crafts & needlework

Halloween 2025

I got started early this year.  The inspiration for this make came from the Summer 2025 edition of Country Sampler.  Finding globes at the thrift store or yard sales around here is difficult to say the least — so remembering that I already had a globe file from a few years ago, decided to try to recreate the project, adding my own twist, using paper.  I think it turned out quite nicely!  And, yes, the globe can turn if you don't glue the hat to the top of the globe.  

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Files I used to create this:
Globe:  https://bribos.nl/product/108-globe/
Hat:  https://www.simplycraftysvgs.com/shop/holidays/halloween/smiling-jack-o-lantern/
Face:  https://www.creativefabrica.com/product/cute-pumpkin-faces-jack-o-lantern-faces/

AC cardstock (12 x 12)
Vinyl from stash
Heavy body black paint, 1 inch foam brush
embellishments from stash (cheese cloth, mini rosette, purple web, ribbon

SCAL 6 Pro to mat and Skycut C24 to cut paper and vinyl
eBrush, Spectrum Noir markers
Hot glue gun
Bearly Art Craft Glue
Straw

3 Summer Tags for 2025 – Tag 3

It's the final day of this year's reveal.  I've been impressed with all the tags that have been shared on our Facebook page for this challenge.  Looking forward to seeing today's grouping!  

Lemonade and some variations of lemonade are my favorite drink of the season.  I decided to create something that reflected that for my last tag this year.  The  mason jar file is from SVGCuts.  I've had it for ages and I'm really happy with how this one cuts and is so adaptable.  

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I think it's fun when you can use your stash to create something fun and playful.  I did use pattern fill for the straw (a simple narrow rectangle) and cut a second mason jar shape which was altered to add a layer of lemonade to the original base shape.  The cap is a scrap of some patterned paper that I've added some yellow ink to to have the background not be quite so stark.  The ice cubes are cut from vellum and I've added some lemon slices made of polymer clay to the bottom of the jar with a heavy body glue.  I'd originally planned on doing a shaker, but decided against that after the fuse tool wasn't doing a clean shape for me this go round.  I'll try again in the future to use the fuse tool as it's worked with previous projects with no problem.  I added a hanger of cotton twine to the back of the tag and there's sufficient space for some personalization on the back .