Halloween Fun

Finally......I finally got my sons costume finished! Back in August we discussed what costumes would be 'perfect' for this year. My daughter decided to be a Kitty and my son decided to be a Hawk. The kitty costume was easy enough, all black, ears, tie and a drawn on face. The Hawk costume was a bit more extensive.

I made the mask pretty easily out of the ones you find in the craft store, found some agreeable feathers and glued them on. The beak is made from water putty and I just strung some elastic and ribbon through the pre-punched holes to keep it in place.

The rest of the costume was partially made from a Simplicity pattern and then modified it to look more like a Hawk (took out stuffing in back so it wouldn't be puffy.) Also eliminated the strap they put on that goes between the wearers legs, though it really didn't need it.

Anyway, after many feathers sewn (lost count after 100) I managed to put together a costume that resembled a hawk and not a chicken.....thank goodness!!

As fun as this one was to make, I told him that next year we needed to go a bit simplier.....the said "ok, how 'bout a fish then?" lol! Can you imagine sewing on all those scales??? That's ok, the Halloween magic fades fast enough and it truley is only once a year. ; )

Thank you for visiting our site. Have a happy and safe Halloween!!

Out and About--And the Hanky Panky Dress

Last night my hubby took our family out to the West Nugget Rib Cookoff in Sparks, Nevada. The event was on its wind-down, but you really couldn't tell by all the people attending chowing down on some of the best ribs ever!! 

West Nugget Rib Cook-off 2009

We did some sampling of a new-to-us vendor called "Maui Wowie", a nod towards our summer vacation in Maui that ended a month ago. And, OH WOWIE!! It was superb. Their sauce was perfectly sweet and tangy, absolutely finger-licking good! We also tried the fresh squeezed lemon ade which were also top rate. I love being so close to a city that has so much to offer.

What a welcome break after spending a good part of the day piecing together a new "favorite" dress for my daughter, made solely out of bandanna's. She absolutely loved her new dress, mainly because it was so easy for her to pick out the colors.  She decided to wear it to the cook off and had to be one of the most festive girls there!

More of these will be appearing on etsy. I plan to put together more fall color selections and add a few embleshmints here and there. You can check it out at Sugar Pine Boutique

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