Halloween Show-Offs Part 6: Wrapping Up

Here are the rest of the Halloween Show-Offs!  A big thank you (again) to everyone who linked up.  If you've been featured, please feel free to grab a "featured" button.

Halloween gift box from Kauffman's Cottage

Awesome Halloween tablescape from Nancy's Daily Dish

Cheese cloth ghosts from Saturday Mornings

Cinderella costume from Craftiness Is Not Optional

Cupcake liner topiary,

EEK! boxes

and Witch and ghost jars from Craft-O-Maniac

Yarn candy corn from Write It Down

Halloween onesie from Lee, Me, and the Girls

Boo necklace from Mod Podge Rocks!

Haunted Village from Crafty Sisters

Dressed up pumpkins from Crescendoh

Alice in Wonderland costumes from MADE

Framed crow from Made With Love and Glue

Halloween Show-Offs Part 5: Wall Decor

Here are the show offs that should have been up yesterday (sorry again about that!)

Wall Decor

Eek! plaques by Craft-o-Maniac

Halloween countdown calendar from The Polkadot Chair via eighteen25

Halloween silhouette board from She Wears Flowers

Cute Halloween bunting from Creative Passage

Countdown to Halloween from This Home of Ours

Halloween silhouettes from The Pink Peony of Le Jardin

Cool Halloween subway art from Tatertots and Jello

inspired this cute subway art from A Glimpse Inside.

Glow-in-the-dark eek blocks and Halloween blocks by So Divine.

A Trend

This seems to be becoming a unintentional trend with me this last month or so.  Sorry to disappoint you all even more, but due to the craziness that is my life right now, there is no Fashion Friday post this week.  I know, I know, I kinda suck.  But I also you know that you guys understand.  

The good news is I am writing this post from my *BRAND*NEW*LAPTOP*!!!  No more sporadic computer to deal with!  I am filled with joy and relief.  And my life will shortly be returning to a somewhat more normal state.  

And, despite my best efforts for the last hour or so, Blogger does not want to upload any pictures, so there will also be no Halloween Show-Offs today.  That I can fix tomorrow with a double feature.  So, please, continue to bear with me and I'll have everything fixed soon!  And thank you all for sticking around and for your continued support!  I love you all!

Halloween Show-offs Part 4: Sweets and Such

Hope you're all enjoying the parade of projects.  Here are today's show-offs.

Round 4:

Sweets and Such

 I never would have thought of doing a gingerbread house for Halloween.  You can check out Cheryl's at A Pretty Cool Life.

This cute candy bowl is made out of a flower pot!  Crafty Cierra shows you how.

Who could ask for a cuter place to keep their treats?  Find out how to make it over at Lee, Me and the Girls.

Could these ghost s'mores be any cuter?!?! Go over to Scrumptious Swirls to get the recipe to make your own.

Mega Crafty and Mega Spooky have your sweet tooth covered with these yummy cauldron cupcakes and these cute ghost treat bags. 

If you were featured today, don't forget to grab a button!

Tipping Thursdays: 5 Things Every Girl Should Have in Her Make-up Bag

Sorry I've been tip-less these last few weeks.  As I've previously mentioned, things have been chaotic around here.  Extremely chaotic.  I'm trying really hard to catch up.

Every girl has products that she swears by.  Here are my top 5 things I'd never be caught without.

1. Mascara.  

A good mascara can take you from drab to fab in an instant.  It makes you look done up when it's the only thing you have on.  Just make sure it's not clumpy or you have some tarantula legs going on and that ain't pretty.  I swear by mark.'s Make It Big volumizing mascara in Raven.  It makes my lashes look naturally fabulous, doesn't clump or flake and lasts all day long.

Make It Big in Raven, $7

2. Frizz Tamer.  

I live in Florida, where it's humid most every day.  Add to that that I have fine hair and you have a recipe for some major frizz.  I keep my flyaways tame with Secret Weapon finishing cream by John Frieda.  It's a light-weight cream that you use after you've styled your hair.  It doesn't make your hair greasy or sticky and lasts all day.

John Frieda Frizz-Ease Secret Weapon Finishing Cream

3. Primer

Primer is simply amazing.  It helps even tone and keeps your make-up fresh and in place all day long.  It's especially great if you have oily skin.  I love eye primer because it keeps my eyeshadow in place-no more creases or running or fading.  It looks just as good at 11 at night as it did when I put it on that morning.  I'm lucky enough to not have very oily skin so I really only need primer for my eyes.  You'll find mark.'s Please Hold Eye Primer and Concealer in my make-up bag-I just love it.  It doubles as a concealer.  And mark.'s Primed For Perfection is great for all-over.

