Guest Blogger - Ginger Snap Crafts - Halloween Smelly Jellies

Hi! I'm Ginger from Ginger Snap Crafts. This is me & my two daughters.
I've also got a fabulous husband & 3 handsome sons. My blog is full of fun, cute & easy ideas.
I Would love for you to drop by sometime! I'm so excited to be over here at Someday Crafts.
Michelle is one of my favorite bloggers, & it's a real treat to be here. Thanks, Michelle.


Speaking of treat! Halloween is almost here! Yeah! It's one of my favorite holidays.

Today I'm going to show you how to makes these Halloween inspired Smelly Jellies.
{Really these could be made for any holiday...Christmas is coming up, too!}

If you have never heard of a Smelly Jelly...you've been missing out!
They are super easy to make, & they smell so good!
You can just set the jars out or you can use the the jelly
in potpourri warmers for a stronger fragrance.

What you'll need: water crystals (You can find these on ebay for super cheap or try a local candle making supply company. When I lived in Ft. Worth, Texas I always got mine from Lone Star Candle Supply. Love them!), containers (I used mason jars.), water, fragrance oil and food coloring




I thought it would be fun to decorate my jars for Halloween. I cut out some spooky Halloween vinyl using my Silhouette & clip art. (If you don't have a have a vinyl cutter don't worry. You could use stickers or paint pens to decorate your jars. I've also just left them plain in the past. Either way will do.)

You'll fill your jar with about 12 oz. of water. Add 2 teaspoons of water crystals,
and then add 1 to 2 teaspoons of fragrance oil to your water.



Add food coloring. Then stir.
I always just use a popsicle stick to stir so I can just toss if out when I'm done.

Now set your jars aside for an hour or two.
The water crystals will absorb the water, fragrance & color & expand...they'll get huge.

Soon your jars will look like this! (In this one, I actually layered some of my water crystals after they expanded. I put stripes of orange & yellow. Thought it made it look like candy corn!)

Then you can just add a fun Halloween fabric cut in a circle on top with just the ring of your jar.

There you go some fun festive Halloween decorations that smell so good.

Hope you enjoy!
If you get a chance I'd love to have you drop by Ginger Snap Crafts.
Here's a few of my most popular post.
Family Wall

chore sticks



jewelry organizer

I also have a popular link party on Wednesdays!
Would love for you to drop by sometime!





Thanks for having me over, Michelle!



Ginger has such great ideas - ALL the time.   Visit her rapidly growing blog, Ginger Snap Crafts to get some awesome ideas!

More Decoupaged Pumpkins

Check out some more of those decoupaged pumpkins!   I love the fabric that Love Sweet Love used!!!  So fun!  Are you going to decoupage any pumpkins this year?

See the decopauged pumpkins.

Framed Witches Hat

Most people will frame a pumpkin at this time of year.   Not Honeybear Lane.  She framed some witches hats and a black feather wreath!   The witches hats are such a cute wall hanging, in front of the orange stripes.   LOVE this idea.

See the framed witches hats.

Crocheted or Doily Pumpkins

These crocheted covered pumpkins from Mitzi's Miscellany are stunning.  The vintage look would add a dramatic flare to any mantle or pumpkin/fall display!  I think this look could be achieved with some doilies!

See the crocheted covered pumpkins.

Pumpkins of "Different" colors!

I don't know why people paint pumpkins different colors like turquoise and white and purple and..... but I love it!   These pumpkins, at Landee See, Landee Do, painted with shades of blue are just gorgeous!  

See the blue painted pumpkins.

Decopauged Chevron Pumpkins

If you are loving the chevron trend, check out these decopauged pumpkins from Tatertots and Jello. She took strips of striped fabic and made them into the chevron pattern around the pumpkins. Looks super trendy and modern!

See the chevron decopauged pumpkins.

Jack-o-latern Shirts

Making jack-o-latern shirts would be an extremely fun activity for most kids. This would be a great Halloween activity. Follow Come Together Kids to create some spooky shirts.

