Week with Mom

Mom Came out for a visit last month and we had some project time. I wanted to share some of the things we did:

These pumpkin baskets we did not make, but we did get a really good deal on Michaels clearance and they are really cute!

Mom brought the wood for this cute Christmas stack for us to paint.

Next we have a Halloween door hanger. I have been wanting to do something like this for all of the seasons/holidays for a long time. Mom & Dad made the pattern and cut out the wood for me. We used some kind of covered wire to hand the wood and added black raffia for the bow.

The candy corn wreath was an unplanned project. We used a foam wreath, candy corn, ribbon, and Halloween bells. Mom and I both made one. I like how hers turned out better, but didn't get a picture before she left so I posted mine.

I am already planning projects for next year so I really hope mom can come again! Sisters can come too!

I don't know if anyone besides the four of us with the eight crafting hands actually read what we post, but I decided post my first tutorial. I'm starting with an easy one!

For Halloween, I couldn't decide what to have Trevin be. I thought it would be fun if his costume went along with Dillan's costume. Dillan decided to be a vampire, so Trevin is going to be a bat!

I bought a pair of black fleece pants and this cute black and white onsie:


I wanted something he could wear after too. We'll call it being frugal!

To make the wings, get a sheet of paper, scissors and the onsie. Lay the onsie on top of the paper.

Making sure the sleeve is out to the side as shown in the above picture, trace the side of the onsie and the arm. Trace a reverse scallop shape going between the two end points from you previous tracing. (hope this all makes sense. Keep in mind this is the first time I have done this!)

Cut our your shape which will now be the pattern piece. Put this on your fleece. NOTE: I choose fleece because of the fact that it doesn't fray. It is easy to use and thick enough to hold the shape well. Cut out the fleece using the pattern.

Now you have bat wings! Obviously they don't need to be perfect!

Get a needle and thread. Sew the wing onto the seam of you onsie. I started on the side working up towards the arm. I just did a big whipstitch so that I can easily remove it after. It doesn't have to be permanent, just enough to stay on for the few times he will wear it.

Now, repeat for the other side and then you are finished! Easy right?!?


I hope I did okay for my first tutorial! You've got to start somewhere right? I still need to make a cute little batty hat for him. I will post a tutorial for that as well as soon as I can!


-Andrea