Coraline Costume

This past weekend we watched the movie, Coraline! We all adored this deliciously creepy adaptation of Neil Gaiman's book. Our girls watched it twice within days! 

I thought that Coraline would be a fantastic costume for Halloween!

Instead of some cookie cutter costume that is cheaply made and costs a fortune, wouldn't something creative and different be perfect?

A simple yellow raincoat and boots, some blue hair spray or blue wig, a pair of jeans and a dragonfly hair clip and you have a great costume and an outfit that can be useful for more than just one night of Trick-or-Treating!

Discovery Rain Jacket in Bright Yellow

L.L. Bean $34.95

Kamik Kids Rain Boots @ Zappos - $35.00

Rosillini Short Blue Wig- $5.94


Dragonfly Hair Clip w/ Swarovski Crystals
Serenity Crystals sold at Amazon.com-$11.95 

A black cat accessory to carry along Halloween night - $9.99

Check out these great items I found at Etsy!

Polymer clay key by ThePetiteShop- $15.00

Put a ribbon through the top loop and wear it as a necklace!

 And here is a link to "make your own"key. 

Amazingly cute Coraline doll!- $36.80


Coraline Doll by SewLolita via Etsy

In love with this "Other Mother" Print 
by StravaganzaArt -$16.00

**Happy Trick or Treating!**

“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, 

but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
-Neil Gaiman, Coraline. 

 

Rainy Days

Rainy days are built for laziness! No motivation to clean because the house was too dark to notice the dust and I have no doubt the laundry will be waiting patiently for me tomorrow.

We watched our last bit of Faerie Tale Theater; baked toffee chocolate chip blonde brownies (ignoring snack time rules completely and devouring them immediately after lunch)!

The babies napped longer than usual while the girls played "Bored" games quietly upstairs. Did I just say "quietly"?!?

So I spent time playing around on Etsy and came across these rainy day illustrations! Enjoy!

Carambatack Design

Tekzuki

Monjojo


Kecky

Rain showers my spirit
and waters my soul.
~Emily Logan Decens