Ghost Post ~ Melissa @ That's Just Crafty!

I'm so excited to introduce Melissa and share her great tutorial on how to make a super cute Halloween Door Sign!

She is one of the craftiest people I know!

In fact, she has a fantastic blog called

That's Just Crafty!

Here she is!!

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Let me remind you about myself… My name is Melissa and I can be found at That’s Just Crafty!

If you remember, I shared a great product review over the summer on the Sippy Cup Mom.

I am a wife to my great husband Nick. We have a two and a half year old daughter Genevieve and we are expecting baby #2 in April 2011. And if being a full-time stay-at-home mom with morning sickness doesn’t keep me busy enough, I am currently working on my Masters in Education in Family and Consumer Sciences. Basically that means I want to be a Home Economics teacher and share all my crafting and cooking abilities with the next generation!

Doesn’t that sound fun…I thought so!

I’m so excited that Sippy Cup Mom asked me to be a part of the Halloween Tutorials. I love Crafting, so I knew right away what I wanted to share with you!

I’m going to show you how to make a “BOO” Halloween Door Sign!

It’s very simple to make all you need is:

· 3- 8.5x11 black felt squares (can be found already cut at any fabric store, even Walmart)

· 3 different coordinating Halloween Fabrics

· 1 roll of ribbon

· “B” & “O” paper template (Just made on Microsoft Word)

· Black Thread & a Sewing Machine (not pictured)

Step One:

Center the B and O templates onto the center of the black felt. Cut around the letter. I used my rotary cutter in some spots. Make sure you save the O to use on twice on two black felt squares.

Step Two:

For the insides of the B, I did not cut out while the big letter was on the felt. I took the negative space of the B and used the insides of the paper template that I cut out. For the O’s, I did cut the center with the rest of the letter…they are bigger and easier to cut.

Step Three:

Next you will want to decide the order of your fabrics. Cut enough of the fabric to go behind the cutout of your letter. And go pin happy, pinning the fabric to the back side of the felt letter.

Step Four:

You will then need to sew around the inside edge of each of the letters to secure the fabric in place. If you don’t have a sewing machine, a hot glue gun may also work. You will also want to place your center pieces of the B and O’s onto the fabric, secure with pins, and sew in place (sorry, no picture of that).

Step Five:

And finally you will want to decide on the spacing between your letters and cut the ribbon out. You will also need to decide on the length you want the ribbon on the top of the final sign. Pin all ribbon in place to the back side, connecting the black felt letters together. Also pin the top ribbon in place. You will sew the ribbon into place.

And there you have it - a BOO Halloween Door sign!

This sign could be adapted in many different ways. Change colors, size, fabrics, and sayings for different holidays. It could even be done horizontally instead of vertical in a banner style. Easy, Cute, and Fun! I hope you have fun making your own BOO Halloween Door Sign!

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Isn't that the cutest Halloween door sign?

I love it!

Melissa also made the cutest trick or treat bag for her adorable daughter, Genevieve!

Here are some links to tote bag tutorials that Melissa found:

http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=514

http://www.skiptomylou.org/2009/07/17/how-to-make-a-simple-reversible-totebag/

http://www.thelongestyear.typepad.com/EasyToteTut.pdf

Have fun!