Posts Tagged ‘Halloween’
Seasonal Toys – Halloween Edition
A lot of parents love switching out their kids’ toys, because toys get more play when they feel new. I’m not very good at that, but we do have seasonal toys. I have an entire tub of toys that Mil gets out and plays with during spooky season – tho secretly, part of them aren’t…
Read MoreFriday Favorites
I got to go to one of the big annual craft shows in my area over the weekend. It’s something I try to go to every year, and while I’m there I always try to get a little of my Christmas shopping out of the way. I’m big on having as much of my Christmas…
Read MoreMildred Jane @ 20 Months
Mildred is growing up, a little at a time. In the last month, she’s done a lot better communicating what she wants with words instead of just crying until I figure out what she wants. I think Milli might be going thru a growth spurt, because she’s been wanting to eat constantly for the last…
Read MoreWho Wore it Better: Halloween Edition
Happy Halloween and a Blessed Samhain to everyone out there in blog-land! It’s Mildred Jane’s 1st Halloween, so I had a tough time deciding on her costume – that is, until I came across a cute little Hawaiian print outfit in the clearance section at Carter’s. And I immediately knew she should go as Lilo…
Read MoreHalloween from Your Closet: Scarecrow
Need a last minute Halloween costume? Go as a scarecrow. It’s super easy, gender neutral, and you probably have everything you need in your closet. The Outfit 1 Plaid Button-up Shirt 1 Pair of Denim Jeans or Khakis 1 Pair Brown Boots 1 Straw Hat I totally understand that some people aren’t “country” so you…
Read MoreBookish Questions – What’s Your Favorite Halloween Read?
What’s your favorite Halloween read? Fall always seems like the perfect time to pick up a spooky book or two. I keep meaning to get around to reading Slasher Girls & Monster Boys, which is a collection of spooky short stories that came out last year. It feels like the perfect sort of read for…
Read MoreI Finished That Halloween Quilt
I finally finished that Halloween quilt that I started in October. I got the top done before Halloween, but I didn’t take the time to get it it quilted and bound. So, thanks to this #sew365 resolution, I got caught up on enough other projects, and had no excuse not to finish the quilt. The…
Read MoreHappy Halloween
This year for Halloween, I dressed as the title Character from Hayao Miyazaki’s The Secret World of Arietty. I’m pretty happy with how the costume came out, even if I spent all day explaining who I was. I think that’s a problem with being awesome in a small town. Not many people know what/who the…
Read MoreMod Halloween Quilt Top
I feel like I’m just flying through the construction of quilt tops after all the time I spent on the Steampunk Crazy Quilt. In the span of a week I have been able to piece together a small Halloween themed quilt. This quilt top started with the amazing Spooktacular line by Maude Asbury for Blend…
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