See the jack-o-latern shirts.

Guest Blogger - Frenchknots - Halloween Paint Can Vase

Hello Crafty Friends! I am thrilled to be guest posting while Michelle is enjoying some R & R with her family. Oh, Wow! let me introduce myself: I am Pamela, I blog at

Frenchknots

about quilting, crafting and the yummy things I make in my kitchen. I am lucky enough to live in Utah with my three sons and my creative husband. Right now we are enjoying the most beautiful indian summer; the leaves are about to change and fall harvest is at its peak. Oh, my heck! what's not to love?!?

I wanted to share an easy and dirt cheap Halloween craft. Once you see how easy it is you'll be raiding your neighbor's garages to make more. I know, I've done it!! (Crap, that was a secret) I digress; let's make a :

Halloween Paint Can

Who doesn't have a few of these laying around?!?

Step 1: Find a almost empty paint can. Clean out remaining paint and remove wrapper.

Step 2: Paint Can. I did 3 light coats of paint, letting each dry before applying the next coat. It was a warm afternoon so each coat only needed about 15 mins. Don't forget the inside too!

Step 3: Pick an image. I used an old Susan Branch Calendar. I love her illustrations, and this little vignette of children trick or treating was perfect.

Step 4: Mod Podge the image onto the paint can.

Step 5: Stain over the entire can, image and all to get that fun, aged look.

Step 6: Fill with something festive and enjoy.

Every year I put out my Halloween Cans and fill them with different things: fresh flowers, fake flowers, candy, dollar store decor etc. In the past, I've filled the can with something special and given them away to neighbors, teachers, and friends. This year, I think I'll be giving away cinnamon swirl bread, the opening looks just big enough.

I'd love for you to stop by Frenchknots and say hello. You'll find lots of quilty and crafty goodness. Check out this quilt top I recently finished ~ I am so in love with it! Once you've made the Halloween Paint Can check out these other super cute Halloween crafts: Polka Dot Pumpkins and a Halloween Countdown Calendar for your little trick or treaters.



XOXO, Michelle. Someday Crafts is the best!

THANKS, Pamela! I love it when a person turns garbage and junk into something adorable. These paint cans look so cute with the fun prints and flowers! What a great display for fall and Halloween. Visit French Knots today!

Guest Blogger - Coley's Corner - Wine Glass Lamps

Hi y'all! I am so excited to be guest blogging here at Someday Crafts today!

I'm Coley and my home on the web is called

Coley's Corner

and I share craft projects, recipes, cool photos, and write about and advocate for children with special needs, most specifically my son Noah who has cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and is borderline autistic.

A few of my most popular/favorite posts are:

Simple but Cute Teacher's Gift Idea (with free printable)

Chalkboard Christmas Ornaments

Bookcase Makeover

Today I'm going to teach you how to make these fun, easy, and inexpensive wine glass candle lamps for Halloween.

To make this project you are going to need:

2 wine glasses (Check thrift stores and The Dollar Stores to get them cheap.)

2 battery operated candles (I found these at The Dollar Store as well.)

Scrapbook Paper (If you are using 12 x 12 you can get 2 shades out of 1 sheet.)

Cardstock

Lamp Shade Template

Glitter Paint

Paint brush

Sticky Strip or Terrifically Tacky Tape

Dimensionals or Pop Dots

Scissors

What You'll Do:

1. Print out your template and cut it out. Trace it on to the back of your scrapbook paper and cut it out. (You may want to practice on a piece of scrap paper first just to make sure you don't need to adjust the template any to better fit the size of your particular wine glass.)

2. Cut a piece of sticky strip to fit the shade and place it on the back of the scrapbook paper which will be the inside of the shade.

3. Adhere the shade together using the sticky strip.

4. Now comes the fun part - decorate! Cut out a few little spiders out of cardstock. I used my Silhouette to do this but you could free hand them, find one online, or use a sticker. Paint the legs of your spiders with glitter paint just to give them a little shine.

