{Music Monday} Holy guacamole-we’ve got chips!

Posted by kristinloffertheiss on November 01, 2010 in costumes, halloween, music monday, Sayer, YoGabbaGabbaphotoshoot | No Comments

This Music Monday is invite only, and you’re on the list baby! Life imitates art- is that how the saying goes? Well, in this case, Halloween costume imitates the musical group, the Aquabats. Sayer loves the “super music friends show” on Yo Gabba Gabba and the Aquabats’, Pool Party video is one of his favorites. He loves to grab his ukelele (that Aunt K & Uncle B got him on a trip to Hawaii) and rock it out. Although we needed to add a strap for him so he could swing it around on his back like “Bones” does. A camera case strap & some eye hooks worked well for that. This summer he asked me for an Aquabats costume- or at least the hat, googles, & belt. Being that time isn’t easy to find these days… I sort of put off that project for Halloween. You know, a “kill two birds with one stone” sort of thing. However, he sort of fell in love with firemen and firetrucks in the meantime. So he had two Halloween costumes. But I anticipate both will be worn often though. He can’t get enough of these guys! Enjoy the pool party…

Holy guacamole– does this kid like to sing and jam out! Hope you all had a great Halloween weekend. Happy Music Monday!

{Happy Halloween} Don’t Be Scared…

Posted by kristinloffertheiss on October 31, 2010 in Andrew Bird, costumes, halloween, spooky, Uncategorized, video, vintage inspiration | 6 Comments

Have a spooky & sweet Halloween!

{Pictures}

1- Abandoned house in Lake Chelan, WA- I took it when on our Summer vacation this year.

2- My pre-school class – I’m the clown in glasses.

3- Clown on step ladder is me…

4- My brother as a clown- me as Raggedy Ann

My mom made our costumes….

{Happy Halloween} Don’t Be Scared…

Posted by kristinloffertheiss on October 31, 2010 in Andrew Bird, costumes, halloween, spooky, video, vintage inspiration | No Comments

Have a spooky & sweet Halloween!

{Pictures}

1- Abandoned house in Lake Chelan, WA- I took it when on our Summer vacation this year.

2- My pre-school class – I’m the clown in glasses.

3- Clown on step ladder is me…

4- My brother as a clown- me as Raggedy Ann

My mom made our costumes….

{Everyday Inspiration} Cardboard Man…

Posted by kristinloffertheiss on October 30, 2010 in cardboard, Chris Theiss, costumes, hutch studio, recycled treasures | No Comments

Yep, it’s true- I am married to a man who loves Halloween. While I’m scrambling around putting last minute touches on Sayer’s costume & really haven’t dealt much with my own, Chris has been finished with his costume for days. He has even worn it all day at hutch studio (where he makes all sorts of cool cardboard & recycled treasures)! He’s a master with cardboard and his whole outfit is made from recycled polyfil boxes. Each year I think he outdoes his last Halloween costume. This guys just gets better with age I tell ya. He actually just started his own blog this week that you may want to check out … he’s always making something noteworthy.

About an hour after I originally posted this, Chris came home and told me that he had made a mustache & belt. So, I had to add more photos. Something tells me that he may just start wearing cardboard outfits now- which is great because I go through lots of boxes of polyfil. Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend (& Halloween prep if you celebrate)! Will be back soon with more Halloween goodness….

{Everyday Inspiration} Cardboard Man…

Posted by kristinloffertheiss on October 30, 2010 in cardboard, Chris Theiss, costumes, hutch studio, recycled treasures, Uncategorized | 25 Comments

Yep, it’s true- I am married to a man who loves Halloween. While I’m scrambling around putting last minute touches on Sayer’s costume & really haven’t dealt much with my own, Chris has been finished with his costume for days. He has even worn it all day at hutch studio (where he makes all sorts of cool cardboard & recycled treasures)! He’s a master with cardboard and his whole outfit is made from recycled polyfil boxes. Each year I think he outdoes his last Halloween costume. This guys just gets better with age I tell ya. He actually just started his own blog this week that you may want to check out … he’s always making something noteworthy.

