Happy Halloween!

I must confess that, after being down with that flu bug, I don't have any Halloween cards for this year.  What with babysitting full time now, I chose to move right into my Christmas cards and projects, in order to have enough time for them,  As a paper crafting artist, I feel like I never have enough time to create all the ideas that are swimming in my head.  I did finish 8 cards yesterday and that thrilled me! So, today, I will share some of my Halloween memories with you and a few Paper Pumpkin ideas for Halloween.  Enjoy!

So now, do you feel bad you missed out on some of the great Paper Pumpkin projects, if you sign up now, you can get the November kit.  It's available for ordering through November 10.  A little birdie told me that it will coordinate with our current kit which, by the way, has gorgeous cards that I am working on right now.

Now, for some Halloween memories ... 

Memories from my own childhood ...
We made our own costumes.
Cowboys, ghosts and hobos were very popular.
I liked to dress up in my dad's old clothes.
We went to neighborhood houses.
We got home made treats.
We got apples and oranges.
I survived it ... and ... I loved it.
Times have changed a bit.

Memories from teaching ...
Lots of kids showed up with cheap, ugly boxed costumes.
The strings always broke off before you could tie them.
The masks always got dented.
The parents expected you to have plenty of time to put on make-up, attach fangs or false teeth, and add all the fake blood to anyone needing it.
Teachers didn't count how many years until retirement, they counted how many more Halloween parties they'd have to endure.
I did enjoy the years we paraded through the school neighborhood.
The kids were wild and crazy ... but they loved it.

Memories from when my own children were little ...
We carved pumpkins every year.
I made popcorn balls for our 'guests' who came knocking.
I sewed all my kids' costumes.
My favorites were a witch, a cowboy, and Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy.

One year, my daughter asked if she could make the costumes.  She loved creating as much as I do.  What did she make for them both?  They were tubes of toothpaste!!!  They were darling.  It only took paper, crayons, markers and a complete roll of Scotch tape:).
One time, when my dad was visiting, he came out of my daughter's room holding a paper shoe she'd made (just the one) and asked: "Why?"  My answer:  "Because she could."  That one took a complete roll of tape, too:)
That's art ... and that's fun!

Here's a look back at our trip to Black Bart's Pumpkin Patch.

... and his class trip to another Pumpkin Patch with his mama.  Isn't this the cutest shot ever?!!!

So, Happy Halloween everyone.  It will be a chilly and damp one here.  We're taking Joey to our bank today because they're inviting Trick or Treaters.  Then, we're going to carve a pumpkin that we got when we took Joey to Black Bart's Pumpkin Patch a couple of weeks ago.  It should be a fun day.  I'll try to get some pictures.
Then, while he's at school ... He'll have his first school party today at Pre-K:) ... I'm going to be working on our latest Paper Pumpkin cards and our Christmas Countdown Project Kit.  I have projects 'in progress' spread out all over the place.  Happy days are here again!

WHAT'S UP NEXT?

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE PARTY / 2:00-5:00 / RSVP REQUESTED

Sunday, November10 --- 
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DATE!!!

Come enjoy holiday displays, inspirations, projects and more!

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

November 11 / Pay to register by November 4

We’ll be making beautiful Christmas cards.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

November 19 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

December 9 / Pay to register by December 2.

We’ll be making beautiful Christmas cards.
These will NOT be the same card designs as those from the November class. 

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

December 17 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.

That's it for now.  

Thanks for stopping by my blog neighborhood.   

Have a beautiful day!