october first + spooky garland diy

I am absolutely elated for fall and I've been reluctantly waiting until payday to buy any decorations. It doesn't seem right. Usually I have candles and pumpkins all over the place. I wanted to paint pumpkins last weekend with rick, but the only stores that have them around me have them priced ridiculously high (??)! At my work the large pumpkins are 7+ dollars, so we decided to wait. That didnt mean I couldn't pull out my craft bin and see what I could come up with! I'm not sure where I can place it because my puppy will tear it down if it's within her reach. I'll most likely put it outside on our deck. It's nothing fancy but satisfied my autumn craft craving, and it's fairly easy, just a little time consuming. Overall it took me less than 2 hours.





spooky felt garland

scissors
marker
paper
fabric glue (or hot glue)
various colors of felt - 4 sheets or so
yarn (or ribbon)





On your piece of paper, draw your designs. I chose a scaredy cat, a jack o lantern, a bat, and I made one scared kitty silhouette. If you're amazing at drawing and can come up with a design off the top of your head, I applaud you. I had to trace from some vintage ephemera & clip art I found online. Once you've drawn your designs, cut them out.
You want to fold your sheet of felt in half, cut it, and fold those pieces in half and cut those so you have 4 squares of felt from each sheet. Fold your drawing in half like in the photo above, and place it on top of your square of felt thats also folded in half, and carefully cut out your design.




Once you have all of your outlines cut out, you will need to cut out the little eyes and jack of lantern smile (and those kitty teeth). You can be as creative as you want here, multiple layers and such, but I chose the simple route to save time. Glue your pieces onto your bases, and then glue your ribbon or yarn to the back of each! It's easy, and pretty cute.