Witchcraft and Felt Crafts

I am in heaven at the moment- all of the Halloween stuff is out in the shops, and I can get my fill of freaky crafting items everywhere, and all nice and cheap too!

After previously discovering the felt zombies kit, I have been keeping a keen eye out for more scary felting kits- and I figured that the run up to Halloween would be the best time to find them... In no time at all, I have stumbled across the Wonderfully Wicked Witches felting kit which contains everything you need to make a felt witch, as well as a book of designs you can use in future.

How amazing! The book contains lots of characters- old hag witches, good witches and even the black cat, so there is plenty to keep you busy on the run up to Halloween. Wouldn't one of these be a great sugar free alternative for your special trick or treaters?

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Felting Zombies!

I just had to share these with everyone! I found this Gorgeously Gruesome Zombies felting kit while out shopping. How CUTE are those lil guys!!!! You can make your own little felt stuffed zombies, and it looks quite simple, which I like! And who says they need to be stuffed- you could make a little army of squashed zombies to be at your disposal- cue cute pics and other such mischief!

I actually can't wait to try out some of these ideas- Not only is there a kit to get you started, but also a book that you can use time and time again- we all know how much extra felt you can accumulate!

I'll be sure to add these to my crafty "to-do" list, and will definitely post the results! Follow my blog with Bloglovin 

Ikea Inspired Creativity

This weekend I have decided to concentrate on being a bit creative! It has been a while, so I thought I'd start with some experimentation- primark plimsolls + Ikea Loppstarr Fabric pens!  I decided to freestyle the design on the shoes simply because all of my preparation sketches of interesting things weren't looking particularly interesting! Plus, I figured the application to the shoe would change the way I was able to draw anyway. So, hearts, swirls, stars and dots it was...

Results?

Overall, I was quite impressed with the vibrancy of the pens, and since they are so affordable, i definitely think this is something to invest in keeping the kids entertained of a rainy afternoon- all for under a fiver!  One thing I would bear in mind if I was to try this again was the pens bled into each other quite badly- perhaps allow more time to dry in between. I have still to wash the shoes to seal the dye onto them, so fingers crossed!!!! Next challenge- rocking my new footwear in public!