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DIY Dripping Blood Choker.

Need a SUPER easy, goes with any outfit, super simple, felt DIY costume?

We got you boo (get it Halloween pun)

From Marie Antoinette to Anne Boleyn beheading is all the rage. But you don’t have to be a royal (or dead) to pull this look off in fact this look requires 3 easy to find items.

You will need

2″ x 12″ felt scrap in a deep red I used Darkest Ruby

Plain choker or 32″ of ribbon

Craft glue

The DIY is equally as simple. Cut one neck wound shape from dark red felt.

For more on cutting complex shapes from felt see this post

And glue to the choker and allow to dry.

No choker available? Make an easy tie on version, cut out shape and glue to center of ribbon allow to dry.

That’s it! 10 minutes and you’ve got a spooktacular addition to any outfit.

Happy Crafting~

Andie

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Other fall felt fun:

Felt voodoo doll pincushion

Zombie Mice Cat Toys

Sugar Skull Sleep Mask

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This creepy cute voodoo doll pincushion is a simple and spooky addition to your sewing basket. Able to hold all the pins you can possibly imagine yet always there with a goofy grin, he’s the ultimate frienemy! I wanted to give mine a bit of a vintage aged feel so I went with a wool blend chai felt, a milky grey beige tone but you can make this felt pincushion in any color of the rainbow. The same applies to buttons, any size or shape will do. This project is truly great for allowing you to use whatever you have on hand and is an easy project for even beginning sewers.

You will need:

9″ x 12″ sheet felt I used Chai

Scrap of felt for heart I used Pomegranate

Buttons one larger than the other, any size or style will work

Black embroidery thread

Stuffing

Cut

Two voodoo doll bodies from chai felt and one heart shape from scrap

Sew buttons onto front of one voodoo body side.

Using one full strand of embroidery thread stitch mouth shape and stitch over as shown.

Stitch down heart in an X shape.

Place the two pieces together so that they match up.

Using one full strand of embroidery thread overcast stitch around the outside, stuffing as you go. Enjoy your new friend…or enemy!

Happy Crafting!

~Andie

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Sugar Skull Sleep Mask

18 Oct

“For in this sleep of death what dreams may come…”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

Even light sleepers can sleep like the dead with this easy to stitch and oh so kitsch sleep mask. This felt eye mask will block out this moral coil whether it’s a quick nap or long sleep. Make your Halloween dreams come true with this spooky cute sleep mask with just a touch of bling. Here’s how to make your own fun felt sugar skull sleep mask.

You will need:

9″ x 12″ White felt* sheet

Black felt scrap for nose*

4″ x 3″ eye socket and heart color I used Teal*

1″ x 1″ scrap felt for star shapes I used Royal Purple*

3.5″ square scrap felt for rose shape, I used Cream

4″ x 3″ Felt Scrap for flower shapes I used Lavender

4″x 4″ Felt scrap for scalloped eye pieces I used Mauve Taupe

Black embroidery thread

Sequins, I used lemon chiffon, Hot pink, Mermaid and Grape Soda

15″ Thin elastic – I used 1/3″ in red

Sleep Mask template at end of post.

*Matching Thread

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1. Sew nose piece to the center of one mask piece.

2. Stack eye pieces on top of scalloped eye pieces and sew down with matching thread. Sew down heart and star shapes as shown.

3. Trace out areas to stitch with a pencil.

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Using black embroidery thread stitch accents. Add french knots as shown. Place flowers into center of eye sockets and secure with sequins. For more on sewing sequins see our post on sewing sequins to felt, here.

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Stitch sequins into areas marked on pattern.

Roll rose shape and secure. Sew rose to top center of mask.

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Over cast stitch the two mask pieces together placing elastic into the sides to create a mask.

Happy napping!

~Andie

Sugar Skull Template:

Glowing Ghost Finger Puppets

10 Sep

You know that feeling of being completely overwhelmed by the wonderfully endless possibilities of life, before you lies hundreds nay thousands of possible adventures just dying for you to pick which to take on first?

When there don’t seem to be any wrong choices, the euphoria of the sheer maze of wonderful possibilities is nearly audible making the decision of which avenue you’ll explore that much more difficult? Oh did I say life I meant Glo Felt.

That’s what happens when you stock or order Glo Felt.

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What’s Glo Felt? Why it’s felt made from thousands of synthetic polyester fibers that absorb the sun and glow for nearly an hour with a charge of 10 minutes, that’s what. That’s right the felt is literally made of glowing fibers that won’t rub off or lose their glowing mojo. Yeah I know. I’ll let that one sink in for you.

So I sketched out at least 20 different plans for these awesome felt squares but this was one of my first and one of my favorites. Like all of our projects these ghost finger puppets are super easy to make and are made to be loved. Best of all you can whip these little guys up in no time flat.

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For 2-3 ghosts you will need:

Glo Felt and matching thread

Big eye sewing needle, I like these

Scissors

Black embroidery thread

Template (at the end of post)

Step 1:

Cut out 2 each of the ghost templates from the felt sheet. Save all the scraps they are great for gluing or sewing onto other projects for things like windows or spooky eyes.

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Step 2:

Stitch faces onto one side of the ghost templates with about three strands of the black embroidery thread. It’s helpful to lightly trace them out in pencil first.

Leave the bottom open for fingers.

Step 3:

Place two pieces together and overcast stitch over the edges leaving the bottom open.

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Step 4:

Be spooky.

*Pairs well with bed sheet forts and ghost stories.

Happy Crafting

Andie

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