5. Adhere your spiders to your shades using pop dots.

6. Add your candles to the wine glasses and pop on the shades!

So cute!

The great thing is you can easily make more shades to switch them up for different holidays......

Like Thanksgiving or Fall

Or for Christmas!

And don't forget every day!

Thanks Michelle for the opportunity to guest blog and I hope each of you will stop by my blog, Coley's Corner!

I love Coley's Corner. She touches my heart as I read about her son! Coley is an amazing person. I love her crafts and ideas too! You have to go read about her cute son! Check out Coley's Corner!

Yarn Wrapped Gourds

Yesterday, I showed some amazing yarn pumpkins and today I have to show off these spectacular yarn-wrapped gourds!!!!!! I'm in awe of these! Look at the spirals on that pumpkin! And the colors and designs of the other gourds!!!! Wow! Two Shades of Pink walks you through how to make these fabulous fall decor items.

See the yarn-wrapped gourds.

Bat Table Runner, Ribbon Pumpkins and Wall Bats

When there is a post with multiple great ideas, I can't help but highlight them. This post by Miss Lovie shows how to make an adorably spooky bat tablerunner, ribbon pumpkins and glittery bats to hang on the wall/mirror. Three-in-one rocks!

See the Bat Tablerunner.

Yarn Pumpkins

How cool are these yarn pumpkins from Everything Under the Moon? They are exquisite! I love how they are made and the yarn that was used. They are perfect!!!

See the yarn pumpkins.

Chickenwire Pumpkin

Craftberry Bush has come up with another pumpkin idea I've never seen before. This pumpkin was made using chickenwire!!! Totally cute and totally creative! I also love her wheat stalks made from twine! I wish my brain was creative enough to come up with great ideas like these.

See the chickenwire pumpkin and wheat stalk twine.

Basket Pumpkins

I love it when I see and idea I've never seen before.

Baby Berry showed off these original pumpkins made from baskets at the Fall linky and I thought they were pretty darn cool! I bet you think the same thing too!

See the basket pumpkins.

Plush Candy Corns

Wow! That Fall linky party is absolutely rocking! If you haven't checked out the AMAZING ideas there, you must keep scrolling down. I seriously could highlight every one of them!!!! Y'all are crazy talented!

I think there is something so endearing about candy corns! They are just fun to look at! I'm loving these plush candy corns at Sweet Bee Buzzing. The different materials and types of fabrics used makes for a festive basket of candy corns.

See the candy corn softies.

Halloween Countdown

October is almost here! I can't believe how fast time flies! Small Fry & Co. made a Halloween countdown for her kids. This could work for any holiday or special event. What a great way to decrease the number of times you hear the question, "How many more days until __(Halloween)__?

See the Halloween countdown.

Spider Web Floor

Make your floor into a giant spider web with this idea from Parents! How fun is that? I'm thinking you could just do this for an inexpensive rug too that could be pulled out with the Halloween decor. Great idea!

See the spider web flooring.

(Found via Be Different, Act Normal.)

Sweater Pumpkins

Take an old, stretched out sweater and turn it into a Fall pumpkin with some great texture! A bunch of these would look so cute as a vignette. Rustic Crafts tells you how to make one.

See the sweater pumpkin.

Candy Corn Bottles

One of my favorite things about Halloween is candy corn. They are the most adorable candy there is! The Swell Life has created a type of candy corn I've never seen before - candy corn bottles. How creative and fun for the holiday.

See the candy corn bottles.

-Cheesecloth and Doily No-Sew Burlap Runner

I've never thought that cheesecloth would make an awesome table runner, but Crafty Butt proved me wrong! I'm loving the look of the cheesecloth over burlap for Halloween! Looks spooky, yet quite cool!

Crafty Butt changes out what goes on top of the no-sew burlap runner for different holidays and different occasions. I think the doilies look fabulous too!

See the no-sew burlap table runner.