Spiders and Owls and Pals, Oh My!
Welcome all. Come close and listen carefully.
Beware. You may find spiders and owls and Pals, oh my! Surprises await for those who dare to enter.
If you’ve hopped over from Debbie Crowley at Expressively Deb, stop number 5, you are in the right spot. If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog. You won’t want to miss a stop!
The wise, old owl can sure be spooky at times. Even though he has piercing orange eyes, he’s really as sweet as can be. You see, he holds a sweet treat inside. He’s guarded by two spider friends to make sure your treat gets where it’s supposed to go.
Today I have a Trick for everyone and a Treat for one lucky winner. First, here’s the trick. I call it the Washi Twist.
You may have seen the Washi Tape Twist Ties around but have you ever seen them used like this? Some people make their own from scratch with spools of wire and washi tape. I’d much rather repurpose the multitude of twist ties taking residence in my junk drawer. Here you go. Easy as 1, 2, 3.
Washi Twist #1
Washi Twist 2
Washi Twist 3
Trim the extra paper from the sides of the Twist Ties, and you can lay them side-by-side on the washi tape for a smaller tie. Thank you to my good friend Janell for telling me about this fantastic technique.
Now for the Treat. One winner will receive a Kit for the projects in this post (Owl Treat Bag and both Spiders) and some fun surprises.
Details:
- Leave a comment on this post by Sunday, October 13, 2013, 11:59 PT.
- Blog candy is limited to US addresses only.
- Winner will be chosen on Monday, October 14th by random and announced on Monday, October 14th at Noon Pacific Time.
- Winner must email me with their shipping address and phone number no later than Tuesday, October 22nd.
The next stop is Julie Trevett-Smith at The Stampin’ Affair!, stop number 7 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!
P.S. Thank you to Nicole Watt for designing our Blog Hop Badge and Buttons in MDS! Great job Nicole! And, thank you to Visualize Us for the inspiration that led to the owl treat bag.
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- Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery’s Owlery
- Angela Curry at Kindred Stampers
- Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
- Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly’s Creative Corner
- Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb…
- Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts <—— You Are Here
- Julie Trevett-Smith at The Stampin’ Affair!
- Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
- Colleen Mollema at My Crafty Habit
- Lisa Davis at Cherry Street Paper Treats
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven’s Retreat
- Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
- Beth Beard at My little craft blog
- Linda Callahan at Stampin’ Seasons
- Sherrie Gross at Stampin’ Sunshine
- Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards.com
- Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
- Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
- Susan Itell at Simple Stampin’
- Shirley Sumption at Look at my Cute Stuff
- Sandra Conner at Pretty Provisions
- Carmen Sublasky at The Creative Stamptuary
- Margaret Moody at Margaret Moody
Thank you for hopping along.
Do the Washi Twist and enjoy
Spiders and Owls and Pals, oh my!
Who won?
Cute spiders! I normally don’t like spiders.
Your IdeasAreAwesome!
Love it
I just luv those spiders. Can’t wait to see the video
Luv them. You are so creative. Thanks for sharing.
Your spider is SOOO cute! I think it will be perfect decoration for a “Halloween birthday party!”
Thanks, 🙂
love, love both of these ideas. I will be making some of both. thanks
Love your spiders and the scary owl bag. Great idea to make the legs out of twist ties and washi tape. Would loves to win the candy.
Love these little guys, I would add York peppermint patties for favors!
Wow what a wonderful Owl!! The spiders are a blast! Such talent than you for sharing.
I LOVE the adorable owl!!! How clever! I just may have to make one of those!!
so, so clever! what a great use of washi tape & the bite me image.
hugs, m
Perfect for Halloween. Thanks for the tip and the chance at a treat.
slrdowney at hotmail dot com
These are fantastic! I will be making some with my little goblins!
wow great idea for all those tie in my junk drawer thanks for chance to win blog candy
alyse d
Rae, the owl and spiders are so precious! I wonder how many repins you will see for these. Love your title for the post, too……….. 🙂
I love your owl and spiders too!! I especially love your Washi tape trick with the twist ties, very crafty!!
I love your project! The owl is so spooky…love it! Very creative ideas.
Wow! These projects are so cute! I can’t wait to make some of those spiders! Thanks for sharing!
