Halloween Costumes for the Boys

Halloween is such fun, it's one of the few times in life you can play make believe and dress up! Here are some great Halloween costumes for the little fellows in your life. Next week we'll be taking a look at the girls, but for now browse through these wonderful handmade costumes.

Scarecrow Halloween Costume, PJQuilts


Devil Costume, Harker


Abu from Aladdin Monkey Costume, SyndisCreations


Robin Hood Woodsman Hat, fairyfinery


Bony Baby, smallthreads


Star Wars Costume, mulliganstewboutique

Crazy for Yo-Yo's

How to Make Yo-Yo's DIY Kit, yoyocottage


Satin Heart Yo-Yo Baby Pink, ILoveYoYo


Shabby Victorian Pink Rose Cottage Chic, Meisharay


Friendly Blooms, ChelseaVanTol

Fabrics and Things: Emphasis Cute Overload

Cute Elephant in beige, KindSupplier


Cute Chicks, Kawaii Fabric Label Ribbon Trim, CraftingBug


Kawaii Sanrio Character Japanese Fabric Scraps, beautifulwork


Fabric Covered Buttons, onceuponabutton


Japanese Fabric - Owls, ThisandThatFromJapan


Follow Your Dream Cotton Tape, lillalotta

Vintage Buttons

Vintage Art Deco Carved Moonglow Brown Button, revivaljewels


Czech Vintage Rhinestone Square Buttons, dibabeads


Vintage Glass Steeple Chase Buttons, cravingsupplies


Summer Storm Vintage Celluloid Button, greenrayprod


Dutch Inspired Vintage Buttons, SpareButton


Antique Victorian Celluloid/Metal Button, VintageNecessities

Do You Wear an Apron?

This is our buy and supply segment and we're curious as to how many of our readers wear an apron while cooking. Is it something that you find a necessity or is wearing an apron something you have never considered?

Whether you wear them all the time or would like to start wearing one, you can either purchase an already made apron or try on your crafty side and make one for yourself.

The BELLA Vintage Inspired Pink Rose Full Apron, Boojiboo


Black Pink Tan Collection Tina Givens, TinkersButtonShop


20 Yards Vintage Seam Binding, bunkie71977


Sublime Stiching Small Pink Scissors, peachpearplum


Fancy Plastic Buttons, GramsVintageButtons


More Retro Aprons, AboveAllFabric

The Fabric Attic

Skulls
For all you fabric junkies out there, check out the Fabric Attic. This site has loads of fabrics to choose from. These are just a couple of my favorites, but there are much, much more to choose from.

Amy Butler Fabrics

PDF Felt Patterns

Fabulous Fruit PDF Pattern
Gulf Coast Cottage PDF has sooooo many adorable patterns to choose from. If you're interested in felt and would love to start making some of these creations yourself, this is the place to stop and take a look. There are many patterns to choose from and when completed they are great for the kids to play with and have tea parties -- or you can teach the kids how to make them too, keep those little hands busy and keep the creativity flowing! That definitely makes for happy children and parents alike.

Little Cake Decorator Felt Food PDF Pattern

Sensational Pin Cushions

Voodoo Doll Pincushion
Voodoo dolls and skulls, these aren't your average every day pin cushions, but oh how cute they are! I fell in love with the idea of a voodoo doll pincushion, not only can you sew, but you can put a hex on someone at the same time. These wonderful pincushions come from sewsewsuckurtoe. They are bright, fun and will make your sewing time just a bit more pleasurable!

Dia De los Muertos Softie Novelty Pincushion

Yo Yo

40 Patriotic 2" fabric Yo Yo
These handmade yo yo's are made by Meisharay and come in a number of beautiful prints. And what's a better print to display today than yo yo's made from red, white and blue fabric, a bit of patriotism -- I hope it reminds everyone what today is -- it's voting day! These yo yo's are wonderful for scrapbooking, quilting, applique and just about any number of uses in your craft projects.

Retro Reproduction Kittens Flower Yo Yo Quilt Fabric 2"

Fabrics, Silks and More

Silk Fabric Squares Charmeuse Velvet Brocade
If you love swatches of fabrics as I do, such as silks, velvets and brocades, Silk Fabric has loads of beautiful fabrics to choose from. If sewing is your thing or if you're in love with quilting then these fabrics could be a beautiful addition for many of your sewing projects. I love the Victorian Crazy Quilt and although I've never done a full sized quilt, I have done blocks of Victorian Crazy Quilts and these fabrics would be just wonderful for a project like that. The shop also sells other fabrics in various sizes including chiffon, velvet, brocade, organza and more.

Holiday Craft Sites - Free Projects

I thought I would check around for some sites that offer free craft projects for the holidays since they are right around the corner. These would be great sites to look for a fun, new project to start on your own, with a friend, family member or just spend a day creating with the kids. I'd like to share a few sites that I found today that offer free craft projects, free patterns and more for arts and crafts.

All Free Crafts
The project I really fell in love with on this site is the Paperback Christmas Tree. This is a great idea because it involves recycling. If you have some old paperback books that you were going to toss why not make them into something new like this Christmas tree. It's so very simple and you can make quite a few trees with just one paperback book for a lovely display.

North Pole Christmas offers a variety of free patterns and shapes for templates. I love their Santa Patterns. These are great if you need a template for any number of projects, sewing, woodcraft and foam are just a few.

Danielle's Place of Crafts and Activities has a great selection of kid's crafts for Thanksgiving. I think my favorite is the Thanksgiving Poem Placement, I love this idea. The placement has a poem that you can copy and paste onto your project, but having the kids make up a poem for each family member with their own drawing would be special to each recipient.

Fabrics Galore

Amy Butler, Daisy Chain Set, Fat Quarters
For some great fabrics and combinations of beautiful fabrics check out Down Shadow Lane. There is a wide array of fabrics including a variety of prints from Amy Butler and Heather Bailey. Plenty of beautiful fabrics to browse through here!

Pop Garden and Bijoux, Heather Bailey, Fat Quarters

Vintage Sewing Patterns

So Easy Girls Sundress Pattern
If you're looking for vintage sewing patterns you'll want to stop by playinjayne. The shop has many vintage sewing patterns for clothes and even some for various animals including this adorable cow pattern below. It was fun just browsing through the shop looking at all of the photos on these patterns and for sewers it ought to be sheer delight!

Dressed up Cows and Bulls Pattern