Fabulous Find Friday 3

Have you heard of Hogwash soap?  Well you are about to.  This stuff is the best.  I found it at my local boutique downtown and since I love anything handmade, especially soap, I bought it.  The saleslady had made some pretty amazing claims, like it could take out old spots on clothes and clean grease off your hand as well as garden soil.  I just thought it would look cute in my kitchen.......  PLUS it come in a cute paper bag.  And the name, who wouldn't want to wash with hogwash soap.   I now am convinced this stuff CAN DO ANYTHING!  I got ring around the collar out of old white dress shirts!  It cleans hands like nothing else regardless of what mess you have gotten into.  And my husband swears if he washes with this stuff after tromping in the woods he doesn't break out with poison ivy!  I know, I sound like a paid advertisement (I'm not) but I love this soap.  And chocolate.  Lots of chocolate....ummmm.  A-n-y-way, since you can't all come to my hometown to get it (I wish you could, it is so cute with a town square and fountain and old buildings and brick streets and we have parades and car shows and festivals with lots of fried foods) I found their website.  Seriously, this stuff is good.  Diana

Hidden Treats

Another little craft for Halloween!  This one is done on my embroidery machine but you could do them without one.  The design download is available from Embroidery Garden. The set includes 7 designs for fall and costs $10.00.  Made with felt, these little cuties have a little secret.....

Tucked in a little pocket on their reverse side is a Hershey Nugget....sweet.

The chocolate in the pocket is a nice snug fit!  No fear of it slipping out.

I have them in a small drawer in the foyer so they are ready to give to guests!  With treats like this I shouldn't get any tricks this Halloween!  Diana

Skeleton Cameo

Would you wear this brooch?  Or are you a scaredy cat.

 Made of polymer clay and ribbon, this cameo will cause others to take a second look.

I got the mold from an etsy store.  I am not sure if this exact one is still available but there are others!

~After seeing mom's creation, I knew I had to make one, too!  I did mine in sparkly silver and black.  Love it as a brooch, but I also added a hair clip to the back so I could send Abby to school with it. ~Jennifer

Remember that measuring tape ribbon featured Friday before last?

It makes a super cute bracelet in about two minutes. I simply added a crimping closure to each cut end and finished it off with a toggle closure. Love it!

Gruesome Needle Threader

What to do with the handful of skull beads I had bought on vacation........make needle threaders of course.Dab of 6000 glue, 34 gauge wire and bead.  Mix all together.  Let dry.  Done.  And what a kick to use.  Now what could we do with some fimo......hmmmm.     Diana

Fabulous Find Friday 2

Here are a few of my "must have" sewing tools.  Do you know what these are?  Turning tubes.  So much easier than a safety pin.  I use these at least once a week.  Turns purse handles, spaghetti straps and all the other tubes I have struggled with in the past.  I got mine at Nancy's Notions but I have seen them elsewhere too.   Seriously, you NEED these.  Diana  

New Blogger

You know I love Halloween and all the creepy stuff that goes along with it.......but this new blogger's cookies are totally freaking me out......in a good way.  I can hardly look at these but aren't they cool.  A brand new blogger, Milly at Five Keeping Me in Stitches made these.  Can't wait to see what she comes up with next.  Diana