Halloween Door Decor

I spent a good part of this past

weekend making some holiday decorations.

There's a great youtube video I watched

about making tissue paper flowers.

They were so much fun to make!

I would've made more had I not

run short on tissue paper. 

I asked my husband to cut out

a skull shape that I'd drawn

onto a piece of plywood. 

He kindly base coated it white

for me and then I took it from there

with a simple folk art design. 

Years ago, my daughter made the circle

felt garland, so I grabbed that from the picture

it'd been hanging over. 

I cut out patterned felt half circles with pinking shears and sewed

them to some colorful ric rac for a cute little bunting. 

Adding the string of holiday beads seemed

to finish it off. 

Hoping the little trick or treaters

will enjoy it tonight. 

Happy Halloween!

Felt Sugar Skull Magnets & Ornaments

Living in the Southwest, I have

a deep affection for all things Mexican.

I love the food, art, music, design, culture, 

you name it. 

I started making these felt sugar skulls about

a year and a half ago. 

My husband was interested in giving

his co-workers a Christmas gift

and I came up with these. 

I cut out the cardboard pattern first. 

The felt pieces were cut slightly larger than

the cardboard.

This one is a magnet that

I glued to the back. 

I used all sorts of buttons, baubles,

and jewels. 

I also added some puff paints. 

The felt is lightly glued

to the cardboard after

the faces are completed. 

Glue in ribbon at this

point if you're going to

make ornaments. 

Last step is a blanket stitch 

around the whole thing. 

I think they're so cute and

it's a very therapeutic project. 

Make it a great day! 

Thanks for stopping by. 

Terri