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Home / My Blog / collecting / ::Collecting Spook::

::Collecting Spook::

October 27, 2015 By Katie

SEW KATIE DID:Halloween Heads

Halloween is my favorite holiday.

It is a creative holiday with its costume and decor.  Some go for scary, vintage or gruesome.  I just go for what I love.  And you get to walk around and check out what people decided to be and how they decorated their houses.

I hunt around every year for a few unique, high quality pieces and then try to hold out for the sale.  Some places like Crate and Barrel are obvious, but I poke around in less creative venues as well.  These pumpkin heads I got one year at Safeway and they still remain my favorite.

SEW KATIE DID:Halloween plants

I love it when I enter someone’s home and my eye keeps moving from one thing to the next without being overloaded so I try to remove the other distractions.  I also like to have something displayed before it is put to its actual use, thus the candy and punch bowls become ‘planters’ until Friday/Saturday.

SEW KATIE DID:Napkins

I resisted fabric this year and created with what I actually have.  There are still some napkins to be made.

SEW KATIE DID:Halloween Pillow one

SEW KATIE DID:Improv Patchwork Workshop:Halloween Pillows

 New pillows were added to the handmade goods.

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SEW KATIE DID/Quilt as you go trick or treat bag

I pulled out the quilt as you go trick or treat bag I made Roan last year.  He requested I make a larger one.  I suggested he might need a larger pancreas.

SEW KATIE DID:Halloween Skull

My mother-in-law even got me some bling this year.  It is perfect for the hallway.

SEW KATIE DID:Planter

And even something for the bathroom.  It helps distract from the wallpaper that I’m resisting until kitchen is done;)

The crows like to congregate in my fir tree so I’m all set on the wildlife.

I’ll let you know next year what I find at the end of the season.  I’ve got it all saved to my Pinterest board for a quick look Sunday.

Happy week peeps;)

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I have a few openings in open studio and workshops.  Drop me an email (sewkatiedid@gmail.com) if you’d like to join in.

 Open Sew:

Thursday, October 29th from 10am-3pm – Full

Wednesday, November 4th from 10am-3pm – 2 slots.

 Off-the-Wall workshop:

Saturday, November 14th, 10am-3pm FULL
Wednesday, November 11th, 10am-3pm (this is Veterans Day if you have it off) FULL
Sunday, December 6th, 10am-3pm/ 1 space left
Thursday, December 3rd, 10am-3pm/ 2 spaces left

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  1. jodierichelle says

    October 29, 2015 at 6:16 pm

    Excellent decorating inspiration, and I need it – thanks!

    A larger pancreas – what a hoot!

    • sewkatiedid says

      November 2, 2015 at 10:14 am

      Hope you had a fun Halloween weekend Jodie!

  2. Pat seaman says

    October 29, 2015 at 10:42 pm

    Hi Katie!!! Would you send me the pattern for the cute qayg pouch you posted on Instagram today? Thanks so much… Happy Halloween! Pat

    Sent from my iPad

    >

    • sewkatiedid says

      November 2, 2015 at 10:14 am

      Sending!

  3. thepoppyskull says

    October 30, 2015 at 3:31 pm

    Halloween is one of my favorites as well!!! Great post! I love all the decor!!

  4. thepoppyskull says

    October 30, 2015 at 3:31 pm

    P.S. Happy Halloween!!

    • sewkatiedid says

      November 2, 2015 at 10:13 am

      Hope your Halloween was fun too!

  5. 2bleubirdzsssing4u says

    October 30, 2015 at 3:59 pm

    I know I’m supposed to be looking at your Halloween decor, but it’s my least favorite holiday. All I can see when I look at that first photo is that gorgeous piece of furniture, whatever it is. I’d love to see more of that. And where did you find it? I do like the teal with the black cats bag though.

    • sewkatiedid says

      November 2, 2015 at 10:13 am

      The credenza was my husband’s grandfathers. Thanks!

  6. wollustkassel says

    November 2, 2015 at 8:51 am

    really cool stuff!

    • sewkatiedid says

      November 2, 2015 at 10:12 am

      Thanks, it was a fun weekend!

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