Today's Five Minute Friday project is something I made a couple weeks ago, but haven't had a chance to share it here yet. Mason jars and mason jar crafts are so popular right now so it's no surprise Stampin Up released a great Holiday mason jar stamp set. Today's project uses the new Jar of Haunts stamp set and the coordinating Everyday Jars Framelits. The images in the stamp set are frighteningly good. And my favorite is the floating … [Read more...] about Five Minute Friday – I’ve Got My Eyes On You
Halloween
Service To Others
I don't talk about it very often here, but there is nothing like the good feeling you get when in service for others. I don't do what I do because I expect to hear a thank you or receive some kind of reciprocation. I do what I do to encourage and help others. Actually that is a large portion of what I do. Encouraging others. Sure, I love playing with paper and stamps and ink. But what I love more is igniting that spark of delight in someone … [Read more...] about Service To Others
20,000,000 Pounds…
Nope, it's not the amount of weight people will gain during the Holiday Season. It's the amount of Halloween candy purchased every year by Americans. To give you a visual on what 20,000,000 pounds of candy looks like, an average size car weighs about 4,000 pounds. You would need 5,000 cars to equal the 20,000,000 pounds. That's a ton of cars. I don't usually make treat holders for my Halloween candy. We pass out too much candy to make that … [Read more...] about 20,000,000 Pounds…
All The Candy
Did you know that Americans spend $1.9 billion dollars on Halloween candy every year? That’s $1,900,000,000. On Candy. Oh. My. Goodness. That’s a lot of candy. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking where are you going to put all that candy before you eat it pass it out. Well, I have a couple ideas for candy storage. Today’s project is an adorable wood coffin that I’ve decorated. I found the plain coffin box at a local store in their … [Read more...] about All The Candy
Spooky, Spooky
There are two kinds of Halloween: cute Halloween and creepy Halloween. My family is partial to the creepy Halloween. We proudly display our "Bates Motel Vacancy" sign, we string up garlands made of bones, and we have several skeletons that take up residence on our porch every October. I've been working on some Halloween Decor pieces the last couple days and now they are ready for the unveiling. They appear to be quite simple, and they are, but … [Read more...] about Spooky, Spooky
Five Minute Friday – Holiday Candy Bar Wrappers
So many decisions! Now that the Holiday Catalog is out, I just can't make up my mind. Do I work on Halloween goodies? Or Christmas Goodies? Well, lucky you, because I have one of each today and both are candy bar wrappers. So a few nights ago, I decide I'm going to make up several of these to get ready for today's post. I send the kids to the store with $15 cash. I asked them to get me one regular size Hershey bar and the two notebooks they … [Read more...] about Five Minute Friday – Holiday Candy Bar Wrappers
Spooky Fun
This week I'm sharing more goodies from the upcoming Holiday Catalog, which begins this Thursday September 1st. Today, I have two different Halloween cards, which use the Spooky Fun stamp set and Halloween Scenes Edgelits dies. You can purchase both together as a bundle or separately. The first card uses the brand new Halloween Night Specialty Paper, which I layered with the Pumpkin Pie Glimmer Paper. The banner is from the Sweet Home stamp … [Read more...] about Spooky Fun