The Festival of Samhain was an ancient Celtic festival, falling on October 31st. A day which also marks Catholic All-Souls-Day and the secular Halloween, both strongly colored by the Celtic festival... This was a common flame binding together the entire community. Read the rest of this entry » Originally published at Michael and Jaspenelle by Jaspenelle . Please leave any comments there.

I made a little green velvet pillow tonight. D and I relocated an old sewing machine and table from the basement to my room a few weeks ago after cleaning it up and testing various bits. We couldn't test...(so what if only I can hear it?). I mean, there's a reason I'm such a fast and accurate hand stitcher. Sewing machines hate me. But maybe I'm getting on their good side once and for all. *happy dance

Originally published at Sparkle Thots . Please leave any comments there. Here’s a pre-weekend craft idea to consider. In the light that Christmas is coming, perhaps you’d want to make some of these ice-covered branches and use them for deco? Seen via The Event Essentials , tutorial by Save On Crafts .

Managing a green crafts business can be good for both the planet and for your wallet. Listed below are 3 easy moves that will help turn your artisan business into an eco-friendly one without forcing you to change your working style. - Shut off your electric equipment when you’re not using it.   Countless fax machines, copiers, and personal computers remain powered on overnight around the world...

http://www.instructables.com/ I just discovered this! Amazing! Go there! Especially for Halloween-- great ideas! Costume, make-up, whatever.. One of my favorites was the ouija board hooked up to a computer... A doll serving dish? Genius. Cracked me up. A papier-mache Frankenstein costume? It's like a bunch of dress diaries, for anything you can think of, with instructions and pics to match

  MIXTAPE!! That's who, with their latest issue (No.6) out now . This issue is bigger and craftier with lots of gift giving ideas, projects, how to go...com and I will forward the info to you. Hope you're finding a little time to knit or crochet. Marg (feet planted firmly, reaching for the sky)

It's almost time to celebrate Halloween! ...and for all those crafters out there..I've got some pretty Halloween-y treats! * No trades at the moment please * All items will be sent via 2nd Class...in thickness, 2 sections cut out - majority still left. 50p 1987 Boglin toy by the name of Dwork. In brilliant condition and all parts still fully working. Comes in original cage box. £10  

Yay, voted! :) I sent in my address-change application well before the deadline... and waited and waited and waited. Nothing - I kept checking the online thing that tells you if you're registered to vote...very tree-ful yard already. Plus I'm out of compost and mulch and vermiculite and just about everything but clay. :P Today we're going to make ghosts out of grocery bags with the boys. Should be fun

I currently have 3 scarves (and also 1 bellydancing belt, 1 large blanket, and 3 baby blankets, but those aren't until February for the first) in my queue. If you want a knit present for Christmas, speak now. I got lots faster in learning the european way of knitting and am turning out projects faster than I ever imagined. I finished a scarf and a bellydancing belt in the last week!

Like the Vampire post earlier, these are not Twilight specific. Adapt and enjoy! Crafts Werewolf paper craft Werewolf Dude Origami Werewolf Video How to draw a Halloween werewolf Food Werewolf Cupcakes (thanks cauldroncakebkr for the link!) Werewolf Claws Werewolf in the Waldorf Salad Werewolf Drink Chocolate Chip Werewolf Cookies Costuming ' Werewolf face painting...