Halloween Houses Freebie

10.14.2014

It's mid-October and therefore completely okay to start getting obsessed with candy in the Halloween spirit. Just the other day someone asked if I had any Halloween décor ideas. Well as a matter of fact, I do!

I never can get enough of making fabric house ornaments, so this year I made some spooky Halloween houses.

Retro Mama | Halloween Houses
Trick or Treat!

Retro Mama | Halloween Houses
Retro Mama | Halloween Houses
Retro Mama | Halloween Houses
Starting with a color scheme of orange, gray, turquoise, and black, I added simple little pumpkin and bat appliqués.

Retro Mama | Halloween fabric house ornament WIP
If you want to sew along, I have made a printable for the appliqué templates. You can find the full tutorial and templates for the house ornaments here.

To cut out the teensy appliqués accurately, I did the following:

1. Adhere fusible web (just a little bigger than the template) to the back of your felt with a hot iron, let it cool completely, then peel back the paper about halfway so you can easily remove it later. Do not place the iron directly on the felt, use a press cloth. I recommend using wool blend felt--do not attempt this with synthetic felt!

Retro Mama | Halloween fabric house ornament how-to
2. Trace around the template onto the paper backing with an ultra fine permanent marker.

Retro Mama | Halloween fabric house ornament how-to
3. Cut out the square of felt.

Retro Mama | Halloween fabric house ornament how-to
4. Carefully cut on the traced lines. Use the tippy-tips of your fabric shears or even embroidery scissors for cutting the wee bat ears and other little details.

Retro Mama | Halloween fabric house ornament how-to
5. Remove the paper backing and sew the appliqué to the house with edge stitching (adhesive side down--you can iron the appliqué to the fabric first if you want, though it does flatten the felt a bit). Do not place appliqués below the line marked on the house template. For the pumpkin, I did not cut out the stem, I just added a few stitches with brown embroidery floss. I turned my original bird into a raven by using black felt with gold floss for the details.

Retro Mama | Halloween Houses
Haunted house ornaments are so darn cute scary hanging on doorknobs, but they'd make a fun terrifying mobile or garland, too! If you make these, please tag me on Instagram with your project pics, or include the link to your blog post below.

And, since I know not all of you sew, I will be giving away these three little houses! Please leave a comment with your favorite thing about autumn to be entered to win. I'll choose 3 winners on Friday, October 17. I can't promise the houses will arrive before Halloween but I'll do my best! The giveaway is over, thanks!!

Retro Mama | Halloween Houses
Happy Haunting!
Kim

P.S. My favorite thing about fall is pumpkin pie. And leaves. Oh yeah, and boot weather.

40 comments:

  1. sono bellissime!complimenti...stupende!
    buona giornata simona:)

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  2. I love autumn and it shows when I decorate. Every room is now decorated for fall. I just love all the rich jewel tones

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  3. Unas lindas casitas !!!!!!!!!!!! besos.

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  4. Sono tutte bellissime e la scelta è difficile... preferisco la casetta con la zucca!
    Ciao
    Laura

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  5. I love the fall leaves and pumpkins - love your little houses - one wants to come live with me!!

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  6. I love the warm colours of automn leaves which remind me of the Irish tweed.
    Laure

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  7. what a cute houses :) love your fabrics choice too. My fav.about autumn is about the colors change.. while winter just have white, autumn always have a beautiful colors to see. And not to mention about not being guilty eating pie since the weather is perfect for cup a tea and slice or more pecan pie *blush*

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  8. I love the colors outside in the fall. So inspiring.

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  9. What a great offer!
    Thank you for the chance,
    Edit from Hungary

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  10. Your houses are too cute!! I love the color and crunch of the leaves, making soups and breads, and apples. Thanks for the cute giveaway.

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  11. Love your cute houses.
    My favourite parts of autumn are the crunchy gold leaves and apple crumble.

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  12. I love you houses...Cant wait to make some...but would love to win!
    My favorite thing about fall is that the weather finally starts getting cool. I live in the California desert and sometimes it never cools off.

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  13. I love the golds and oranges. It's like a great fire show before the ice of winter. Fire and ice.

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  14. My favourite thing has to be warm comforting food, especially crumbles made with apples and blackberries, or plums and cinnamon. Yummy. Tanks for a fun giveaway. x

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  15. Hot apple cider and warm pumpkin muffins!

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  16. I've admired your Christmas houses and now these little Halloween ones. Such a cute idea.

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  17. Very much I love autumn walk with the whole family in the woods for mushrooms :)
    I'd love to win :)))

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  18. These are adorable! My 3 favorite things about autumn are pumpkin everything, hot apple cider and the changing leaves. Thanks for the chance!

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  19. Nice houses! So cute.
    My favorite thing about fall is the pumpikins, the colour of the trees, and halloween time with my kids in school!

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  20. thank you very much for your tutorial .... you are always very generous !!!! all the houses were beautiful but I prefer the little black bird ... thank you baci dall'italia ciao Stefania

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  21. So sweet! I love fall baking. Pumpkin and pecan everything!

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  22. everything and anything pumpkin! it is the 4th season after all: winter, spring, summer and pumpkin!

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  23. Ha! Boot season is the best. Seriously though, my first thought was boots and leaves, and then I read your favorites! I realized, I forgot pumpkin. But I do really love dressing up my kiddos for halloween too!

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  24. I like what is see as autumn leaves are changing color of the trees, it's also a time that seems more baking apple pie or pumpkin.

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  25. Pumpkin bread and Halloween... Love those little houses.

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  26. Me encantan esas casitas inspiradas en Halloween. Felicidades, son todo un acierto.
    Un abrazo

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  27. I love the little houses - my favourite things about Autumn are - cosy fires, steaming bowls of soup, walking over leaves and hearing their crunch underfoot and the crisp cold mornings after months of summer heat.

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  28. i love all the pumpkin flavored foods that abound! It's great!

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  29. Kim, I love all your patterns and have bought and enjoyed making so many of your patterns!

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  30. Favorite thing is definitely when it becomes "sweater weather"!!

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  31. Dell'autunno amo i colori, le passeggiate nei boschi ,i funghi ,le castagne...il tepore della mia casa, i tea caldi, il profumo dei biscotti appena sfornati...Grazie per questo stupendo giveaway!

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  32. I love the smell of decaying leaves! I also love walking through piles of leaves and swishing them!!

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  33. Such cute houses! I love the leaves changing! I live in leaf-peeping country, and so I am spoiled By gorgeous color every year. This year we're also being spoiled by warm temperatures, but they won't last for long!

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  34. Autumn is by far my favourite time of the year and how could it not be. With the clean crisp air, brilliant blue skies and the colours are superb, totally a artists paradise. Its also time for cooler nights and excitement for all the holidays ahead! Love it!

    Love the houses, so cute and makes one wish I could sew better, but also inspires me to try harder.

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  35. I love the color of the leaves in the trees and halloween!

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  36. Your houses are so cute!!
    I love Autumn, it's my favourite season. I love the leaves changing colours from red to brown, so beautiful!
    Thanks for this giveaway!

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  37. I love the colours of Autumn/Outono around here :)
    and I love your houses!!

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  38. very awesome houses. would be great for the grand kids love them

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  39. The falling leaves and my birthday! Only 10 days left of my 30s :)

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  40. The houses are absolutely adorable!!!We want to make them right now!! Fabulous!
    Thank you so much for sharing!

    Love to you from us this friday!

    Emelie & Elin

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