Makeable Crafts

📆 𝟰𝟬 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡. 𝟯𝟲 𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗦. 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗗𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗛. 👻

That's kind of suspiciously close to one Halloween craft a day... and I'm NOT saying you have to make all 36, but I'm also NOT NOT saying that. 😅

I've teamed up with 𝟮𝟯 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 to bring you a Halloween craft roundup of:
🧡 3 projects from me + 33 more
🧡 Beginner-friendly crafts
🧡 Budget-friendly ideas
🧡 Zero freehanding required!

Whether you're decorating your home, crafting with the kids or just looking for a reason to make something spooky, there's something here for you.

🔗 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟯𝟲 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!

And please tell me I'm not the only one already planning way too many projects. 👀😅

🙋‍♀️ 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀... 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺! 😂

Not judging here. I had my Cricut sitting in the box for THREE MONTHS before I finally used it!

Got a cutting machine gathering dust? This is your sign to pull it out. 🖤

All you need:
🖤 Black and white striped plates
💚 Green vinyl
🎃 Halloween Words You Love

I made a set of four plates with words like "𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘆" 𝗮𝗻𝗱 "𝗪𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱," and they're already sitting pretty on my mantel!

The best part? If I make a mistake or want to change it, I can just peel the vinyl off and start again. No commitment, no stress. Just fun crafting! 🙌

And honestly? That's a DIY project right up my alley.

👇 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗮 🎃 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀!

I went into Dollar Tree for 𝗚𝗜𝗙𝗧 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗦… and came out with three little wooden rolling pins. 😂🙃

Apparently, the craft aisle got me AGAIN.

But to be honest? I’m not even pi**ed about it. 🎃

I had just seen decorative rolling pin decor in a catalog for $𝟭𝟮.𝟵𝟵 𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛. 😳 Y’all… EACH!

So I decided to make my own.

✨ $2.29 acrylic paint
✨ Vinyl lettering cut with my Silhouette
✨ A little ribbon
✨ 3 wooden rolling pins
✨ 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 $𝟭𝟬 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹!

And look how cute they came out! Now they’re the stars of my Halloween tiered tray. 🖤🎃

I did a full tutorial on the blog with the 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 so you can make your own.

👇 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹?
Drop a 🎃 in the comments and I’ll send it over!

Or get it from the link in the comments. 🧡

And tell me… 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗴𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿? 😂

🎃 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗹𝗲𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀… 👀✨

It’s the 𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴! 🤍

It looks like some fancy boutique technique, but here’s the secret:

It’s literally just 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘇𝗶𝗴𝘇𝗮𝗴. That’s it!

No special tools needed.
No complicated stitches.
No expensive supplies.

Just a needle, some twine, buttons, and a little patience. 😉 I like to mark where the buttons go with pins first so everything stays nice and even.

The rest of the project is just as easy:

🧵 Two cotton fabrics sewn into a leg shape
🧸 Stuffed nice and plump
🤍 Finished with the button lacing
🎀 Topped with a big layered-ribbon bow
🌸 Finished with a pretty faux flower

Machine sewing for the body, hand sewing for the lace, and a little hot glue for the bow -- 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁!

And the end result? 😍 It looks like something out of a cute Halloween boutique.

📸 I created the 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 so you can make your own.

💚 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹, 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗮 💚 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂!

❄️ 𝗔 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝟮𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀! ✂️

Turn a plain canvas drop cloth into the cutest handmade snowflake ornaments. And the best thing? Most of the supplies you probably already have at home. 🤍

So the basic idea is this:

✨ Cut 2 circles from a canvas drop cloth.
✨ Stitch a basic snowflake on one using embroidery floss and a simple running stitch.
✨ Glue the edges with Fabri-Tac, leaving a small opening.
✨ Stuff with Poly-Fil.
✨ Add a ribbon loop to hang it.
✨ Seal the opening with glue and stitch around the edge.

No need for fancy embroidery skills or complicated techniques just simple stitching and a little creativity.

Each one takes about 𝟮𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 once you get in the groove!

📸 Want to see all the steps? 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

Save this idea for your next crafting day! ❄️🧵✨

🎃 𝗔 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱...

I made these little Halloween pillows for our neighbors during Covid and honestly, they were one of the bright spots of that whole weird season. ❤️

We’d all gotten closer through driveway visits and porch drop offs and I wanted to make them something that just said, “I’m thinking of you”, without being, you know, weird about it. 😂

I grabbed some scraps of fabric, a bag of Poly-Fil, and some pom-pom trim. I printed a few simple shapes- a ghost, a pumpkin and a witch hat- and began hand-sewing.

