Handmade Halloween

I have two boys and one little girl who needed outfits for dressing up this year.  I'm not sure what I think about Trick or Treating and all that goes with it but I know my kids love love love to dress up (and who doesn't like candy?).  So this is not a post for or against the holiday it is just a tutorial on making your own costumes :)

We always have a party at church around Halloween and the children are encouraged to dress up in Bible Character or Reformation Character themed costumes.

Last year the boys went at Joshua and Caleb (the two good spies) - Numbers 13

This year I found a tutorial on Tip Junkie blog for a tool belt.

The boys are "wise men" (despite Joshua's face) who build their house on the rock :)
Matthew 7:25-27 & Luke 6:46-49

Yes, my little girl is dressed as Minnie Mouse and no I do not believe that Minnie Mouse is a Bible character or Reformation character.  She just went as a little girl :)

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Easy Peasy Flower Headband

My daughter is in need of new headbands.  Now one can not have too many flower head bands so I decided to try my hand at making my own for her.  It was so super easy!  I bought precut squares of fabric at the local store in town and two packages of white elastic.

I measured a piece of the elastic around my daughter's head and cut it to fit.  Then I sewed the ends together in a circle.  Using 2 1/2 squares of yellow fabric I followed this tutorial (for the wreath I made with these flowers select here) except I use the CTMH Art Philosophy Cartirdge for my Cricut to cut my flowers.  Did you know you can use your cricut to cut fabric?  You can and it is so easy.

and added a small Rhinestone Brad from Close To My Heart in the center.

Sunday morning I was getting my daughter dressed for church and noticed 5 minutes before we had to walk out the door that she had started to tear the flower off her dress!  Ugh what's a mother to do?  I guess I could have just changed her but instead I made quick made her a flower for her dress that matched her headband.

Sorry you can't see the dress really in the top photo - it was filthy because my daughter does NOT eat like a lady and I did not have time to wash it before posting.  Thanks for understanding.

Next one I make I will put the flower over the sewing (genius idea don't you think - don't know why I didn't think of that BEFORE I glued the flower on) but it still works fine because the sewing is at the base of the neckline and you can't see it anyway :)

Five minutes!  Seriously this could not be easier or faster!

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Pumpkins (Make it Monday)

Good Monday Morning!  This week we are playing with pumpkins at our house.  I found this recipe for pumpkin rice Krispie treats here on momontimeout.com  and I put on pinterest (you are welcome to follow me there is you would like).

The kids and I followed the directions exactly with the decorating as the only exception.  I used kit kat's to make the stems and sour apple twizzlers cut up to make the leaves.

You will need: 40 Large Marshmallows, 3 Tbs. Butter, Orange food coloring, 6 Cups of Rice Krispie Cereal and (kit kats, green candy, green icing) stuff for decorating them to look like a pumpkin

  My baby girl dropping in the Marshmallows

Stirring things up  . . .

Looking good, once melted add the orange food coloring and cereal
PS. I do not know why my oldest is always shirtless and almost always just in his underwear

We buttered up our hands really good and started forming the mixture into balls.

Next we put the Kit Kat stems on, leaves and green icing vines

"Mmmmmm" so good!  Thanks for stopping by today :)  Have a great week!

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