Terrorific Tuesday

Silvia Chenault turns a toy bat into an instant neckpiece (but will it bite your neck?)

Phyllis Dobbs shows us how to recycle a t-shirt into a really cool Halloween trick-or-treat bag!

Kate Pullen brews up adorable Paper Cone Witches!

Messy Missy makes a super spooky wreath with Duct tape!

Avalon Potter goes glam with her Halloween Masquerade Ball mask!

Patty Cappelluti goes bat crazy making this spooky bat door decoration!

Crafterella is a ghoul gone wild in her Ghoul Scout Costume. Download the custom patches she made for her costume!

Alexa Westerfield a.k.a. Swelldesigner upcycles a Starbucks bottle into a swell Halloween vase!

Cheryl Ball delights us with yummy candy corn cupcakes!

Pattiewack upcycles an apple tray into a festive cupcake carrier. So inexpensive and easy!

Ann Butler crafts up a boo-tiful holder for your ATCs complete with a black cat!

Glory whips up a super fun and healthy pumpkin-inspired muffin meal for her kids. Love it!

Crafty Chica makes the perfect mask to celebrate Dia de los Muertos.

Maya in the Moment has some face painting fun with her little cousin and of course, hilarity ensues!

Eileen Hull has a ghostly good time creating this cute diecut necklace!

That's it for this week! If you are interested in playing in the fun Terrorific Tuesday roundup, e-mail Alexa at swelldesigner (at) gmail (dot) com and she'll send you the details!

Duct Tape Halloween Wreath Craft

"Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together."

~Oprah Winfrey

Thanks goodness for Duct tape.It's unbelievable what this incredible tape can do. You see above the most recent example of my Halloween decor....but duct tape is capable of so much more. As a Maine-ah, I am particularly aware of the benefits of this wonder tape. We don't go anywhere without it. I was at a craft show at the end of the summer and there was booth entirely devoted to duct tape made goods. None of us were surprised to see it there though all of us were probably thinking, "Ayuh, I made that one befor-ah".

 One of the more popular humorists of central Maine, Gary Crocker, has devoted a whole section of his website to Duct Tape Tips:
  http://www.garycrocker.com/duct-tape-tips.html

Here's a few quotes to whet your appetite:

~New Year's Day was very slippery and I had to go down to feed the chickens. I didn't want to fall so I wrapped Duct Tape around my boots with the sticky side out and then stomped in the cat litter. I went down and fed the chickens with no problem- worked like a dream. Wife's not too happy though. Cat's litter box is in the bathroom and I had to track through the bedroom to get outside. Guess she doesn't appreciate ingenuity!


~If you are on a diet and the rest of your family is not, put all of their snacks into the refrigerator and tape the doors shut with Duct Tape. Every time you want something, removing the tape will make so much noise that it will alert the rest of the family and you will not eat what you are trying not to.

You can actually buy plaid duct tape at LL Beans:

Laugh all you want, but I'm eyeing this stuff for Christmas. :-)

If you want to make the wreath, it's really simple:

Black Duct Tape

Hot Glue

Black Electricians Tape

Dollar Store Raven

Foam Wreath

~Wrap that wreath all the way around with the duct tape.

~Make some sneaky little rosettes with the electricians tape and hot glue them onto the wreath (if you are going to place this outside, 'cause, hey, it's totally waterproof). If it is staying inside, you probably don't need to hot glue as long as you left some viable sticky surface of the electrical tape.

~Use the wonderfully little wires attached to the birds feet and push them through the tape and into the foam. Barring a hurricane, they're not going anywhere. 

“Magnetism is one of the Six Fundamental Forces of the Universe, with the other five being Gravity, Duct Tape, Whining, Remote Control, and The Force That Pulls Dogs Toward The Groins Of Strangers.”

~Dave Barry

I linked up to these funky parties:

http://www.thegypsyscorner.com/2010/10/99th-three-or-more-tuesday.html
Three or More Tuesdays
Get Your Craft On
Frugal Friday 

Costume Supercenter: Light-Up Fairy Costume Review

It is **definitely** that time of year. :-)

I was given a chance to review a costume for the Costume Supercenter!!!! This gave me the perfect excuse for not making my munchkins outfit this year, as my sewing skills are lacking in so many ways....it usually takes me quite a while to put the whole ensemble together. Last year I made a really fun ladybug costume, which just barely fit her when all was said and done. No, she did not grow unexpectedly in the week it took me to make it....I just don't really measure very well. Or, at all. :-)

She chose the adorable Light Up Fairy costume above out of the KAJILLION options on the site. Seriously, they have a lot of outfits. We had a great time looking through all the categories. It was pretty overwhelming for her to see all the options and make an actual decision. I would recommend perusing the site with your child *only* if they have a basic idea of what they want to wear in mind. Otherwise, you could be there a loooooooong time.

The costume arrived in great condition. It is good quality fabric, not something that tears easily. The colors and textures are great, the skirt is poofy and twirly....like any girl would want it to be. The LED lights on the skirt are not functioning very well currently, which is something that is Costume Supercenter is working with me to solve....it may just be that this particular skirt happened to have a flaw, either way I expect the issue to be resolved soon. As is stands, they offer a free exchange or return on any costume that arrives that is the wrong size, damaged, or something you would like to exchange for another product.

