THIS IS HALLOWEEN

Happy Halloween!!

Today is Halloween, but we celebrated our spooky night on Saturday here at Fowlkes Point! We had a little Halloween party with just a few decorations, but A LOT of fun! Take a look!

Some of our decor: 

 

We made punch using pineapple juice, ginger ale, vodka and triple sec. Then we added pureed strawberries to the top for a creepier look! 

We bought the adorable ghost piñata was purchased from Walmart so we could play "dizzy piñata." How to play: you must have a wiffle bat with the top cut out and a hole punched in the bottom. Fill the bat with beer, while plugging the hole with your finger, and then chug the wiffle bat beer. Once you're finished, place the bat on the ground and your forehead to the top of it and spin around 10 times, then attempt to hit the piñata. You will most likely fall and it is hilarious. But drink responsibly! 

Also, on our bar area table are the Harry Potter potion bottles Christina and I made. We took one dollar bottles from Michael's, modge podge from Walmart and used printables you can find here and make your own! They are too cute! We just filled ours with water and food coloring, but I suppose you could use them in your drink station with mixers and such!











Next the costumes:

Honey Boo Boo, Mary Poppins, and Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy and the mime

Honey Boo Boo and the Situation 

BatGirl and Poison Ivy!!

An airplane (she came with a pilot as well,
I just don't have a picture of them) and Poison Ivy

If you cannot already tell, I was Poison Ivy! And I made my costume out of an extra large t-shirt and ivy leaves from Michael's. I followed this tutorial. 

Too much fun! I just LOVE Halloween!

Preparing for All Hallow's Eve

We're having a Halloween party this year, and I cannot wait! I've been working all weekend on my costume (but am not ready to reveal). Christina and I have begun to look for decorations and create some of our own! I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought I'd give it a go! Hope you like it!

I took the candles we had laying around that Christina didn't care about and gave them a new creepy look! I purchased red and black stick candles to drip along the edges. And I think they turned out pretty good! 

The blue one is the only one that I think turned out a little weird, but I couldn't decide a color for it. 

Letting my TOMS SHINE!

TOMS shoes are awesome. But they get holes. So instead of throwing them out, I decided to add a bit of flare to my old pair to make them look like new!
Here is the finished product:

And this is how I did it:
First I gathered all the essentials: Fray Block, Liquid Stitch (can be purchased at WalMart), scissors, and fabric that is already hemmed (I used a bandana purchased from WalMart) and of course, your TOMS!

First, you want to put the fray block on the part of your shoes that has the holes. So I put it all on the back of my shoes.

Then cut your fabric for the front and back of your shoes, but make sure to cut pieces larger than needed, you'll go back and cut after gluing.

Use the Liquid Stitch to glue the fabric to your TOMS. Put glue all over the section and place the fabric so that the hemmed section is at the top where there is a hem on your shoes.

When doing the top half, place the fabric on and flatten it over the tip and fold the sides in, and hold it so the glue will take hold. I also added glue under the fold so it would stay.

After the glue has dried, take the scissors and cut along the base of the fabric, tuck it into the crease of the shoe and add glue as needed.

The final step is to add Fray Block to the edges of all the fabric that does not have a built-in hem (the bottom and the sides of the back). And then you're done!! Beautiful like new TOMS!