Halloween to snowflakes how can it be. I know we still have Thanksgiving to get through but winter is just around the corner for us here. Stores are bringing out their holiday items and one can't help but get into the spirit. I am ready to embrace this years holiday season. I started my christmas shopping and I've been working on some homemade gifts. I say bring it on!
I was digging through my holiday sets and came across these PaperTrey sets designed by my friend Pine Snowfall and Snowfall Additions. They've been a favorite since they came out and a great addition to my collection.
Here are a couple recent cards I made using these sets.

supplies: Papertrey Snowfall and snowfall additions stamp sets. chocolate chip, artichoke, cranberry, regal rose. Glitter pen, buttons, ribbon.

~Kooks~

Halloween Decorations

What is Halloween without a few fun decorations!
Most of the stuff was collect from the $1 store. I picked up some cheese cloth from the local fabric store. My intention was to lay it over the couch with a set of gouly hands coming out from under the cushions. Instead I used it to top off the center of the table.

All the spiders are made from black pipe cleaners. You need 4 pieces cut to the same length. Group them together and twist in the center to secure. Separate the pipe cleaners and bend to create the legs. That's it!

We took bloody gauze and strung it across the doorways into the kids rooms and along the railing. Added a few more spiders and instant decorations. After doing the doors the kids were quickly at work making signs for their doors.

Happy FRIGHTFUL Halloween!!!!

~Kooks~

It's Halloween Time!

Happy early Halloween! Today we are making caramel apples and cutout cookies. I have my holiday slippers on, treats are packaged and ready for delivery and we are anxiously awaiting halloween daybreak for the fun to begin. Honestly, I am not usually into the whole Halloween thing but this year it has really grabbed me with two gouly hands. The kids even convinced me to dress up this year, a first for me in YEARS! LOL They are getting older so Halloween doesn't have to be all cutesy and kid friendly. They want the blood and guts. It's been a lot of fun watching their creative minds at work this year.I have lots of things up my sleeve for them come tomorrow. Funny how spiders can whip up webs that cover doorways in just a matter of a few sleeping hours! Booohaaaaa!!!

We have a full line of Halloween foods scheduled too.

Breakfast: pumpkin and bat pancakes covered in sticky zombie spit(syrup ;) )

Lunch: soup with floating eyeballs, and grilled cheese sand-witches

Supper: mummy dogs, sloppy goblins (hotdogs and sloppy joes), worm infested fruit salad, mashed potato ghosts, lime coolers with blood drippings, and boo bites.

Hot cocoa with floating eyeballs will be served after a very chilly trick or treating.

What do you have planned for this years Halloween fun!?!?!
Don't forget Day Light Savings this weekend. Who couldn't use an extra hour of sleep. Sounds good to me.

Coffee Cozy

Have you ever heard of a coffee cozy? What a clever little thing it is. I am a sucker for cappucino but hate that the cups you get it in can get to hot to handle. These little guys take the place of the cardboard sleeves you sometimes find where you buy your hot drink from. Personally I find the cardboard things more of a pain so I tend to just bare the pain of holding the hot cup. I will NEVER to that again now that I have found coffee cozies! I added a pocket to the side of my cozies so that you can put money and a punch card right with the cozy for the next trip.

A fun alternative is to give one of these as a gift with a gift card slipped in the pocket. That is what I plan to do for gift to teachers, family and friends this year.

You can see some of the Coffee Cozies I have made and have available in my store.

Get ready to enjoy a cup of your favorite hot drink in a whole new way!

~Kooks~

Pear Tree

Here's a cute whippersnapper image. I colored a bunch at one time. When I was ready to assemble cards, I mixed and matched two different colors of ribbon, and two similar design papers to get several with slightly different looks. I also turned the direction of some of the cards for even more variety.

supplies: pretty in pink cardstock, green & lt. blue polka dot ribbon, design paper, whippersnapper image, colored pencils w/ blending

~Kooks~

New Venture

I have started a new venture and I am very excited about it.
I make a lot of things for my own use, whether its cards, bags, home decor. When friends and family see what I have made they ask if I can make them one too. Or I surprise them with a special homemade gift and they tell me I should be selling my stuff....Well now I am! I have opened a new store on etsy called CozyCreek.
I am slowly filling it up with the things I personally love and use.
Take a peek and leave feedback if you'd like.

~Kookie~

cupcake b-day

Here is another card I made using my new shistah stamp set. I paper pieced the cupcake with some scrap paper. The overall size is 4.25"x4.25" I added brads to the center of the 3 flowers and wrapped linen thread around the pattern paper.

supplies: Shistah stamp set, SU kraft cs., scrap paper for paper piecing, SU brads