Friday, September 18, 2009

There's nothing like a good project to help you forget about feeling yucky.

Once upon a time, my clever Grammy made trick-or-treat bags for me and my brothers and sisters. I am the lucky owner of two of these "vintage" treats. Natalie, a very nice reader of mine, had the same exact pumpkins when she was little. Can you believe it? She had the brilliant idea of recreating these sweet bags for our children. And if you know my Stella, you know she'd have a major cow if she didn't have her own trick-or-treat bag to tote around this Halloween.

So I went to the fabric store and got busy.


Here's a sneak peak. What do you think?

Are you feeling crafty? A tutorial is coming next week.
posted by stephanie at 5:50 AM

21 comments:

  1. Leslie8:09 AM

    i think you could make just about anything. have you ever failed? :) it's really cute.

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  2. Trudy8:11 AM

    Love your fabric choices. Wondering if my skill level is up to it. How cute sitting on a shelf or hanging from a hook before Halloween. Look forward to the tutorial.

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  3. Busy Bee Lauren8:32 AM

    I LOVE it! Can't wait for the tutorial.

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  4. Marianne8:49 AM

    I love it! It is so sweet looking!
    Congrats on the new baby coming! It's a lucky little thing!

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  5. sara8:54 AM

    So cute, and I love the thought of them taking up less space in storage than plastic pumpkins. I just got a new (used) sewing machine; this might just have to be my first project to break it in!

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  6. Barbara9:10 AM

    It is cute! Love the fabric choice.
    Stella will love it too.
    Hugs
    Grammy

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  7. *natalie9:10 AM

    So Adorable! I hope I am up for the task.

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  8. Britney {Jesses Girl}9:22 AM

    so cute!

    i need to learn to sew....

    all the cute projects involve sewing.

    grrr...

    :)

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  9. JCzaplewski9:39 AM

    Adorable!

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  10. Natalie10:15 AM

    Another Natalie who also had this type of trick-or-treat bag (your first paragraph really confused me, I was all, How Did She Know?!?!?) I'm looking forward to seeing how you pull this off!

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  11. Blake and Melissa Carlile11:18 AM

    Steph,
    I was so excited to see your comment. I am really new/horrible at this whole blog thing and it took me forver to find yours. I always knew you were talented, but WOW. Is there anything you can't do? Congrats on # 4!

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  12. Kelly Mo12:51 PM

    OH MY GOSH!! I have trick or treat pumpkins JUST like these and I have been searching for the Simplicity pattern for ages. I had all but given up and then I see this. Where did you find the pattern??

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  13. Karen4:34 PM

    Looking forward to the tutorial. Those would be so cute for me to make for my grandbabies.

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  14. Lisa & Gerald5:23 PM

    Awww too cute..I love it...

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  15. Emily7:58 PM

    Darling!

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  16. Pamela2:17 PM

    I'm feeling crafty! Tutorial, please!!??

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  17. Charlotte3:33 PM

    Can't wait! Have I told you how many times I've used the jeans hemming tutorial? Genius.

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  18. Jennie8:58 AM

    I can't wait! These are so cute!! I just love your tutorials!! Congrats on baby #4 by the way!!

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  19. Sarah10:07 AM

    Love it! I have something like this I bought from some magazine...but not half as cute and already falling apart. Can't wait for the tutorial.

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  20. Jen10:31 PM

    I am totally going to make one for both of my girls. Thanks Steph and cute blog.

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  21. Natalie10:34 PM

    ohh shut the front door this is amazing!!!!

    halloween is one of my favorite holidays. just because of the decorations :] and candy.

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