Skeleton Hands Hair Clip DIY

Whoa, another DIY?  Yes.  It's another easy one, because I'm all about that (I'm a busy lady with a F/T job and kid as you may recall!)...and again, perfect for Halloween.  The last time I went to a big box department store (shall remain nameless) I saw that they sold skeleton hands and feet.  Well...why not make another hair clip?  Or pin?  If you're anything like me  you'll end up wearing this year round.  I do love me some skeletons.

You need: lovely bones, alligator clip, felt (not shown), and glue.

So, basically all you really have to do is slap some glue on your alligator clip and stick it onto your skeleton hand.  Then, cut out a little square of felt and glue it on the inside of the clip, so it sticks to the hand as further reinforcement.  Remember how I attached the felt in the batty clip DIY?  Same thing. 

And there you have a lovely skeleton hair clip.  I plan on wearing this to work on Halloween (I sadly didn't get a costume this year :/ )

Quick and easy.  I want to say that should be my middle name, but no.  That would be terrible.

Later gators!

Eyeball Nails DIY

I was first inspired to try doing these nails when I saw my friend Monique post this photo on Facebook.  She's hella talented at nail art and seeing as I like creepy eye balls, I thought I'd give this a whirl.

STEP 1: Prep your nails and slap on some white polish.

STEP 2:  Paint a half circle above your cuticle.  I chose blue for this, but feel free to chose whatever colour you want.

Step 3:  Take some black nail polish and draw around the half circle, as well add some black to the middle for the "pupil".  I didn't have a nail art pen for this, so I just cut a Q-Tip in half and used the pointy end to draw with.

Step 4:  If you mess up with the black, go back and fill in the colour again.  Now you're starting to see the eye!

Step 5:  Add some red to the mix and draw some squiggly lines.  The more blood shot looking, the better.

Step 6:  Go back to your white polish and add 2 little dots to the "pupil" section of the eye.  How kawaii, right?  ;)

And there you have it!  This is how mine turned out.  Personally I love Monique's waaay more, but it was still a lot of fun to try.  If you try this, link me with photos!  I want to see your results.

Later gators!

Batty Hair Clip

Well, hello!

If you remember yesterday, I showed you how to add a cute little bat to your cup of tea.  Well, you've finished up your last drop, you're ready to chuck that bag of tea in the garbage...but wait!  What about that cute little bat?  Well, here's an idea for you.

BAT HAIR CLIP. 

OH YES.

This is also a super easy DIY.  The only things you need are the bat, glue, and an alligator clip.  I buy my clips off Etsy, but you can easily check out a hair salon/supplier or eBay.  Whatever floats your boat.

Basically what I did was glue the bat onto the outside of the clip.  On the inside of the clip I glued the little black square you see above as further reinforcement.  Make sure the square glues to the body of the bat so that it's not noticeable.

VOILA!  And If hair clips aren't your thing, why not turn it into a pin and attach it to your cardigan or jacket?  Oh, the options!  The world is your oyster, my friends!  SEIZE IT!

Ciao bellas!

Batty Tea DIY

Hey guys!

I thought it'd be fun to do a spin on a DIY done by Leigh-Ann of Freckled Nest.  Seeing as it's almost Halloween and brisk outside, who wouldn't want a cute cup of bat tea?

This was super easy to make.  Like, insanely easy.  I first started off by drawing a bat shape, then cut it out.  I used sparkly black felt for the bat, but feel free to use whatever your wee heart desires.

Now that we have our lovely bat, we connect it to the tea bag.  Initially I was going to use the yarn shown in the photo, but opted to stick with the string already attached to the tea.  With yarn I'd say glue it to the bat, but in this case I used good ol' tape, mainly because I have plans for this little guy after and didn't want to possibly wreck him.  Or her.

Oh yes, I almost forgot...the eyes.  I glued these little gems on with felt glue.  You don't have to add eyes, but I think it makes it rather kawaii, don't you?

WHAM BAM, THANK YOU MA'AM!

I told you it was easy!  Now sit back and relax with a nice cup of tea.  Tomorrow I'll show you another DIY with this cute bat one you're done your cup.

Later gators!

Autumn With Film Grain

I managed to successfully get a roll of film developed from my Canon AE!  I love that camera, it usually resides in my purse as you never know when the perfect shot might happen.

So, this is what's been happening in my world...

At my Grandparent's haus.

MURDERFACE!

In the alley.

The dumpster beside my car.

Raimund

So there you have it.  Proof that I'm not dead, just busy.

Later gators,

~E

A Tad Bit MIA

Well, hello!  Sorry I've been a bit distant.  I started my new job yesterday and it's going great!  The people are pretty awesome there, and honestly if I can become a lifer there I think I'll be a happy camper.

The above photo was from one of my last days at my previous job.  I brought my Canon and Instax to take some photos with co-workers.  I miss these guys a lot.  We were a tight-knit station and it was hard to go.  On my last day I kept second guessing my decision.  I'll get over it quickly though.

So, what's new with you guys?  Anything fun or exciting?  I'm hoping to get a couple of DIY's up here soon...for those who don't know, I'm ADDICTED to Halloween.  Halloween shopping with me is a nightmare as I take too long picking out stuff.  I'm the kind of girl who keeps skeleton lights up all year round.  Yup.  I still have some ghost garland up from last year, because that's how I roll.

See you around,

~E

Autumn Walks

Last weekend my friend Raimund and I took a drive out of the city to the country, close to where we grew up.  We've been talking about doing a photo walk for ages and we finally had the time to get on that.  The weather was perfect too.  I seriously wish our winter could be just this...crisp and cool.

There's a boatload more photos where that came from.  I'm hoping to get some more photos done this weekend as well before all the leaves blow away.

Later gators,

~E

My Old School Might Be Haunted....

It's true!  Recently a paranormal team came out to my home town to see if the old elementary school (now a museum) is haunted.  My grandma showed me the article in the community newspaper and said "You always told us there was something there."  

I remember being in Grade 5 and having to organize the basketballs in the gym's storage room.  I had neatly put all the balls up on a shelf, turned my back for no more than 10 seconds, and when I looked over there were a couple of basketballs on the floor.  No noise was made.  How the hell did that happen?!  That would creep out any 5th grader for sure.  I also recall some classmates saying that they felt like they were being tripped in one area of the gym that was up a flight of stairs, and I heard this story on more than one occassion.

So, is my old elementary school haunted?  Who knows.  I honestly wouldn't be surprised.

To read the write up by the paranormal team, click this link.  There's a couple photos that include orbs on the site.

Spooky spooky!

Later gators,

~E