when i saw the idea for this costume on pinterest,
i knew my oldest daughter would love it.
her beloved 1st grade teacher was partial to owls,
so they have become a close 2nd to elephants here.
unlike my sister who makes half of her kids' clothing herself,
i do not get a long with my sewing machine.
we have a fight and almost breakup every time i use it.
my glue gun on the other hand is the love of my life!
i made this costume entirely with hot glue!
here's how i did it...
i bought a few yards of felt for 50 % off so it was super cheap
{like maybe $6 total}
i chose 3 coordinating colors.
next, i cut a feather out of card stock
and then traced it over and over on the felt.
cut out all the feathers and warm up the glue gun.
i used a hand-me-down dress that was the shape i wanted
i forgot to take a picture after the first row, but basically just
glue down the top half of each feather, doing one row
{all the way around - front and back} at a time.
i didn't stick to a set pattern with the colors, just
tried to keep a color from bunching together too much.
once the dress was finished, i was so excited to show her.
i made her try it on the second she got off the bus.
first words out of her mouth: "where's the wings?"
my inspiration picture didn't have wings....
but i came up with the shape above,
cut it out and glued it inside the shoulder strap of the dress.
if you look closely, you can see a black jelly bracelet
{pinned for now..will stitch in place soon}
this keeps the wings attached to her arms,
but if they are annoying her she can take off the bracelet
and let them flap behind her!
{the hat}
i saw this hat on pinterest and pretty much copied it.
we bought a woman's hat
(i recommend this because you lose a lot of the
hat height when creating the owl head shape)
okay, for this "i" did sew. when i say "i", i mean
my mother-in-law sewed the hat.
we traced a half circle onto the inside of the hat,
cut and sewed it back together.
check out the link for much better instructions!
button + circle + circle with slits + hot glue = owl eye
ta da!
fly away owl!
my other daughter loves bunnies, i honestly
don't know how we haven't had a bunny costume before.
the costume all started with this
ADORABLE hat
i purchased it from babamoon on etsy
it is so cute and very soft. she was so fast too!
we bought a tutu skirt from target and then my mother-in-law
sewed the fur boa to the edge.
i took a pink shirt and added a couple layers
of white fur with the glue gun.
instead of adding fur to the sleeves,
i wrapped more of the fur around jelly bracelets.
this way, if she has to wear a sweatshirt for trick or treating
the fur will not be covered.
bunny tail!
so here is what i'm planning for
classroom parties this year.
no food pictures yet, but there's some
fun ideas that were inspired by pinterest.
you can see all my pins here.
{spooky water}
make water bottles a little more fun by wrapping them with scrapbook paper.
1) take one wrapper off and make your strips the same size.
2) i took off all the wrappers because the new labels stick to the old
glue, but you do not have to do this.
3) wrap and secure with a piece of clear tape.
{mummy juice boxes}
the full tutorial on how to make these is here.
as i wrapped these, i used less tape and they still looked great.
in the tutorial, it shows the top being taped,
i did this until the end when i started to run low on tape.
for the last few i didn't and i think they looked fine without it,
so next time i would skip that step.
it took me 2 rolls of white electrical tape to do 23 boxes.
{games}
i made this monster bingo game using
the create your own monster clipart
from cloudstreet.
(contact me if you are interested in purchasing
the printable version of this game-
8 unique boards and calling cards for $5)
we are also playing pumpkin bowling
(picture from pinterest)
go here for the original directions
i purchased a "funkin" to use since the party is indoors.
{favor bags}
honesty, i can't stand favor bags.
but i know the kids like them so i got just a few items.
i added a little fun by making the toppers and also stuffing
the bags with that cheap spider web.
making the topper is so easy.
i bought favor bags that were 4 inches wide,
so i cut my scrapbook paper to be 4 inch x 4 inch and
folded them in half.
i folded the bag down to fit close to the prizes
then stapled the topper over the fold.
i loved how this one said
"trick or treat...smell my feet..."
and i'm sure the kids will get a kick out of it!
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oh and check out the invites we made for
our annual trick or treat party!
i saw the cute witch broom treat bags martha stewart made
and i decided i could use them as invites instead!
i followed her directions (i just stuffed with tissue not candy)
and slipped the invitation strip through the slits.
i think they are so cute!
i get so many great ideas for holiday decorating
from blogs and pinterest,
but wish i could find more
unique ideas for classroom parties.
i hope to find some more good ones to use in a few weeks,
but i thought i'd share what i did last year.
for my daughter's class party we decided one of
the activities would be a craft/snack.
the kids made these cute spiders.
i had seen the idea on a blog but for the original,
a lot of melted chocolate was used.
that wouldn't work for a classroom project,
so here is how i tweaked it.
you need:
brownie bites
pretzel sticks
mini marshmallows
nerds
you use the marshmallows as "joints" to join
2 pretzels together making a leg
repeat for the rest of the legs.
{we only had 4 legs}
{we only had 4 legs}
tear a marshmallow in half.
{the sticky part attaches to the brownie}
and
stick 2 nerds into the marshmallows.
fun right?
fun snacks
i wanted to use cupcake toppers that
i had made, but didn't want to bring cupcakes.
so i stuck them into cubes of cheese.
all the kids wanted the toppers so they picked the cheese
even though there were tons of other sweats!
{they still ate the other sweats...but they ate cheese too!}
aren't these witch hats cute??
just take a hershey kiss
dip in melted chocolate {or melt the bottom of the kiss}
stick to the flip side of a chocolate striped cookie.
the example i saw had a piped bow, but i don't pipe...
so i used 2 pumpkin sprinkles & 2 orange jimmies!
{healthy candy corn}
white ~ bananas
yellow ~ yellow peppers
orange ~ carrots
now lets hope that this guy has a better halloween this year!
subway art is everywhere these days,
and i love it!
anytime i can use multiple fun fonts, i am happy.
today i'm sharing a few ways i've used
the concept lately.
- toy story pdf -
i offer this pdf in my etsy shop.
it coordinates with all my other toy story party goods.
{you can see those here}
it is the perfect addition to any party display
as well as a great keepsake!
i can customize this for any party theme!
- baby subway art -
i made these for our family friends
who just had twins.
the gift included the custom art using all the
important baby info and coordinating
{new and improved-water/drool proof}
monthly onesie stickers.
both are available as custom orders in my etsy shop
check out other waterproof onesie sticker designs here!
-wedding card-
we typically give money as a wedding present,
so i am happy to have a way to also include
something unique and personal.
i waited until after the wedding and
used the ceremony program to create this
customized card.
i printed the details onto 5 x 7 shimmer card stock
and attached to the card with tape so that
the newlyweds could put the
artwork into a frame if they want.
-thank you card-
a friend of mine has been going through
every mom's worst nightmare.
a couple months ago, she found out that
her son had a brain tumor.
he has been going through chemo and radiation.
she has had many people come forward
with donations and help.
i designed this postcard for her
to send out as a thank you.
{the thank you message is on the back}
she sent me this adorable picture of her son
and a bunch of words that describe him.
i think that people will love getting this as a thank you!
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