Angel costumes have been favorites for girls during Halloween and then there is always that angel in the Christmas play at church. So I was not surprised when my lovely daughter said she wanted to be one. She changed it up a bit and wanted a bow, arrows, a quiver and some armor. She’s unique […]
Angel Warrior Costume with Articulated Wings – Halloween/Christmas (video included) Read More »
Welcome to the final day of the 4th Annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop! We hope you enjoyed the projects from the last 2 days! A few years ago we were looking online for handmade gift ideas and thought it would be great if there was a resource dedicated JUST to handmade gift ideas. Enter the
Handmade for the Holiday’s Christmas in a Deployment Box – “Home for the Holiday” Read More »
Our Jack Skellington Halloween Costume was created for my son with a puppeteering design style. Jack’s head is a bobble head adding life to his glare (see video), his neck is connected to a helmet so it turns left and right with my son’s head. I hope you enjoy this post. We have so much fun
Jack Skellington Handmade Costume – Nightmare Before Christmas Movie Read More »
I was spending some time today in a small local second hand boutique in town. In a corner of a store they had this unique wooden blackbird with wire feet. I could hear him now “squawk, take me home”. I picked him up, my fingers rolled down his back and I inspected the distressing and
Hand Painted Holiday – Wooden Halloween Raven Read More »
Welcome to the Parks and Recreation EPIC Blog Hop! Eight wonderful bloggers have joined together to create and share crafts inspired by the NBC show, Parks and Recreation, starring Amy Poehler. This fall the show enters it’s 7th and final season! We’ll miss Parks and Rec but the show will live on in “craft”!
Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope’s Wedding Dress Costume Tutorial! – Blog Hop Read More »
I had a fantastic customer. She was a sweet little girl with a love for Starwars, specifically Darth Vader. This project was so much fun to do, outside of my normal henna “box” of designs. The design of the iconic Imperial Forces leader was created on her forearm as if he was using the force
Darkside Henna – Darth Vader Style Read More »
This summer so far we have been lucky to have two trips to two different major bodies of water. We just moved to the southern east coast and we got to spend a weekend at the Atlantic Ocean as well as the Gulf of Mexico visiting family. My daughter and I took one morning rising
Sunrise is a magical time for Mother & Daughter bonding Read More »
Hello my wonderful readers, I have been working on my henna skills and having fun doing it. A couple of new patterns and designs are found below. I am hennaing just about everything to practice… even junk mail sheets. Henna Leg Design for Summer Fun It was inspired by a hand design from this page
Henna Foot and Knee/Leg designs flowers and flourishes L. Grace Lauer Read More »
Hello readers. I would love to share with you all my latest henna hand designs. I have been working and practicing on my lines. Thicker and thinner, details and bold. These are the latest works for hands and palms. Please leave a comment below with your thoughts. Lotus Palm Back of Lotus Palm
Henna Hands – working my mehndi/mehendi skills and techniques Read More »
Good Morning every one! It’s the beautiful month of July! I love this month don’t you? Here is a fantastic project I want to share in honor of my country’s Independence Day, July 4th. Happy 4th of July, Everyone! This is a special project because my daughter made this for me (we made a
