Freebie Quilled Autumn Flowers

I love all the fall colors that are spreading across the North East, don't you? I thought I'd share an Autumn Basket with you. This pattern creates a basket to carry your beautiful autumnal fringed flowers.

Basket

10 Brown C-scrolls (3 inch, 7.6 cm)
6 Tan Tight rolls (1.5 inch, 3.8 cm)

Using the picture as a guide, start at the bottom and work upward
Base is 1 Brown C-scroll
Then 2 Brown C-scrolls with 1 Tan Tight roll between
Then 3 Brown C-scrolls with 2 Tan Tight rolls
Finally, 4 Brown C-scrolls with 3 Tan Tight rolls

Fringed Flowers (grab your autumn colors and make 7 - 10 multi-fringed flowers to place in your basket)
Click here for fringed flower instructions

1 Fringed Yellow strip (1.5 inch, 3.8 cm) long
1 Fringed Orange strip (1.5 inch, 3.8 cm) long
1 Brown (1.5 inch, 3.8 cm) long cut to 1/16 inch, .15 cm wide
Glue and roll Brown, Orange, then Yellow tightly and glue. Then gently push out the fringes to make the flower

Make all 8 Fringed Flowers the same way, simply alternate colors

Add several Green Shaped Marquise (1.5 inch, 1.8 cm) cut to 1/16 inch, .15 cm wide
Use the photo for placement

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Sympathy Card

Sympathy Card

Unfortunately, I have had several occasions to create Sympathy Cards lately.

I generally keep my Sympathy cards clean and neat.  I like the simple elegance of a black and white card and that was the approach I took on this card.

I paired a photograph I had taken with several alternating layers of black and white card stock. I used one of my Martha Stewart border punches and then carried it to the inside of the card, where, in addition to the border punch I also used my butterfly punch.

The sentiment I used for the inside is

In the picture of eternity there is no death, only change. May you endure these days of loss and find a place of peace and understanding. 

Sympathy Card

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Happy Halloween Pumpkin Walkabout

Unique Pumpkin Carvings Photo Collection

Halloween... Each of these pumpkins were showcased in town and were carved / decorated by the shop owners. They are so creative and fun.

So, where does the name Halloween come from, I found this information on the internet, 

Originally spelled Hallowe'en, it is a contraction of All Hallows Even, meaning the day before All Hallows Day (better known today as All Saints Day), a Catholic holiday commemorating Christian saints and martyrs observed since the early Middle Ages on November 1. (directly quoted from About.com)

I guess there is no definitive answer for how Halloween came about, but this is one thought.

Unique Pumpkin Carvings

Several sources say that it dates back to the Celts who believed that on October 31st the spirits of the dead walk the earth / come out of their tombs. They would do things to frighten the ghosts like wearing scary costumes and lighting fires. They also had lucky foods that they ate like apples and nuts.

Unique Pumpkin Carvings

Many of the things we associate with Halloween are from the Celts. Black is the color of winter and long nights and Orange is the color of the harvest. Black cats were thought to have special powers (makes me want to do something on superstitions).

Unique Pumpkin Carvings

This Celtic tradition was married with the Christian practices after the Romans invaded. In the Christian tradition, November 1st was All Saints' Day (All Hallows' Day). The mass that the Catholic Church celebrated on November 1st was the mass of all the hallowed (saintly people). So, this meant that October 31st was All Hallows' Eve which later became Halloween.

Unique Pumpkin Carvings

I hope you've enjoyed these pumpkins, I only wish all of my photos had come out, they were fun to see and the kids had a great time!

Happy Halloween!

Don't forget to grab your free copy of the My Memories scrapbooking and photo enhancement software!  Yes, I said FREE as long as you chose the download method!

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I hope you have a wonderful day!

Free Quilled Orange and Black Witches Hat and Broom

If the Broom Fits Ride It free printable project

I promised I would post the instructions for the 

Quilled Witches Hat and Broom 

I made in this fun project (please click here for the printable) where you can grab the funny quote I used in this project!

Ok, now onto the quilling!

Free Quilled Orange and Black Witches Hat Instructions

The hat begins very similarly to another witches hat I shared, check out the picture and link below!

Quilled Witches Hat:

• 3 strips of black quilling paper - Rolled to create a teardrop shape
• Tip: I wanted the hat to be denser, that is why I used so many strips
• Tip: You can certainly use fewer strips if you'd like, that's the fun of making it yourself!

I wanted to incorporate orange, because I do love the way black and orange look, so I grabbed a few leftover orange strips from another project and, this is what I did:

• Pulled off a piece and wrapped it around the teardrop
• This was the fun part, I used these orange strips to create a more cone-like hat
• They worked perfectly to keep that slightly off center, angled hat that I wanted to create
• Tip: You can use accent colors and strips to create special shapes in your quilling as I've done here

Lastly,

• 1 strip of black quilling paper to create a crescent shape for the brim of the hat
• Glue this to the base of your hat

and there you have one quilled witches hat!

Free Quilled Witches Broom Instructions

The Broom was even easier! 

• Cut off a 3/4 inch wide, by 3 inches long strip from a brown paper bag
• Cut fringes into the strip along the 3 inch long side, making sure not to cut through the entire 3/4 inches
• Roll it to create the bristles of the broom.  
• The broom handle is a leftover piece of black paper
• I added the black to the top because I love the contrast
• Tip: Adding the black cover at the top is more than a decorative choice, it is also a great way to keep the broom together

Looking for another option for your witches hat? You can check out this project by clicking on the picture below or clicking this link.

I hope you have a wonderful day!