I know we will be pounding the pavement hard tonight… we have offered Cash for Candy and the boys are READY to go! And with those moves they’ll be keeping the streets safe too!
Last night, Rocket the Raccoon nabbed 1st place for the costume contest at Gracie Barra in Northridge! Great party and great fun! (If you’re curious how I made the mask, check it here and for everything else, it’s all kind of a blur!!)
OH! And if you see a fabulous costume, say something!! My gosh, last night I saw one of my favorite costumes of all time – literally a scene from the movie Up, complete with the grandpa figure, boy scout and house with balloons (worn by mom)! It was CRAZY amazing!! Gotta up my game next year!! HA!
Yes! It’s almost Halloween and I for one am super excited! Mostly because like it or not, I’ll be DONE with costumes tonight. Wow, the freedom… Sigh… But obviously, I love me some Halloween!! And with the kids?! Forget about it. It’s just so. fun.
This year my boys will all be the fabulous men in Guardians of the Galaxy. You saw the movie, right?! We are all huge fans up in here.
Reign, my oldest is going to be Rocket, the smart ass genius – wonder why he picked that character?!? But omg, Rocket is a freakin’ raccoon.
Now how to turn my very human son into Rocket?
Make a Mask! Of course!!
And you can do this too – it’s actually super easy!
Grab a paper towel, some foil, flour and water for the base. For the details I used a glue gun to attach the fur. Friends, I made the mask Tuesday, let it dry overnight and then yesterday I finished it up. All in all, it was about an hr project. Total!
Take your foil and place it over the face, pushing in (gently) around the eyes, temples and nose to make an impression.
Make a quick mixture of flour and water and cut your 1 paper towel into strips.
Completely saturate the strips, wiping off excess, and place them over the foil impression. Easy, huh?
Let it dry. I actually left mine for a full day almost, but that was mostly because I didn’t have time to get to it sooner. Peel the foil off the mask… DON’T peel the mask off the foil. There’s a difference – you’ll see.
Trim it up! Here you can see that I started on the eyes.
You have a mask!! At this point, it’s really up to you to figure out where to go next. Paint, glitter, blood or hey, how about some fur?
Once you’ve got it all filled in and glued, hand sew an elastic band to the back.
And that’s it!! It will fit sooooo nicely because hello! it was made for that little, perfect face – Yours!
And here’s a quick pict that I snapped while Reign got dressed this morning. I’ve still got a bit of trimming to do, (especially at the forehead) but I think it turned out pretty good! And I’ve got to comb those eyebrows!!
Have you got anything special planned this Saturday??
I’ll be sure to show you some pictures of the full enchilada later!
It’s not to late to make something unique! Get to it!
So, last week was my birthday and it was kinda a big one.
35.
I’m not old per se, but I’m not exactly young either. I’m thinking that’s why this number feels a bit different than say 33 or 34… not a bad different, just well, different. Like I should be doing those things I said I would do for my health. My gosh, that sounds like something an old person would say!!
With that in mind I decided that I would VOW to do two things every morning.
1. First thing, drink a tall glass of water. I wake up thirsty and then what do I do? Drink coffee – no bueno.
2. Wear a “real” sunscreen everyday. (Apparently, products with SPF aren’t good enough?!?! Then why do they make the bloody stuff?!?!)
And so far, so good!!
To treat myself, I also went out and bought what any 35 year old should have….a kick ass skin serum.
Caudalie Elixir Now, I don’t know if this works (it’s only been a week) but omg, I lllooovveee the smell and the feel of it. Curious what a dry oil feels like? It really is a dry-oil. I mean, it’s pretty amazing.
And wondering what my fabulous boys got for me? Well, they nailed it. I’m SO EXCITED!
I can’t wait to curl up in here, watch the boys swim and read a book. Like a REAL book. Like I used to. And relax. (My blood pressure just went down dreaming about it!)
It’s on back order, but I will share details as soon as it’s in my powerful grip.
And even though I got some fab-u stuff, yes, there were a few items still on my bday wish list. Maybe next year? Or maybe one of you will snag up one of these?
White S Chair; I think these would work well at my breakfast table now that we don’t have enough chairs for the whole crew, Bare Minerals; a glowing complexion? Yes, please, GM Yoga Meltdown; one of my mom GF’s says this video is amazing. I should just buy the damn thing right now for $8!!, Gaetano Petite Chandelier; perfect for my closet!, Paint brushes; Can’t get enough of these!, Router; would really round out my tool arsenal, Mobile; SO curious about this – what do you think?, Cricut machine; Then I could make you some decals, wouldn’t that be cool?, Vitamix; because I could make one big batch for all the boys instead of 2-3.
