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Is it too early for you to think about Halloween? Not for us! I'll be sharing some DIY decorating ideas the next few weeks to get you prepped and prepared for Halloween. I know I have to start early or things don't get done. For today's Must Do Monday we are looking at witch crafts. No not witch craft- CRAFTS! DIY ideas that celebrate one of Halloween's greatest icons- the wicked witch.   Broom parking sign by Diary of a Crafty Lady     Faux iron cauldron by Let it Shine   Door mat     Witch foot cauldron     Pool noodle legs in cauldron      

I just posted about how everyone is wanting Halloween projects this week. I'm back with one more for a couple more challenges. Simon Says wants Halloween and so does the Cuttlebug Be Inspired #52. I used the same colors again as required by The Pink Elephant . I used Jen's sketch from last week for the layout. The battery on my good camera was dead so I'm using the old one which does a horrible job with lighting, so the embossing is a little hard to see. Paper: Making Memories Stamps: Sentiment- MLYB; Witch- Dog Gone Stamps Tools: Nestabilities, Cuttlebug d'vine swirls folder; Big Shot; Marvy Markers

I just finished baking a chocolate cake. It's my first try at my grandmother's well known recipe and I think it turned out well. The icing is a homemade, hand stirred fudge icing. YUM! But it is a little bit of work, so I'm quickly sharing this card and then it's off to bed. This week the VC Stamp Challenge was to use black, purple and green. I love that as a Halloween combo. I used Mr. Moon digi stamp . The papers are K& Co. My layout is based on the sketch at Crazy4Challenges this week. A few deets : the black strip behind the image is embossed with the Cuttlebug d'vine swirls folder. The image is colored with Prismacolor pencils. A little funny note: I colored where I shouldn't have on the witch, so she has a full set of sleeves in her dress. I guess I thought she shouldn't be so sexy, LOL!

Well... it's all over til next year.(That's a popular saying in our family at the end of Christmas holiday celebrations. Now we can apply it to Halloween.) Here are some of the highlights.

A mosaic of witches. 1. Sparkly Black Witch Tealight Holder , 2. Halloween witch , 3. Handpainted Witch - Halloween , 4. "My Halloween Wicked Witch" , 5. Halloween Witch , 6. Halloween Witches

Another edition of the Halloween series features- witches at etsy! 1. Witching hour tile pendant by GildedLilyGlassArt 2. Tavern sign by CountryWorkshop 3. Felt witch hairclip by cutesieclips 4. Halloween pin-up tote by HautTotes 5. Two witches silhouette necklace by CreativeRampage 6. Hayley the Halloween witch notecards by evelikesit