Tour de Freaks - September
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Happy Freaky September! WOOO HOOOO….it’s time for another monthly Freak Tour Hop! Thanks for stopping by…sooooo much inspiration on our hop! If you are going forward on the hop, you have arrived here from my friend Connie Babbert. Wasn’t her pumpkin fence just the CUTEST??? Today we are serving up that Fall feel and I’ve decided to give you some Halloween inspiration. So without further adieu…
First the tree…(cause I KNOW I’ll get questions about this) I bought several years ago at a ‘big box store’. The good news…that same ‘big box store’ has them again this Halloween Holiday season. So if you want one…better head on out now to get one. I added the berry garland to give it a little more color.
Okay…my inspiration for you is the two treat holders that I have hanging from my tree. I just thought it would be cute to display them on a tree…LOL!!! These are made using both of the tags in the Two Tags Die…LOVE that die!
For my first one I used the bookmark diecut. Do you ever want to do a little treat but need like a MILLION of them? Well…here’s the perfect idea for you. These go together so quickly and can be easily adapted for ANY occasion. I love how the scallop circle layers onto the top of this die. I’ve been doing these at my workshops this month and everyone really likes how it’s one of the fast but cute projects! They hold a Dove Chocolate PERFECTLY!
Oh…I will be putting up a quick tutorial on each of these. Right now my plan is to do it this weekend so check back then!
Now this one uses the tag die. In order to make the treat holder work (this holds a ghiradelli chocolate) I had to add a piece to the front. I also needed that piece so that I could use this image on my treat…LOL. These do take longer to make than the bookmark one and we KNOW these chocolates aren’t cheap…so you’d want to save this for someone a little special!
Aren’t these just fun? I didn’t really think I’d like the Dark and Dreary set but have found that it is a cool Halloween one and easy to use. I like that you can ink just the Happy Halloween 31 with a marker and use your Wide Oval punch…fits PERFECTLY!
Okay…so that’s my contribution to this month’s hop. Time for you to head on over to Deb Currier’s blog for lots of GREAT inspiration. Click on the picture below to take you there.
Until next time (and remember to stop back this weekend for my mini tutorial)...HAPPY STAMPIN’!

Comments
Love your spooky treeeeets! LOL! Thanks for sharing!
By Lisa Martz on Sep 19, 2010
I am in love with this project! Thanks for sharing it!
By Deb on Sep 19, 2010
These are awesome! I really like the fold on these treats. So clever!
By LeeAnn Greff on Sep 19, 2010
Love your candies made from the two tags die. You just can’t go wrong with that one! I will be waiting for your tutorial…....
By Cindee Wilkinson on Sep 19, 2010
love your projects and can’t wait to see the mini tut this weekend
Thanks!
By Denise on Sep 19, 2010
I love how you packaged your treats and hung them on the tree! It looks super cute!!!
By Cindy Major on Sep 19, 2010
Mary—the tree is just fabulous and I love the treat holders that hang from it! Great job! Blessings, Gretchen
By Gretchen Barron on Sep 19, 2010
I love these FUN treats! I need to fill my tree with them, too!
By Connie Babbert on Sep 19, 2010
Mary, I saw that tree today and didn’t get it - bummer, but then I could never fix it like yours. Super, super job! Love the Halloween tree.
By Jo Ashworth on Sep 19, 2010
Cute, cute, cute projects Mary! And that tree is such a great way to showcase them! These would be perfect for my coworkers cause we all love chocolate - especially Dove!
By Lisa Young, Add Ink and Stamp on Sep 20, 2010
These treat holders are adorable. Thanks for sharing.
By Kathy T on Sep 20, 2010
You are my HERO, Mary Brown!! You NEVER fail to inspire me and knock my socks off!! This tree is AWESOME!! Must make a visit to a “big box” store VERY soon!!! These is SPOOKALICOUS!!
By Wendy W. on Sep 20, 2010
Wow this is so cute! I love it!
By Jennifer Smith on Sep 20, 2010
Love your tree, it is so hauntingly Halloween
By Maxine on Sep 20, 2010
I just bought this tree - thanks for the super idea!
By Theresa Matthews on Sep 20, 2010
I love, love, love this idea. Off to Bulk Barn again to make these treats. I look forward to the tutorial. Thanks for sharing!
By Teresa Hafso on Sep 20, 2010
LOVE the tree and all its treats! You did a fabulous job! I have been making treat holder (not like these, a bit different) for years and they are such huge hits with anyone who gets them.
By Karen Bown on Sep 20, 2010
How super special are these? I have that die and need to think of things to make with them. (I wish I knew what big box store people were talking about.) Thank you so much for the fun.
Carey Rogers
aka Roscoe’s mommy
By Carey Rogers on Sep 20, 2010
I love the pop up card you displayed. Can you show me how it is done?? I would really love to know. Thanks
By Lorraine Nolder on Sep 20, 2010
Awesome as usual, Mary! And another one of your posts gets bookmarked….
By Karen Seitz on Sep 21, 2010
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