Last Chance to Win a Free Diaper Bag

Don't you want to win this adorable diaper bag and wipes case in the fabric of you choice?!

Enter the giveaway here. Today is the last day! And... don't forget that you can get free shipping and fabric ordering on any Bizzy B's purchase:)  Have fun shopping!!

Want to sponsor the next giveaway? It's free:) Just let me know what you'd like to giveaway and I can schedule you in- and... I'll even write the post for you letting everyone know how amazing you truly are:)

Sign for All Seasons: Boo

Do you remember when we made the base for our sign for all seasons? If not- you can find the directions here. This is what I came up with for October:

I just cut out my BOO letters with a cricut, but you could definitely do that by hand. Then I applied with mod podge for a nice shiny finish. My little spider friend is on a nice orange stripe circle with black zig zag stitching- I love sewing on paper it was so much fun:)

 

Quiet Book: W, X, Y & Z

Aren't you excited?! The quiet book is finished! And... I have good news- Scripture Stories ABC's and Job ABC's are in the works. I plan to release one in November and one in January. Which do you want first? Leave a comment and let me know. Have any other ideas for quiet books you'd like to see in the future? I'd love your input- they don't have to ABC:) I'm working on a felt one right now, but trust me it will be awhile...

Candy Corn Ruffle Tee

I love candy corn! It is so yummy and pretty much the cutest candy- especially when little miss is the one wearing the shirt:) Really though- doesn't it just get you in the mood for Halloween?

Materials:

• T-shirt (mine is from the Dollar Tree)
• Fabric scraps in brown, yellow, orange, and white
• Black embroidery floss (optional)
• Sewing supplies

1. Cut out your pieces. You can really do them any size you want- the amount of ruffle will just change slightly. Make the pieces short than mine for less ruffles, longer for more ruffles.

• Candy Corn- 6" wide x 5" tall
• Yellow- 8"x3"
• Orange- 7"x3"
• White- 5"x4"

2. Fold each strip in half right sides together and sew around 3 of the edges

3. Turn each strip right side out, tuck in the ends and top stitch shut

4. Add a row of basting stitches to each strip about 1/2" from the top. Gather until each strip is the correct width to fit your candy corn piece.

5. Pin the gathered white section to the candy corn and sew the sides and top (right over your basting stitches) to the candy corn- make sure you leave enough room around the edge to sew your candy corn to the shirt. Repeat with the orange and yellow sections.

6. Stitch your candy corn to the shirt using a zig-zag or applique stitch. (Make sure you only sew onto the top layer of the shirt!) Sorry the stitches don't really show up in that picture, but I promise it's pretty easy.

7. If you want to add a little extra something- you know I did:) then use your embroidery floss to add "Trick or Treat" below the candy corn.

I really love how this turned out! I wasn't too sure when I started making it up (there were a few rough patches along the way as usual), but now little miss and I are set for Halloween and can't wait:)

 

Quiet Book: R-V

Since I was a little late posting these and we had a fabulous giveaway on Thursday (which you can still enter here) I'm a bit behind. So... 5 more pages today! A-Q can be found here.

Blog Swap with The Family Scientista

I'm so excited to be blog swapping with Amy today! She's got so many great ideas. My craft to do list has grown a ton since finding her blog and I'm excited to try some of her ideas!

My name is Daisha and I've been married to my highschool sweetheart for 8 years and we have 4 darling kids. As a mother, wife, and woman we all have many roles and responsibilites to fulfill. On my blog, The Family Scientista, I share with you my experiences and ideas that will help make your life a bit easier and happier! Come visit and you'll see that my blog is filled with ideas on organization and cleaning, tasty food recipes, fun activities for kids, ways to save money, and fun and simple crafts.

Here are a few of my most popular and favorite posts. 1. Ironing Board Cover - get rid of that old cover and make one that matches your home and personality.

2. Watermelon Cake - fun and delicious, great for any celebration.

3. Braided Headbands - a great way to use up your fabric scraps.

4. Shaving Cream Art - messy and fun art project for the kids.

5. Organize Your Chilren's Clothing - take inventory of what you have to save yourself time and money.

So stop on by The Family Scientista, take a look around and say Hi. I'll have some fun Halloween posts up soon so be sure to come back and visit next week. Have a great weekend!

 

Isn't she great! I love love love her blog:) Be sure to head on over and pay a visit.

Halloween Finger Puppets

Boo! Aren't these finger puppets spooky? Ok maybe not, but they sure do get me and little miss in the mood for Halloween. Ready to make your very own set?

Here's what you'll need:

• Felt: black, white, orange, yellow, green
• Hot glue gun or felt glue
• Sewing machine
• Black paint (optional)
• Halloween paper (optional)
• Mod podge (optional)
• Baby food jar (optional)

1. Let's start off with the spider. Cut out 8 legs and 2 green eyes. For the body I did a circle shape with a rectangleish end to put my finger in (make sure you make this part big enough to wrap around your finger- don't forget seam allowances)
2. I used a pen to add some pupils and then glued the eyes down with my hot glue gun.
3. Put your spider together right sides together. All of his little legs are on the inside- leave a bit poking out, so they get stitched down well. Stitch around your spider- make sure you don't sew the end shut:)

4. Flip him right side out and you're done!

Ready for the ghost?

1. Cut out 2 ghosty shapes, 2 eyes and a mouth

2. Glue down the face and then place right sides together and stitch around the edges.

3. Turn right side out and say "boo!"

I did the jack 'o lantern next.

1. Make a body just like the spiders and cut out a mouth, eyes, nose, and stem. For a jagged stem use pinking shears on one edge.

2. Glue down the face

3. Stitch around the edges. Make sure you get your stem stuck in there (just like the spider legs)

4. Flip right side out

I thought about doing a witch and decided a hat was good enough:) If you're ambitious and make a witch I'd love to see how it turns out. So... here's how you make the uber simple hat:

1. Cut out 2 hat pieces

2. Stitch around the edges

3. Flip right side out and cackle:)

4 down, 1 to go
1. Cut out your candy corn pieces- orange, yellow and a white pointy top- ok... I totally just realized my colors are out of order. yellow goes first:)

2. Stitch each piece together. I just overlapped each color slightly and topstitched

3. Put right sides together and stitch around the edges

4. I bet you know what to do next:) Flip right side out and say "trick or treat!"

This next part is totally optional, but I have a gazillion baby food jars laying around so I decided to make a cute storage container.

1. Paint the lid black

2. Mod podge on a piece of paper and you're done!

Happy Halloween!