Costumed

Yeah, so I'm late getting these up, whatever. The kids had a good Halloween. They went trick-or-treating with their Daddy. When they came home, I made popcorn and we all watched Frankenweenie. The old one from 1984.

(While they were all out, I did a tea leaf reading. But that's a story for another day.)

A Stowaway!

This little guy survived the transition from Halloween to Fall decor. It looks as though he has tried to disguise himself as a civilian toy. But we found him, the renegade!

pants: barbie's

vest: woody's

Happy Halloween

 images via tumblr using tag "vintage halloween"

Halloween Party!

We had our Halloween Party last night. It was so much fun to see all the creative costumes :) We took lotsa pictures, but this one really takes the cake!

Among our guests, we had a tibetan, Freddy Mercury, an adorable candy apple, a few interpretations of Owen Wilson characters from Wes Anderson movies. Oh, and the best Two-Face/Harvey Dent EVER.

Halloween Decorations!

We're getting ready for everyone's second favorite* holiday right now. Jack-o-lanterns and skulls, prett standard. I'd like to get some spider webs as well. We'll definitely pump it up before our Haloween Party, but for everyday, this is just right!

*Christmas is the favorite, of course!

What She Wore 3: DIY Owl Costume

After seeing this tutorial on A Beautiful Mess, I wanted to make one for my own self. Or should I say, my own selfish. Because I have a little girl who would actually get more wear out of a pretty costume like this than I would. So I made it for her.

In addition to the tutorial, this dress is also inspired by Beatrice's current favorite book, Owl At Home by the amazingly charming Arnold Lobel. His stories and illustrations are so perfect that I really don't mind reading this to Beatrice 2-5 times a day.