Another week has gone in October and you know what that means! It's Terrorific Tuesday! This week, we are featuring 20! fabulous projects and inspirations! This roundup features jewelry, scrapbooking, party ideas, knitting, sewing projects, mixed media art, photography, and so much more! So sit a spell (or cast one) and enjoy this hearty helping of haunting Halloween projects!
Furry Monster Bucket Kiki of Kiki's Craft World shows how to make a clever project that you'll have to keep an eye on!
Hooty the Hoot Owl Retro Jewelry Set Margot Potter, The Impatient Crafter tried her patience making a paper crafted jewelry set for this week's Terrorific Tuesday.
Mini Pumpkin Quilt Phyllis Dobbs shares a spectacularly whimsical quilt!
Sugary Sweet Skull Coasters Stoopidgerl makes some awesome resin coasters packed with candy, rainbows, and skulls!
Halloween Party Pics/Picks Swelldesigner a.k.a. Alexa Westerfield gets nostalgic with cupcake pics inspired by Halloween's of yesteryear.
Witch's Hat Pin Tammy Powley of About.com has a super simple witch's hat pin project for you that is so quick you'll want to make up lots of these to give to other Halloween witches.
Witchy WomanAngela of Angela's Art Diary gets in the spirit when she puts herself in her own bewitched portrait!
Lorilyn Hurley of the Dream Life piles on the glitter and vintage charm in this inspired frame.
Spooky and Kooky photos Chris Garris a.k.a. Universal Stopping point puts his photography skills to the test and creates a set of haunting images to get you inspired.
Easy Dia de Los Muertos Story Box Kathy Cano-Murillo a.k.a. Craft Chica uses toys, a mini box, and lots of glitter to tell a beautiful tale.
Double Skully Bracelet Melissa J. Lee creates this red and black dazzler strung with double the skull goodness!
Bootiful Belt Buckles Rebecca Hull at HHH Enterprises makes an awesome Halloween accessory out of ordinary belt buckles!
Knitted Ghost Sarah E. White whips up this little ghost, perfect for haunting your house!
Spooky Photoshop Tutorial Amy Locurto of Living Locurto shows you how to create your own Photoshop still life to use on a custom invite!
Pumpkin Scrapbook Pages Michelle McGee scraps up some adorable memories of her little pumpkin!
Wicked Witch Brenda Pinnick's witch is a bit scary, a bit fun andoh so colorful. She is made using heavy weight watercolor paper and acrylic paint. The paper sculpture techniques bring this gal to life!
Rubber Stamp a Luminary Kate Pullen shows you how to use your rubber stamps to create a paper bag luminary for Halloween on her About.com Rubber Stamping Blog.
Fall Owl Pillow Kim of Sew Sugary Sweet gives a hoot with this cute owl pillow perfect for fall!
Avalon is hard at work on a project while Mom shares some basic jewelry making techniques
She made her first bracelet!
With Robin Beam at AC Moore in Middletown New Jersey
So here are some pics of our day at AC Moore. That's the fantabulous Robin Beam, the new Director of Education for ACs! She's the best friend a gal could ever hope to have. Seriously. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to figure out how I got so lucky to befriend Robin and our pal Rebecca Peck. They're smart, funny, talented, genius women and I'm blessed to call them friends.
We had a great time at AC Moore in Middletown, New Jersey on Saturday. Huge thank you to Beadalon and Jolee's Jewels (an EK Success company) for donating product for the demos! The manager Diane was a huge help in getting us set up and making us feel comfortable. It wasn't exactly standing room only, but jewelry making basics have a heavy initial learning curve so I was able to give some one on one to folks who really wanted to learn. It's such a great skill to possess. How many times has your necklace broken or a clasp gone bad or an earring fallen off of its hook? Did you just toss that piece into a bag or a box? If you knew how to fix it wouldn't that be cool? How about taking old stuff you've got stuffed into bags...that one earring without a partner, that horridly ugly necklace from the 80s with those really gorgeous glass beads, old costume pieces from your grandmother, things you see at thrift stores and yard sales and flea markets? What if you could easily turn that trash into a treasure with the flick of a wrist and a few basic tools and basic techniques? Well...you can!
I'm a stickler for technique. I believe it's important to do it right, just smashing a crimp tube with a crappy pair of chain nose pliers isn't going to make jewelry that lasts. Believe me as that's how I rolled for the first two years I made jewelry before I knew better. It takes a little effort and practice, but once you master the basics, you'll start seeing things everywhere you can turn into jewelry. It's fun...it's easy...it's affordable...why wouldn't you learn how?! There are new components and tools coming out all of the time that make it even easier.
I got a fabulous acrylic pendant from the Plaid ‘fresh' line on Saturday, made some slight alterations to it and created a really cool Halloween necklace for Thursday's Terrorific Tuesday post. It's very Mrs. Havisham meets Morticia Adams for tea and crumpets. I can't wait to show you! I also made a sidebar widget you can add to your blog; if you so desire, that links directly to a feed that has ALL of my free Halloween projects. If you'd like to add the widget, email me and I'll send you the code. Isn't it fun?! I'm so loving Photoshop!
