Comic Book Shoes

Yes, you read that title right... I made comic book shoes!!! I'm not sure if I have mentioned it lately but Modpauge and I have become quite close... in fact I think sewing machine and glue gun are starting to notice and might be getting a bit jealous LOL!

So I got these plain white kinda boring flats from Wal-Mart and thought what can I do with these to make them look a bit more "Zazzy" (Say it like Sheldon from BBT lol!) and then it hit me!... why not modpauge something on them?... I had just bought this big bottle of modpauge from hobby lobby (while it was on sale) and what better way to break it in. It pained me a little to be cutting up a comic book... what a HUGE no no... but it's a new one and there was nothing significant about it other than the pages were really bright and it had some of my favorite hero's in it. So I bit my lip and tore off some pages to cut out strips to modpauge to my shoes, and so began my project. And I have to say it was pretty easy... a little messy, but easy. And now I LOOOOOOOVE them... I have slapped on about 4 coats of modpauge and then sprayed them with clear coat from krylon juuuuuuust to make sure they are sealed pretty good... but I don't think I'll be wearing them in the rain just because I would cry (ALOT) if they got ruined. Anyway here they are... let me know what you think? :)

Oh, Please excuse the white spots that's just the modpauge drying...

I got a little eager to take pics and post them to my facebook without letting
them dry fully... what can I say? I got a little excited lol!

I even put Green Lantern on my shoes.

And Wahla! Ready to go! :D

Expecto Patronum!!!

We have finally seen the new Harry Potter!!! It was... AWESOME!!! I am a little sad that they are doing it in 2 parts though...but... I understand why. Don't worry I wont spill any of the goodies in case your still wanting to go see it, which you totally should... because it is AWESOME!!!

And in honor of witchcraft and wizardry, I have crafted up my very own wand!!!
Ohhh and its soooo easy to make... no really! And suuuuuuper cheap! Honestly you cant get cheaper than a rolled up piece of paper and some hot glue! I love it! I'm thinking of making a few more of these since I loved how it turned out and then making a cool wand stand to go with them to grace the top of my entertainment center.

So to make your very own witch or wizard wand... take a regular 8x11 sheet of paper and roll (tightly) from one side the other, once you've got your paper rolled up good and tight take a bit of hot glue and glue down your edge. Then cut off each end just a tiny bit and fill that in (very carefully) with hot glue. Let that dry for a few seconds and then begin to glue around all the sides of the "wand" to make the "bumpy" "magical" look. Once that dries you can begin to paint it. I painted the wand part brown first and just used one coat because I liked the way it made it look like wood. After that dried I just took a bit of metallic green paint and painted the "bumpy" "magical" part and Viola! You're ready to start dueling!

Thanksgiving Craft Explosion

So I have been up to crafty no good... yet again. They are just fun easy things that the munchkin and I have been doing together. Last week when we went grocery shopping we went to the commissary and as always we end up with about 15 paper bags, I usually use these paper bags for the kiddo to draw, doodle, paint or just play with but this time I thought why not try to upcycle them into a craft? I must have stood there for at least 15 minutes trying to figure out what I could use them for that I hadn't already done... and then I got it! I thought, how about a Thanksgiving leaf bunting?! Sounds pretty cool so far right? Basically I just took the same maple leaf pattern as I use from the craft where I made a felt window decoration (which my neighbors just happen to LOVE... I have gotten sooooo many compliments on it, you should see their faces when I tell them how much it cost me to make it LOL!) and cut out the pattern on back side of the bag (the one that doesn't have the ads on it for militaryonesource.com) you can get about 4-5 leaves on there. After cutting out each leaf I then glued some fall colored glitter on the front of each leaf out lining the leaf and then wrote out 'Happy Thanksgiving" on the front with a sharpie. Now here comes the craft FAIL part... as I stood there and hot glued each leaf to my wonderful, yet again useful, hand dandy fishing line, I thought to myself this is gonna be pretty cool... until I flipped it over and realized I placed each damn leaf backwards (which would have been ok had we had Thanksgiving in Japan, where they read right to left!) I then proceeded to smack my forehead and give a great big Homer type of DOH! while my hubs snickered from his spot on the couch. At this point I had already had the sign up and cleaned up my massive pile of glitter mess (did you know that glitter is a real pain in the ass?) and then it occurred to me... why not just paint over the sharpie letters and then paint in new letters? Heck yes! So there I stood like Michael Angelo painting my buntin up near my dining room ceiling for about 20 minutes. It goes to show though, even with a craft FAIL you can still make it work. ;)

The leaf bunting after I corrected my FAIL :)

A close up, if you look at the lower left corner of the G you can see just a bit of the sharpie letter shining through still... thank god no one will be this close while looking at it... at least I hope no anyway... But on the back the munchkin and I both wrote all the things we were thankful for. Among the things she wrote were; Daddy, Mommy, Both sets of grandparents, Her friends, The Air Force, Her toys, Her room, Her Cape (yes, the one I made her) , and of course Batman.

Today the munchkin and I decided we would make Thanksgiving Thank You cards for the Airman that will be coming over for dinner. Just something for them to know we were thankful for them to come to our house, have dinner and spend a little time with us. I know it can't be easy being away from family and especially during the holidays so I like to do what I can for them to make it just a little easier. Though nothing can make up for being home for the holidays but I do hope they will have a good time with us. After all isn't that what Thanksgiving is all about?

The front of the kiddo's card. We made hand print turkey cards for each both Airman.
She is soooooo excited that we are going to have "new friends" over for dinner, and I'm so proud that she is eager to spend time with them. I hope her generous nature stays with her always.

What she wrote on the inside to each of them.

This program which is "Home away from Home" is sponsered by the Chapel at Keesler AFB and really is a great program, if you ever get the oppertunity to do something like this for someone in any branch, I urge you to try it... nothing will give you a better feeling of hospitality :)

And finally... my Thanksgiving wreath! That cost me a whopping $3.00 (including the over the door hanger!)

All the materials used for this came from the dollar tree store. Yup, even those pretty, shiny, sparkly gourd's. Its really easy to make too! I had left over fall leaves from my Halloween Candelabra project and I just hot glued them to the wicker wreath that I bought then I hot glued the gourds on top and... Wah-la! Instant Thanksgiving wreath for your front door! ;)

A little close up of the shiny sparklies... say it with me... oooh ahhhhh... LOL!

Young at Art

I have to be honest and say that my fridge is getting full... and its not of just food. It's that little Picasso of mine... the budding artist, she loves to draw and paint and do all kinds of crafty stuff with paper. Gee, I wonder where she gets it from? ;) So I decided to make a board to display her work. She loves it of course, because she has a space of her own (right in the dining room) to show all her friends (and some of ours too) her cool stuff. I can't hide the fact that I'm down right proud of her getting more and more interested in Art. I'm almost thinking I should be planning a trip soon to a gallery some where... There might just be another day trip to NOLA in our future. :)


The board is more of that pressed wood that I just happen to have an abundancy of since the hubs made his speaker boxes for the vette. I just painted it with plain acrylic white paint and then splattered the crap outta it with various other colors. I then free hand painted the "Artist Row" part and hot glued some plastic clothes pins to the bottom of the board and Ta-Da! We've got a great new place to hang memories. :)

This is my favorite "piece" shes done lately... its of the fall trees (that are non existent here in Mississippi). Mommy is on the left, Daddy is on the Right and she is in the middle. When I asked her what the big black spot in the middle of each tree was she said; "The belly button!" and then said; "Duh Mommy!" I don't think I ever have laughed so hard in my life! LMAO!