Witch Way Down
Alexis' school doesn't celebrate Halloween.
It's seriously something I never even considered a possibility because pumpkin carving? Dressing up in silly clothes? Begging for candy? I'll be honest. I don't need a holiday to want to do those things. HALLOWEEN IS FUN. In my head it is a completely commercialized holiday with one purpose: get momma lots of chocolate.
Y'all who have kids who actually like candy may not see it that way, but I eagerly await the return from trick-or-treating when I get to pillage Alexis' pumpkin and pick out what I want, er, what I don't want her to have. Whichever. It's the same difference because she'll eat three or four things and then remember she doesn't like sweet stuff. Happy Halloween, indeed!
I wouldn't say that I am overcompensating for this lack of holiday spirit at her school, but not putting together treat bags for her classmates and a few other random miracles of scheduling and such have led to me managing to get more Halloween decorations up than I have the past few years. The other HUGE factor is that Alexis can actually help put up decorations. It happens to be something that she begs to do from the moment she opens her eyes in the morning until she closes them at night. Girlfriend is definitely feeling the ghostly love. She has done a lot to help, including being my chief conspirator in a little bit of new awesome.
There's a lot of new awesome stuff in the yard this year, but this is my favorite. Mostly it's my favorite because it was Alexis' idea. I've seen the idea done before, but I don't know how her little brain cooked it up. All I know is that I approve.
Alexis said we should do a "witch crashing into the flowers," so she got a witch crashing into the flowers.
The chair and flower pot are old. Like, REALLY old. The chair is one that I rescued from the trash probably 15 years ago with the idea that I would repair the seat. But, then I realized a flower pot would fit perfectly in the hole that was left when I removed the seat completely, so that became the new plan.
Of course, I threw some mums in there and then made use of Alexis' witch costume from last Halloween. It's always fun when you already have a witch's broom and tights sitting around.
The shoes are a pair that I stopped wearing approximately five minutes after I bought them. They are miserably uncomfortable so I've always hated them. Now that they've been spray-painted black (they were brown leather) (I love that the fact that I spray-painted a perfectly good pair of shoes is probably making some of you shoe people twitch) and are quite lovely.
Oh. And the legs. It turns out that if you start to ask yourself something like, "Where can I buy . . . " the answer is Amazon. Always Amazon. I found inflatable mannequin legs there. My "Related Items to Consider" are super fun now that Amazon thinks I'm into inflatable stuff. Ahem.
Totally worth it.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Reader Comments (12)
I love it! I am so mad that this year the house isn't decorated. Since the stupid movers are holding our stuff hostage.
love the Halloween decorations. Love even more the picture of Alexis. You're making me desperately homesick.
I have three small pumpkins sitting on my new bench. That's more Halloween decorations than I've had in YEARS and I was feeling pleased with myself, but THIS, this is adorable!!
By far the best picture of your daughter yet! What a cool chick! Sign her up for modeling!
That is awesome!!!! I love it!!! I go all out on decorating for fall in general. It makes me happy. :)
That last picture is GORGEOUS!
Love it! My son is TOTALLY into decorating too, but in our house it's all skulls, skeletons and spiders. Ew.
BTW, that is the MOST beautiful picture of Alexis.
i thought you would have stuffed the legs with old receipts that w has hoarded in a box downstairs somewhere. heehee
your crashed witch looks so much better than most i have seen. great job!
and i will totally join the others saying that the photo you captured of alexis is downright stunning. the background is tremendous, yet pales in comparison to her. well done, mama!
If Alexis is this brilliant now you , my friend, are so screwed the older she gets. I don't see it waiting until she is a teen either. But, the upside. Look at the awesome witch idea. For her mind to come up with that and for you to everything needed it's a win, win. :-)
Oh and LOL on the Amazon thing. Now if you could only fingure out a way to tell them to stop sending you that stuff. Or DO you want them to. haha j/k
Love the decorations.
I whole - heartedly agree that Halloween is the BEST holiday ever. And ya know what makes it even better then momma getting chocolate? And with 4 kids ohhhh do I GET the chocolate. But being BORN on Halloween not only entitles you to double candy as a child but it's like a free pass to continue trick or treating welllllllll into your adult years. Yes @ almost 35 I still get double candy. WOOHOOO!!!!!!!!
Love this! There WILL be a post with all the other Halloween decorations, right? Right?! ;)
Cool, blog, cool site, cool pictures, Hello from New Zealand via UK where I live now. they do Halloween a bit over here, gets a bit more of a foothold every year. Stumbled upon your place. Just though I would say hi as I passed through. have fun xx
Keep that evil genius on your side AS LONG AS YOU CAN. I imagine when she starts plotting against you, I'll be forced to bail one or the other of you out of jail. ;)