You've Got Candy Corn on Your Shirt

Stick with me here. I'm using this new publisher Blogger introduced a while back (and I just found), so if this post looks weird or wonky, let me know.

I'm sure by now you've seen the adorable Candy Corn Ruffled Tee Amy from Positively Splendid posted last week. She matched it with an adorable ruffle skirt, and her little girl might be the cutest Halloween goodie out there!

Since my mom is a kindergarten teacher and can get away with wearing cute things (whereas I just get stares of confusion and concern), I decided to make her something very similar!

I chose to make the shape a bit more off center - to give it a somewhat whimsical look. I put it on black fabric so it would stick out more against the white shirt. All in all, I think it's super cute! Thanks, Amy, for sharing!

And tomorrow, I'll post my own tutorial. But of course, check out Amy's if you want to get busy making your own ruffled candy corn tee before then.

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Easy Like Sunday Morning

What's easy, you might be asking? Printing out adorable free Halloween goodies!

Like these candy corn cupcake toppers from Yellow Mums. Each Friday she puts up wonderful (and free!) printables. It's the first site I visit on Friday mornings.

Picture from Yellow Mums.

I can't wait to make some Halloween cupcakes and use these as toppers. You could also make ties for Halloween goodie bags, adorable mini garland, or stickers. Lots of options. Lots of fun!

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Saturday Afternoon Swag

I adore these printable wrapping papers and downloadable desktop wallpapers (with monthly calendars) from Mae, an Australian fabric decal group. See the beauty for yourself here.







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Get Your Halloween Freebies!

Happy Friday! (I think those may be two of the best words in the English language.) You all remember my friend Lauren, right? ("Hi, Lauren!")

She just opened a new stationery shop, Pinwheel Press. She also created the new attempting creative title image for this web site. She's a very talented graphic artist. And other than the fact she's an Alabama fan, she's pretty awesome all the way 'round. (Plus, she has the most adorable dog.)

That's Murphy. He's the best.

To add to that awesomeness, she is giving away free printables of some of my most favorite things she's ever done: the Halloween tags!! They don't have to cupcake flags. You could use them for just about anything. In fact, if you do use them, send me some pictures of what you did. I'd love to share!

Go get 'em here. And tell her Kimberly sent you!

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Last-Minute Halloween Wreath

I had great intentions of making a wonderful Halloween wreath yesterday because every holiday does deserve a great wreath. I had plans for a skull with a bow tie cut from felt. It was going to be super cute.

Then...

I went grocery shopping, picked up some last-minute items for the crafts I'll be sharing this week (including the wreath), and was pumping gas.

As I'm pumping gas, I feel this shudder, and the soda I had placed on my trunk fell to the ground.

Earthquake? No. (But not unheard of in these parts.) Slamming door? No. My car is locked.

That's when I realized what had actually happened.

Someone backed into my car.

Boom.

Crunch.

Now thankfully, the damage isn't so terrible. It's just a bad scratch. But it's definitely noticeable, and it makes my heart hurt for my little Malibu.

You see, I'm dedicated to this car. It's 10 years old now. I bought it when I graduated from high school, and it was to be my college car. ('Cause you know, as soon as I graduated college, I was going to be rich and buy a new one.) But now that we're past that and into reality, this car and I are going all the way. To like at least 2015.

So the fact it's all banged up hurts my heart. But, we'll get her patched up soon enough. She's been through a lot. We've been through a lot. But we've got more time together on this Earth.

That's why my great wreath plan turned into a "How can we make an awesome wreath fast?" kind of thing.

Here's what we got. And I love it! (Even if it wasn't my original plan.)

Just used one of these wire wreath forms. I paid about $2 at Michael's with a Coupon. It's super light, and it allows you to tie the feather boas to something for a bit of support. A piece of cardboard cut into a circle would work well, too.


Then top it with a simple bow. I used orange. 'Cause it's Halloween and all.


For a "This day did not go as I expected" kind of craft, it still looks great, I think! Have you seen any Halloween wreaths you just love?

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All My Men

Halloween's leading men: Jack, Drac, and Frank.

In pop art style.

I'm in love.













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Spooky Art

Spray paint is a cure-all.

It covers everything. Makes mismatched items look like they belong together. And makes dollar-store frames art!

I took down the normal art in the entryway and replaced it with this (temporary) spooky art.






Total cost for this art project: About $13. Everything is either from the dollar store or the dollar bins at Target.

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Door Handle Decoration Tutorial

Did everyone have a good weekend? I spent the entire weekend with my mom and my brother. We toured the University of Alabama-Birmingham, relaxed, watched some football, and took in this beautiful fall weather we're finally having down here. We also did some crafting, and I can't wait to share with you what all we came up with.

For now, here's a tutorial for the door handle jack o' lanterns I posted Friday. It would be so fun to make ghosts, monsters, or witches like I made these jack o' lanterns.

Place two popsicle sticks horizontally. Then stack popsicle sticks vertically. You can glue the popsicle sticks together, then paint them.

Or, you can paint each individual stick, then glue them together after everything is dry. I did one each way, and I think it's easier to glue together, then paint. But it's up to you.

I used one of the Glidden Paint Testers I got a few months back when they were doing a giveaway. The color is Pumpkin Patch. Very fitting, I think.

Using black felt (a sheet of felt is about 50 cents at Hobby Lobby), cut out a jack o' lantern face. Use the internet for inspiration, as there are lots of fun faces out there.

Then hot glue (or craft glue) the pieces of face onto the popsicle stick background.

Cut a longer piece of felt (or ribbon), hot glue it to the back, and let cool/harden.

Then you're all done. So simple and fun!





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How do you like the new look?

If you're on Google reader (or any reader) click this post's title. And take a look at the new attempting creative!!!

The title was designed by my colleague and designer extraordinaire Lauren Wade. She and a friend just started an amazing paperie Pinwheel Press.

Wanna see some of their work?





I love everything they do! And I promise you will, too. Stop over and take a look at their shop. And let them know I sent you.



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There's a Jack o' Lantern on Your Door

Popsicle sticks + orange paint + felt = jack o' lantern door handle love

It's October. Every inch of my little apartment is about to be Halloween-ed out. I can't wait to share more with you guys.

A tutorial for this tomorrow!

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