I had intended to post this yesterday, but they were some technical problems. The good thing is that it was definitely not my fault.
At my house, we hate to give out candy to trick-or-treaters. Or to be specific, we hate to give out just candy. The problem with candy besides the rotting teeth thing is it doesn’t last very long after the holiday. Plus, not all kids can eat all types of candy. Some kids are allergic to milk as in milk chocolate and some can’t eat hard or chewy candies. So in our treat bowl we usually try to add a mixture of goodies. A typical selection includes some mixed candies, safety pops, holiday pencils, spider and skulls rings (from Dollar Tree), and some sort of homemade trinkets.
These are the homemade goodies for this year, Halloween bracelets. I cut out themed shapes from foam sheets I got at a thrift store. It took two shape cut outs for each bracelet. The top one I punched holes in to make face parts or decorations. The bottom one had slits cut to stick the elastic through before sewing the ends together. The bottom layer was cut from a contrasting color because it shows through the holes, but I guess that’s kind of obvious from the photo.
Anyway, they came out looking so cute that I kind of am hoping that we don’t get too many trick-or-treaters this year. Maybe just the few at home.
Speaking of which, I made cute little treating bags for my niece and nephew, assuming they will want to use them. The third one is for me to use since they are so cute and then I've got a fourth one just in case.
In case it isn’t obvious for some of you, I got the fabric from my last trip to Goodwill (see
Finally Remembered). I guess I could have used a solid colored orange fabric but I thought the patterned fabric would be cuter. You can still tell they are supposed to be pumpkins right? The only other problem would be the size, are they too small for trick-or-treating? I guess that’s what the backup one is for.
Here’s the updated list:
Bags Bracelets - Barrettes
- Doll pajamas
- Doll makeover
- Wristbands
- Red skirt
- Ears
- Costume
- Handkerchiefs
Two down, eight to go. The next project should be up either tomorrow or Saturday.
One more thing, I posted this question on twitter and thought I should ask here too. I’ve been wondering if I should sign up for a Flickr account. Any thoughts?
