Happy Halloween!

pumpkin, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

I hope you all have a spooky Halloween with lots of treats and no tricks. Last week Kate and I spent the day collecting pumpkins for Halloween and painting some of them the colors of the beach....shades of blue. I had seen a tutorial on Alisa Burke's blog and wanted to give it a try. Blue is a favorite color of mine and so I went with sky and ocean blue. The used some puffy fabric paint, including glow in the dark to decorate . I used inspiration from nature: leaves and the pattern of a sea urchin and sand dollar for my design. Kate and Ella painted along with me. It was a fun project. Try it next year! Next week: pumpkin pie!

Pumpkins and gourds

pumpkins on the buffet, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

painting the pumpkins white

painting the pumpkins white, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

Kate is working hard on her white paint

then a coat of blue

IMG_1168, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

painted pumpkins

painted pumpkins, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

One blue painted and two natural color with paint.

pumpkins on the mantle

pumpkins on the mantle, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

and they make their way to the mantle

BOO!

Kate, with her new scary shirt, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

Halloween is such a fun time for decorating with spooky stuff. I decided to make spider T-shirts for my girls. I found some black shirts and then dug through my stash of felt and fabric for gray pieces that would make a good spider. Green felt eyes were perfect and then I found some old crystal raised buttons for the eyeballs. A touch of glam for my scary girls. The baby size shirt for Gabriela is embroidered spider webs with green beaded spiders in each web. If these adorable little scary girls trick or treat at your door, please don't be afraid; and give them a treat.
Happy Halloween!