Halloween Swap Ornaments

October 18, 2015

Halloween Swap Ornaments

Look what came in the mail! This year's ornaments from Sarah's Halloween Ornament Swap in all their spooky-sweet glory! They're all fabulous additions to my silver tinsel tree and the mini-mantel behind it:

Delores made a two sided felt house, with a ghost on one side and a spider in its web on the other...

Robin made this paper cone full to the brim with orange, black and sparkles...

Michelle and Ashley made this sparkly witch's broom...

I love the vintage-y feel of Kim's scarecrow ornament- you should check out the rest of her family's Halloween decor!

Beth made this skeleton gal, all dolled up and ready to party in her twirly candy cane skirt and spider/boa fascinator (her toenails are even polished!).

Marci made this dandy- love his top hat!

Keri made a little fireplace vignette- look at the teeny-tiny mouse in the lower left corner!

Sarah managed to get this little mouse to wear a witch's hat and perch atop a glittery pumpkin, INSIDE a very small glass bulb! Oh yes, this one is hung ~well~ out of reach of Buck-the-Cat.

Something delicious (or carnivorous?) must have been brewing in this witch's cauldron from Beth the Second!

Meghan made this super glossy acorn jack-o-lantern, another ornament that would be v-e-r-y tempting for my cat!

What ornaments did I create for these wonderful swappers? Last year I came across a bag of vintage cupcake picks- I actually REMEMBER seeing these jacks, skellies, cats, and witches on bakery shop cupcakes when I was a little girl:

Dumping them out onto the middle of my craft table, they were quickly joined by autumn colored yo-yos, floss, beads, ribbon, tatty lace, star spangles, mini-tins, batting, and denim. I decided to make little Halloween dancers.

Then I finished them off with star hanging hooks:

Bagged and tagged, the ornaments were mailed off to Sarah, who divvied them up, repacked boxes, and mailed the exchanged ornies back to us in time for Halloween!