Mickey and Me

Halloween 1988

and now Mickey is getting married.

I Don't Do Spooky

Sunday I was searching for a photo

 for a friend who was over

for the day

and I stumbled across these.

(never did find the other photo I wanted)

I started making advents like these many moons ago.

This happened to be an all day class I taught

maybe 7? years ago and  it was

 a great class. Everyone's 

advent came out unique and pretty,

or as scary as they wished.

It was a long day painting backgrounds, 

cutting and sewing and I'm pretty sure I 

served my classic Halloween chili.

Everything but the spiders and the web

were made by hand,

and each student painted 

their background as they wished.

The house was hand cut and assembled

Everyone who knows me knows I always get a pinwheel in somehow

The bats were on wires so they could bounce (fly)

There is a string garland inside the little painted box

I had forgotten how many pumpkins

 I used to make each season.

They have homes all over the country.

A sampling...

Mysterious Class

Time for another class at 

The Paper Bunny

"Mysterious"

October 1st

Cones, Door hangers, Advent, Gift Cards/Tags

We'll be making it all!

See you there?

Z

DRY BONES

link

Dry Bones

A little Mickey BOO

Twenty Five years ago..

now THAT'S scary

Homemade Halloween

(Pocohontas and a gameboy)

This year in the USA alone

2.6 billion will be spent on Halloween costumes 

330 million will be spent on pet costumes

unicorn

When I think of the medical research 

that money would provide for, 

or the head start programs

that could be funded,

or benefits to disabled veterans...

(especially 330 mil for pet costumes...)

I feel a little sad and perplexed

at our priorities.

50's gal

We handmade our costumes at oldgreymare

tiger and a marionette

Dorothy and an I Mac

The sewing machine and glue guns would be in use for days

very little money spent,

lots of love invested

great memories

Halloween Advent Completed. Yay Sue!

Two years ago I spent the day with 

friends in a Gathering class here at my house.

Here is the link to that day

Halloween Gathering

The short haired blonde in the forefront is my friend Sue.

I joined in her garage sale last Saturday and no sooner had I 

unloaded my stuff when she said, "I finally finished my advent,

go in and see.."

WOW!

Didn't she do a fabulous job?

Now she had the majority done awhile ago

but kept tweaking it until it was 

just what she wanted, and sometimes

 our projects get delayed right?

Just in time for this Halloween.

This was the first complex canvas background she has done.

Again - she hit it out of the park...or the coven

To those new to Oldgreymare....

from time to time I teach 

Gatherings at my home. 

All day affairs that include all supplies and a sit down meal.

Sometimes it is one large project..

sometimes it can be as many as nine.

We have a blast.

I really need to do another soon.

anyone in? maybe a Christmas one?

One of my favorite things is to see a student,

stand back, look at their work,

get a big grin of satisfaction,

and think..

That's good, I love it!

Yay Sue

I have some leftover pumpkins

 from the 4 dozen I've made and sold this season...

took some to the garage sale Saturday also.

If anyone is interested

email me and I'll send pics, prices and 

quantities that remain.

Some are sold out

limited quantity of others..email me