food, crochet, merriment
For years now–my sister’s Halloween party has always included the bobbing for apples thing. It’s a no kidding, not for the faint hearted, do or die event–let me tell you. The kids all want to do it. The guys all want to do it. And…even some of my daughters want to do it.
Y.I.K.E.S. is all I can think of to say.
Oh, I thought of one more thing–
I just don’t think I’ll ever want an apple this badly…
maybe if it was Cheetoes…
nahhh…..
Remember the fabuloso “yarn” we made a few weeks back out of old T-shirts? Well, I’m happy to report that all that old stuff was given new life. Seems only fitting that if something is going to come back from the “dead” as it were–they should do it close to Halloween…
and reappear as a couple of sweet pumpkins–don’t you think?
I used the pumpkin pattern found at Planet June from a couple of years back. Of course, to work with this stuff–you’ll need a bigger hook than is suggested in the yarn pattern. The H hook felt the most comfortable to me, but you’ll have to mess with it.
Seriously, I do hope you’ll try playing with this fun stuff, because there is just something cool and spooky about bringing something back to life.
Beats Frankenstein any day.
heh.
The ideal God holds for us is to form families in the way most likely to lead to happiness and away from sorrow.”
-Henry B. Eyring
Back when the “big kids” were really little kids and not actually big kids, and didn’t have any little kids of their own–are you still with me?–dressing up for Halloween was a month long deal. These guys would tear through the costume box and try everything on and mix and match to their hearts content before finally, FINALLY deciding what to “be” for Halloween. Many times the big decision would end up being made about 3 minutes before scurrying out the door with everybody else to trick or treat.
Look who we have here–Sweet Lyndi the naughty witch, Yellow embarrassed clown Jillian, Purple grinning clown April, friend sixties girl Alyna, and bitty baby bear Daney boy.
Silly little “bald kid” was just a baby, not a big enough kid, and too busy being a baby, and being bald, to dress up. ha ha.
Every year my sister has the best Halloween party on the planet.
It’s a big deal–I tell you.
Even Ariel was there…
along with a bunch of rough looking dudes…
Hippie Jesse–the tree hugger and his wife, Amy…the tree, and a couple of Wiimotes…
Baby Mario and Princess Peach…
Jane and Jimmy Durante...
and a wandering Jack o’ lantern.
The mummy and joker came…
and a Chinese Fortune cookie…passing out fortunes….
pretty little Kate, who won the big prize…
a glowing spider…
and Robin Hood.
The Rock Star girls…
and a bridge over troubled water.
Yesiree–everyone was there…
even spooky Mr. Potatohead. Now there’s a shady looking character.
Wonder if he knows anything about the body under the table.
Yikes.
Mighty spooky bunch!