Love the spiders
omg!! these are awesome!! I love it!!
brenna
OMG your spiders are so stinkin cute, love them
The spiders are awesome! Very clever.
Love these cute spiders and cute “scary owl”. would love to have this great blog candy!
Too cute! Love the owl!
Your projects are so cute! I hope I win so I can make them too.
These are the cutest spiders I have ever seen!! Love the washi tape legs!
I love this combo! Those spiders rock, I may have to be naughty and send one to a friend that’s terrified of them! Thanks for the opportunity to win them! Sheila
I just made a Halloween wreath and these spiders will finish it off perfectly! Thanks for the great idea!!
I am wild about owls, so I love your scary guy! The owls are cute too. Thanks in advance for the blog candy!
Love the Owl and the two spiders. Thanks for the tips with the washi tape.
Oooh, spooky owl and super fun spiders.
So cute! Love the spiders!
I love your spiders!! Thank you so much for sharing. I am a newbie to Washi Tape, but would love to start playing with it and making your spiders would be a fun way to start! 🙂
OMG!!! Those Spiders are Hilarious!! What a great idea to use the tape for the legs like that! They make me think of that crazy movie with Tom Selleck where robot spiders were after him… LOL I don’t know why I thought of that just a crazy flash back!
Hugs
Shirley Pumpkin #23
Oh my! They are adorable and so perfect for Halloween!!!good job!
Your owl and spiders are just AWESOME! I love your creativity. I hope you will show us how the treat looks attached or inside of the owl sometime very soon ;). If not I hope I can win your super awesome kit for all three.
Rae these projects are SPOOKtacular! hugs
Oh Rae, can you hear me squealing? I love this trick, so fun, I can’t wait to try it out! That owl is super spooky too! Thanks for sharing!
Love the owl and spiders….very cute!
Thanks for sharing this darling owl and spiders – so clever and for the chance to win blog candy!
Great job, Rae…A+ for creativity!
These are fabulous! Love the twisty washi legs!
What a fantastic owl!!! Awesome! Such a great idea using the washi tape and tie twists to create those cool spiders!!! Thanks so much for sharing these ideas with us.
OMGosh Rae! The owl is sooo stinkin’ cool. And the spiders are just fabulous. Another cute, fresh and unique idea. Love the tip on the twist ties. That’s such a great idea. Thanks so much for sharing with us!!!
that owl is AWESOME! great job on the entire project.
thanks for the ideas & opp to win.
Rae, what a fantastic idea for the twisties- many times I have bought gold or silver ones to dress up a package- now I can dress them up with Washi tape;) TFS!
Oh my goodness!!! Soooo cute!!! I was super excited when I followed the Pals Blog Hop and saw your creations! I am dying to win so I can figure out how the spooky (and cute) owl is holding a treat! Thanks for sharing the washi tape and twist tie tip. Love it.
Twist ties inside the washi tape – that’s genius!!!!
I really like the grumpy owl and your use of the washi tape for the spider legs is so creative. Thank you for sharing!
This is such a great use of the Washi! My daughter would absolutely love this kit 🙂
The owl is so boo-tiful! Thanks for sharing your great ideas!
Love it!
I am so glad that someone has the creativity bug! Very cute! Owls, spiders, snakes…creepy crawly a are good!
What a super cute idea. Love the chance to win.
Super cute Halloween ideas. Can’t wait to try the spiders. My four boys will love them!!
Would love to win your awesome scary owl bag and the cute cute spiders !
LOVE the owl and the spider is super cute also!! Such great projects. Great tip about the twistie. Thanks for sharing.
Rae, love your tip and your spiders are perfect. Great post, too!
Rae: Way cool projects! Love how you used the Washi Tape to make the spider legs, TFS!
Very cool!! I love your projects! The owl is perfect!
Both projects are incredible but I especially love the owl. Way cute!!! The little spiders are cute too and I love the tip you have for the legs. Washi tape rocks! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the tip on the spider legs, you make it look so easy. I love the look of the owl. Thanks for sharing.
Oh the owl and spider Are so awesome. And I love the way you made the spider legs.
LOVE the spiders … paper spiders are so much cuter
Hello from Maine and thanks for the tip! It’s always fun to learn a new technique.
Love the owl…so creative. : )