So yesterday, I showed a tutorial of how to make a Halloween Garland.  Today I am going to show you a banner I made, along the same lines.  I used My Mind's Eye paper again for this banner.  And all it takes is an exacto knife, some scrapbook paper or cardstock, a punch, and some thread. I use my trusty Brother Sewing Machine that I just love.  Just sew everything together and hang it up.  I just love the witch that came from the Haunted Line of My Mind's Eye!!

And i altered a mason jar to hold some candy corn and Halloween colored m&m's...however when I went to the store, I could not find ONE bag of Halloween colored m&m's.  This is the exact reason that I detest Wal-Mart.  If I had a target as close to me as the Wal-Mart is I would never step foot into a Wal-Mart again.  I just hate it.  And I can say that with ease, b/c I worked for Wal-Mart one time in the pharmacy.  They don't treat their employees great either.  But, I digress.

Isn't that cat so cute!!  I know some of you have seen it several times.  I made that last year, and put it on the old blog, but wanted to start fresh on this blog, so i'm including it again!

I just love handmade, cheap decorations!!!  For those of us like me, who are trying to watch every penny spent, it really comes in handy to make your own. 

You have read this article banner / cardstock / Decorations / DIY / frame / Halloween / hand-embroidered / handmade / scrapbook paper with the title Decorations. You can bookmark this page URL https://playing-home.blogspot.com/2010/10/so-yesterday-i-showed-tutorial-of-how.html. Thanks!

DIY Halloween Decorations Part One

Today I am gonna share a fun tutorial that I did for the For the Luv of Art blog.  If you are not familiar with For the Luv of Art, it is a scrapbooking kit club and store.  Norma is the owner of the store, and she is the sweetest woman.  Not only is she sweet, but she has great taste!  She puts together the most amazing kits and carries such great products from great manufacturer's in her store.  The DIY Halloween Garland that I am going to show you today was made from My Mind's Eye Paper found in the store HERE.

Okay, so here we go....

More than likely if you are just finding this blog and reading for the first time(and this is my first post, so I'm assuming you're reading for the first time) you will find out a few things about me. Number one I like things cheap and easy, so this tutorial is both!!!

This is a photo of what you should come out with(the garland of course)...

I also made the frame, but it's pretty self explanatory:)

Okay, on to the tutorial.....



First Things First: You will need to gather all of your supplies:

1.) double sided cardstock or paper: I chose My Mind's Eye double sided cardstock in the Blackbird collection.  Can be found HERE.

2.) a circle punch of your choice...you could actually use any shape you like.
3.)thread and sewing machine

STEP ONE:
Punch out all of your circles. I love the punches around here...they make things come together a lot quicker!

Don't forget to save your negatives from punching your circles...they can always be used on other projects or masking:):) Reduce, Recycle, Reuse!!

STEP TWO:

Layer two circles together...repeat until all of your circles are paired up.

STEP 3:  Sew down through the middle of your circles.  Remember to leave enough thread at the beginning so you can tie up somewhere if you would like.

Little tip:  It always helps if you slightly stick out your tongue while working....helps me concentrate a lot better!!

STEP FOUR: Continue feeding each of your paired up circles into the machine...this should be how it is coming along so far....

Keep in mind that you want to keep sewing in between circles....I usually sew about three stitches in between circles

STEP FIVE:

After sewing through the middle of all of your circles, be sure to leave some thread at the end too.  Then open up all of your circles.

Repeat until all circles are open, and you are done!! And the final product

again:

There you have it...a cheap and easy DIY Halloween Decoration!  Come back tomorrow for some more Handmade Halloween ideas.

Love, Jess

You have read this article Blackbird / Decorations / DIY / For the Luv of Art / Garland / Halloween / handmade / Holiday / homemade / My Mind's Eye with the title Decorations. You can bookmark this page URL https://playing-home.blogspot.com/2010/10/diy-halloween-decorations-part-one.html. Thanks!