Calling All You Lovers of Halloween

We interrupt this regularly scheduled month to bring you a bit of October. . .

Tonight's the night!

The brand new Ehag Emporium is officially open.

Go see all the Halloweeny goodness.

Here is our featured piece.

If you missed out on getting it, here are some more of this month's

Halloween creations that are available-

here                      here                    here

and

here                     here                    here

Now back to our regularly scheduled month.

Oh, the Pinks you can think!

Valentine's Day must be just around the corner, because I've been in the mood for pink.

Pretty pink hearts. . .

Pointy pink ears. . .

Pink ears on kitties and bunnies and bears.

Four pink ears on an odd pair of fellows.

One only whispers; the other one bellows.

And last but not least, pink and petite,

Pretty little Peggy looks mighty sweet.

. . .

Let's Make Owl Ornaments

I made some simple little owl ornaments today, and I made a quick tutorial just in case you might want to play along.

What you'll need:

-Scissors

-X-acto knife

-Muslin

-Cotton batting

-Embroidery floss

-Acrylic craft paints (whatever colors you like, plus burnt umber)

First, print and cut out this template-

Then make a fabric "sandwich" (muslin on the bottom, cotton batting in the middle, muslin on top) and trace your template onto it. Sew along the outside lines.

Cut just outside your sewn lines. Trace the eyes. Draw the wing and beak. Then paint inside each shape, trying to avoid getting paint on lines. What color will your owl be? Then you can paint the backs if you want.

After the paint is thoroughly dry, lightly sand the entire piece with fine grit sandpaper. Mix your burnt umber paint with a little water. Paint this mixture quickly over the entire piece, then wipe it off just as quickly with a paper towel. Let it dry again. Then thread a piece of embroidery floss through the top, like so-

Then lightly sand it again, and decorate however you like. I kept mine pretty simple, but you could go all out with beads and buttons and embroidery or whatever else tickles your fancy.

Besides cute little ornaments I think they'd make great Valentines, or maybe gift tags.