Octobergram

Do you use Instagram? I love this photo app and use it a lot. You can find me @craftemagee! Here are some of the winners from October.

Halloween Costumes for less than $30

This year, the Magee family decided to dress up as characters from the board game Clue! Our group costume was pulled together with a few cheap and easy accessories. Here is a rundown for you!

Mrs. Peacock

The wealthy widow of the group, Mrs. Peacock needs shades of blue and purple to pull off her look.
Shirt: $17.99, Target
Pants: Already owned
Eyelashes: $4.00, Target
Earrings & Headband: Already owned
Polish: $7.04, Target
Total: $29.03

Professor Plum

The intellectual of the group, Professor Plum needs a scholarly look.
Glasses (fake): $5.00, Target
Purple tie: $19.99, Target
Black button-up shirt and slacks(not pictured): Already owned
Total: $24.99

Ms. White

The maid from the manor, Ms. White should play the part.
Duster: $9.99, Target
Lace gloves: $5.99, Target
White flower hair clip: $3.00, Walgreens
Apron (not pictured): Borrowed
White shirt and black pants(not pictured): Already owned
Total: $18.98

Mr. Green

The petty thief of the group, Mr. Green likes anything the color of money.
Green Polo shirt: $14.99, Target
Hat: Already owned (a newsboy cap would've been a good choice, too!)
Slacks: Already owned
Total: $14.99

Ms. Scarlet & Colonel Mustard

The fair maiden dresses to match her name, and the old Colonel does the same.
Ms. Scarlet
Red gloves: $5.99, Target
Red bow headband: $5.00, Target
Dress & Shrug: Already owned
Red lipstick: $7.99
Total: $18.98

Colonel Mustard
White button up shirt and slacks: Already owned
Mustard tie: $19.99, Target
Beard & Mustache: Already owned
Hint: A monocle or a pipe would've been excellent accessories, but we couldn't find any on short notice!
Total: $19.99

Weapons: Free! Thanks to J's artistry, we carried around water-colored weapons made from cardboard.

So, in the game of Clue, whodunnit?

Professor Plum with the revolver? Mrs. Peacock with the rope? Mr. Green with the lead pipe? Ms. White with the candlestick? Ms. Scarlet with the knife? Or Colonel Mustard with the wrench?

We may never know, but it was fun to play the part!




Happy Halloween!

Printable Halloween Cards

It's getting to be that time of year: my favorite holiday is around the corner... Halloween! I knew that I wanted to make a printable to celebrate. I enjoy crafting witch dolls so much, that I knew I had to use them as the inspiration for this printable card.    Lucky for you, this is a printable 2 for 1 (and both are free to download)! Either download the color version, or the black and white card, perfect for a kiddo with some crayons or markers. Enjoy! Printable Halloween Card Color Your Own Halloween Card     

I actually made something from pinterest!

I love pinterest!

The only two things I would love more about pinterest are:
a.) If I had invented it.
b.) If I had more time to make things I pinned on it!

That being said, I actually did make something I pinned! It's a small step toward organizing my craft room, but I'm excited! I saw this pin several months ago and thought, "I could do that! And I need to do that!" My ribbon rolls were chaos! I already had one of the plastic bins, and was using it for my chaotic acrylic paint supply (more on that later).

 
I didn't have dowel rods, so at first I used chopsticks, but they weren't really long enough.
 
I randomly had some bare plastic stems from the fake flowers I used on the KY Derby hats. They worked great! If I just pull the ribbon through the holes, easy-peasy (& organized) ribbon storage!

Renegade Craft Fair- Chicago

  
I'm sure that was photo overload, but I still had so much to share from my trip to the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago with D.I.Y. Louisville. We had an awesome time, but there was so much to see. I seriously have a pile of business cards from all the booths that I wanted to buy something from, and that wasn't even every booth!

I bought some really cool stuff: support Local sticker (DKNG), Dino art (Mr. Walters), Royal Tenenbaums print (Cordial Kitten), art cards from (La Familia Green) (Pussies on Parade) (McBitterson's), pins from (Rar Rar Press), heart earrings (Isette), sad cigarette plush (McBitterson's), and shark print (Berkley Illustration).

There were so many talented artists there. It gave me hope that one day I will be a part of an amazing craft show as a vendor! Yay, crafters and artists!

Autumn's arrival

As much as I love Autumn weather, I cannot help but mourn another summer's end! Gone are the days by the pool, reading a good book in the sunlight, leisurely sipping on a cold beverage! I had a busy summer, full of traveling and fun, so I'm a little bit sorry to see it go.

 However, the cool, sweater-weather of Autumn, and the beauty of the color-changing leaves on the trees are easing my pain. In honor of Autumn, I decided to make some earrings using these pretty gold leaf jewelry findings that I bought at JoAnn's. (As a side note, they are from Tori Spelling's collection, which actually has some really cool stuff, but don't take my word for it, see for yourself!)

What do you think of Fall? Love it or leave it?

   

Ombré blue scarf

I don't know about you, but I am loving the ombré trend in fashion. This weekend, I decided to try my hand at making a scarf using jersey knit (t-shirt) fabric and dye. I chose a really pretty aqua blue color dye. The jersey I started with was an off-white color. I used these simple instructions from Rit.
I wondered if the blues would have been deeper if I had soaked the fabric longer, or maybe started with a bright white fabric?

 
 After washing and drying the scarf, I decided to sew the ends together to make an "infinity" or circle scarf. It  was difficult to photograph the scarf to show the pretty gradient of colors. Hopefully you get the idea!