Beverly's Stamping Beehive

 Here's my trick'or'treat for my daughter! A good book and some chocolates delightfully tucked into this adorable batty treat box!   I found the polka dot cardstock recently and I had just barely enough to make my treat box and I also purchased some black twine, so I was quite happy as I always like to use up my cardstock as much as possible. The thing about our crafty supplies is that they can be abundant at first, then a year or two goes by and that particular pattern is no longer around!  Any rate, a book and chocolate -  a terrific treat for anybody :) Happy Halloween everyone!

Hi crafters! Have you SEEN some of the prices for Halloween items like spooky houses?  Well, after deciding I wasn't going to spend $40-$50 for one at a certain store who shall remain nameless, I went home and rummaged through my storage till I found an old blue + white  b i r d h o u s e .  Giving it a look-over, I realized it would make a cool haunted house!!! So - - here I am beginning, and while I am not done {have to run out to buy some orange buttons! and maybe a spider or two}...I can show you what I have accomplished so far! Birdhouse purchased on sale. Very much what I need to create a spooky house! First - my BEFORE PICTURE!    Here's the birdhouse the way I purchased it - on sale, 70% off - sweet!  Now I DID PAINT IT and basically EMBELLISH IT to transform  it into a cool HAUNTED HOUSE - here's how! PAINT YOUR BIRDHOUSE You will need: black and colour paint - use Halloween colours.  Water and saucer. Cheap Artist Brushes. ...

Here's a cute poem for a card if you need one....remember to include the author's name! HALLOWEEN MAGIC A bald-headed ghost Drank some witches' brew And on top of his head A strange thing grew. It was pointed and tall And black as a bat With stringy long hair Where his head was flat. The sad little ghost Didn't want any hair Or a black pointed hat So he said, "Witch beware!" Then he chanted some words With a spell-casting switch And gave Halloween Night A bald-headed witch!! ~Barbara M. Hales~           Now - wasn't that a cute one!