Free Halloween challenge {fave tutorials from the web}

Today for the Free Halloween Challenge I am posting a few of the great tutorials from others on the web.  These are the posts I keep going back to again and again. Enjoy. :)

1}The best fabric pumpkin I have seen by Daniell Thompson. (Love her blog, seriously)

2} Lovely twigg wreath by Delia Creates. (really lovely blogger who also happens to be from Logan...Lets get together sometime Delia!)

3}Super cute and affordable wreath from katydid (so awesome and so cheap!)

4}Super cute fall bunting by jdavis. (I love felt it is so cheap!)

5}A super cute fall rosette wreath by Along for the ride. (love those rosettes, they look a lot like mine made from old t-shirts)

6}A paper pumpkin from Two peas in a bucket. (I have seen this type of thing done with those free paint strips too)

7}Another awesome wreath from Nancy. (Love these crepe paper wreaths they are so cute! And the silhouette detail is lovely.)

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Aren't these so inspiring?!

Keep coming back because I still haven't posted all my printables. This Friday I am going to have a link party at the end of it all allowing you all to to link to your stuff.

Do you want to participate?

 Here is what to do:

1. Post a Halloween tutorial or, free printable on your blog.
2. Place a button on your blog to let people know about it, 
3. Link it up Friday Oct 8th!!

I will leave the link list open all month long so you can add your stuff later too.
Well, I'm off to make some fabric pumpkins and a wreath or two. :)

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Free Halloween challenge {a round up of my fave freebies}

Today for the Free Halloween Challenge I am sharing some stuff from around the web. Over the years these great printable goodies have been marked in my bookmarks and now it is time to share them.

1} Lovely printable iron on bag decals from Love, Obsess, Inspire.

 2}Awesome free Halloween downloads from Mathew Mead  (There is seriously tons of great stuff on this page!)

3} More lovely printable Halloween crafts from Mathew Mead - found via armelle blog

4}Cute little printable tags from Love, Obsess, Inspire.

5}More great printable tags from She's kinda crafty.

6}A super awesome printable Halloween garland from allsorts. I love her blog! (Been flowing it since I knew what a blog was.)

7}A great printable owl invitation from Martha Stewart. Love the vintage look they have, and the movable wings, how awesome!:)

8}A lovely printable halloween card from The Black Apple.  Love her little drawings and dollies.

Keep checking back for more great Free Halloween stuff later this week, I am going to post your tutorials and free printable stuff!

Do you want to participate?  Post a Halloween tutorial or free printable and just let me know so I can link to your post.  Also if you would place a button on your blog to let people know about it that would be great! :)

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Free Halloween challenge { Free printable party invitation }

Today's Free Halloween Challenge freebie is a party invitation I drew for you.  It turned out looking so cute.  Just look at those little ghosts holding the orange flag banner! 

The download is for a folded card but if you want yours to look like mine just cut the back off your card and glue the front to orange card-stock.

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for personal use, not for profit!

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Next week some time I am going to post about your tutorials and free printable stuff.

Do you want to participate?  Post a Halloween tutorial or free printable and just let me know so I can link to your post.  Also if you would place a button on your blog to let people know about it that would be great! :)

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Free Halloween Challenge Oct 1st-7th {free printable cupcake toppers}

Here is my first post for the Free Halloween Challenge.  Today I am posting some free printable ghost cupcake toppers.

What a fun time I had making these cuties!

Also here are some different ways these can be used:

Print them on sticker paper for spooky ghost stickers.
Punch holes in the top of each one and string up as a garland.
Use scalloped scissors for added whimsy.
Or attach to a cute little package.

  

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I can't get enough of these origami boxes

 Whenever I bake cookies or any yummy treat I go back to these boxes to package and give as gifts to friends and neighbors.  I also love to use them for favors and place settings for parties.  This one was made with 12x12 scrapbook paper.  Perfect size for cookies! :)

a quilt idea

I have had this quilt idea in my head for a while but I never got around to it. Till I visited my sister and was totally inspired with her passion for quilting. She showed me some tips and helped me figure out how to make my idea work. :)

Here are my fabrics

Here is my design

I was too scared to start chopping my fabric apart so I scanned all my fabrics in and made a "quilt" in Photoshop. It is supposed to be a twin but it isn't very to scale, I think it will end up being bigger and with more flags. Maybe I will add a border to it. Drawing the design is as far as I have gotten, I'll update you as soon as I get more progress made.

Free Halloween challenge

I recently went to my local craft stores and was upset at the cost of all the cute Halloween crafts there. I love Free things, as many of you do I'm sure, so I have decided to Free Halloween! By that I mean I intend to give free downloads and tutorials to you!
I want to challenge other bloggers to do the same and together we can FREE Halloween from its expensive and overpriced existence and give it new life, a free life here on our blogs! :)

Throughout the first week of October I will be posting different free downloads and tutorials. If you are interested in participating please let me know. Also, if you would put one of these buttons on your blog linking back to me that would be great. :)

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