Flurries of Jolly Sock Snowmen Families

These Where My Favorite

Today I am sharing a series of Snow Families I made for the craft fair.  They sold very well (Set of 3 for $12.).  I should have remembered to keep a cute set for myself-- Oh well.

 Supply list and details below photos:

Sorry for the bad photo on this one

* Supplies:

• White Sock- White in both child and adult male size for bodies
• Colored Socks and footies- coordinating patterned socks and footsie (in both adult male and female sizes and colors) for clothing and hats 
• Nylon knee-highs – I used these and liners so rice wouldn’t poke thru the socks.  I put the rice in the base and topped with stuffing for the head tied it off; cut off excess and put the fill knee high in to the white sock.    Note:  glue seemed to work better for getting the hats inn the “just right position”.
• Rice – to weight the base of the snowfolks
• Stuffing- for the head and some of the upper body
• Rubber bands – to “squeeze-in” section (head, body, etc.)
• Hot glue and glue gun - while I sewed on most of the features some needed stability of glue, or in some cases, glue worked better or I was tiered and glue was easier.   
• Buttons, beads, decorative straight pins, gems, and embroidery floss – for eyes, nose, and mouths
• Ribbons, bows, small flowers – to accessorize, of course ;)
• Needle and thread – to attach eyes, bows, secure hats and scarves, etc..  Note:  A curved needle worked better for me to sew on the eyes, etc.…
• Knit hat and scarf - I bought one small set from the craft store all the rest where just cut piece of socks.  
• Yarn - scarves and tie-offs

Place I am sharing these on:

• 613 Avenue Create: Challenge #192-Hoiday Happiness  (I hope my jolly snowmen fit the bill)
• CropStop: Linky Party #22: Anything Goes 
• D.L.Art: December link Challenge-Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon: Challenge #370-Chilly Friends (my guys are certainly chilly)
• Little Scraps and Pieces: Show it off Saturday Linky Party
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge: Challenge 306-Anything Goes
• Sunny Day Crafting: Challenge #25-Anything Goes

 

The Faceless  Masses

*  When I go to make my  supply list, it always surprises me on how many supplies I actually use – it makes it seem more difficult than it is.  This was a lot more involved than my gnomes.  The gnomes where so easy to make (in an up coming post IF I can find any pictures of them).

Hope you enjoyed these little cuties.  Gob bless and happy scrappin'

Boo - Altered Wooden Letters in a Spooky-Cute Combo

Sorry I have been missing -  I was busy preparing for the Craft Fair for the last month (was last Saturday and went very well!)

As I type this I am enjoying the nice cool fall weather we finally have here in south Texas!

My latest craft fair project was this cute (yet spooky) BOO décor.

I took the basic wooden letters (on sale from Hobby Lobby) and witch doctored them up!

What do you think? (details bellow)



CRFAT FAIR NOTES: I had this for sale at the craft fair for $10 - however, a very nice lady stopping said she had just purchased some "boo blocks" that were no where near as cute as mine for $15.  She said she would feel guilty buying my for that price with all the work I put into them, so... when she didn't buy them I decided I'd like to keep them for myself and raised the price to $20 -  people asked but no one bought.  I sold lots of snowmen (later post)  sold some Witch hats and Gnomes (later post) and the thing I sold most of was my wilted pathetic ghosts" -  the Ghost got all ruined in the humidity (starch and cheese cloth) and I thought I was going to have to give then away or trash them but once I added the word "pet" they flew off like, well ghosts!




peek at the back side

Supplies:

• Carta Bella Halloween "Trick or Treat"  - ( I love the vintage look and feel of this paper)
• Glitter gem spider stickers - Hobby Lobby - dangling from center of "B"
• Orange spray paint (base - sprayed around all edges (except bottom)
• Inks - black, brown, white (CTMH)
• Embossing powder on "Happy Halloween" tag  (white and gold mixed -  I used CTMH white and Recollections clear gold)
• Stamp "Happy Halloween" - CTMH - Perfect Fit-Halloween B1413
• Tag - Die cut from Hot off the Press - 10 Tags and Trims set
• Sandpaper, file, sanding block (for all edges after I glued the papers down)
• Glue
• Glitter paper  - by The Paper Studio
• We R Memory Keepers Alphabet die (for letters in "Trick or Treat" banner)  had a really hard time trying to get theses to work right in my Cricut
• Circut (banners and skeleton face) - Access (not sue want carts) (cut banners and folded in half over backers twin)
• Bakers twine
• Mod Podge and Mod Podge brush (love their brand brushes work together perfectly!)
• Glow in the dark spider (Dollar Tree pack)
• Black and Cream Cardstock
• Ribbon (brown and cream stripped) - CTMH
• ribbon - Gold - Anna Griffin stash
• Embossing folder - Spider wed - Anna Griffin Seasonal Folders - Fall (embossed all the base paper with this before gluing down

Sharing on:

Bitten by the Bug 2 - Halloween -(closes 24 October)
CropStop - Linky Party #21 Anything goes - (closed around 10 November)
Cut it Up - Challenge #107  Pumpkins (closes 27 October)
Dies R Us - Challenge #59 Fall / Halloween (closes 28 October)
Die Cut Diva's - Emboss (wet or dry - I did both) (Closes 31 October)
DL ART - Thankful Thursday Challenge 3190 - Halloween (Closes 28 October)
Little Scraps Piece - Show it Off Linky Party (Closes 22 October)
Simply Create Too - #120  Halloween (Closes 28 October)

Feel free to comment or ask question and God Bless and happy Scrappin'

Be Safe This Fall Ya'lll