am NOT going down to get the camera take a photo then post it then leave for work. i'll cheat and use the instructables one - the link also includes outofthewoods' directions for a pomander ball - so there!)

i never saw this before

and i had never even heard it existed. it is disturbing on so many levels i can't even go there. if you're a sensitive soul DO NOT WATCH. REMEMBER I WARNED YOU

posted by garth of extreme craft (which you should visit EVERY day anyway)

there's absolutely NO reason

one couldn't use this for knitting as well as cross stitch.

from radical cross stitch the firefox pattern (you should be visiting their site ALL of the time any damn way!

i'm SO smiling

from evil mad scientist

we are shown how to make dark pumpkin oh i so am going to make some - NOT just one

(pic from evil mad scientist)

another pumpkin another card

this one from

make and takes

Pumpkin Stitched Card Pattern

i love the simplicity of this. it just stands out

(pic from make and takes as well)

(via craftzine)

we have a farmer's mart at work

on thursdays. they will be bringing pumpkins today. i can't wait! (i love them passionately)

how fortuitous i should come across this (well not so much since it IS that time of the year)

easy halloween pop up card from zakkalife (where the picture is from as well)

now these are wings!

from inventgeek via makezine

el wire butterfly wings (pic from inventgeek)

i personally cannot get too many

halloween wreath tutorials

this one from the long thread

(pic from the long thread as well)

check out the etsy shop of the long thread too as long as you're on the internets..........

(found via whip up)

ravings of a semi-sane madwoman: how effed up is this?

ravings of a semi-sane madwoman: how effed up is this?

ok kids get out those doublepoints!

from sockpixie (via craftzine) we have this february beret (in october no less)

(picture from the sockpixie)

while you're there don't forget to check out the sockpixie's yarn and patterns section (some GRAND colorways i must say)

i like this

from dave lowe design a creepy book tutorial (picture from dave lowe's site


(i didn't have time to go through his entire site, but from the little i did see, i liked it a great deal. when i get home from work today, i'll take a further look. listen, anyone who loves halloween IS OK IN MY BOOK)

the makeup geek

says this is halloween makeup (peacock feathers look) i say it's MY everyday look (she has THE BEST idea though. i LOVE the tape. i would have NEVER thought of it)

because YOUR hound from hell

deserves her or his own wings too we have
puppy fairy wings (from instructables)

Author:ArtisticBabe

pic from instructables

great blog find

ESPECIALLY for this time of year (but it's fine for ALL times of the year too)

the swell & spooky life

do check out her site. loads o' stuff.

(pictures from the site above)

oh wicked cool

halloween wreath. check out the link to see what it's made out of (that's another cool part). from own two hands

i'd glue fake spiders and bones and eyeballs and drape spiderwebs all over it though.

picture from the own two hands site

nice!

knitted tea cozies. so DARN CUTE

(from halloween mania via whip up)

(picture from halloween mania)

these babes are a SCREAM

i have their first book, and the angry chicken tells us about their second book. just wanted to let y'all know how wonderful i think the angry chicken is too. i read her blog daily and always come away with a smile on my face and an idea in my head



mason dixon knitting
the angry chicken

ewwwwwwwwww

monstrosity jars

picture from i make projects

if you have the time

we have the swan Posted by Phillip Torrone (at makezine)

now THESE

i just may have time to knit

also via the anticraft

Abe Olson (photo)
Angela Boyle (mode

i don't have time

but if i did - i'd be knitting this up RIGHT NOW (there's always next year)

from the anticraft (one of my all time favorite sites i must say!)

a georgous bat shawl


Caroline Mooney (model)
Emilee Mooney (photo)

let's make

a cool halloween hologram



Make A Cool Hologram Illusion! - video powered by Metacafe

from instructables

ooooooooooooo

spooky!

halloween ghost walkers and spooky poseable skeletons

pictures from the small object - a steno pad for my thoughts

i love love love her site. it's chuck full o' goodness

and you can even buy some of sarah's things here

stop by. you won't be sorry

(i do stop by the small object all of the time, however, i did find this through craftzine)

my second favorite time of the year

it even SMELLS autumnal out there.

i need to make some:

felted fall leaves (picture from craft stylish site)

oh no no no no no and no

this is TOO GOOD to be true. but it IS true. not just the yarn (which you can buy and which would eliminate color changes) but that hat. that hat that hat that hat. AND it's a free pattern.

what hat you ask? why, the candy corn hat i answer!

(picture from material whirled Reenie Hanlin)

and while you're there check out the rainbows eve hat pattern too. and while you're checking out the pattern check out all the handspun yarns. nice. REALLY nice

(and it would go SO WELL with that candy corn bag you felted LAST year! crochet directions on the lion brand site. knitted directions so VERY graciously provided by the purling sprite)

(picture of bag from lion brand)

get our your shears

and construction paper
let's make paper pumpkins!!! (I LOVE PUMPKINS)

picture from hostess blog site

(found via craftzine)

vickie howell

(whom i love) tells us how to make a recycled towel bath mat

(picture from vickie's site)

stop by

Projects/BodyTechnologyInterfacesat sternlab blog

Body-Technology Interfaces

Participatory Design Conference 2008 (download PDF below), and ongoing.

Our interactions with personal electronic devices provoke a broad range of emotions from frustration to confusion to feverish obsession. Increasingly, these devices dominate our everyday work activities, our behavior in public space, and our personal communications. Becky will conduct interviews to help create custom-knitted coverings for participants' personal electronic devices. The installation aims to bring critical awareness and consideration to the complex relationship between people and technological artifacts. Each BTI will reflect salient interaction behaviors between the participant and their chosen device, as well as provoke thought in observers..............

(picture from sternlab)

Ski Mask for Eating a Sandwich

More photos are available on Flickr.

A loose outline of a pattern for these devices can be found on Instructables.

Special thankd to Terri McCook of the Fiber Factory in Mesa, AZ for the gracious loan of her knitting machine.

i ordered some fabric the other day

no no no. do NOT get scared. i am NOT going to sew. i'm making my fabric beads again.

i don't actually remember what i ordered but here are some pictures of SOME of the fabrics cheap threads offers (all pictures are from the cheap threads site)

when some of the beads are done, i'll post the pictures and perhaps the directions too. although i think i already did that. i'll go back and check to see if i did or not.

anyway, i can't wait till my fabric arrives!

how to make faux sea glass

using a rock tumbler

tutorial from WUVIE at dave's garden

pictures are mine. they are NOT faux (tumbled) sea glass though. it's real sea glass. NOT mine, they are in a bowl on my boss' desk

my new shoes

birki dorians i got at amazon ON SALE

they are NOT made with animal skins either! just put 'em on this morning. so far, so good!

i've yet to work with gourds

but i have a couple of gourd craft books and some web pages bookmarked with gourd ideas. craftzine had THIS gourd dollhouse tutorial listed. it's from bitter betty blogs (the picture is from that website as well)

time for ONE MORE CRAFT for me!