Countdown to Costume

Get a cat, they said. It will be fun, they said.......

You know it's going to be a loooonnnngggg day when you have to wash cat throw up off the hood of your car from said cat. 'Nuf said! After that on to Joann's we went. D#2 finally decided on a costume. I think deciding is the hardest part. She started thinking about it as early as July. Robin (the bird not Batman's sidekick), dragon, eagle, bunny, mouse, snow leopard, cheetah, and finally some kind of pokemon that I am not familiar with. I asked her to pick three of her favorite characters and let's narrow it down: snow leopard, eagle and pikachu (pokemon that I am familiar with). Final decision was made Thursday and so to Joann's we went on Friday.


                                                         I have to turn this:

Into this:

Wish me luck. Expectations are great. Mom just hopes she can meet them, especially since time's a runnin' out!

Here's a sneak peek at a project that I am working on. Patterns and instructions will be on the blog in the future. Kind of another series like the Trick or Treat kids and Creature Feature from last year.  Can you guess what the theme is?

Gotta run, there's fabric to be cut! Chop, Chop!!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Holly

Spooky Eyebrows.....

 

The weather ended up being beautiful! So, we carved the pumpkin outside. D#2 was so excited, she even drew a "scary" face with eyebrows. "I like spooky eyebrows on pumpkins!"

Dad scraping the "guts".

It was a little windy. Chasing newspaper across the deck. This was the extra newspaper for the guts.

She jumped right in, scooping the yucky stuff out by the handfuls.

Making a pumpkin pie!

Bullet was the only one who would try the "pumpkin pie". That dog ate alot of pumpkin. She is weird like that. We have to fence our little garden in or else she will eat all of the squash, tomatoes, peppers and eggplants. But she also eats rocks.

Here comes a bat!

Don't you just love the stockings?!? I originally bought them with the intention of making some cute sock monkeys but little bat found them and wanted them. They were a one size fits all lady's. Very long! I just cut off the excess and sewed it closed with the sewing machine. Worked like a charm....now if I can just sneak those stockings away from the bat.....

Full moon trying to peek out from behind some clouds and trees.

 

The spooky pumpkin with eyebrows.

Have a great and wonderful day!

Holly