It's All about Owl - cute wreath!

After a weeks worth of rain and a tease of cooler temps, despite the 90 degree heat today, I am have begun to decorate for fall.  Not full blown but in bits and pieces.  I've been painting a bit as I try to build up stock for my shop and playing with other crafting media such as wreaths and mason jar soap pumps; I'll hoping to enter a few craft fairs this year as well.

After being a bit "behind" I'm finally catching up.  Everything that should have been in the mail has been shipped {except one larger piece} and I'm feeling so refreshed and renewed.  Last eve, as I sat on the porch with the kids {Awesome had some dental work done and was a bit clingy- Lex, the ever caring big sister was sooo worried about him} we realized that the leaves here in PA are starting to turn and fall from the trees.  Ooooh, I am starting to get giddy!  I am believe it or not thinking pumpkins, apple spice and trick or treat... and Owls.  Yes Owls... The Owl bug has finally bit me.

We figured you may like to see a few of the projects I have been working on to spruce up around here. Today I'll share the wreath I've whipped up.

You  may remember that cute little guy I showed you a little while back, he is still available in the shop for those of you who would like to get your hands on a cute one of a kind piece for Fall.  He really is cuter than ever... isn't he?  I plopped him slightly off center in this wreath I also made from a grapevine base and poly ribbons in Autumn colors.

Just perfect for the front door... or how about over that mirror?


Oh, and there is just one available over in the shop just waiting for you too!

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Monster Mash

Friday night was the big Monster Mash at our local Elementary school where Austin attends.  He was so excited to go and dance and have fun with his friends.  Mommy and the 2 kids went while poor poor Daddy worked at my Mom & Dad's house on the bathroom.  Updates coming in that later!

Austin (much to my dismay) wanted a store bought costume this year for Halloween.  He chose this clown suit... not your typical happy go lucky clown, but a bit of a demented clown, complete with a rubber type mask.  Not much for me to do this Halloween but sit back and watch the tricking and treating. As disappointed as I may have been, I realize that it may be for the best as I have tons on my plate right now.  The children are unable to wear masks to the school for safety purposes I suppose, so I was able to get my hands dirty a bit and paint his face.

(a bit dark, I apologize)

A close up of my version of a demented clown.  Big funky teeth and all!  I am NOT a big clown fan just so you are aware.  When my sister and I were younger,  we were given these clown dolls, complete with porcelain faces hands and feet.  I know I know... it was just a doll but these freaky little things also laughed.  I can't remember if you pushed a button or what but Oh NO NO NO, we did not like those darn clowns and had my Mom put them away... far far far back in the closet.

Every now and again those freaky little dolls would laugh hysterically from the back of the closet as we tried to go to sleep at night.  I don't know what ever happened to them but the damage was done!  Clowns are not good in my book.  The hair stands straight up on my body when I think of those evil little dolls!

For the love of my son, I had to suck it up and deal!

I think if he had wanted a traditional clown suit I may had said "Heck NO!"

Frontal view.  We sprayed his hair silver.

Now, although the face painting is not quite movie set quality, he was quite happy with how he looked.  He received quite a few complements at the bash.  We all danced a bit, ate a bit too much sugar, played some games and had a nice evening. 

That's what it's all about!

Creepy Photo

I am taking a break from face painting today to share a quick Halloween decor item.

Yep, quick and easy, that's my game this month.

(I'll be back real soon to update you on my crazy life)

The kids and I crafted this wooden eyeball frame.  Different variations of this are all over blogland and are extremely easy to make.  We simply painted it purple and glued gOOgle eyes and ribbon on.

After a few days of frustration thought as to what to put IN the frame...

a saying or a photo

which saying?

what photo?

I was thrilled to stop in the local Dollar Tree and find a few Lenticular Photos on the shelf.

I've always thought lenticular photos were so cool, the way they change with your viewing angle!

You can almost see the facial features changing in the photo above...

CrEEpY!!!

I just cut the photo from the plastic frame and trimmed to fit into our eyeball frame.

EEEEsy

pEEEsy

Nice distinguished looking gentleman in a suit, displayed in our cutesy Halloween frame.

OOOOh, creepy skeleton faced creature from the other angle in our cutesy frame.