The stitch? Just a simple whip stitch. Nothing special !

Tried to sew the pom pom trim on my machine first… BIG mistake. 😂 It was a disaster. I went old school and hand sewed it on. Much better!

And the best part? It cost me under $2 to make each one! 🎃

I stuffed them, sewed them up, and left them on the doorsteps. Three of my neighbors still put theirs out every October, which makes me smile every time. 🥰

Then Emily saw them and immediately wanted to make a batch for her volleyball team instead of candy this year.

So… I’m making more! 👻🎃🧙‍♀️

I put the 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 + 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 up on the blog.

👇 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗮 🎃 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸!

Would you make these for your neighbors or friends or kids’ teams?

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲... 🤭

I’ve probably purchased more blank wood signs than I should have, but I don’t regret it one bit! They’re the easiest way to make seasonal decor without buying something new every few months.

This "Happy Fall" sign is a perfect example. 🍂

It only took 𝟯𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀, some 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸, and a handful of 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗻𝘀 to create a sign that can easily change from "𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹" to "𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀"... and then to whatever the next season brings!

I love budget-friendly and stash-busting projects that are also reusable ❤️

So if you’ve got craft supplies sitting around collecting dust, this is your sign (literally 😉) to pull them out and make something you will enjoy year after year.

🍁 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻? 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!
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There was a time when my daughter and I would make throw pillows for her room together all the time. Then as she got older and life got busier those little traditions just quietly slipped away.

So when she asked if we could make a new set together, it meant way more than just fabric and thread.

It meant an afternoon for the two of us, picking out bright fabrics, giggling over the cutting mat, actually making something with our hands instead of staring at our screens.

She selected each shape herself: a parallelogram, an elongated hexagon and a triangle. Vivid colors, a touch of pattern and a lot of personality. A few hours later she had a whole new set of pillows for her room.

The pillows turned out beautiful but the real treasure was not what we made.

It was reclaiming a little piece of our time together. ❤️

Sometimes the best projects aren’t about the final product – they’re about the memories stitched in every seam.

Have you brought back an old tradition with someone you love recently?
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I was so sure I was about to ruin a perfectly good Dollar Tree canvas... 😂

Sure, it was only $1.25 so the stakes weren't exactly high. But I had never tried a reverse canvas project before and I was convinced it would end up in the trash.

Then I flipped the frame, painted it black, and pressed on my vinyl design with my mini heat press...

I literally gasped. 😍😍

It looked like something I'd happily buy at Hobby Lobby!

My daughter Emily saw it and immediately asked if we could make one for her dorm room. Since then, we've been designing signs together and honestly, they've become our favorite budget DIY.

We grab canvases from Dollar Tree and use HTVRONT vinyl because it presses so cleanly. And suddenly a plain dorm room starts looking cozy and intentional without spending a fortune.

The best part? You don't have to be an artistic.

If you can pull out a few staples and use a hot glue gun, you can make one too. ❤️

Have you ever tried a reverse canvas project? Or is this your sign to finally give it a try? Tell me below! 👇
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✨ DIY Fabric Bow Tutorial ✨

Looking for a quick and budget-friendly craft? Here's a simple fabric bow you can make in just a few minutes!

Here's the quick version ↓

🧵 STEP 1: Grab cotton fabric (it tears the cleanest!). Trim about 1 inch from the edge, then tear the fabric all the way down the 18 inches. Those frayed edges are what give the bow its rustic charm!

📏 STEP 2: Lay each strip flat and fold it at the 2/3 mark. One side should be approximately 12 inches of fabric and the other side should be approximately 8 inches.

🎀 STEP 3: Layer your strips, alternating the tail direction—first strip with the tails on the right, the next with the tails on the left, and continue alternating. If you're using multiple fabrics, switch patterns every couple of layers for extra dimension.

🤍 STEP 4: Take another 18-inch fabric strip, wrap it tightly around the center of your stacked strips and secure it with a double knot on the back.

🌿 STEP 5: Fluff and arrange the layers, and that's it! Your rustic fabric bow is ready.

🏺 Bonus Jar Project:
Use a Dollar Tree taper candle holder and a glass jar. Apply a thin line of E6000 glue to the top of the candle holder, attach it to the bottom of the jar, flip it upside down, and let gravity help while the glue cures. Once it's dry, tie your handmade bow around the jar so you can swap it out seasonally whenever you like!

💬 If you'd like step-by-step photos, the exact fabric amounts, and my recommended glue, be sure to check out the full blog post!

❤️ Save this post for your next DIY project and share it with someone who loves easy, budget-friendly crafts!
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