Fyrewurks » Halloween http://fyrewurks.com between the click of the light and the start of the dream Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:58:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Hold It Like the Twilight http://fyrewurks.com/2010/10/hold-it-like-the-twilight/ http://fyrewurks.com/2010/10/hold-it-like-the-twilight/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:07:45 +0000 Jennifer http://fyrewurks.com/?p=993 Usually, having websites that get a half decent number of visitors means you get a bunch of spam and junk, but once in a while, you get something really cool.  And it’s only when I get something really cool in the mail that I decide to post about it in one or more of my sites. [...]]]> Usually, having websites that get a half decent number of visitors means you get a bunch of spam and junk, but once in a while, you get something really cool.  And it’s only when I get something really cool in the mail that I decide to post about it in one or more of my sites.

A couple of weeks ago, I did get something that both my daughter and I found to be very cool!  I new Halloween craft book full of a variety of projects – Witch Craft: Wicked Accessories, Creepy-Cute Toys, Magical Treats, and More!

Witch Craft: Wicked Accessories, Creepy-Cute Toys, Magical Treats, and More!

This book comes complete with craft projects that younger and older kids can do, treats that the family can make together, as well as some great crochet and knitting projects (yippee for me)!

Upon first browsing, I immediately fell in love with these really cute crochet bones featured in the book and got started on those first.  Then my daughter and I made a night of fashioning the felt poison apples together (we’ve always liked making felt crafts anyway).  For our apple pictures, we each posed with our plushie apples, and she directed: “Hold it like the twilight.”

As Halloween approaches, we’ll definitely be trying out the treats and other adorable projects, and I’d say that with the vast variety of unique crafts this book has to offer, it’s definitely worth Amazon’s current $10.17 sticker price!

The best thing is knowing that Natasha treasures the things I make for her and the things we make together.  I went into her bedroom, where she has a special display shelf, and found that our new creations were on display.  Sweet!

]]> http://fyrewurks.com/2010/10/hold-it-like-the-twilight/feed/ 2 A Month of Halloween http://fyrewurks.com/2008/11/a-month-of-halloween/ http://fyrewurks.com/2008/11/a-month-of-halloween/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:56:19 +0000 Jennifer http://fyrewurks.com/?p=195 Non-touchy cousins doing their best at hugging.It felt like my family and I spent the whole of October celebrating Halloween; or at least celebrating the cool weather and the orange backdrop of fall, as well as out-of-town family & friends coming and going. Our family loves fall anyway and we always get an early start on the festivities… this year it [...]]]> It felt like my family and I spent the whole of October celebrating Halloween; or at least celebrating the cool weather and the orange backdrop of fall, as well as out-of-town family & friends coming and going.

Our family loves fall anyway and we always get an early start on the festivities… this year it started with a trip to Hobby Lobby for some fall craft projects, the making of a haunted gingerbread house, several trips to the pumpkin patch, dressing up just for guests – see my niece and daughter the cat:

Non-touchy cousins doing their best at hugging.

Non-touchy cousins doing their best at hugging.

 - and then during the last week we went to two Halloween carnivals and then finished off the week with a trip to the Haunted Castle of Muskogee.

I live only 30 minutes from “The Castle” and I knew that they had a Halloween thing every year, but I hadn’t ever been and had no idea how big it was! It’s like a little village with Halloween activities for all ages.  So we did all of the kiddie stuff involving crafts and food and cuteness:

Candle-making at The Castle

Candle-making at The Castle

These days this is the biggest smile we can eke out of her when the camera comes out!

HalloweenLand

While I had a ton of fun in October, it got a little hectic with all of the guests and events.   As a result I ended up eating out way too often and really need to get back into a healthy regime now (and back into a more productive schedule).

…So now that we’ve settled down, and now that everyone in the house is quietly tucked into bed for the night, I’ll probably spend tonight filling out my planner for November (which I find quite enjoyable, anyway).

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