Create Whimsy
Inspring makers and sharing their stories
A handmade Halloween makes memories that are a real treat – and DIY projects are for everyone! Make costumes, crafts and decorations (both outdoors and indoors) just as scary (or not) as you want. Last minute? No problem! If you are a keep-it-simple kind of holiday decorator, choose easy homemade ideas for costumes and decorations.
So cast your spell and make your Halloween costumes, house and yard your way! Browse our ideas for some creative fun.
When asked to “decorate an art pumpkin” for a local arts alliance exhibit, what’s a fiber artist to do? Add the personal challenge of using materials already in my studio....
Describing her work as whimsical dark humor, embroidery artist and designer Lindsay Swearingen takes cross stitch to a level beyond traditional schoolchild samplers. Designed and stitched with as much precision...
Halloween graveyard fencing and gravestones are so easy to build, you don't need to spend a lot of money at the local Halloween stores. Make them yourself in a little...
This Fabric Trick or Treat Bowl is fun to make from clothesline and fabric strips. I joined the coils with a simple zigzag stitch on my sewing machine. My open...
There are SO many fun things to make for Halloween!!! Why not make a special Halloween bag that makes it clear whose treats are whose! The plastic pumpkins are cute...
I love my dog bandanas! My owner and I walk every day. People always make comments about my holiday and seasonal bandanas! Here is how to make a dog bandana...
