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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Halloween Party

This Sunday we had a Halloween Party for the kids.Our town usually has trick or treating the Sunday before Halloween but this year they are actually trick or treating on the holiday .We also incorporated a birthday into the mix!!!!! Paloma's fiance celebrated his birthday Sunday so we had a cake for him. The boys had fun making graveyard dirt pudding but I was so busy before the party I didn't take a photo of their creations.We also had alien brain punch which was a huge hit with everyone!!!!!( I did get a photo ).My silver punch bowl has come in handy with all our celebrations!!!! One of my best presents from hubby !!!!!! The kids had fun dressing up in their costumes and of course I dressed up as well!!!! Here are some photos

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Halloween projects!!!!

So we have been super busy here..I don't know where all the time goes.Me and the boys started decorating the inside of our home for our favorite holiday Halloween!!!!! Yes,it is one of my favorites.We have a pretty big collection of decorations( I buy stuff at the end of the holiday when it is on sale).We usually incorporate some home made decorations every year.It becomes part of our art class project for our homeschool as well. Today we made victorian apothecary potion bottles .I already had all the bottles and we found labels to print from pinterest.We also had the spray glue so this was a free project!!!!!! It was a simple fast project especially for boys!!!!! We added water and food coloring to one of the larger jars and the boys added plastic eyeballs to have float around. Super scary!!!!! A few nights ago we did another Halloween project that is my hubby's favorite.We made taffy apples.Now this one is super messy.We add alot of crushed up candy and the carmel is super sticky,but the boys have a great time with it.I had fun taking photos while we were creating and making a mess!!!!! Here are the photos.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Quick project

Living in Wisconsin where our winters are brutal one must keep up on

painting the outside of the house.I have to paint the stairs to our front porch almost every summer.This year the summer was so rainy I didn't do it as early as I would have liked and then it became so hot so I put it off more!!!! I couldn't stand looking at our stairs anymore so I finally painted!!! Also I purchased some ornate rubber stair mats that look victorian (that was the real motivator).Once painted I waited for my purchase to arrive.I bought the set of four victorian looking stair protectors from Ballad's catalog.I LOve Ballard's !!!! I just usually dream about buying everything from the catalog so it was exciting to actually be able to buy something affordable!!! The stair mats were about 1/4 inch to big for my steps so I asked hubby to drill some screws into them to attach to the wooden steps and it really made a difference.They feel more secure so there won't be anyone slipping off my stairs. I just have to get some black paint and paint the top of the screws to blend in more with the black color of the mats.Here are before and after photos.

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Makeup organization!!!!

I have been in love with makeup since I was about 4 years old!!!!! I went to a catholic school growing up and we were not allowed to wear makeup.We mostly snuck lipgloss and mascara but I was especially brave a few times and wore eyeshadow(yeah,I was the girl sent to the office for wearing eyeshadow,lol)!!!! Then in high school I was finally allowed to wear makeup everyday since I went to a public school. Those were the days when the only person I had to get ready was myself and I definitely took my time!!!!! Fast forward to adult life and I started having kids.Somedays if I had time for lipgloss that was a miracle!!!! Since I am a stay at home mom it does get challenging to get "fixed up" to do housework. I have always been interested in fashion.I went to design school after high school but then switched to cosmetology after 2 years of fashion design. So I always keep up on the latest styles in clothes,hair and makeup!!!! Lately I have rediscovered my love for makeup!!!!! I think it is that my kids are bigger and I have time for me again!!!!! Also with the internet I have been searching for creative ways to organize my things. I am so lucky to have a dressing room that is attached to our bedroom(this is separate than our closet).It is not huge but I keep my antique victorian dressing table in there,a shelf and a small armoire for my dresses.My dream before we found this house was to have my own pink dressing room and it sealed the deal on this house for me when I walked in the master bedroom!!!!! So lately I have started buying makeup(well,I guess I should say more makeup since I always bought some!!!!! I have a mix of high and low end and the challenge is where to put it!!!!! For now I found some hello kitty storage containers and I am waiting to buy an acrylic cube which is all the rage on youtube and internet.Here are photos of what I have used for now.It works since I love Hello Kitty!!!!!