Hooty the Halloween Hoot Owl Halloween Jewelry Set copyright 2008 Margot Potter
( Click on Image to See Close Up)
I finally stopped obsessing over this design yesterday afternoon. My initial concept was to create a paper crafting focused jewelry set that had a kitschy retro appeal. I think I achieved that goal, but it is (much like the creatrix who crafted it) not exactly perfect. I tweaked it several times, but sometimes you have to know when to walk away! Enjoy this free project and check back Saturday for TastyLinksTM and look for lots of links to a vast array of Halloween themed crafty creations on next week's installment of Terrorific Tuesday.
xoxo Madge
Hooty the Halloween Hoot Owl Pendant and Earrings Copyright 2009 Margot Potter For Personal Use Only
Hooty the Halloween Hoot Owl says, "Boo!" He's not a very talkative owl, but you get the message. Actually if you count the earrings, he says, "Boo. Boo. Boo." So he's actually more talkative than he seems at first glance. He's either trying to scare you or he's really sad. This set is made of paper, therefore you have to handle it with some care or it might just disappear on you, in which case it will be you crying, "Boo. Boo. Boo." Materials 2 ¾"x1.5" thin chipboard tags 2.5"x1.5" thin chipboard tag Die Cuts with a View Mini Stack with Striped black, white and grey paper Plain white paper Dover Art Deco Motifs Owl Micron Pen .01 Ranger Ink Adirondack Sunset Orange Ink Ranger Ink Jet Black Archival Ink Ranger Ink Stickles Orange Peel Ranger Ink Foam Ink Applicator Mod Podge Paper Gloss Inkadinkado Dawn Hauser 8492-L star stamp Hampton Art Studio G alphabet stamp set VS5731 2 crystal satin silver CRYSTALLIZEDTM-Swarovski Elements rounds 5 4mm fire opal Swarovski bicones 5 4mm jet Swarovski rounds 2 silver plated eye pins 2 silver plated dapped French ear wires 19 strand .018 Beadalon wire Size 2 silver plated crimp tube 2 10mm heavy duty white jump rings 2 5mm silver plated jump rings 2 skull charms 2mm white ball chain and connector (16")
Tools Photo manipulation software (I used Photoshop) Publishing software (I used Microsoft Publisher) Printer Round nose pliers 2 pairs chain nose pliers Paint brush 1/9" hole punch
1. Drag owl image into photo software. Size to fit tag (about 1" wide by 1 ¼" tall.) Save. 2. Drag saved owl into publishing software in a blank publication. I made multiple owls on a sheet so I could make more pendants later. 3. Cut out an owl leaving a thin white border. 4. Trace tags on lined scrapbook paper. 5. Cut out paper to fit front of tags. 6. Use letter stamps to stamp "BOO" on plain white paper vertically. Make three of the same size. Cut out. Use Micron pen to make letters look spookier. 7. Glue lined paper to tags. 8. Stamp stars in orange ink on tags. Work orange ink from edges of paper with foam applicator using a circular motion. Allow to dry. 9. Edge owl and words with orange ink using applicator working your way from edges into paper using a circular motion. Allow to dry. 10. Adhere owl to right edge of large tag and 'boo' to left edge of owl. Adhere two more 'boo's to smaller tags on left edge. Allow to dry 11. Paint a layer of Mod Podge in diagonal strokes over tags. Allow to dry. Paint a second layer of Mod Podge in opposite diagonal strokes. Allow to dry. This creates a nice texture. 12. Paint a layer of Mod Podge on back of tags and allow to dry. 13. Apply a thin edge of orange peel Stickles around tags. Dab small splotches of Stickles on stars. Allow to dry. 14. Use small hole punch to puncture through paper covered tags at the existing hole in each tag. Add a new hole to the center bottom of each smaller tag. 15. Side a 3" section of wire into large tag hole. Thread a single jet round on the end that comes through the back of tag. Thread 5 fire opal and 4 jet beads alternating between colors on the end that comes through the front of the tag. Thread both ends into opposite sides of a crimp tube. 16. Secure ends taut and compress tube with chain nose pliers. Cut off excess wire tails. 17. Created a double looped rosary style bead with each eye pin using the 8mm crystal satin silver rounds. 18. Thread a 10mm jump ring into each of the smaller tags, add a double looped bead and secure. 19. Add a French wire to the top of each double looped bead. 20. Attach a skull charm to the bottom of each earring using a 5mm jump ring. 21. Thread ball chain through beaded bail and secure with connector.
