Halloween Block Set

 Not only do I tend to decide to rock out random crafts on a whim, so does my friend Gretchen. We are total enablers. So one afternoon she came by with these little sheets printed up and off we went to get some wood to make these little guys. They were super simple and even though they are not perfect I still love them. 

 Best part is mixing and matching all of the costumes. You can go will all one design or you can have Frankenstein head on a vampires body with bumble bee legs. E really likes them and I can't wait to make our Christmas set!

Easter Blocks

For Christmas this past year I made some blocks for a mantle piece & I fell in love with the idea. Somehow I forgot to blog about it so those pictures will go up this Christmas instead. For a whopping $4.00 at Lowes (2 2x4's) my fabulous husband was able to cut me enough blocks for Easter, Halloween & Christmas.


I am far to cheap to purchase actual stencils so I printed off some funky letters off of my computer and cut them out with an exacto knife. From this past Christmas experience I glued the paper to the block with a glue stick this time. The letters came out much crisper and left no residue on the block.

I am quite pleased with the result and even more impressed with the price. With our house colors being black and red, my little blocks look a little out of place. I think I need to make a wreath or something funky to add to the Easter feel. Any ideas?