Fall Pinterest Challenge: Pinata Costume

I'm joining Sherry and Katie on the Fall Pinterest challenge.

I saw this pinata costume on Pinterest this summer and knew immediately that I had to make it for my son.

And here is what I came up with.

The hat is made out of foam sheets and hot glue.

I just hot glued 4 pieces together as the hat base.

And I added some elastic string as the chin strap.

The outside is covered in rows of felt that I later cut into fringe.

Same thing with the ears: foam sheets that were rolled into cone shapes.

Hot glue those to the base of the hat.  (If I had to do it over, I'd make the ears smaller.  Theses are too big and make the hat top-heavy.)

I found a large footy pajama set at Goodwill (only $2!!) and used that as my costume base.  I bought it 2 sizes bigger to accommodate for layered clothing underneath.

I sewed rows of felt to the entire outfit and tried to work around the zipper.  I hot glued the rows of felt to the sleeves since they were too small to fit into the sewing machine.

And here's the finished product!

iPhone photos from Friday night trick-or-treating

Show Us Your...

...family space!

Here's what our living room looked like when we first bought it a year and a half ago.

And here's what my it's looking like these days.

 This is the view from the dining room.

 I love our big windows in the front of the house.

 The little nook behind the front door where my son can sit for me to put his shoes on.

I painted the bookshelf built-in right after we moved it.

I also removed the bottom shelf to allow for taller items to fit.

My gallery is probably my favorite aspect of the room.  The Ikea frames are filled with black & white photos of us and our family.

 The view from the front door.

Of course there are some toys in the room but most of them are hidden in the baskets under the TV.  It makes for quick and easy cleanup, too.

Some of the throw pillows are new additions, like this one.  My mom made 2 pillows with fun patterns on one side and left over fabric from these chair cushions to line the back side.

Linking up with Thrifty Decor Chick

A Beach Vacation

This past week we met up with my family for a week-long vacation in Hilton Head Island, SC.  We used to go every year but this was our first time in 5 years.  It was also the first time my son would be going.

These next two pictures are my absolute favorites :)

There were some golf lessons...

And of course lots of days at the beach.

This was Beckett's first time at the beach and he was hooked.  After the first 10 minutes he had no fear of running right into the waves.  He especially loved the taste of the salt water and sand :)

Linking up with Simple Things Sundays at Simple as That.

Summer Happenings

Summer is upon us and we are taking full advantage of the hot weather and summer events in our town.

It all started with the Memorial Day parade.

Then we tried to swim.  Someone's not fond of the water but I have a feeling that will soon change.  For now I'll just enjoy this view :)

Another great Father's Day.

And last night we LOVED watching a movie in the park.  Kids were everywhere, the heat left with the sun, and we sprawled out on our blanket under the stars.

Perfect summer night.