"S P O O K Y" bracelet! Copyright 2008 Margot Potter For personal use only (7" finished length)
Here's a tasty little treat for your wrist that's entirely calorie free! It looks great on its own and even more fab worn alongside the Hooty set. Can you tell I like saying "hooty?" Hee. Materials 4 6mm hematite bicones 12 4mm fire opal CRYSTALLIZEDTM-Swarovski Elements bicones 11 4mm jet ab CSE bicones 5 4mm black diamond CSE bicones Plastic letter beads to spell "s p o o k y" 2 EZ Crimp ends 1 silver plated large swivel lobster 2 silver plated 5mm jump rings 1 silver plated skull charm 3 silver plated head pins 19 strand .018 Beadalon wire Tools 2 pairs chain nose pliers Mighty Crimp Tool Bead Board
1. Place your beads on the bead board in the following pattern: fire opal, jet, black diamond, jet, fire opal, hematite repeat and add S, fire opal, P, jet, O, fire opal, O, jet, K, fire opal, Y, jet and repeat initial pattern twice. 2. Attach wire to EZ-Crimp using Mighty Crimp Tool to compress end closed. 3. Thread beads on working from bead board left to right. 4. Thread wire into second EZ-Crimp using chain nose pliers to pull wire flush to end of last bead. Round bracelet before securing closed so it's not too stiff when worn. 5. Compress end of EZ Crimp as before. 6. Attach a jump ring and a lobster clasp to one end of bracelet and a jump ring to the other. 7. Create coiled dangles with one fire opal, one jet and one black diamond crystal. Attach these and the skull charm on a 5mm jump ring to the plain jump ring side of your bracelet.
Supplies Crystals CYSWCSE, letters JoAnns Fabric, skull charm Sacred Kitsch Studio , hematite available at most major bead retailers, wire and findings Beadalon
Don't forget! I'll be at AC Moore's grand re-opening in Middletown, New Jersey this Saturday from 12-2pm signing books and sharing beading basics with Beadalon and Jolee's Jewels products! Come and see me!
I spent the better part of the day yesterday on a free project for Terrorific Tuesday next week. Then I woke up at 4am and started freaking out about the project. My mind raced back and forth between ways to make the project better and how the hell I can make more money so we can afford to pay our ever expanding bills. I tossed and turned until we all had to get up at 6:15 am for our flu shots. I often wake up at 4:12 am (the witching hour) and start obsessing over a variety of things. Maybe I'm a witch. Am I good witch or a bad witch? If I'm a witch I should get to work on some abundance spells and fast. If I am a witch, I'm obviously not a very good one or my project would be perfect.
I am obsessing over this silly free Halloween project as if it were integral to the future of Margot Potter The Impatient CrafterTM. I set the bar rather high with my first offering, which was actually something I got paid for so it wasn't technically a free project. How much time should one spend on the free project? Do you really want to be the free stuff destination, does that drive your brand forward or does it just attract free stuff people? These are the sorts of things I ponder as I try to figure out how to turn the straw into gold at 4:12 in the morning.
My husband really likes the project and so does my kid. In fact when I decided to try a do-over last night Avalon called dibs on the original. I decided this morning that the original was better, so she'll have to wait until after it's posted to abscond with it. And abscond with it she will, she's a hoarder of the highest order.
Hey that rhymed.
I bet you wish I'd show you my project don't you?
I'm not going to show you today.
I'm such a tease.
I even wrote a theme song for my project. I like to make up silly little retro sounding theme songs. Yes, I'm dorky that way.
I will show the project tomorrow. I'm still trying to decide if it needs a third do-over. For an impatient person, I'm incredibly anal retentive. I have to get up at 2am to go to QVC for a 6am airing and I just don't want to miss tonight's debate. This means I won't see any real sleep until tomorrow morning after I get my daughter off to school. Yay. If you're up, I have two items in the 6am ET Silver show. Be there or be rectangular.
And so ends another non-sequiter filled blog post from yours truly. Until tomorrow...rock on with your bad selves.
We're back!!!! Mwahahahahahahaha! Could it be? Yes it could! It's the second official post of Terrorific Tuesday! Some of the craftiest folks from across the web have spun up a delightful array of spooktacular projects to spark your creative imagination. The links beneath follow the order of the images. Enjoy...if you dare!
Rebecca Hull at HHH Enterprises crafts up some spooky "Itsy Bitsy Spider" & "Murder at Midnight" Pendants that are absolutely terrorific! Be inspired to make your own pendant using your favorite Halloween image.
Tammy Powley, the jewelry guide at about.com, wears these fun spider earrings every year around this time. Seed beads, a few crystals, and craft wire are all you need to make a pair of your own.
Phyllis Dobbs haunts us with an adorable gift bag using Brenda Pinnick's Sizzix dies.
Kate Pullen, the Rubber Stamping guide at about.com, does a Halloween spin on a fun & classic craft - the paper chain!
Sarah E. White, the knitting guide at about.com, shares with us knitted jack-o-lantern bag that's a real treat!
Marice Rodriguez gets carded with this totally cute Jeepers Creepers card!
Margot Potter, The Impatient CrafterTM,offers this seasonally appropos and simple to recreate 'Runs with Scissors' charm bracelet. For those who know the hazards of crafting far too well and yet continue to play with sharp objects, toxic substances and messy paints and inks, this one's for you!
Brenda Pinnick's three happy little ghosts have figured out how to spell "Boo!" . Her Halloween greeting card is made with her own clear stamp set available from Sizzix and her papers, available on QVC.
Melissa J. Lee gets bit by a passion for vampires with this simple fanged Bite Me necklace.
If you'd like to participate next week, please read more about it here. It's open to all bloggers out there who want to join in!
Kiki of Kiki's Craft World shows how to make a clever project that you'll have to keep an eye on!
