Ahoy, Matey...

A couple of days ago I went shopping at Wal-mart and saw that their left over Halloween merchandise was at least 75% off. So, being the bargain shopper that I am, I thought I would cruise the isles. Of course most of the good stuff was already gone, including the candy. Bummer. However, something else caught my eye just as pleasing. Okay, so I may be a little corny but I always thought it would be fun to dress up my Dory dog. So for a mere buck, I purchased an innocent little costume. Nothing to flashy or racy. Just an island hopping, gold stealing, water lovin' pirate. So, when I got home I immediately proceeded to dress up the dog. I just could not wait to see her and take her picture. Well, getting the attire on and making it stay on was another story. Not to mention the dog was not thrilled, in fact she gave me attitude and lots of it. I have never seen a dog get so pissy in all my life. Oh, how I got my dollars worth. I loved it, in fact I'm still busting a gut over it. I hope you enjoy it to. Her face tells it all. If she could talk, I'm sure she would have said something like this "Arrr, this sucks".

Trick or Treat...

I had the opportunity to see several crazy costumes today. Trolls and pirates and hunters and marshmallow men and army guys and Tobi of the Akatsuki (don't ask, I have no clue) and that's just to name a small handful. But I would have to say the hot thing this year was making your costume "dead". Creepy! Like dead princesses, dead cheerleaders...what the heck? What happened to the colorful M&M's and the perky pigtailed cheerleaders? I want to see preppy primary color garb back. You know the stuff that screams trick or treat cheer!

No matter what though, I still like going and seeing my nephew's dress up and seeing them having fun. Yes, even if they choose to dress up as something dead and yes, even if one decides to put his orange balloon sword behind the others head to make it look like a giant penis is going to attack. Yes, even then!? =)

Hope everyone had a great night with lots of treats. :)

Halloween Carnival...

Yesterday was my big debut, being a "Fortune Teller". I think it went well, I'm not sure. Of course I was running late due to not wanting to leave the Pumpkin Party at Carters. Man, I had a good time there. Anyhow, I arrived at the school just after 1:30 and really I was supposed to be there and dressed before then. Whoops. So I go to the staff bathroom thinking that would be a great place to dress because it is bigger than the girls bathroom with the stalls and such. Well I was so into getting my costume out of my bag that I did not hear the janitor fussing with the door and well "hello". Yup, this bathroom is already spoken for. If you could knock next time that would be great. That way we don't have to schedule a preshow. LOL I'm sure it's nothing the poor guy hasn't already seen. Once dressed I make my way to the Cafeterioum and I'm totally shocked how awesome everything is. I really wanted to go around to the different stations and play the games. I just couldn't believe my eyes how many people volunteer and help out.

Just amazing!

Arriving in the cafeterioum and finding my booth. Oh, you should have seen it. It was amazing. It was all decked out in black and purple material and it had candles and a black cat. Absolutely awesome. Someone even let me borrow their electric lighting ball. This totally made the whole thing. I got a kick out of watching the kids look into the thing. Totally mesmerizing for some. I think I could have told them anything and they would have believed it, cause they were so into looking at the ball that I don't even think they heard a word I was saying. How funny.

I do have to say that my three years of subbing definitely payed off a little bit in this gig. It was nice knowing a lot of them and gaging stuff off our conversations. I even had a few adults try it out. That was fun. One boy was asking his mom how I knew so much as they walked away. He couldn't believe that I knew stuff that was actually true. I was a bit amazed, myself. His mom was amazed too, I think. I guess I use to talk to the students too much sometimes, but really I think that is important and well it did pay off. One little girl told me I wasn't real. I told her well I'm caring on a conversation with you aren't I. Then she comes back and tells me "well you don't even have real hair." It was funny then I called her by name and that actually made her mad. What a turkey. I thought it was funny, because really I know her parents well and so I can't wait to say something to them. I think they will think it is funny.

All in all I had a great time. Watching the kids with their overflowing sacks of goodies and their smiles made it an awesome day. I'm really glad that I volunteered. Oh, and sorry that I don't have any pictures. I know! Bummer! My batteries in my camera died and I even had spares and they didn't work. I have been having issues with the poor thing since I dropped it the other day. I hope that I get it working back to normal real soon. I am working on getting some pictures though and I will post them as soon as I get them.

I hope you are had great weekend.

Pumpkin Party...

Every fall I look forward to going to Carters Red Wagon Farm for their Pumpkin Party. If you have not gone before you are missin' out. There is so much to do. Starting the fun is their corn/straw bale/snow fence maze (that kids get through quicker than adults). It's a lot of fun trying to find your way through. I have to admit I needed a bit of assistance to get out. Some folks got so frustrated that they just snuck out. LOL



Some of the other activities include wagon rides, crow shoot, giant slide, a pumpkin propeller, giant pumpkin boats, "cow milking," carpet ball. Fun for all ages!