Positioned ever so sweetly on the back of our toilet.

YES, I said toilet.

Where else would I put this strange jeeper creeper to spook my family and anyone else brave enough to enter?

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Face Painting Frenzy - Puppy Dog

What a cute little puppy for Halloween!

Alexis has decided to allow her face to be painted once again!

Today we have a pretty simple & cute brown and white puppy for you to try on your own wee one.

Paint a white stripe down the forehead and nose and widen around the mouth onto the chin.

Below, we simply tried to blend the brown and white to soften the edges.

A Heart shaped nose and mouth were painted in black with a paintbrush and paint pot.  The same can be done with wax paint crayons or a cotton swab.  Add some whisker dots.

We free hand painted a red tongue,  was it was still wet I added a white stripe down the middle and blended it.  Outline the tongue in black.

Using a large flat brush, the white fur was stroked onto the forehead to make it pop.

We chose to add more white fur down the cheeks with the brush.

This design is fairly easy, it took us about 5 minutes to do.

Mommy's not loving the tongue but it's cute and Lex likes it!

Happy Halloween!

You can also find a cute Kitty and Fit for a princess in these earlier posts.

Face Painting Frenzy - Fit for a Princess

Thanks for coming back for another episode of Face Painting Frenzy.

We have a whimsical design for you today we call

Fit for a Princess!

Alexis and I enjoyed bringing the quick easy kitty cat to you and we hope you enjoyed it.

If you missed the fun, you can find the kitty cat post here.

Remember, we want this to be a fun experience for everyone so do not get hung up on perfection!

That's the hard part for me.  I spend alot of time on detail when I paint for other purposes so it is a challenge for me to just LeT Go!

For our princess, we used just pink and white face paint pots, a detail or liner brush, and some glittery eye shadow from the makeup basket.  We are trying to keep the 'ingredients' list small but feel free to amp it up with some face glitter or rhinestones for that extra sparkle!

1.  First I rubbed some pink eye shadow right on my finger and covered the eyelids extending up over the eyebrows onto the forehead.  I also covered the cheekbones with the shadow.

Then with the liner brush and some thinned down white paint from the paint pot we started with parenthesis shaped lines above the inner corners of both eyes, added some dots and comma shaped stokes with the paint brush.

 

2.  Next, more scroll like lines were added above and across the eyebrow, extending down the side of the nose onto the cheek.  We added some more dots as well.  For time purposes, we only continued down one side of the face, you may (or may not) want to mimic the design down the other side of the face as well.

3.  Tear drops were painted from the corner of the eye.  Two swirls were added below those onto the cheek as well as more dots.  On the forehead a grouping of six tear drops were painted, 3 up and 3 down.

4.   Lastly, some bight pink accents were added.  A diamond was painted in the middle of the forehead.

This is where I would have added some rhinestones or crystals

(if I had them, but I don't, so I didn't)

for some added bling factor!

A pretty princess dress and perhaps a beautiful little tiara would be all you need to transform your little girl (or boy...) for a magical Halloween Eve!

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Face Painting Frenzy - Kitty Cat

I'm so excited to get started exploring some quick and easy face painting ideas for Halloween.

Today we have a cute & quick kitty cat!

(we've moved the panda back a little later in the week) 

 In our house we dabble with face paint on and off throughout the year. It's kinda funny because the kids actually get tired of it now. A year or so ago they were thrilled to have a mommy who would paint their faces pretty much any time they asked.

Now, please remember if you are going to try to replicate any of the 'faces' shown here...

Do NoT get hung up on perfection.

Kid's squirm and move, they laugh, the make faces.

Make it fun for both you and your child!

Ms Boom Boom is our model today!

This kid cracks me up!

(she squirms a lot and laughs constantly!)

1. Using a brush and some white paint, begin by painting 2 triangles above both eyebrows to create the ears.  Connect both ears with smaller shorter triangles across the forehead to create some fur.  Continue down and across the nose finishing with a rounded 'C' and backwards 'C' onto the cheeks.

2. Fill in each ear with pink using your brush.  Simply make a smaller triangle in pink above each eyebrow.  Fill the tip of nose with a pink oval or upside down triangle for the kitty's pink nose.

