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Mad Scientist At Work...another Halloween Craft

Yes, I'm back with more Halloween creepiness. I never realized that Halloween is not celebrated in Australia so I hope this doesn't seem too morbid or weird to my new chicas down under. Lol! The little guy (who from now on shall be referred to as G...much easier to type) have been watching all the halloween "How To" stuff on the DIY network. When we saw this one G begged to do it. If you want to try it go here for the instructions

Here are a few tips

* I forgot we were supposed to spray paint the lids black first before applying the silver Rub n Buff product (see directions) so we used a big fat black sharpie pen which actually worked fine.

*Use Jars with metal lids if you can. We had a couple of plastic lids and they're molded with wording so the creepy jar is a little less creepy when you still see "Best Foods" on top :)

* If your creepy specimen floats it's hard to keep it from hiding underneath the lid. Notices we didn't fill the goblins eye full or we couldn't see it too well.

These were quick and easy and a lot of fun!

and the cool thing is that we can just empty the water and store these for next year. I'm sure we'll keep adding to our collection too.

ok...I promise...actual sewing and purse posts coming soon! :)

In a Pinch....

I was asked to make some cupcakes to be auctioned off at my friends charity event. I ended up only having about 2 hours decide what to make, bake, decorate and package. I was bummed of course because I wanted to go all out. I wanted to head to Michaels to pick up some Martha Stewart cupcake boxes but I had no time so I had to improvise.

Luckily I had this cute 12x12 gift box that I decided I could make in to a bakery box. First I cut out the top using an Xacto knife.

Then I flipped the lid over and taped in some clear plastic wrap

Then I added some Amy Butler scrapbook paper to the bottom of the box.

If I would have had more time I would have lined the sides of the box as well!

Then I baked some Red Velvet cupcakes and made a white chocolate and cream cheese frosting and rolled the sides in some chocolate sprinkles.

Then I wrapped a pretty polka dot ribbon around it and made a tag from the Amy butler paper and voila! Not quite as polished as a pretty storebought box but in a pinch it did the trick!

The winning bid was $300! I hope they tasted good. LOL!

Isn't this pretty pincushion adorable!

I won it from Laurie Taylor over at the wooden spool! Go check her out she makes the most adorable things!

Quick update on my my new sewing machine. I have been working on a new purse design and I was getting a little (actually a lot) frustrated because the thing kept beeping at me with a broken thread message only my thread was not broken and I could continue sewing. I broke out the manual and turns out I was not threading properly. Whew. So, still going good. I love haveing so many stitch options! I realize this is probably nothing exciting to most of you. Lol! But I have never had this before. This is the stitch I used on the inside pocket of my current project.

More updates to come!

Peeps in our Cocoa....Halloween is coming!

Things have been crazy around here...not too much crafting time. So many projects in line though. Just a fun quick post. Halloween is starting to take life in our house.
These mugs are from Starbucks. I past them up the first time I saw them because they're close to ten bucks a pop and there were plenty of them...the next time the little guy and I spied them, there were only two left and since there is a Starbucks in our Target and we already had our peeps in our cart, we had to have'em! And by the way I think peeps are DEEEEsgusting! Sorry peep lovers! I do so love them for decorating treats though and I guess I'm weird because most people like these little sugary blobs. I just love there cuteness. Oooh I see many ideas for future cups of holiday cocoa here they have so many for all the holidays!

We are on the lookout for the chocolate black kitty peeps I can't seem to find them. If you've seen these babies please let me know where. On Halloween night we will have the grandparents and aunts and uncles over. We will be serving these spooky cups o' cocoa for sure! Have you been watching Martha Stewart? I just started Tivo-ing her show again. She has the best halloween crafts! I'm sure I'll be posting some of those ideas!