Ok so not to brag or anything

Pin It Now! ....but I'm pretty sure these are the best pumpkins ever!

I'm so happy with the way they turned out.  I can't really take any credit...this wasn't my idea at all... I found the initial inspiration from Interest with a Cookie Monster pumpkin:

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but it looked like the mouth part had been carved out and that seemed like a lot of work so I just used black paper instead! I LOVED how easy these were to make, and Jonah loved helping make them and now loves saying hi to Elmo and Cookie every day.

If you want to make these yourself all you will need is:
Red paint
Blue paint
A pack of styrofoam balls
A pack of styrofoam eggs
Orange paint
A paintbrush
Black Cardstock
Glue
(I had a few of these things in my art supply already but got the rest at The Dollar store)...then you just paint the pumpkins, wait for them to dry and then glue the eyes, nose and mouth on! The mouth was the hardest part, I tried a few different ones on each pumpkin but found these ones with the little dots at the side of each mouth worked best.

Also - I have some big news....

 I have been busy over here with a new project - I signed up as a Stella & Dot stylist and I am having so much fun!  I have 6 shows coming up and looking forward to each of them - I just LOVE everything about the company and am finding it a nice break from the kids that I can for the most part just slot in when I have some downtime.  It's perfect for me for now - if you are interested in learning more about becoming a stylist or hosting your own event let me know - I love to talk about it!

 These are a few of the new social media buttons that they made available to us - aren't they cute?

And just because I love to share - here are a few of the pieces I'm ogling today:

Serenity Stone Drops

I normally wear studs but thinking these will be a good transition piece for me to try out a longer style

Petra Bracelet

This is SOOOO gorgeous in person, looks like a diamond encrusted sleeve!  Will be perfect for the holidays.

Mercer Wallet

I LOVE this wallet.  I just got a new wallet for my birthday so a new wallet is the last thing I need but I can't stop thinking about this baby.  The fringe zipper?  The pink interior?  Sigh.  

Have a great day! 

xoxo