Crafters around the world have been busy working on their Christmas stock for quite some time already – but hold up! We have Halloween to go first!
If you have enough time on your hands, it’s really easy to put together these simple ideas for a seasonally spooky home. I’ve been scouring the web for ideas and I think this list shows a great range of different styles to suit any house this Halloween:
Loads of ideas here for a frighteningly good Halloween party for any age group! Pumpkin ice buckets, orange jack-o-lanterns and more. How about these ribs?
I hope these sites have given you some inspiration. Don’t forget to check out my seasonal page over on The Craft Fantastic etsy shop, featuring my handmade Halloween garlands and spooky fang charm notebooks.
I love a handmade wedding, I really do – Β and I know I’m not alone! So many people are now realising that they can contribute to their own weddings to make them unique and personal. The great thing is you can do as much or as little as you can; it’s still just as satisfying.
I’ve created a Pinterest board (how I wish it was around when I was planning my wedding!) full of wedding inspiration, ideas, tutorials, and, let’s be honest, stuff I just love the look of. I’ve also included some of my wedding items which you can find in my Etsy store, along with other great handmade items you can buy.
Here are a few of my faves from the board so far:
Wildflower confetti – make cones out of a sheet of paper and fill with pretty petals.
Looking for musical inspiration? This book contains some great song suggestions, plus a few hints and tips on the big day. Includes a foreword from Rock ‘n’ Roll Bride’s very own Kat!
Try your hand at making these gorgeous wedding favour lollies – get the tutorial here.
If you’re looking for something simple to make with inexpensive materials, I’ve got a tutorial here for you – origami heart cards. They’re very quick to fold once you get the hang of them, and can be used in various way. Hover over the pics in the gallery below for step-by-step instructions:
Start out with your square of paper.
Fold in half diagonally, taking the bottom corner to the top; crease and unfold.
Fold in half length ways; crease and unfold.
Now it gets a bit trickier! Take the bottom edge…
…and fold it through the middle (where the two existing creases meet) at an angle…
…lining the creases up at the top.
Closer pic here of the creases lining up!
Crease the fold – it should now look like this.
Next, you need to fold it in half. You should be able to line up the two sets of points…
…like this. Crease the edge well.
Next job is to make it more heart shaped, by folding down the points so they make little flat edges.
Like this!
Open up and fold the corner crease inside, if you can (this can be quite fiddly though).
Hey presto! One heart card.
If you want the pattern reversed, start with the paper blank side up.
These would make nice simple (and cheap to post!) save the date memos:
You could use these to decorate the tops of your favour boxes (simply glue together if you don’t want to use as a card):
Or, use them for a place setting – or a place setting/box topper combined. You could even write a personal message on the inside:
The nice thing about these is you don’t need to get special origami paper – you can even cut down bog standard printer paperΒ into squares. This is great for getting the exact size you want – just experiment!
