Best of DIY Halloween
Halloween is on its way crafters! I fracken love this time of year. For this episode of Corinne’s Craft Closet, I share with you my favorite DIY Halloween resources.
Halloween
Needle Felted Fox Mask
Needle felting is a medium that is often seen as only practical for making small objects. I love seeing fiber artists who tackle large-scale projects. This fox mask that I discovered in the CRAFT Flickr pool, by Laura Lee Burch is a wonderful example of useful, ambitious needle felting. I also think it would be […]
How-To: Easy Halloween Mummy
After some debate yesterday as to whether these adorable little guys were ghosts or mummies, Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous solved their identity crisis by dirtying them up a bit with a stamp pad. The aging effect was the perfect final touch, and she shared her easy halloween mummy tutorial with the rest of us today […]
How-To: Labyrinth-Inspired Goblin Headdress
For me, nothing says Halloween quite like David Bowie in velvet stretch pants and glitter make-up a la The Labyrinth. So, if you’re planning to get your creepy glam masquerade on this year, check out this goblin headdress tutorial by Tainted Towey on Cut Out and Keep. No guarantees that you’ll get to meet the […]
How-To: Tattoo Tights
Looking to freak out your friends (or trick-or-treaters) with fancy new skin art, but don’t want to make a permanent commitment? Check out this tattoo tights tutorial from Urban Threads for all of your fake body art needs! Personally, I’m thinking that an Ira Glass or Carl Kasell tattoo would do quite nicely..
Bert & Ernie Jack-O-Lanterns
Angie Naron, stumbled across these rad Bert and Ernie jack-o-lanterns on a porch in the “Old Town” neighborhood in Chicago a couple of years ago. Any chance one of our readers knows who made them? I can only imagine how much fun it would be to come home to them on the porch every day […]
How-To: Pumpkin Pie Leather
From carving to adorning to eating, pumpkins are one of autumn’s many perks. And Ooey Gooey Knits shows us one more way to enjoy them: pumpkin pie fruit leather. Time to find a pumpkin patch!