Earlier this week (at the beginning of the kids virul/pnemonia sicknesses) we went for a walk to do a little 'Leaf Peeping'.Last year we tried making collages with the leaves we had collected, but realized that after a day or two the leaves dried up and soon started to crumble and fall off of the papers they were glued to, leaving a mess on the floor.
So this year, I became a little more creative, and took a cleaner approach.
Contact paper. It's a little tricky trying to get all of the 'bubbles' out... but it looks like stained glass when hung in the window and the sun is shining through! I've even sent a smaller verson via snail mail to New York. That'll be the real test I suppose. Here's T admiring our work. (I didnt even ask her for a pose like this... she really is admiring it!)
*place a piece a contact paper -sticky side up- on the table. Place leaves (either all brighter side up, or all brighter side down) onto the sticky-ness. Then cover with another piece of contact paper, smooth out the bubbles (it's easiest to start in the middle and work your way to the outside) and then cut off the excess edges with scissors. Easy, mess-free, and quick!*
And onto Halloween. A night of tricks and treats. (thankfully, only treats around this area... it's a really small town!)
Every year I spend it 'downtown' at a family members house helping to be a candy-hand'er-out'er. And to help take credit for the amazing decorations. Though really, I can only claim just one jack-o-lantern:
I call it "in honor of the week I had with two sick children".
The rest are all done by family, each doing a few every night.
*Sorry for the out of order photos... I can't figure out this photo uploading for the life of me!*
And Finally: after freezing for 2 hours during trick'or'treat time... I caught up with some friends and was able to get a pic of me with this sweet lil one! (the first time I saw her I was sick so I wasnt able to get too close...) isn't she just precious?!
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