Halloween projects

So this fall I have made a few little crafty things that I'll share.

First... Margaux's owl costume.

The wings are felt with a little interfacing. I got the pattern for them from Martha Stewart. I tweaked things a bit for ease and for personality. The beanie I made out of an old tank top of mine that was in the goodwill pile at my house. The original owl costume called for goggles. Margaux would probably rip those off in a heartbeat, so they got the axe and the beanie came in. besides the beanie there was very little machine sewing, mostly I little hand stitching.

Next... My plate turned door decor.

I found this plate at Big Lots for $0.80. I cut out some vinyl with my silhouette cutter and put it on the plate. I then drilled some holes in the plate and used floral wire to wire it to a frame I spray painted green. I added some ribbon and a little gem and the project was done.

Lastly... Some little pumpkins.

When we built the deck I had some left over little squares of wood in a pile. My original idea involved christmas and making little presents to sit about. But I figured I had enough to make some pumpkins too. I painted the blocks orange. drilled a tiny hole in the top. Then I gathered and cut some twigs from the yard. I glued the twigs in the hole with some hot glue and added the ribbon. These will be sitting around my house through Thanksgiving too!

Award! Good thing there is no runner up or they would totally take it back.

Thanks to my good friend Fran and Mary, I have received my very 1st Blog Award!

It is the Liebster Blog Award!

What is this you ask?

The Liebster Blog Award is given to an up and coming blogger who have less than 200 followers.
Liebster is a German word meaning dear, sweet, kind, nice, good, beloved, lovely, kindly, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome.To keep this award going, pass the award along to 5 other new deserving bloggers who have less than 200 followers.

The rules for the Liebster Blog Award are:
1. Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.
2. Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
3. Copy and paste the award on your blog.
4. Have faith that your followers will spread the love, too!

*Disclaimer!! I can't say that I'm following the rules to the fullest, but I do have some favorite blogs that I'd love to share with some folks. So I'll here's my attempt to participate.

Here are my 5 blogs:

1. Holli- Simply Absurd

Holli is my cousin and I love her dearly. She has a wonderful writing style and a unique sense of humor. She probably wants to kill me for the lack of grammar in my posts. She is blunt, straight forward, a geek, and down to earth. She had a baby not long after I had Margaux. Her baby Vivian is gorgeous and happy. Their family has traveled a road with bumps and turns. One of which was a heart condition that Vivian was born with. But this family is strong. And the family will be one more strong this spring with a new baby boy on the way!

2. Beth- Birds Eye Photography

Beth is my close friend from college. We laugh together, cry together, vent, and contemplate the challenges of motherhood and life on a weekly basis. She takes wonderful photos and shares them on her blog. She is a mother of a beautiful baby girl and an art teacher.

3. Lindsey-Happenings of the Carney Household

Lindsey and I have known each other for many years. We went to high school and played basketball together. She has a beautiful son name Hudson whom joined them from Russia. She also has a surprise blessing named Hollynn who just turned 1. Lindsey makes a living doing what she loves. She trains horses and gives riding instruction to youth.

4. Mary- Just passing thru

I met Mary and Mark when I was in college. Mary was in a sorority and so was I. Both of our husbands are in the same fraternity. Mary also has a baby around a month younger than Margaux. She loves to host and share about her family. She too is expecting another little one any day now.

5. Matt-Silvey Farms

Well, I know this guy pretty well and he'd be super bummed if I didn't tap him. He will occasionally get on a kick and post and update about things on the farm. We are so busy and he works so hard so sometimes there is quite a span between posts. I appreciate all that he does for my family.

Fall Pictures of Margaux

I found this rust colored tulle in the clearance bin at Hobby Lobby right after Margaux was born and knew the color would look great on my little redhead. So last spring while making some dresses for a friends children to wear, I made Marguax a quick version as practice. About two weeks ago she let me put it on her and snap a few pictures. She is very nice to let Mommy play with her so.

They turned out precious. Even if she had chocolate on her face and she wouldn't stop pulling the top down:)

Honeysuckle Hills

The weekend of October 15th we had a weekend of parties and family fun. On Saturday two of Margaux's little friends had their first birthday parties on the same day. We had a lot of fun and Margaux played herself out. It was a beautiful day for getting together with friends.

On Sunday we went to Honeysuckle Hills farms in Springfield. The farm is owned and operated by one of Matt's students family. We met his father who runs the show. We watched the pumpkin cannon, the pig races, and meandered through the corn maze. It was a fun day, again beautiful weather and a great chance to support one of Matt's students.

Riding with Daddy

Enjoying the Corn Maze

Picking herself a wee little pumpkin

Pig Races!

Beach (take two)

A lot has been going on the past few weeks. One thing was a trip to the beach with some friends. WE HAD A BLAST. I have definitely learned a valuable lesson about babies and the beach. They either need to be too small to be very mobile or walking OR… over the age of one. Margaux was night and day from when we took her to the beach when she was 10 months old. It’s amazing how much she has developed and changed in the past 4 months. She loved the beach. She would walk out on the sand and point at the water and scream “BEEeee!” She scampered around and ran in the sand. She played with the other children. She didn’t make herself miserable with rubbing sand, sunscreen or saltwater in her eyes. She was a regular beach baby. . The biggest problem we had this time was trying to keep her from eating seashells. I had to trick her into coming into the shade for a while. Having a fair skinned little redhead I’m constantly worried she is going to burn to a crisp. It somewhat consumes me. She wears a little scuba looking swimsuit that is 50 spf. I think she is going to be doomed to these swimsuits until she is 16!

We spent all of Thursday on the beach followed by a fire S’mores and fireworks. Margaux fell asleep but woke up and watched the fireworks with me from the deck of the house we stayed in. Friday we shopped at Appalacacola and headed to the beach. Saturday started out chilly, so we took the kiddos and the men folk to the bay side. The kids played on the playground and the men played on the paddleboard. Sunday we made the long trek home with a stop in Dothan to have lunch with Monica and Jay.

It was a wonderful trip with great company. It was so needed.

*Funny Margaux story from the vacation. She is very into animal noises. Anything she can associate with a cow she does, if its big, if its round, if it has spots, etc. Matt had a hat with a bear on it and Margaux would point at it and say “Moo”. Well… Margaux walked in while Mommy was putting on this bathing suit

pointed at me and said, “Moo”. I laughed and laughed and warned Margaux that if she were a little bigger Mommy may have been offended.