Showing posts with label pumpkin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pumpkin. Show all posts

Monday, October 21, 2013

inspiration monday


halloween is right around the corner, and i've been dreaming about my favorite part.....the chocolate  candy!  but the mere mention of it makes my jeans a little tighter, so here's a hip friendly "sugar" project using a mini white pumpkin, glue, strong double-sided tape, rubber stamps, card stock, and some extra fine glitter.




first, put a line of glue in the creases of the pumpkin and shake a generous amount of extra fine white glitter until the glue is completely covered. (you can also use glitter glue, but getting glitter everywhere is half the fun!)




make sure this is done over a piece of paper so the excess glitter can be placed back in the container and used again.




while the glue/glitter is drying on the pumpkin, stamp a fun image onto cardstock.





now place double-sided tape onto the stamped image.
(i used wonder tape, but it wasn't wide enough, so i placed two pieces next to each other)




cut out the image.
(using non-stick scissors makes this a lot easier!)




remove the protective covering from the tape, and sprinkle the white glitter over the image until the entire surface is covered.  shake off the excess.




now the image looks sugar-coated!  use a small punch to make a hole at the top, and place some twine through the opening.




now tie your sugar-tag onto your glitter pumpkin,
and you have a subtle, but very hip-friendly-and-sparkly-sweet decoration for halloween!


{supplies:  mini white pumpkin, glue, extra-fine white/clear glitter, white cardstock, hole punch,"boo" stamps by technique tuesday, black stamp pad, wonder tape, non-stick scissors, twine}



Thursday, October 25, 2012

sincere pumpkins










"Each year, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch that 
he thinks is the most sincere. He's gotta pick this one. He's got to. 
I don't see how a pumpkin patch can be more sincere than this one. 
You can look around and there's not a sign of hypocrisy. 
Nothing but sincerity as far as the eye can see. "

{as said by Linus in "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"}


:))

{i'll be celebrating my new "life stuff" class on monday.....
please join me for a watercolor journal giveaway!  woo hoo!
have a great weekend!!  xox}






Monday, October 31, 2011

inspiration monday - halloween giveaway!


today is halloween......it's a day to be inspired by some goofy fun!
it's a day of candy corn!  those little yellow and orange sugar triangles with white tips have been a favorite of mine since i was a kid (and i have all the fillings in my teeth to prove it!)




it's a day of mini pumpkins, extra large pumpkins, and every pumpkin in between.
and once the perfect pumpkin is picked, then the master-carving begins.




 it's a day of chocolate, nougat, peanuts, caramel and everything else that tastes great and has lots of calories........all wrapped up in a perfect little package of oooey-goooey mini candy bars.  this is another traditional favorite of mine.....not only on halloween,  but every day of the year! (my hips tell the story so much better than i ever could.)





and it's especially a day of trick-or-treating!  but i must admit, 
i've never been a big fan of the tricks....i'm all about the treats!  
and today i'd like to treat one of you with a giveaway for a seat in 
my online letterLAB class that begins on november 7th! 

all you have to do is leave a comment (just one, please!) on this post by 
wednesday, november 2nd at 8:00 p.m. (EST)!  
once the comments are closed on wednesday, i'll randomly choose a name 
and announce it on thursday, november 3rd!
please make sure that your comment either links back to 
your blog, or you leave your e-mail so i can contact you if your name is chosen!
(this giveaway is open to all those who are 18 years of age or older.)

and.....if you've already registered for the class, please join in the giveaway!
if your name is chosen, your registration fee will be refunded to you!

happy halloween!!  xox

{letterLAB is my new online class that is being offered over at creative workshops and focuses on cursive handwriting and different variations!  you can read more about it here!}

edited:  thanks SO much for your support of my giveaway!!!  comments are now closed!

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

the great plaid pumpkin




               






source via pinterest




"each year, the great-pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch that he thinks is the most sincere.   he's gotta pick this one.   he's got to.   i don't see how a pumpkin patch can be more sincere than this one.   you can look around and there's not a sign of hypocrisy.    nothing but sincerity as far as the eye can see." 

 {as spoken by linus in "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"}

:))



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