Shrunken Head

Today I made Shrunken Heads! I had a lot of fun with this project and hopefully you will too!

You will need some apples and tools that might be similar to these.



Start by pealing your apples.



Then make a face using a small, blunt object. I used the second tool on the left- the little curved end.



Use your skewer to punch a hole through the apple.




Use twine, or ribbon or whatever and slip it through your hole. tie a knot on both ends and set your apples out to dry.



I have no idea what my apples will look like when they are dried out and shrunken but I'll post pictures as they dry out!





I also made a facial mask today- didn't take a picture of it but I love what it did for my skin. Basically just pealed an apple, grated it and then added two tablespoons of honey. I had it on for 10 minutes and my skin is glowing! Love it!

Other things to do with your apples this fall.

Knitted Headband

So the first project from our Fall Knitted wear is a really simple project that you will be able to do with some of the scraps from some of our projects. I over-worked myself yesterday and made a ton of projects and tutorials so I have a few ready-made.





So you are going to be using a long sweater piece for this. Trust me you'll have one of these left over from scraps if you do some of the other projects I'll upload later.




Cut your piece so it fits your head. Don't worry about seam allowance because it's a knit it should stretch. Fold your piece in half and sew.



Set your machine on a zig-zag stitch and on a very small stitch length (mine was on 1 which was the smallest I could go). Sew along the raw edge of your headband, stretching your material as you go so that it ruffles.




Next take your remaining material and cut 2-3 circles from it in different sizes.



Use the same technique as before to get the ruffled edges.




Stack your pieces on top of each other add a botton to the center for a flower. Sew on to your headband and you are done!