Happy Bat Tavern - A Project from the Artfully Musing 2015 Halloween Event

Hello everyone!

I hope you have had a chance to visit and be inspired by Laura Carson's (Artfully Musing) 2015 Halloween Event.  It is just amazing!!  The badge for the event is over in the right side column, but here's a direct link to the first of several postings for the event.

In this year's event, Laura has created a series of buildings that make up a Haunted Village.  I think there are nine buildings and accessories, as well as a large 3D manor.  She designed collage sheets/digital images for all the buildings so they could have loads of unique features, as well as images for the facades, windows, and roofs..

I new I couldn't make them all (at least not this year!) so I started with the Happy Bat Tavern.

Here is the front of the tavern.  For pretty much everything I  followed Laura's version.  I think one thing I did differently was to make layers of shingles on the roof parts.  Oh and I added acrylic to the windows.

Construction Videos & Cutting Guide - Seashore Lighthouse and Mini Album

Hello everyone!

I have uploaded all the construction videos to YouTube for both the Seashore Lighthouse and the Mini Album that fits inside.

There is also a Materials & Cutting Guide which also includes the templates for both projects up on Dropbox.  This is a PDF file which can be downloaded for free.

Seashore Lighthouse

Hello everyone!

I have a new project to share with you today that I call the "Seashore Lighthouse".

I modeled the design of this project after several lighthouses off the east coast of the United States.

The project features a Prima paper collection named "Seashore" which was just perfect for this theme, don't you think?

From the base to the top finial on the light tower, the project stands about 20" high.  The base is roughly octagon shaped and is 12" x 13".

Inside of the foundation there is room for a mini-album and we'll see more on that later.

Laura Denison Designs Project - Hidden Treasures Mini Album Cabinet

I always enjoy making Laura Denison's projects and this one was especially fun with all the little miniatures.

The pattern for this project is available on LauraDenisonDesigns.com and the specific link is included at the end of this post.

I used Bo Bunny's Genevieve paper collection for the project.  Something about the blues and yellows just said "cabinet" to me.

It's a pretty good-sized project - approximately 10 x 10 x 5 1/2", not including the pediment.



And there is a very good reason for the size... it's to hold the hidden treasure!