click on the halloween 2008 photo album for pics from this year's event (and see what i did with all those strange animal parts)
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halloween 2009
- the theme for '09 was "the bride of frankenstein/mad scientist lab". we created the lab inside the garage because the weather was rainy. it was a lot easier because that gave us more time for set up than when it is all outside. we were able to set up with the door down and raise it for 'showtime'. a lot of people felt this was a scary year, but we didn't think it was as scary as previous years. maybe we are jaded?
Halloween 2008
- the creepy cafeteria and the bone chilling butcher shop were our themes this year. we served up candy and popcorn as treats but it was the show most people came for - and what a show it was.....click on the thumbnails to see a full photo and caption
halloween 2007
- some pics from halloween at the smart house. this year we did a scarecrow theme with hay covering the front yard and a row of cornstalks set up. the trick/treaters had to pass the zombie farmgirl and scarecrow, then head up the row past me (as another scarecrow) to get to sam and samuel for the candy....we set up a strobe/fog machine in the center to add to the spooky factor. it was a huge success, we had probably 150-200 kids come through....
halloween 2006
- photos of our spooky house on halloween night. i like to make a lot of our effects and props to keep costs down and add to the originality. plus then if i decide to change it out, i don't feel guilty for spending a lot of money. keeps my creative goth side busy....
christmas 2007
- a peek into our house this holiday season....
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the 15 minute blanket
no, you don't crochet it in 15 minutes....that took me a lot longer. the 15 minutes refers to the amount of time you can lay under it without falling asleep. totally serious, this blanket is so notorious we had to take it out of the media room because none of us made it to the end of the movie.
it started out as a random blanket. sam asked me to crochet him a blanket that would cover his whole body so i made it over a 100 inches long. (long enough to cover the whole couch at the time) i bought all sorts of yarns - different colors, textures, thicknesses. the only stipulation was they were in the same rust/green/off white family of colors and they all had to be machine washable. i used a double crochet/chain/double crochet stitch that gave it a lacy look.
the idea behind the blanket is this:
work with a large hook (i think i used an S - the real big plastic one)
put all your yarn in a large box or tote with the ends sticking up
randomly pull two strands from the collection and start crocheting
crochet in this pattern:
row 1- colors A,B
row 2 - colors B,C
row 3 - colors C, D
(get the idea? i had like 20 different yarns...this is a great scrap quilt)
i later did one for my MIL that is now in my bedroom - it was all variegated worst weights so the afghan looks like confetti. i will try to snap a pic of it soon....
here is samuel under the 15 minute blanket....20 minutes in....
