I’ve partnered with Martha Stewart Crafts this year to post a project once a month, they’ve sent me the supplies and I get to share the project with you guys exciting, right? This month, I’m sharing how to finger knit. I’ve done this project with Hattie to show you guys, if a 6 year old can do it, you can too! Click through for the full tutorial!

Start with little fingers, yarn and scissors.

Hold the end of the yarn with your thumb to keep it in place.

Begin by weaving in and out of your fingers.

Then double back.

Repeat

You’ll have two rows of yarn on each finger.

Pull the bottom row over the top row and over your finger.

Like so.

Repeat the steps until you have a nice long finger knit tube!

Happy crafting.

My 6 year old is obsessed with decorating for Halloween and this past Sunday, we spent the afternoon cooking up crafts. One of the decorations that we made was this skull votive with red glitter on the inside. It’s my new favorite Halloween decoration.

This week for Babble I posted a stop motion video for this glittery skull votive, check it out here!

What is your favorite Halloween decoration?

What have you made this week? I’d love to hear! Have a great weekend.

Late last night, I got together with some friends to make mini caramel apples. They turned out so cute and are so easy to make! If you’ve ever had an unsuccessful caramel apple experience – I’ve had many, then you should give these a try.

The trick is the melon baller. Just core out some of the apple and then you have little manageable pieces to work with.

Put a stick in the little piece of apple and then dip and sprinkle until you’re heart is content.

My favorite were these apple pie version. Just like Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, except with none of the guilt.

 Gather your supplies;
Veggie Tan or tooling leather – for this project I used the 6-7 oz variety
Anchor Napkin Ring download
Hole Punch
Scissors
Rubber Cement
Clothespins
Leather Paint

Start by getting your leather wet.

 Using something sharp, carve the anchor image into the wet leather.

Cut out your anchor.

Wet and shape a 1/2 inch piece of leather about 6 inches long. Shape into a ring with a clothespin.

Once both pieces of leather are dry, paint them any color you like.

Glue the ring closed, secure with a clothespin until dry.

Glue the anchor to the ring and secure with a clothespin until dry.

So, I know everyone was wondering (myself included) what to do with those leather confetti curlers from last week, well how about using them for really pretty present wrapping with these leather packaging bows.

These are really easy to make, but like with everything made from veggie tan leather, you just need a little waiting time for things to dry.

Supplies Needed:
veggie tan leather, I used the 2-3 oz variety
rubber cement
waxed linen thread (not pictured)
needle (not pictured)
leather hole punches
mallet

Lets get started!

Start with your pieces, feel free to play around with length and width. I used 3/4 inch strips cut into;
(1) 11 inch piece
(2) 10 inch pieces
(2) 9 inch pieces
(1) 8 inch piece
(1) 3.5 inch piece

Next get your leather wet.

Then shape your leather strips into figure 8′s.

Hold the 8 closed with a clothes pin. Loop the little strip into a loop, hold that closed as well.

After the strips have dried, use rubber cement to glue the 8′s in place. Reattach the clothes pin and allow the glue to dry fully.

When the glue is dry, take off all of the clothes pins and then put a dab of glue in the center of each piece.

Start arranging your bow by stacking the figure 8′s on top of each other biggest to smallest.

Allow to dry.

Take your hole punch and punch as near the center as possible, but just outside. Go through as many layers as you can on either side of the middle.

Punch two holes in your circle piece.

Grab your needle and thread. Begin on the bottom of one of the sides, pulling the thread up to the middle.

Loop in through the circle piece and back down through the other holes coming out the back.

Tie in a knot.

Ready to attach.

These are really easy to make and I’m totally using them for the next package that I send out or give.

Start with a strip of veggie tan leather.

Using a spray bottle,

Veggie tan leather becomes pliable and moldable when wet.

Curl it around itself.

Or you could curl it around something like a knitting needle. Let it dry fully.

For comparison, I used 1 inch, 1/2 inch 1/4 inch and 1/8 inch pieces.

Here are the corresponding curlers.

Paint it gold if you like!

Here is a really pretty hand made pinecone that will work perfectly with all of your Holiday decor.

Supplies needed – pattern, pipe cleaners, tooling leather*, spacers**, hole punch and water.

*I used 2 – 3 oz oak tanned leather sides, you can buy a scrap bag from your local leather store or from here.
**Spacers should be about 1/8 inch thick. I used leather, but you could use felt, plastic or cardboard if you don’t have thicker leather.

Download Pinecone Pattern Here.

 Place pattern on top, trace over pattern with chopstick or sharp point.

Pattern will be carved in the leather. Cut out your pieces. Trace and cut 3 pieces of each size within the pattern.

Punch holes in the center of your pieces.

Using a spray bottle,

spray your pieces wet.

Pinch your pieces up.

Then push the ends up. Set aside to dry.

Tie off one end of your pipe cleaner.

Beginning with your biggest piece, thread your pieces on your pinecone, using a spacer between each piece.

Once you’re done, putting all the pieces on, cut off the end of the pipe cleaner, tying a little knot in the end.

Spray again, very lightly to do final shaping as it dries fully.

Here is a super fun and super easy project to do with all of that fall foliage you are collecting, Gold Liquid Leaf them. Last week on Babble I shared how to liquid leaf these acorns, today I’m going to show you how to liquid leaf leaves. It’s so easy, I’ll let the pictures show you how.