My Halloween Movie Picks

With every holiday and season I have a list of movies I like to watch more than at other times of the year. Halloween is no exception.  My list differ's from most Halloween lists in that I am not a blood and gore kind of girl. More the corny,old black and white kind of girl. (Who really wants to have nightmares all night? Really??) So I have put together a list of my favorites for this holiday and I would encourage you to check some of them out. They may surprise you!

Halloween Movie Picks

Private Eyes

Topper Returns

The Time of Their Lives

"Arsenic and Old Lace"

Bewitched (Nicole Kidman version)

Ghostbusters

Any Harry Potter movie

Hocus Pocus

Men in Black (1 & 2)

Van Helsing

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Pottery Barn Kids

I have always been a big fan of Eric Carle and the technique he has for creating his illustrations. The patience that man must have to paint tissue paper is more than I possess. The story The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of the best children's books ever written and is full of color and imagination. Pottery Barn Kids currently has an entire line of bedding, wall art and bathroom things devoted to Eric Carle's illustrations and it had me looking for party ideas and crafts that I can do at home.

Pottery Barn Kids

Pottery Barn Kids

A Very Hungry Caterpillar party can actually be a very healthy party. Full of fruits and cheeses with some cake of course at the end.

Etsy

This is just too cute!!!

Etsy

Again, too cute!!!

Pottery Barn Kids

The picture that started this obsession.

Cake Pennant Toppers

Life has been busy, but there is always time for birthday's and cake. Recently a friend of mine asked me to make a birthday cake for his wife. Nothing fancy just a cake. I wanted to portray my friends personality which is fun and artistic and she is a new mommy as well. (we had our son's on the same day)

I've made birthday pennants before but none as tiny as this. All you need are two wooden dowels, string, paper, hot glue and scissors. I cut a diamond out of the paper, folded it in half over the string and hot glued it shut. Tie the two ends of string to the wooden dowels and insert into your cake. The hardest part is choosing what paper you want to use.

Here are some of the pictures I used for inspiration. I am henceforth addicted! 

Embellishing Life Everyday

Embellishing Life Everyday

Etsy

My Little Man

Camden 

After taking his precious time in arriving (one week late) Camden has captured our hearts.

His big sisters (aka little mothers) are loving him to bits. He has NO idea what he's in for!

We are all operating on very little sleep but are soaking up every little smile and enjoying this time together.

Posts may be few and far between with adjusting to having an infant in the house again and my "baby" starting Kindergarten next week! I will try to hold it together until after the school bus leaves:)

Wish I Thought of It

Ouch Pouch

Summer, more than any other season, is a time for boo boos. My girls have scrapes and bruises on their legs, arms, chins (you name the body part) from visits to the playground or just playing outside. I've always kept a small cosmetic bag in my purse filled with band aids, Tylenol and antiseptic but never thought of such an attractive pouch to put them in. I was browsing Etsy this morning and stumbled across the Ouch Pouch and had to share with everyone.

Ouch Pouch

There is a huge array of patterns and sizes to choose from and uses for each. My favorite one's are the one's with the clear front flap so that I can see everything inside in a hurry. I love the idea of adding a lollipop to the pouch to help make everything feel better. (seems to always work)

Ouch Pouch

This is more my size. Like my purses, I carry everything I might need with me so I am prepared for anything. (minus the MD) 

Things to Do this Summer

If you're like me the summer is here and gone before you know it. I'm always looking for ways to draw the last drop out of summer and I have the urge to do so even more with my oldest starting Kindergarten this fall. (How is that possible?!?)

Good+Happy Day

I discovered this wonderful idea over at Good+Happy Day and had to share.

Good+Happy Day

Grab some craft sticks and have your children decorate them and allow to dry. Then gather your family together and make a list of things you want to do this summer. Some can be realistic ideas or just pie-in-the-sky dreams. Write one idea on each craft stick and make an effort to pick one each day and try to have fun with it. I made a list with my husband and girls over the weekend and was really humbled by the simple things they wanted to do when I had been stressing over classes to enroll them in and activities to keep them "busy" all summer. 

Here is a sampling of our list and I encourage you to make your own and ENJOY this summer!

Summer Fun List

Play in the rain

Make origami animals

Make ice cream from scratch

Stargaze

Feed the ducks (Anna's suggestion)

Tie Die something

Make rock animals

Catch fireflies

Visit friends

Play a round of golf (hubby)

Make a cobbler (me)

Read a chapter book as a family

Love & Hug our family (Isabelle's suggestion....I nearly cried!)

Camden's Nursery

 

I have mentioned before that Camden's room has taken on many theme's. It started out as an African theme then a world travel theme and then an aviation theme. The result is a mixture of all three and I would like to think that I pulled it off pretty well. 

The changing table is actually an IKEA bookcase turned onto it's side and can later be turned upright for books and things. The circle rugs were found at TJmaxx but IKEA sells similar one's as well. 

The giraffe and zebra print pillows were a great find at Wal-mart in their outdoor section. 

Pottery Barn Kids

This ad for Pottery Barn Kids was the inspiration for the map art I created for the nursery. I searched high and low for old maps and could not find exactly what I was looking for without spending a lot more than I anticipated. I finally found exactly what I wanted (and more) in my mother-in-laws basement where they keep all of their old National Geographic's. The maps inside of the old magazines were perfect and costed me nothing!

The monogram made out of buttons was an idea I had found while searching the web for button art ideas. A quick stop to Michaels for the frame and Wal-mart for the buttons was all I needed. I printed out the letter and traced it onto some scrapbook paper I already had and then simply glued the buttons onto the traced letter.  

My daughters wanted to add their own touch to the room so they painted two airplanes (also purchased at Wal-mart) and placed them on two shelves.

This mobile was purchased when I was decorating my oldest daughters nursery and I never used it but stored it away for a day when I thought I would need it. Well this mobile was turned into.....

This!!!

I used leftover maps that I had from the other projects and made paper airplanes out of them then super glued them to the string. I am now a "master" at making paper airplanes after watching a wonderful YouTube tutorial video. 

It has been a lot of fun to decorate for the arrival of our little boy. I am still finding idea's that I would LOVE to incorporate into the room but there is only so much space to decorate and I think more would just be more at this point. 

It's a room that makes my husband and I smile when we walk into it and I hope Camden grows to love it too.