I've been on a wreath making kick lately, and felt inspired to whip up this little guy for Halloween or Poe lovers.






I made him from Dollar Store stuff!  The entire wreath was only about 5 bucks to make!  I'm so hooked...how many wreaths can a person hang in their home before they start looking crazy?  Thanks for looking! 

So, in pursuit of the most awesome and scary costume this year, we came up with.  The headless guy.  Yep.  And he carried his head around with him in a jar!  It was alot easier to make than it looks. Really.  We made the basic body frame out of cardboard and stuffed it down into his backpack. Then, added the shirt, cut the back off a big plastic jar and glued it to the shirt.  (Umm yeah did I mention I LOVE glue. Lots and lots of glue..)  Anyway, enough talking onto the pics!







If you're curious...his arms are down in the pants and those pants are up to his armpits pretty much.  Yeah...so Mom had to get all the candy! 

This is my first entry into a challenge!  Hope everyone likes it as much as we did!

So, in pursuit of the most awesome and scary costume this year, we came up with.  The headless guy.  Yep.  And he carried his head around with him in a jar!  It was alot easier to make than it looks. Really.  We made the basic body frame out of cardboard and stuffed it down into his backpack. Then, added the shirt, cut the back off a big plastic jar and glued it to the shirt.  (Umm yeah did I mention I LOVE glue. Lots and lots of glue..)  Anyway, enough talking onto the pics!

So, I was inspired by this http://www.lillianvernon.com/catalog/product_display.jsp?pdId=4180&name=Fabric+Tea+Set+%26+Case&parentCatId=2&catId=246&subCatId=1496  which the moment I saw it I started thinking...hmmm I could make that.  And for the low price of nothing on top of it because I tend to hoard stuff....anyway.  So I have a 9 year old son and a baby girl due in September so I've been making pink things like a mad woman lol.  Though the camping set on that site also is something I'd love to make but my son says he's to old to play with it anymore..darn it!  Anyway...onto the pictures...sorry they are the best I can do with my cell phone lol. 

The whole set together



I still need to finish the plates and make spoons but couldn't wait lol

The cake, a cup of tea on a (slightly unfinished) saucer and teabag...which happen to be my favorite things lol.



The chubby little tea pot with a tea bag inside



And the tea pot again with the lid off so you can see the little pocket inside so you can store your tea bags in it. 

I'm had so much fun making this...can't wait to start my next project!  Everything was made with the super cheap 20 cents a piece felt with the exception of the inside of the tea pot which is red with tiny white hearts all over it...hope you all enjoy as much as I did!

So, never posted to this board before, mostly just done poppets, but this is a drawing I did in colored pencils and then scanned and tweaked on photoshop until I liked it.  Not the greatest, I know, because Craftsters are about the most talented people on the planet, but I thought I would share.  Enjoy!!

So my son wanted pirates in his room.  I didn't so we comprimised and settled for a beachy theme with green yellow and blue and white.   Anyway I had this weird green/gold ship from my mom when she passed away.  And I just had to paint it.  So without much more rambling here is the before and afters!


Before-strange greenish with gold specks.  I think that once upon a time it may have been entirely gold and someone carefully removed the gold and left it the weird green.



And another...



And after...Tada!!  Ok not quite done have a few little guys to paint and some touch ups...but I'm not entirely patient and had to hang it on the wall now anyway.

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And close up



Thanks for looking all!

So I've made a couple more that I haven't gotten up, so here they are!  Currently also in the works are 1 for a friends little girl, 1 Captain Jack Sparrow poppet , and a dark elf poppet!  Yay!  Just need to get some more polyfil and eyes.  Darn eyes running out on me lol.

So enough rambling here are the poppets in no particular order!

This is Suzette.  She's darling, 1/2 French, 1/2 Irish, bookwormish and quiet.  I am also in the making of some knee high socks and mary jane shoes to complete her outfit, but alas, being a mom and working full time takes up all sorts of extra free time.  She was made from a thick fleece (which I love how it came out!)







And her buddy Violet, who is made out of some lovely stripey purple velvet. 







And a pic of the whole poppet family!  (Sans the ones still in making!)

Ok, so after seeing Ghilies fabulous Mouse, I had to make one for myself. (Yes I know I'm a copy cat )  So here she is!  She's kinda a hippish, fun loving mouse.  I was going to make her a coat, but it ended up being more like a kimono top instead.  Oh well, that's what I get for laziness lol.  She is quite possibly the most dressed poppet I've made though!  Making her reminds me of when I was little my Grandma used to say, Molly Dolly my little mouse, tears the wallpaper off Grandma's house. (Cus I'd pick holes in her wall paper hehehe) 

Ok ok, enough rambling! Onto the pictures!!









Oh and those shoes are the devil.  I'm sure they'll last about a week before they fray into oblivion, but they are cute for now!

So had some extra felt laying around and decided to do something about it.  My Jack and Sally babies!  I know Sally is a bit tan, but remember she's a baby here folks, so the blue comes later, around puberty  



And here is one I made for my son.

So, after making many many poppets, I decided to take what I've learned and make my own pattern.  So I made a baby!  She's lifesize and her arms and legs are jointed.


All dressed up lookin pretty!



And a metric ton of nekkie baby different shots.

















I would say that of the finished product, I love her little feet the best!  And the way her legs cross at the ankles.