 Please Hold Eye Primer and Concealer, $8

         

 Primed For Perfection Face Primer, $10

4. Blush.

Like mascara, blush can give your face an instant lift.  It gives you a nice, healthy glow.  My favorite is NARS blush in Orgasm.  It's a pretty peachy-pink with some flecks of gold that simply makes you glow.

NARS Blush in Orgasm, $26

5. Lip Balm

Despite the fact that I live in a tropical climate, my lips still get dry.  I think I'd die without my lip balm!  The best one I've ever used is Burt's Bees Beeswax lip balm.  It leaves my lips soft and moisturized.

Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm, $3

What beauty products can you not live without?

Who's That: Living with Punks

I'm so happy for you all to meet Susan today.  She's visiting from Living with Punks and has a cool floor cushion tutorial to share today.  Take it away, Susan!

Hey all you Scraps & Scribble's readers! I'm Susan and I blog over at Living with Punks. I love to create and sew things up for my three little punks when I get the chance to. I get alot of inspiration from everyday things and just try to figure out how to make it...sometimes it works! Many thanks to Courtney from having me over and share this tutorial with you. I've made all three of my punks one of these, and it always brings me great joy when I see them choose this cushion to sit on or just lay on it and watch TV. I hope you are inspired to make one!

After browsing page after page of Land~of~Nod and Pottery Barn Kids for years, I've decided to take the bull by the horns and make my own stuff! 

First on the list: 

One Seater Floor Cushion

If you'd like to make your own, here's what you'll need:

• 1 yard Home Dec Fabric
• 2 pkgs. 1/2 " pre made piping
• Contrasting Thread
• 16-24oz. Fiberfill, depending on how lofty you want it

I started first by drawing my own 17" diameter circle.  I had searched the Internet for a template to just print out, but couldn't find.  Thankfully, for some unknown reason, I had a thingamajig compass in my craft storage.  So, I reverted back to 5th grade and figured out how to make a nice round 17" circle!  It was super easy...you can too!

Next, cut out all your pieces. 

You will need:

 2 of the 17" circles (top and bottom)

1 piece cut at 9"x51.5" (side) **you will have to piece this together if your fabric is 45"**

2 pieces cut at 3" x 12" (handle)

 Begin by pinning your bias tape directly on to one of the circles,

making sure to line up raw edges

 When you get to the end, overlap pieces and bend them at an angle

Using a contrasting thread, stitch right on top of the stitching that is on your pre-made piping.  Make sure to use a contrasting thread that is easy to see on the wrong side of your fabric (this will make sense later). 

Sew both circles this way

 Now lets work on the handle.  Lay the piping on the right side of either lengthwise side and pin in place, matching raw edges.  Sew in place.

Place the other handle piece on top and using your previous stitching as a guide (this is where the contrasting thread comes in handy), stitch the two pieces together on the sides only, leaving about 1/4" from the sides free so it is easy to fold under once you turn right side out. 

DO NOT STITCH THE ENDS CLOSED! 

Turn the handle right side out and fold in the small ends, iron if needed.  Edge stitch in coordinating thread on the small ends to close

So this is what you should have so far! Pretty!

Now lets move on:

Take your large side piece and pin it carefully to one of the circles,

right sides together and matching raw edges. 

Make sure to leave about 1" free on the end.  Do not pull too hard, and make sure to compensate for the curve of the circle

Pin all the way around until you come to the other end. 

You will see that your two pieces will come together nicely.   

Pin the width-wise seam together and sew a 1/2" seam.  Once that is sewn,

finish pinning the rest down to the circle

Now, again using your previous stitching from when you sewed

on the bias tape, stitch right on top

to sew the two pieces together

Turn right side out and position where you want your handle. 

I just centered it on one side and pinned into place.  Make sure to leave some slack in the middle so its easy to carry.

Double stitch around for reinforcement and stitch an X for extra strength

Turn wrong side out again and pin the other circle just like the other one.  This time leave an opening wide enough to turn and stuff with fiberfill.  Stitch in place, again, using the contrasting stitching as a guide

Turn right side out and fill with fiberfill.

Hand stitch closed and you're DONE!!

Now, go make your punks some floor pillows to sit on

or use as a table

or to just lug around

Please post yours to our flikr pool if you make one..I would love to see  :)

Thanks so much for coming by today, Susan and for sharing this cool project!  I know I'm going to be making  some of these!