On the wagon ride they have a silly skit that includes a huge crow, a bear, a gorilla and a boy as Davey Crockett. It was cute.



Lots of photo ops, too. They have several cut-outs to get group photos or individual photos, but only if you can gather the gang long enough to take one. You can even get you picture taken with a giant pumpkin.



They even have a concession stand. With delicious food like hot dogs, a variety of hot soups, chips, fresh-baked pies, pumpkin cookies, caramel apples, cold soft drinks, and warm cider. This is the ultimate place to have your birthday party. Happy Birthday Daityn and Darryl!



So go on out to the Market for lots of friendly fall fun. You'll have a blast.

Coffin Treat Box

I really like Halloween. In fact October, November and December are probably my favorite months of the year. Who wouldn't love the months were you get a ton of candy, a feast for a meal and then top it off by giving or receiving presents. So, when Halloween rolls around, one of my favorite sites to visit is Martha Stewart.com. She always has neat and exciting crafts that one can make for this spooky time of year. Naturally when I saw the pattern for the coffin I had to give it a try. Super easy! I love easy! If you would like to make one head over to her website and get yourself the pattern. The top and bottom are cut from a 8 1/2 X 11 piece of black card stock. The are lined with K & Company designer paper. I wanted the outside to be decorated so I added the skeleton stamp from "Batty for You" stamp set. I then tied it together with natural hemp twine. I can't wait to make a couple of more, but I ran out of black card stock. I think I need to go shopping. Oh, bummer. LOL

Candy Test Tube Holder...

A few weeks back, I went on a road trip to St. Cloud to have lunch with my aunt and uncle and I made a pit stop at Micheal's and Crafts Direct. I had not been to Crafts Direct new location, so it was a huge treat. I just wish I would have had more time and tons of money. I know, I will keep dreaming. When I was at Micheal's my nephew, Riley saw some test tubes and he told me to buy them. I had no idea what to do with them, but I went ahead and got them. Well, funny story after that I noticed many other crafter's also purchased these and made cute candy holders out of them. I borrowed the pattern of the test tube holder from Lisa Somerville. These were fun to make.

Thanks for looking today and have a great Tuesday.

Pixy Stix Monsters...

I was cruising the candy isle yesterday, when I saw these sweet Pixy Stix's and so I thought I would pick some up and get busy using my favorite stamp set right now. Batty for You stamp set is a favorite of mine right now. Well, okay, it maybe my only stamp set, but hey least I have a favorite. LOL I used SU paper and ink in the following colors: Only Orange, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Orchid Opulence & Pumpkin Pie. I attached the scallop to the Pixy Stixs with glue dots and then used a dimensional to hold the scallops together. I also added some Martha Stewart glitter to the ghost. Isn't he so cute.

Thanks for stopping by....see you next time.

Halloween Treat Holders...

Have you seen the new Cool Ghoul colors of M & M's? Well, they are just so electrifying. So I thought I would make them a cute little holder to house them in. This little treat holder would be cute in all kinds of colors. I had some left over orange, so that is what I made mine out of. But, wouldn't black or purple or lime green look super cute? If you would like to make one of your very own you will need a piece of cs cut at 6" by 2 3/4", then score at 2", 3", and 5". The little black piece of paper is 2 3/4" by 1 1/2". I would love to have the new scallop punch from SU for this piece, I used my corner punch for mine and it is a little big. The ribbon measures 5" long. The stamps are from SU "Batty for You" set.

Thanks for stopping in today. Happy paper making!

Yummy Mummy...

Is there such a thing as a sweet mummy? Well today there is! LOL I had a rolls of Lifesavers lying around the house, so I decided to turn it into a mummy. I think it turned out just cute. What do you think?

This sweet and tasty little mummy is all bandaged up in Very Vanilla paper. I tore ten strips of paper 3" long to cover the roll. I then added brown chalk to the strips to help his bandages look old and aged. I used two small paper punches for his eyes and a marker to make the smallest circle.

Thanks for peeking in today and I hope you have a sweet day!

Mummy...

Its almost that time of year for little ghosts and goblins to pay you a visit for some sweet treats. I have to admit I get a little jealous around this time of year. Only because I'm not little enough to adorn a cute little costume and beg for candy. LOL! So, in preparation of the holiday coming up, I thought I would make a cute little card. This little mummy is all bandaged up in Very Vanilla paper and then I added brown chalk to help his bandages look old and aged. I made the eyes with two circle punches--1" and 1/2". I then adhered my mummy to my card base, which is Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black and Perfect Plum. Now isn't that one cute mummy?

Thanks for looking and have a great day!