Spooky giveaway!!

October is HERE!

Time for some creepy giveaways!

This week, I'm giving away a skeleton hair band.  

 

 Just leave me a comment and I'll draw a winner on Saturday, October 6th.  

Spread the word and leave me a comment letting me know you did, and I'll put your name in the hat twice!

Don't forget to leave me a way to contact you!!!!

Sweetly sinister surprise!

Last week was a tough one.  
Not only did we have a lot going on, but we had lots of family and work related drama.   Tears were shed and hugs were dolled out by the dozen.   I was really looking forward to having Friday off (much needed!) and spent the day running errands and doing laundry.

When the kids got home, they brought in the mail and look what was waiting for me!  Some poisoned apple anti-bac and some ghoulishly gorgeous hand stamped Halloween ribbon.

Thank you Kerry....you really made my day....and started my weekend off right! 

more creepy crafting!

Last Halloween, a friend of mine sent me a sweet little monster pincushion she made out of a teeny votive candle holder.  
Kerry had no idea that I love Frankenstein's monster....but she really made my day!

 Just look how cute he is!!!!

 Recently, I saw these little guys at Hobby Lobby and knew I had to follow suit. 

I made several to give away during October so make sure you come back!

Make it Monthly

Here is my Make it Monthly gift for September.  I made these for two little people.  They are "Seek and Find" globe toys.  My kids LOVED these types of toys when they were little and when I saw these globes I knew they would be perfect for the project.

I made them using some empty coca-cola bottles...the kind you can find during the holidays.  (gotta get more!)
Then I filled them with bean bag filler and lots of little trinkets.  Since the kids are young, I glued the top shut and then decorated it a little.

Kaela happened to have some girls spend the night last night and when they saw the toys, they started playing with them....a sure sign of success!

creepy crafting

I can't WAIT for Halloween....and in anticipation, I've been doing lots of creepy crafting.

some I can share with you....

like zombie and Frankie chap stick fingers....

and skeleton hair bands

and my "skelepins!"
I'll be hosting a few giveaways so be sure to stop by in October!!!

White Wednesday

The Wednesday before Homecoming, kids go out and roll houses.  It started out as rival football players and cheerleaders...and now anyone and everyone does it.
It is all in good fun and the kids clean it up the next day....which is a good thing since they were the ones out doing it!

fixing things up

The last few weekends, we had to do some clean up and fix up from the Hurricane. We still have to get on the roof (who am I kidding...DEAN still has to get on the roof) to fix some shingles.

Here he is fixing the siding and vent...

it is a long way up folks!

our little tree needed a boost and our angel's flower garden was pretty much whipped to death by the winds!

and our willow needed more help than we could give it. It looks better than it did though. We had to give it a radical haircut to remove some weight. A few ropes later and it still isn't straight.....now we are waiting for the next rain storm so the ground will get soaked and we can move it some more...

but look who is back...along with a dozen others...



these little guys amaze me with their antics....no fear. Leo sits UNDER some of the feeders and they don't even bother looking at him.
I even managed to do some creepy crafting....check this link out if you want to see a sneak peek....