Halloween fun

Today was a really perfect fall day. Crisp and sunny and full of autumnal colour. I really do love fall, and this year, we seem to be getting a nice long season.

After a few hours out in the backyard, we came in to make some Halloween crafts. We found some great ideas on Martha Stewart's website (her Halloween ideas are the most creative I've ever seen on the 'Net).

These candles are fast and inexpensive to make with a few sheets of orange and yellow tissue paper wrapped around glass cylinder vases (mine were about 5x12 inches, $1 each at a dollar store). I used a utility knife to cut out the faces and then put a tealight in each one.


The Angry Chicken's recent post about Halloween crafts included a free download so we made some pumpkins with cut-and-paste faces. Also fun and easy.

I made a few other things, but will have to get some better pictures before I can post them. And of course we will have a shot of this year's Halloween costume later this week.