3.  Using a liner brush and my black paint pot paint, place 3 small dots under each nostril above the upper lip line.  Place 3 lines on each cheek for whiskers.  Start at the inside of each cheek and drag the brush gently out towards the ears. 

It does not have to be perfect!

See how much fun she had...

4.  Next, simply outline the ears and fur triangles with black paint.  Outline the pink of the ears, nose, and under the bottom lip as well.  Paint a thicker line from the center of the bottom of the nose down to the top of the upper lip.

Feel free to add any extra details you might want.  Change up the colors too!  Make a black cat with bright pink ears, nose, and lips and outline in white to make the black pop!

Check out her "serious face" for Mommy's blog!

We added some extra 'hair' under the outer edge of each ear and to the chin.

Alexis and I hope you enjoyed our first Face Painting Frenzy Day!

We would love to know what you think

(please be gentle)

Let us know what other face painted designs you would like to see covered here.

What do your children plan on being for Halloween?

Will you be painting any little faces?

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TooT {TuTe} Thursday - Somebody's Watching Me!

Somebody's watching me today as I prepare Toot {TuTe} Thursday.
Ever feel like somebody's CReePily watching you? 
With this quick and easy mummy eyed treat jar for Halloween you will.

This project takes so little time and just a few items you probably already have in your craft stash.
I am still participating in the month long Stashbusting September Challenge (Click button in sidebar for more information).

All you need is a container of some sort.  I used a small glass salsa jar with the label removed.  Stips of cheesecloth, google eyes, 1 piece of white paper (any type), and Mod Podge.

First I coated the jar with my Mod Podge and tore my printer paper into strips and wrapped the glass.  This step simply is a base so you cannot see thru the jar.  Cheesecloth or gauze is very sheer and this first step simply allows you to use less cheescloth to get the same effect!

Next, using the MP as glue I stuck sets of google eyes randomly around the jar. 

As I stated earlier, this project is so fast as there is really no need to wait for any dry time, you want it to be wet with MP.

Starting anywhere, begin to wrap and twist 1/2 inch width lenths of the cheesecloth around and around the jar.

I used about 8-10 stips to achieve the depth I wanted.

When wrapping be sure to have the cheesecloth overlap the tops and bottoms of the google eyes.

Knot & Twist as you go allowing the frayed edges of your 'mummy' to show.

To finish I simply took a double layer of cheesecloth and added a simply knot bow to the top of the jar to finish the edge.  Add candy or a tea light and now you TOO will never feel alone!

Corney Halloween Decor - Stashbusting September

Hello Hello! 

We continue to clear out the last remanants of wetness from our basement, busting through my craft stash hasn't been as hard as I thought since most of it met the big green garbage truck this week.  BUT, don't you worry!  There's plenty of crap craft stash around here.  Every great craftaholic hoarder has many stashes, don't they?  And on a side note, we were able to salvage most of our precious photos as well, most have water damage but we worked hard at drying them out.  I will be working soon to scan all of them to a disc for SAFE keeping (thanks Andie).

I've been thinking forward (as you know) to fall and Halloween.  Figured since I lost alot of decor as well in the flood I needed to get crackin' on some new stuff.  With some left over thin wood and some paint (all on hand) I came up with this cute Corney Couple.

Just cut fun rounded triangular shapes from the wood.

Painted orange, yellow and white...colors blended where they meet.

Add fun little faces with some paint and a liner brush

and you have the cutest corniest little couple to welcome Halloween!

Hey, all you non-painters out there... you can do this too!  They would look adorable made from some really cute scrap book paper layers in a frame.  You could use sharpie markers to draw the faces on since they come in such fun colors now!

They are cute hanging with a picture hook on back, or tucked into flower pots as shown.

I'm thinking of doing a whole buncha corney candies to line my front walkway by attaching them to wood stakes in the ground!

It's not too late to join in on the Stashbusting September Fun!

Wishing you all a wonderful Holiday Weekend...time to enjoy these last moments of summer and ready your hearts and homes for the upcoming fall season! Many thanks to all of my lovely bloggie friends, your support and kindness continues to amaze me!  Remember to Think Smink, and I'll see ya soon!

Kim

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