decorating with plates on the wall

Inspiration: my cousin-in-law marissa's blog.

Here's mine: the beginning of my plate collection.

What you need:

18-gauge iron or steel wire and wire cutters

halloween decorations

Holiday decorating: slowly but surely...

Halloween is my favorite holiday and yet I've got little decorations for it. With the help of family and my obsession with making things lately, this is a good start.

Gift from Jana

Walmart find

Love Joann's

Time and effort :)

I think I'll make a couple handmade decorations each year for Halloween until a decoration overload occurs, at that point - time to throw out the old and start over again!

halloween garland

Inspiration: my parent's neighbor joy.

Making of

Finished project

Here's mine:

Making of

Finished project

What you need:

Pinwheels - scrapbook paper

Letters - felt and wavy ribon

Ghosts - white fabric, thread, cotton balls, and left over felt scraps for faces

Tombstones - scrapbook paper

Bats - scrapbook paper

Candy ties - fabric strips

Scissors and fabric scissors