Category Archives: Spooky
buzzing
The kids are really buzzing with the excitement of Halloween. I’ve been working on a robe and owl wings today, for one Harry Potter and one Hedwig costume. “The wand chooses the wizard” The mask is made from felt feathers … Continue reading
Happy Halloween!
Here are my two little cute guys. Their store bought costumes were a huge hit. Everyone did their best Italian accented, “Mario…Luigi” whenever they saw my guys. It was funny. Although, they were once mistaken for two railroad guys. They … Continue reading
pumpkin owl + pumpkin seeds
We finally carved our pumpkin today. I was looking for ideas with the kids and we found THIS ONE. They just loved it so much, we copied it. Ours is a much smaller pumpkin, probably less than 10 pounds, so … Continue reading
Halloween Magic
I don’t have anything to post about except the winner of my little haunted owl ATC. I can’t do that without some kind of picture, so I did one of my favorite things and I scouted out some lovely pictures … Continue reading
little witches
Instead of making my children their costumes, I opted to quietly stress about it and make little witches instead. I bought some cool digital images from Tumble Fish Studio and had a load of fun playing, cutting, gluing and sprinkling … Continue reading
Haunted Owls
These little owls were made for Amy’s Haunted ATC swap. If you don’t know what an ATC is, it’s an artist trading card. They are only 2.5 x 3.5 inches big and are so fun to swap. This will be … Continue reading
Halloween Kitty
I guess I am totally on a Halloween kick. I’ve been having visions of our kitty dressed up for Halloween, so rather than dressing her up (and getting my hands ripped to shreds) I painted a dressed up kitty instead. … Continue reading
Homemade Halloween – book giveaway
I was sent this great Homemade Halloween book from Fox Chapel Publishing for review. It’s got some really great projects for Halloween costumes, some cute face painting how-to, games and tricks, food recipes and home/party decor. All perfect for having … Continue reading
Spooked: Free printable Halloween art
Happy Friday. You have no idea how happy I am that it is Friday! Yippee! To celebrate, I made this spooky cute painting as a pdf for you to print out yourself and hang in your home– just in time … Continue reading
spooky portraits
I finally opened the Halloween decor box and put everything up. I did it before the kids got home from school, so they were excited to see everything all festive. I found two little frames at the thrift store a … Continue reading