How to Make a Halloween Eye Mask

Halloween eye mask – just grab some felt and black paint! If you don’t have any spider tulle, you could use any other sheer black fabric, more felt or just skip this element.

Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Time to Make: 1 hour, plus drying time

You Will Need

• Mache eye mask »
• Black glitter paint »
• Black felt »
• Black spider tulle »

Craft Essentials

• Glue gun »
• Sewing needle »
• Black sewing thread »

How to Make

1. Start by painting your mask base with black glitter paint, you may need a few coats. Leave to dry.

2. Next, you need to make the bow. Take the piece of felt and cut a square shape, approximately 15cm by 15cm. Using scissors, cut in wave shapes along two opposite sides.

3. Cut a small strip of felt for the middle of the bow, approximately 1.5cm wide.

4. Assemble the felt bow by scrunching your large square of felt in the middle, in a sort of concertina effect. Hold in place while you wrap the small strip of felt around the centre, and glue gun where it joins, holding in place until it dries. Trim off any excess overhang.

5. Place your felt bow on the tulle, and cut a larger rectangle, using the bow as a rough size guide.

6. Pinch the tulle into the felt bow, as you did in step 4, and hold in place. Using a needle and thread, stitch in place on top and bottom to keep the shape.

7. Use the glue gun to stick your large double bow onto the front of the mache mask and leave to dry.

Shared from the Hobbycrafts blog to buy craft supplies go to the website now for spooktacular goodies

http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/occasions/halloween/halloween-crafts

Something fun for Sunday - How to Make a Halloween Feather Wreath

 

Go chic with your Halloween styling this year, and create a beautiful black feather wreath for your home. Super simple to make, it’s the perfect project for a nod to Halloween without too much orange and purple!

Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Time to Make: One and a half hours

You Will Need

• 1 pack of black craft feathers » (medium size)
• 1-2 packs of harlequin mix craft feathers »
• 30cm polystyrene wreath »
• Wide black satin ribbon »
• Black paint »

Craft Essentials

• All-purpose glue »
• Paintbrush »
• Scissors »

How to Make

1. Using the black paint, cover your polystyrene in two coats of black paint and let dry.

2. Separate the feathers in the mixed bag into white and black. Save the white ones for another project.

3. Put your feathers into two separate size piles, one larger and one medium. Separate out any super fluffy feathers into another pile (these are good for finishing later on).

4. Start arranging some feathers on top of your wreath base. I started with a few bigger feathers, following the curves of the wreath. Then I placed on some smaller feathers around, to add fullness and starting to build up some layers.

Top Tip!

Work in two halves from the top centre, so that the feathers on each side hang downwards, with the ends all going the same way.

5. When you are happy with the placement of these feathers, use a small amount of glue on the spines and stick down to the base. Try not to glue down the ends of the feathers, as you want them to have a naturally springy and soft look.

6. Continue adding feathers all the way around the wreath, using a mix of sizes, and trying to make sure the ends of the spines don’t stick up too much. Don’t forget to cover the sides too, though you won’t see these feathers so much.

7. Take a length of ribbon and wrap a strip around the top centre a couple of times. Cut straight across and glue down the edge.

8. Cut a long length of ribbon and tie carefully into a bow. Glue onto the join of the ribbon strip on your wreath.

9. Trim the edges of the bow tails diagonally to stop from fraying.

Top Tip!

For extra decoration, you can paint a mache bat with black paint, add some eyes and hand in the middle of your wreath.

Idea shared by Hobbycraft..

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Ladies Knitted Headband, Ear warmers In Summer 453 Summerlite cotton, Crochet Ring and crochet Brooch Accessories Set Saver deal

New listing.. just added today

Ladies Knitted Headband, Ear warmers In Summer 453 Summerlite cotton, Crochet Ring and crochet Brooch Accessories Set Saver deal

This is a choice of:

Knitted headband - £12.99
Crochet Ring £2.99
Crochet Brooch £2.99

Or buy the complete set for £13.99 which has a £4.98 saving! As this is such a beautiful colour i thought it would be nice to design an accessory set

Ladies Knitted Headband, Ear warmers In Summer 453 Summerlite cotton, Crochet Ring and crochet Brooch Accessories Set Saver deal

The headband makes an ideal accessory for the Autumn/ Winter it is lovely and soft which keeps your ears and nape of the neck nice and warm as well as being stylish. This is such a gorgeous vibrant colour which is one of the winter 2016 on trend colours. It has a crochet flower with a bling jewelled embellishment. 

The yarn used in this is 100% cotton by Rowan, a collection called Summerlite double knit, i knit this as a double stranded project.

The headband can be washed but it is recommended as a hand wash item because of the jewelled embellishment.

The Ring - is on an adjustable band so suitable for all sizes

The brooch has a crochet flower which has been mounted onto a quality brooch back

The Story of these little makes - I have to be careful as i have arthritis in my neck and shoulders and the cold damp weather can really cause problems so i designed lots of patterns for these as they are so vital to me during the cold months. I love making them funky as well as practical so i wanted to make these for other people to wear. I have a nice selection of them now on Etsy...take a peek in my shop

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Christmas Gift Ideas

15% off in my Etsy Store as a thank you for being so awesome

Christmas Fabric Bauble with wire hanger

Gorgeous mens knitted scarf in hunter green

I have been asked a few times lately why i dont have anything for men in my shop...


 The first time i was asked, i pondered for a moment and said.. i don't know why SO watch this space... I enjoyed making this one!!

This is a blokes scarf but one of them ones that the girlfriend usually pinches! Its really look and because of the 100% Merino wool it is gorgeous and soft This is made and ready for



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