Face Painting Fun!

Phew! What a weekend! I'm exhausted! 

However I did have a fun weekend despite the fact I didn't get to have a costume party!  Instead I helped out at a fall festival and was in charge of the face painting booth! It was so much fun! 

Check out my fabulous artwork!

Originally I planned on putting on some fairy wings and costume to match the face paint...but then a cold front came through! Thanks to my furry vest I was able to keep warm!

Of course I had to paint Sami's face to match (Sami is the 3 yr old I nanny! Isn't she cute??)

 My silly husband decided to drive all the way to the festival in his mask! I'm surprised we didn't get pulled over! I think he was supposed to be a dead pirate. I terrified the poor little kids!

Sami attempting to try on Justin's mask!

 

And here is a pic of my face painting on the way to the event before it got all smudged!

 

I wish I could have gotten more photos of the Festival, but I was stuck behind a booth all night, so this is all I have to show you!

Happy Halloween!!

I love a good masked costume party! Unfortunately, this year I was unable to host one like I wanted to!  :(  I just had to many other things going on. But at least I did have to have a Girl's Night earlier this year where we got to dress up as fairytale characters! It was so much fun! See the pictures here!

So I will just live through these fabulous masked photos this year!

What will you be doing this Halloween? Going to a costume party? Hanging out with friends?

So what are you dressing up as this year? Would love to see photos of your costume if you want to leave me a link!

 

As for me....I think I will just chill on the couch and watch a few good scary movies! I do love a good scare! Especially zombie movies! Call me crazy, but I even try to get my husband to watch them with me on date nights! (I realize I'm not normal and probably slightly insane!)  To be honest, I have had so much going on lately I will be thoroughly chilling in front of a scary movie while waiting for little goblins to come knocking on my door!

Have a Happy Halloween!

A Night of Enchanted Fairytales!

Wow! What a busy weekend I had! My little sis, Jenn, came for a visit this weekend and we did so much!  Friday we picked her up from the airport, and ran straight to 'Nightmare on the Bayou'! (Rated one of the top 13 scariest haunted houses in the US!) My older sis, Christie, and I love haunted houses, so Jenn agreed to come for the ride! She was such a good sport! To see pics of our fabulous Nightmare on the Bayou adventure visit Jenn's Blog, Contemporary Harbor, and scroll to the bottom of that post.

The next evening I hosted a small Girl's Night of Enchanted Fairytales! Everyone was encouraged to dress in some sort of fairytale apparel. Of course, I had to decorate my walkway like a scary old castle! I had cobwebs, spiders, fog, and skulls!

We love reenactment photos! My older sister is little red riding hood, and my friend in black is the evil queen in Snow White!

 (Did you notice the spider hanging over their heads?)

I've have always wanted to dress up as a green fairy, and I finally got my chance!

(Sorry for the blurriness, the fog was making it hard for the camera to focus!)

 Of course, I needed a Poison Apple Punch for the event! (Dry ice made it smoke!)

 My lovely enchanted gold pumpkins, crystal cups, candle pillars, and gold stemmed glasses all surrounded the punch to give an enchanted feel.

 I had so much sparkle on my face, hair, clothes...there are sparkles all over my house now!

 Jenn provided the costumes, wings, & wands! Thanks Jenn!

 

 And here we all are about to watch the wonderfully hilarious movie Enchanted!

I have to admit I love a themed party! Especially if it is a costume event! I am such a kid at heart and love dressing up! I don't think you are ever to old to dress up for Halloween!

Enchanted

I am looking forward to this weekend with much excitement and anticipation! My little sis' is coming to visit! In honor of her visit I decided to throw a girl's themed night at the last moment! The theme is "Enchanted Fairytales" and will be a costume event! I'm encouraging the girls to dress up as any fairytale character! I love to dress up! While searching for inspiration I came across these beautiful enchanting photos and thought I would share!

 

 A Rapunzel Gown...

 The Ice Princess...

Enchanted Forest...

An Enchanted Wedding...

 Don't these images make you want to live in a fairytale?

DIY: Fall Decor

I've been busy this weekend creating fall decorations! I made a fall wreath for my front door, fall floral arrangements for window sill, and pretty pumpkins for my counter tops! Here are the results!

Front Door Wreath!

You'll need: Wire wreath, poly mesh, ribbon, and accessories.

Start scrunching and twisting branches...

Add whatever kind of accents you want! I used feathers and leaves.

And voila! You have a beautiful wreath!

One of four lovely little fall arrangements for my kitchen window!

I decided to spray paint my pumpkins gold & sprinkle with glitter!

Now they make my counter tops sparkle and shine!

 So what do you think of my little projects this weekend? Worth the effort? I love the satisfaction in completing these little DIY projects!