Eileen Hull

Three dimensional art... with heart

Sizzix Treat Tote

Welcome to Terroriffic Tuesday! (and yes I do know it’s only Monday but I can’t wait to show you this). Thanks for stopping by the Blog Hop. I can’t wait to see the fabulous and (spooky) projects that will go up this week.

My project was created using one of my new ScoreBoard dies from the folks at Sizzix. I am not kidding- this project took about 15 minutes from start to finish!

I rolled the BrightCore orange matboard through the Big Shot and out came the cute little cupcake shape. I laid it flat to see where I wanted the stamped image. Stamped an spider web and spider and it came out too light. The good thing was, I had a black glaze Sakura pen so I traced over the web, also adding some dimension in the process. Working carefully around the design, because of course I didn’t want to WAIT for it to dry completely, I bent the cupcake at all the score marks to give it shape. With my Crop-o-dile, I punched 2 holes across from each other on the top for the handle. I had some floral wire coated to look like a branch so bent that into handle shape and twisted the edges inside the basket. Then I wrapped wire leaves around the handle and tied a bow. Add candy and you are in business!

I can see this as a little pick-me-up for a friend having a bad day, for the teacher, thank you gift, a neighbor who helped you out, your babysitter, you name it. Who doesn’t like chocolate?

Here are some more fun projects by great designers:

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Spooky Spider House
Silvia creates a miniature haunted house that is spooky and oh-so fun!

Witchy Embroidered Postcard
Sharron Westerfield brews up a whimsical witch postcard

The Impatient Crafter
Vintage plastic owls become the focal point of a charming necklace you can wear for Halloween and all year round!

Pumpkin and cat felt treat bag
Felt bag that can also be made as a wall hanging or door hanger

Cheryl Ball’s Halloween Door Hangers
Create these door hangers from inexpensive gloves for Trick of Treaters

My Big Mouth
Make a creepy wire tree just in time for Halloween!

Mel’s Day of the Dead Necklace
Linked chain, skulls and spiderwebs for Dia de los Muertos

Crafty Chica’s Matchbook Shrines
Adorable little folding shrines that fit in your pocket!

Paper Pumpkin
Make a plump paper pumpkin from some strips of paper plus a little Halloween craftiness!

Polymer Clay Zombie
Candace’s diabolical plan to populate the world with zombies continues!

The Impatient Crafter for iLoveToCreate
Make a retro style styrofoam ornament into a fab Halloween Party centerpiece! Madge shows you how using iLoveToCreate products!

How to Make a Spooky Spice Rack
Come make a spooky spice rack with Crafterella, she’s sharing her unique labels with everyone!

Halloween Treat Tote
Conjure up a quick Halloween cupcake basket using new ScoreBoard dies!

Brenda Pinnick’s Halloween Banner
A little scary, a little fun, this delightful banner celebrates all things Halloween. Made using Brenda Pinnick Sizzix dies, glitter and ribbon.

Creepy Candlesticks
Pattie Wack turns mini pumpkins into a boo-tiful Halloween lighting idea!

Strands of Beads
Melissa explores the holiday possibilities in a black and white checkered bead

Glow in the Dork Wall Hanging
Turn off the lights and have a laugh with this goofy wall hanging from Alexa Westerfield!

Picture Perfect Pumpkin
Vanessa Coppola turns a traditional pumpkin into a decopauged masterpiece!

Happy Halloween!

Terroriffic Tuesday- Week 2


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Another week! Another helping of Halloween goodness. Check out what the fabulous crafters from all walks of life are up to this Terrorific Tuesday for the second week of October!

This little light
Light up the night with this cute pumpkin votive holder from Kat the Fearless Crafter.

Sugar Skull Bracelet & Bats in the Belfry Choker
Candace is having way too much fun with shrink plastc! Check out these fun and charming crafts on the Spirit Clay blog.

Dollar Tree Decorated Lights Tutorial
Come and decorate some Dollar Tree Skulls with Crafterella, don’t forget your sharpie markers!

The Impatient Crafter for iLoveToCreate
Whip up a Halloween Invitation that’s a real ‘hoot’ with Madge in this project for iLoveToCreate!

Spooky Halloween Coasters
Cheryl Ball of Still Crafty After 50 shares some fun, funky, and spirited coasters!

Halloween Treat Bowl
Create a fun and festive treat dish with Inspired at Home!

Strands of Beads
Melissa creates a whimsical seasonal necklace based on the theme “pushing up daisies”.

Basic Black Box Meets Pumpkin Patch
Whip up Halloween favor boxes in minutes with brand new Sizzix ScoreBoard dies.

