First up is a bag that folds into it's own pocket. I got the pattern from my mom. Funny thing is - she had the bag cut out already, I just had to assemble it - with only half of the instructions. I didn't put it together correctly but it came out nice anyway.
My favorite project was the wreath I made. I bought a cardboard floral wreath at Micheal's and wrapped it in black felt that was glittery. Then I added skulls and bats. The bats came sparkly, and I added the glitter to the skulls. My original idea was to wrap the wreath with a black feather boa instead of the felt, but those suckers are expensive.I did two thread crochet projects; a spider and web bookmark, and a bat filet. The bookmark pattern I found on ravelry and can be found here: http://sandyfroglegs.blogspot.com/2008/04/free-spider-to-web-bookmark-pattern.html. The filet is from the Happy Hooker book. This was my first filet project and I may make a version with multiple bats to hang up for next Halloween. I didn't realize how easy filet crochet was until I tried it. It's all double crochet and makes pretty pictures :)
I've had the Big Ass Book of Crafts forever, and now I've finally done a project out of it. I made a leaf garland instead of a curtain. I wasn't sure how it would turn out, I was a little afraid it would look like a kindergarten art project. When it's all spread out it looks really nice though. I picked colors that would go with my my swap partners decor. I may make this project for myself in browns and greens for our mantle.
Next up: a simple tri-fold wallet done in skully fabric. This is an easy project. I took two pieces of the fabric, sewed them wrong side together, turned them right side out, sewed shut the small turning hole, and pressed the fabric. Then I folded it into the wallet shape and pressed again. Finally sew up the sides, leaving the flap free, and attach a fastener.
The knit project I threw in was a skully washcloth. Pattern can be found here: http://www.blackrayne.com/pages/skully.html
Finally was a project I've been wanting to try for awhile. I saw these on craftster a few months back and loved them. Washer necklaces. The tutorial is here : http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=329854.0. I chose two paper patterns that I thought were Halloweeny and went for it. There was a third, but the washer was too small and it looked bad so I didn't send it. People may be getting a version of these with their Christmas presents.All of my other presents were either store bought or had been posted about before. Well except for the poly clay miniatures I made for her dollhouse. I forgot to take pictures of those so just imagine really small pumpkins, a cauldron, and a witches broom.
