So, i am feeling a little inspired to post something to this neglected little blog of mine. Thanks to a new friend and co worker. I looked at her blog this morning and was like, cool i want one..... WAIT A SECOND....... I DO HAVE ONE! I still have not painted anything. I keep my canvas and paints out. I look at an unfinished painting everyday, in hopes that one day soon, I will FEEL it. It will beckon me so loud, I wont beable to deny it and say "ahh, maybe tommorow"
However, I have had some creative indulgences this past month. This Halloween, like many others, I choose to make my children's costumes. I wont say I will never buy Halloween costumes. But I will say I prefer making thems cause it is so much more fun!
My son, I like how desisive he can be, he wanted to be a velociraptor. And I also love how much into character he gets as well. I think this boy has talent and should pursue a life in acting. He eats sleeps and breaths dinosaurs. He is a Dinosaur day in and day out. He and his sister, regularly have velociraptor battles. It is very amusing. They hiss and snap their teeth, and claw at each other with thier feet. (Maybe some day I will post a video.) Somedays at the supper table I need to remind him, we are people eating and he has to use human words and a fork. So needless to say I had to do this costume justice. Cause I know, the little perfectionist of mine, will correct me on how it should look. But how do you make a velociraptor costume? so I googled images of velociraptors and dinosour costumes. Lucky enough we had a foam dinosour hat that i could use to start the head. For the body, I looked around town for reptile like material and a jumpsuite pattern. Found the material, but no pattern. So i had to wing that one. (note to self, buy pattern, eyeballing size to go over ski pants does not work well) And feet, I used pop bottles felt and foam. The feet looked great but were NOT practical when we went trick or treating. i wound up carrying them around all evening.
My daughter on the other hand had changed her mind a few times. I told her she had to be something scary, she decided to be an eyeball. Then a week later She wanted to be a princess. I had negotiated with her. This is quiet common with her, she is determined. Sometimes she is not sure what she wants, but is determined to argue with you just for the sake of being right. We finally settled for her to be The Eyeball Queen. I think what convinced her most was a promise she would get a Crown. Haha, she was on board and loved being it. She loved it so much that while trick or treating, she would shake her little butt to make all the eyeballs move for more candy. Haha her and i will need to talk about dancing for treats when she is older. ;) It was simple to make, just a few styrofoam balls, old white shirt, some of that fancy yarn foam cardborad a skewer, some cheap acrylic paint and a hot glue gun!. and Viola.... Eyeball Queen.p.s My mom blames the weird weather on her not being a princess this year.
I am pretty happy with how they both turned out. Its not a picaso, but its still art. Art for my babies. :)
P.P.S. I have to give credit where credit is due. I must thank my hubby who stayed up late with me painting and glueing eyeballs the night before halloween. And also i must give him credit on the deadly dinosaur eyes and teeth as well. He is just so awesome. I knew he would do good.