Mummy Mannequin
Create a mummy that will be a memorable accent at your Halloween party with Pattiewack!

Munchkin Mama’s Crispy Peanut Butter Balls
Munchkin Mama has a great recipe for no bake peanut butter balls that the whole family will want to make!

Witch Parking!!
Make a “Witch Parking” sign on the Mucky Finger’s blog!

Vintage-Inspired Halloween Tree Topper
Shannon shows off her new Halloween tree topper, inspired by vintage crepe paper crafts!

The Impatient Crafter
Make a whimsical and elegant Halloween necklace with Madge!

Jack-O-Lantern Waterfalls
Studio Mama shows you how to make some fun and festive earrings for the Halloween season.

Glow in the Dark Jewelry
Use glow in the dark polymer clay and rubber stamps to produce eerie Halloween jewerly.

Crafty Chica’s Paint Drip Pumpkin!
A loca idea on the fly turned out muy fantastico!

Free Printable Halloween Cup Sleeves
You’ll be a hit with these labels for hot beverages at your Halloween party.

Scarecow Sweatshirt
Sharron Westerfield shares a cute scarecrow sweatshirt she made from a fun downloadable pattern from Janome!

Halloween Ribbon Brooches and Fascinators
Alexa Westerfield a.k.a. Swelldesigner whips some quick and cute Halloween accessories!

R.I.P. Skeleton in Coffin
Guarantee a spooktacular Halloween Party with a skeleton in a coffin treat filled centerpiece!

Happy October Kewpies
Find inspiration in this colorful and cute candy corn Kewpie photo from Boopsie Daisy!

If you would like to join in the fun next week, e-mail Alexa at swelldesigner@yahoo.com and put in your subject line “Terrorific Tuesday”. She’ll get you added to the group!

Sneak Peek Demo Days 10/16-17

I hope you can come join me for this event. It’s sure to be lots of fun. And who doesn’t like going home with finished products and goodies? You’ll learn some tips and techniques in working with die cut machines and see how handy these are to have on hand.
I got my Big Shot die cut machine about a year ago. All those years of crafting and I never knew what I was missing! 🙁
If you don’t know what I’m talking about, come over next Friday or Saturday 10/16-17 and see for yourself!

Sizzix ScoreBoards Blog Hop starting 10/14!

I am very excited to announce that next Wednesday, October 14 is the kick-off for our Sizzix Blog Hop! Stop by to see the cool projects that my designer buddies and I have created using my new Sizzix ScoreBoard dies!

“What is a Blog Hop?” you may wonder…

Basically it is a set of posts on individual blogs with a common theme. For example, every other Wednesday you can come here to see what project I have created using one of the eight Sizzix ScoreBoard dies. On my blog will be a link to other designers’ blogs that also have posted a project using that die Each blog will have a list of other blogs to go to, so you are just “hopping” from one blog to the next and seeing what each person has done with the same Sizzix ScoreBoard die. How cool is that? I cannot wait to see what these designers come up with. Every one of them is so talented and each has their own signature style. I hope you will come by on October 14 and check this out.
Please sign up to be a “Follower” of this blog or subscribe in a feed to keep up with all that’s going on. Comments are welcome- please let me know your thoughts. See you back here next Wednesday!

Attempt at Organizing

Found three cute little date books at Books a Million and they were only a dollar each! Never mind that they will expire at the end of 2009- I have other plans. One went to my friend Kim, who is the queen of recycling. Not sure what she will do with it but know it will be cool.
My plan was to (finally) record all of my punches, stamps, markers, and various other craft supplies. Once I finish filling the book in with “already purchased supplies”, I will never have to hesitate and wonder whether or not I already have a 1 1/4″ circle punch. It will be kept it in the car with me and brought in when going into a craft store. The trick will be keeping it up.
A couple of tips… leave a few pages between each section (for new items) and add tabs for categories. On the pages where you are punching, put a bright piece of cardstock under the punched image to make the shape stand out. When entering marker color samples, keep in mind they will probably bleed, so put scrap paper behind the page when marking.
Whatever it is you collect and want to keep track of, a fun book like this is great to keep on hand and prevent purchasing duplicate items. More money for new stuff! 🙂

Sponsor for Rotary Golf Tournament

I am proud to say that my design company will be a sponsor for the 13th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Ft. Belvoir today. The event is hosted by the Crystal City- Pentagon Rotary Club. Proceeds benefit scholarships, community and world charitable activities and military support. My husband is president of this club and I have to say I am impressed at how active Rotarians are and how much they do for our community and the world. I wish much success to all the golfers and thanks to the sponsor companies!