Trick or Treat!

So today I have for you a quick fun little Halloween treat bags for you. I started with the Mini Kraft Bags. They were the perfect size to hold two little fun size snickers bars.I then stamped different sentiments across the front of the bags, such as Trick or Treat, or It's all in the Treats. I used Persimmon, Seedless Preserves, and Black Soot Distress Inks to stamp my sentiments.I cut belly bands using punches, and just plain Halloween paper. I cut my strips at 1 1/4" X 6" and after placing my Candy Bars in the bag wrapped the band around the bag and adhered it with a piece of Kool Tak Tape. I then cut some small images from the Create a Critter 2 cartridge at 2" and adhered them to the front of my bags. Finally I dressed up the images with some stickles. My container was a bright lime green metal bucket that I had and I cut a pumpkin face from the Pumpkin Carvings Season Cricut Cartridge out of some black vinyl and adhered it to my bucket. These would make great treat bags for co-workers or for a class party. They were really quick to make.

Holiday Crafts

This month we are focusing on die cutting machines. My favorite die cutting machines are my cricuts. I thought I would take a little time to show you how your cricut can help you make some Holiday Décor items. Since Halloween is right around the corner, I have a couple of Halloween projects to share with you. These projects were made using the Pumpkin Carving seasonal cartridge.This cartridge has some great designs to help you create the perfect Jack-O-Lantern. First, we picked our design and cut it out on the cricut with vinyl.

We placed the vinyl design on the pumpkin and traced around it. Then we carved it out and Voila- a very scary jack-o-lantern.

If you don’t feel like carving an actual pumpkin, there are other ways to use this cartridge. I used some orange vinyl this time to create a jack-o-lantern out of a glass block.

I cut the design out of vinyl on my cricut and placed it on the front of the glass block. I put an led tealight candle in the bottom and wrapped some tulle around it. Here is what it looks like in the dark.

This would also me a great project to do for Christmas with a snowflake or another Christmas element on the block. Speaking of Christmas, I have one Christmas project to share with you.

I made this wreath with my Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge.

When it’s time to decorate your house for the holidays, don’t forget about your cricut, it can help you make some great décor items.