(Just hope I can last or get employed before then!!!)
Jon's retirement ceremony might be the same day as the Trunk or Treat...It's going to be a pain to be in 2 places at once!!!
Costumes...the kids are already getting their ideas, knowing I like time to hunt and plan:
Anya: Jon brought her a little light pink kimono from Japan (funny, it was made in China!) :D So we talked her out of being a BRIDE again this year --she won't let me make her the bride of frankenstein, mummy bride, or zombie bride...she really needs to uncute halloween...maybe next year. So we DID get her to agree to be a Geisha for Halloween! She picked out contrasting fabrics at Joanns and we'll make the accessories for her Kimono for Halloween. Cindy is in charge of decorating her head wig. And while we were at TJ Max without Anya...guess what Cindy found!? DOG Geisha Costumes!!! in matching colors. So $20 later, we should have 2 costumes for the puppies too!
Haley, now 13, decided she wanted to be a Sailor girl, with a short-ish skirt and a stripey teeshirt. It will be simple and I found a knit dress at goodwill I can make into her skirt really easily. She just needs to find a sailor hat nearer to halloween.
Corinne, She wants to be Nyan Cat...it's a grey cat in a pink pop-tart...should be easy, think grey sweatsuit and a box. :D
Carly, also 13, wants to be a toddler in Tiara's contestant...we think she just wants to do that so she can watch the show. But it's easy, just a goodwill tacky dress and we're set. Cindy has a tiara already to lend her.
Gigi? we aren't sure yet.
Megan wants to be a witch...she has a bright orange cat. So I'll use one of my twig brooms from the clearance sales last year, and the outfit should be easy. I also have some really cute witch hats if they don't have them!
OK...TRUNK OR TREAT:::: What we've all been waiting for!!
I've been paintint signs in the evenings. So far I have the "EXIT" sign, "Past, Present" arrows, and the Fortune Teller front is actually almost finished TONIGHT!!!
Here are some pics:
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| after stains and spraypaint |
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| Alectromancy Definition sign--fortune telling using roosters. |
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| Exit sign |
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| Left Side FT Front: Fortunes Revealed, Palms Red |
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| FT Front Right side: Curses Lifted & Cast; Potions & Tonics |
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| Money Taken & BYOR (Bring Your Own Rooster) |
The round signs are wooden cheese trays from Costco
brie. Free! Love that!
The Fortune Teller front was from the Fox Island Garage sale
last year, for $5. I trimmed the shape
on the opening to curve like the outside, cleaned it, filled in the mirror
grooves, sanded, and stained with Honey Maple and Driftwood colors. I then used fonts downloaded online and
printed the wording real sized to print. Using carbon paper, traced the wording
and used a black paint pen, fingernail polish, or folk art paints—whatever I
had on hand…to paint the designs/words.
I also used some mod podge to attach the few pics I printed from the
internet in a couple places.
Oh, and I also painted my hands and put to hand prints to
show that the Fortune teller can make you “Palms Red”. :D
This evening, after letting everything dry, I glued some
ribbon on the inside edge, stapled some gold trim around the entire opening,
and stapled a double row of fringe across the top.
I had a mess up, I tried to attach an evil eye at the top by
stapling it. That did NOT work. So I’ll drill a tiny hole in the top, and
wire it up to dangle from the very top.
Next will be to build a way to attach it to an old quilt
ring stand that I got for free and add a small shelf in the back for the
Crystal ball to affix to, and This year, I’m adding a cup holder for my iced
tea!!!
I am also considering attaching a “shadow” out of wood
around the back so I can put some string lights onto it.
It looks so good, It may end up hanging in my living room
behind my chair. …Ok, maybe not, but I
am rather proud of it!!