This fairy costume was just one of MANY. Look HERE to see the many other options. They offer adult costumes as well. Girls costumes, Boys, Teens, tots, and plenty of accessories.Plus sizes are in good quantity too!! All in all, the Costume Supercenter is totally stocked in anything you might need to get all dressed up for Halloween!!

You can Find Costume Supercenter:
Website: Costume Supercenter
Facebook: Costume Supercenter
Twitter: Costume Supercenter

The Original Scrapbox Paper Tower Giveaway

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED!! THANKS FOR JOINING IN ALL THE FUN!!

We're celebrating Back to School with an awesome new product-- The Paper Tower! This is the perfect storage solution for paper lovers and scrapbookers everywhere and The Original Scrapbox is giving one away!

 

The Paper Tower was designed as a companion to the Workbox and Craftbox line of brilliant storage solutions from The Original Scrapbox.

There are so many possibilities with the Paper Tower. It can be used for any type of crafting storage from quilting to beading to stamping. Store your material, paper, stamps, accessories, anything your heart desires. The see-through totes make organizing a snap and I love the handy velcro storage bags on the inside of the door!

Enter to win a prize package worth $50.00 and one entry into the grand prize drawing for a Paper Tower of your choice of color. You can win:

 Kodak fashion neckstraps/bracelets for cameras or cell phones

 Deluxe Kodak canvas camera case, lined, with accessory pockets

If you are selected as a preliminary winner of the prize package, you will be entered into the grand prize drawing held on RachelleWrites on October 18, 2010. On that date, Rachelle will select a winner from all of the finalists to receive one Paper Tower (value up to $545.00) in the winner's choice of color/style of wood*.

*The contest is open to addresses in the 48 contiguous United States only. Announcement of winners may be delayed due to health circumstances out of Rachelle's control.

Giveaway open from October 8, 2010 to October 14, 2010 at 11:59pm MST.

Giveaway Rules:

*You can only enter under one name

* It is possible to win more than one preliminary prize, which means it’s possible to be entered into the grand prize drawing more than once.

*All winner’s addresses must be stateside US addresses

*You must complete the required entry to be eligible to win

*Required entry: You must visit The Original Scrapbox website and leave a comment on my blog telling me your favorite item and what you would use it for.

Extra Entries:

• Become a Facebook Fan of The Original Scrapbox

• Tweet the contest with linkback in your comment (copy and paste http://marvelouslymessy.blogspot.com/ right into the text box) and use the hashtag #scrapbox in your tweet.
  

• Facebook the contest with linkback in your comment

• Add the contest button(pictured above) to your sidebar with a link to this contest
  

• Follow  Marvelously Messy  on Google Friend Connect

• Subscribe to my blog/add me to your blogroll

To receive 15 extra entries, you must do the following 2 things together on your blog post and please leave a link back to your blog post with a comment for each of the 15 entries (example: Blog post #1 http://marvelouslymessy.blogspot.com).  *Link back to this contest, so that people know where to enter.

1. Blog about the contest WITH a picture of The Paper Tower in your post and link back to this post, so people will know where to enter.
2. In your blog post link the phrase "The Paper Tower " to  

http://theoriginalscrapbox.com/catalog/products/the-paper-tower

You can enter the preliminary giveaways with a chance to win an entry into the grand prize drawing at the following blogs:

Pink Cricut

Rashelle Workman

My EyeQ Sue Neal

Elizabeth Mueller

Marvelously Messy

Nap Time Crafting

Priscilla Styles

Brown Paper Packages

Mod Podge Rocks

Rachelle Writes

*Disclosure: I received free product from The Original Scrapbox to host this giveaway. All rules must be followed and correct contiguous U.S. address given for prize to be awarded.

Terrorific Tuesday

Kate Pullen shares 3 cute digital stamps Free cute spider digital stamps.

Phyllis Dobbs makes an easy Halloween Decopauge Pumpkin Treat Basket.

Jenna Excell shares her super cute and spooky Bones Halloween Apron.

Korinne Zimmerman a.k.a. Crafterella makes a wonderful spray bleach shirt using an adorable Moon Owl Stencil.

Glory's Mischief haunts her house with her Faux Cats in window.

Ann Butler makes this boo-tiful Reverse Collage Decopauge Jack-o-Lantern.

Eileen Hull tucks away Halloween cards in this fun Sizzix ScoreBoard notebook pocket.

Silvia Chenault and Patty Cappelluti share two super spooky projects on Silvia's blog: Vampire Art and Creepy Mirrors!

Pattiewack shows you how to make this cute and Wicked Pillow.

Messy Missy brings the LOLs with her Mean Kitteh.

Alexa Westerfield a.k.a. Swelldesigner whips up a Cute Candy Corn CD Cupcake Stand .

Kathy Murillo a.k.a. Crafty Chica delights us with glittery Skull Bookmarks.

That's it for this week! If you are interested in playing in Swelldesigner's Terrorific Tuesday roundup, e-mail her at swelldesigner (at) gmail (dot) com and she'll send you the details!