Here is my newest creation for Halloween. This is called Hocus Croakus! It is a pattern by Kylie Slee... also known as ComplicatedKnots. She puts up a new pattern every Thursday on YouTube. But she also sells these patterns on Ravelry and other places. When I first saw it, I thought it was so cool. It only took me three evenings of watching TV and crocheting to finish it off. I did make a couple of changes though. The eyes are different color, the candle flames are black candle flames, and I gave the mouse/rat some hands and feet. I also wanted to add a little skull, so I used her skull patter ..read more

I was recently thinking about trying to make some new Halloween tatted patterns. I had a couple of ideas. Then, I was looking on Facebook, on which I have a group membership in a Halloween group that is basically people showing where you can buy Halloween decorations. They have been going crazy over this cute little ghost walking a dog that they are selling at HomeGoods, TJ Maxx and places like that. Unfortunately, there are no stores like that in my town...the only thing we have is Walmart. But anyway, these cute little ghosts with the dog are all the rage. People are going crazy trying to fi ..read more

oh my! I was so excited, happy and surprised at my results in the Fair this year! I had 20 entries...and here is how they "faired". (wink wink) In the knit and Crochet department... my Skull granny square afghan won Sweepstakes & 1st! This was a very big surprise as I entered the Afghan just because I made it, and I thought,why not? I in no way ever thought it would win a prize, maybe a third at most, because I had seen many beautiful Afghans in previous years. The comment tag read that the judge was happy to see something different. I created this pattern after seeing so many skull Afgha ..read more

wow it's hard to believe I haven't posted since December. I have been busy working on a few things for the fair though. Our fair is in July, so I only had a little over a month to finish up several items. I need to get on the ball! I have a few things to choose from I'm not sure what all I will enter... Working on a couple of different sculptures, a jewelry piece, a tatted ornament, Plus I have a few things in the back of my mind So far what I have finished,(but don't know whether I will enter or not) Screaming Opossum sandworm hat Seymour from HR Pufnstuf Luci...from Disenchantment like I ..read more

well it took me almost a week, but I finally have my decorations all out! Well inside the house anyway. I did put a few outside today but I have more. This is what my house looks like at night... there will be more things in the yard but this is what I have so far... also some stills from inside my living room I might add more pictures later ..read more

Today is the last day of DDLM. Halloween is officially over. I thought I would post a couple of pics from Halloween. Here is Rebel and Pixie on Halloween... Here is my outdoor decor...most of it... and here is Luci....he is from "Disenchantment" some of my indoor decor ..read more

I have finished up my swaps and such, I know I can work on some Halloween crafts for myself. First off is this adorable little Day of the dead bat ornament.. I made the mouse on the left for a swap partner and I loved it so much that I decided to make myself a bat… On the right. no pattern I just came up with them on my own. I also made these cute little adoptable ghosts. Though they were very simple to make, they were a big hit with my swap partners. I created this granny square with a skull in the center, because I wanted to make a Halloween Afghan. My own pattern… Here is my finished afgh ..read more

Trying to get a jump on my Halloween crafting. I got the pattern for this sweet little guy off of Ravelry. He is about 17 inches tall, which is larger than he was supposed to be, but that's fine. More of the little guy to love. He might also be going to the Fair next year ..read more

So I just got back from the Fair... and here are my entries with photos ..read more

I went out to the fair last night to see how I did on my crafts. I was very happily surprised! I do not have them back yet so I cannot post pictures with ribbons yet, but if you look at the previous post you can see the items I will mention here. Tatted sandworm first prize blue ribbon Mrs. Claus 1st prize blue ribbon Zombie candy corn first prize blue ribbon Mad hatter Best of show, Sweepstakes, and first prize!!!!!! Absolem caterpillar… No prize … Sad face (the judge said they didn't like as much is the one I made last year...so I guess they were judging it according to previous entries? I d ..read more