here comes Sandy

well a happy Sunday indeed...aside from the impending doom that is a hurricane, and the unknown of power outages, flooding, and wind damage that come with it...I get the day off tomorrow :)

yes, I do like teaching and going to school, but I was just getting to that "run down" feeling that hits around the end of the first marking period...so the timing is perfect...


that feels weird to say...


and while I hope the power stays on, and that there isn't too much destruction by this hurricane we call Sandy, I am going to do my very best to actually relax and enjoy having an unexpected day off.




now, on to more important things...Halloween costumes.  Yup, I am 30 and still dressing up for Halloween...this year the idea was all B's- he was so enthusiastic about it, I couldn't help but get into it...so we got amazing hats from my BEST team member Cindy, who runs the shop Anime hat mania- make sure you check out her fab work!

here we are as Finn and Fiona from Adventure Time!

and here were our Halloween partners in crime, Mr & Mrs Potato Head :)




now I'm off to make dinner, and tie down the deck furniture, charge all my electronics, and make a pile of ALL the batteries and candles I have...just in case...

student work!

yup, it's almost November...so I suppose I should post what my students have been doing in the Art room this year...


I know any veteran teacher will agree with this statement...but year two has been so much better than year one...so much more organization, order, and just productivity...


so in the spirit of that...here are a few of the things my kiddoes have done this year...I am definitely thinking of creating a second blog that would just be for Art teaching related things...but until then...enjoy!!


Pre-K pumpkins

Kindergarten Ghosts

 

1st Grade pumpkin patches

2nd Grade Candy Corn

3rd Grade Starry Night Pumpkin patch

4th Grade Secondary Color Spider Webs

5th Grade Cursive Name Skeletons

 

Do the Time Warp? Okay, let's.

let me preface this post by saying: MY PARENTS ARE AWESOME.


and I never would have turned out to be the awesome person that I am if it weren't for them...


so feel free to send cards, flowers, candies to them to say thanks ;)




in the spirit of Halloween...I made them this awesome video card on JibJab...to the tune of the Time Warp...from one of my Dad's favorite movies...The Rocky Horror Picture Show *starting to see why they are awesome, right?*

if you know our family, you'll know just how amazing this is...I can't figure out how to embed it yet...so just click this link if you need a little (okay a HUGE) laugh :)

Lauren & Brett +8?

ahh Halloween :) this year Brett came up with our costume idea...based on my guilty pleasure show, Jon & Kate +8...they even had wigs for Kate's signature hairstyle! I made an "Ed Hardy-esque" t-shirt for Brett and we pinned 8 dolls to our shirts...yay for home made costumes!



















Bonnie and Andy came to visit us for Halloween...one of our traditional holidays we spend together :) they dressed up as M&M plain...and with nuts!




















The girls from Panera met us out in the city :) a good Halloween all around!

if you really want to carve a pumpkin...

since I have nowhere to put a pumpkin, I did not get to carve a pumpkin this year...until my aunt sent me this super fun, pumpkin carving simulator...

Halloween finds on Etsy!

in the spirit of Halloween...fun stuff you can buy on Etsy :)

Big Headed Cat by BobbleNoggin

Glitter Halloween Star Ornaments by SylviaAnderson

"I'll get you my pretty" by CaliGirlCrafts




















witch feet earrings by GhostWorldGurl
















Monster Moustaches by Girl on the Rocks
















Creepy Creatures Glass Magnets by punkybunnyglassgifts

okay...I'm done :)

Cannibal Pumpkins??

I was browsing the blog of Kerry of Tryst by Kerry and I saw this hilarious pumpkin by Tom Nardone, author of Extreme Pumpkins...

I had no place to put a pumpkin this year, but if I did...I'd totally want to make one like this :p you can see the tutorial on Etsy here!

it's the great pumpkin, charlie brown!

last night my favorite Halloween movie was on...so now I'm ready for Friday, for the candy...the costumes...but no trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood...oh well...more candy for me ;)

and even though we were in different states...my mom and I watched it "together" :)



I somehow stumbled upon this great illustration, by artist Mark Geyer...I love how many people love the Great Pumpkin :)

more halloween fun!

maybe it's because I have two black cats...or maybe its the fun of dressing up...or the sugar high from the candy...but seriously, I love Halloween!

more cute decorations from Pier 1!





























and how fun are these Halloween colored M&Ms??

countdown to Halloween!!

yay! I love this time of year!!

it's getting spooky in here...

something odd about me (just one something, for now)...I am absolutely terrified of scary movies...but I LOVE Halloween! The colors, decorations, costumes, and of course more candy then you could ever eat :)

and how adorable is this new stuff from Pottery Barn??