happy halloween

It's that time of year! (Although I kind of feel like it's been Halloween for two months already.)

But maybe it just feels like that when you have a little one who is uncontrollably excited about trick-or-treating and pumpkins and costumes.

We took this cutie out to pick out a couple of pumpkins this week.

And of course, she was very excited.

Who doesn't love pumpkins?

And this place had such a huge selection. I was tempted to get all Martha Stewart with the crazy pumpkin varieties but we just went with the plain big orange ones. :)

Tonight, we'll be taking our little DJ Lotus Rock trick-or-treating around the 'hood to visit some of our favorite neighbors.



This is the third time she's worn her costume, so we're getting a lot of use out of it. We're also hoping to hang out with our little pal, Stella, who is dressing up as Super Martian Robot girl from YGG.

Yesterday, we had a super fun time at the kids' Halloween party at the library.

Crafts, songs, stories ...

... and puppet shows. It was super fun to see all of the little costumes the kids had a little parade around the library.

And we attempted a little bit of pumpkin carving earlier this week.

Lo wasn't afraid to dig right in.

We ended up making a Brobee and baby Muno pumpkin. (We call him baby Muno, but it's really GoGo, Muno's baby brother.)

Hope you're having a super fun and safe Halloween weekend!

the cool list.

So much lovely stuff on the internets. It's not fair not to share. :)


Jamaica's lists.

Classes at Ephemera.

Kara's books.

What a Load of Craft.

Kate Bingaman's interview with ReadyMade.

Dareness.

Chunky hat from Free People (that I'm going to try to make.)

New colors at Moop.

Craft Saturday.

My So Called Life on Hulu. (All of the episodes!)
*what's on your cool list?*

market day is here again

In case you haven't heard me mention this enough, Market Day is tomorrow! From 9-5 at 118 SE 4th Street, here in lovely Des Moines, Iowa. (Here's a map if you need one.)

Tomorrow morning is also the Race for the Cure. I'll be there with a fantastic group of women early tomorrow morning, hopefully not freezing our pants off.

Then I'll be running over to the 120 year old Market Building in the East Village for Market Day. Here are some of the hand-knits I'm bringing!

And here are just a few things you can expect to see...

Paintings.

Darby Shannon's awesome desserts.

Otherwise known as Darby Cakes. They're somewhat legendary.

Jeff Bonker's paintings and collage works.

Hand-knits.

Spookshow Pinups, by my pal Anthony.

If you stop by, you'll also see lots of friendly faces.




(All of the awesome photos above are by the talented Dani Ausen.)

So, seriously. Stop out to see us; I promise it's going to be a good time. Hope to see you there!

where the wild things are.

So, were you wondering what Lotus was going to be for Halloween this year?
Why, DJ Lance Rock, of course.

She's pretty thrilled with the costume choice and has been wearing this get-up quite a bit at home already. (She even likes to have the hat and glasses on.)

Last weekend, we spent a sunny warm afternoon trick-or-treating where the wild things truly are, Night Eyes at Blank Park Zoo.

It's such a fun chance to get dressed up before Halloween, and see the zoo one more time before winter hits.

They have peacocks wandering around un-caged, and Bo snapped this gorgeous pic.

We got to see (and hear) the tiger up-close and personal.

They have lots of decorations and lights set up throughout the zoo, but these guys are my favorite.

Lo did a great job practicing her 'trick or treat' skills.

And we met Clifford ...

... and Curious George.

It was a super fun afternoon, and we can't deny it ... Lotus makes a super cute DJ Lance. Her costume is just plain ...