About an hour after I originally posted this, Chris came home and told me that he had made a mustache & belt. So, I had to add more photos. Something tells me that he may just start wearing cardboard outfits now- which is great because I go through lots of boxes of polyfil. Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend (& Halloween prep if you celebrate)! Will be back soon with more Halloween goodness….

{Everyday Inspiration} Cardboard Man…

Posted by kristinloffertheiss on October 30, 2010 in cardboard, Chris Theiss, costumes, hutch studio, recycled treasures | No Comments

Yep, it’s true- I am married to a man who loves Halloween. While I’m scrambling around putting last minute touches on Sayer’s costume & really haven’t dealt much with my own, Chris has been finished with his costume for days. He has even worn it all day at hutch studio (where he makes all sorts of cool cardboard & recycled treasures)! He’s a master with cardboard and his whole outfit is made from recycled polyfil boxes. Each year I think he outdoes his last Halloween costume. This guys just gets better with age I tell ya. He actually just started his own blog this week that you may want to check out … he’s always making something noteworthy.

About an hour after I originally posted this, Chris came home and told me that he had made a mustache & belt. So, I had to add more photos. Something tells me that he may just start wearing cardboard outfits now- which is great because I go through lots of boxes of polyfil. Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend (& Halloween prep if you celebrate)! Will be back soon with more Halloween goodness….

{Inspiration} costumes…

Posted by kristinloffertheiss on October 24, 2010 in costumes, halloween, vintage inspiration, vintage patterns | 7 Comments

The clock is ticking- there is only one more week to get costumes figured out & made. I feel a little pressure to makes something wonderfully creative for Sayer, yet I haven’t started anything. Over the years, Chris has made some really elaborate costumes for himself. I guess you could say that Halloween is one of his favorite holidays. While I completely love dreaming & making up costumes, ever since I started klt:works, I’ve been too busy sewing things for orders. But now that Sayer is in the mix… it is just that much more interesting & important to figure it all out.

Sayer’s went as “Plankton” from Sponge Bob for his first Halloween. Chris dreamed it up, and I made it. It was pretty simple and comfortable for him to wear and he seemed to like it. The first time he saw himself in the mirror with the hat, he was really scared though…

Last year Chris made these really cool robot costumes for the two of them to wear. We hadn’t really anticipated (because S is our only child & we are new to this parent thing) that he may not want to wear a box. The full costume was finally worn once we went to grandma & grandpa’s house, but it was sort of a dramatic evening. Sayer is in a little parade with his grandma during the day and traditionally has worn a hodge pod of past halloween costumes that my mom had made us as a kid. This year he is all set to be a fireman for that little parade. He LOVES his fireman hat, coat, and boots – he wears them even when it isn’t Halloween. So we are guaranteed that he will wear it and be comfortable and warm. However, he did suggest a few interesting ideas for costumes that I am debating whether I should try to make. There is such a strong tradition of making costumes between Chris & I, that I feel the need to whip something up. I do work well under pressure… so I guess time will tell what gets created and what doesn’t. I even got out all of my vintage patterns that were used when I was a kid, just to inspire me. What are you going to be for Halloween? Do you have a favorite costume from when you were a kiddo?

*If you find you are in need of some costume inspiration too, pop on over to Modern Kiddo for an awesome Halloween parade here.

{Inspiration} costumes…

Posted by kristinloffertheiss on October 24, 2010 in costumes, halloween, Uncategorized, vintage inspiration | No Comments

The clock is ticking- there is only one more week to get costumes figured out & made. I feel a little pressure to makes something wonderfully creative for Sayer, yet I haven’t started anything. Over the years, Chris has made some really elaborate costumes for himself. I guess you could say that Halloween is one of his favorite holidays. While I completely love dreaming & making up costumes, ever since I started klt:works, I’ve been too busy sewing things for orders. But now that Sayer is in the mix… it is just that much more interesting & important to figure it all out.

Sayer’s went as “Plankton” from Sponge Bob for his first Halloween. Chris dreamed it up, and I made it. It was pretty simple and comfortable for him to wear and he seemed to like it. The first time he saw himself in the mirror with the hat, he was really scared though…

Last year Chris made these really cool robot costumes for the two of them to wear. We hadn’t really anticipated (because S is our only child & we are new to this parent thing) that he may not want to wear a box. The full costume was finally worn once we went to grandma & grandpa’s house, but it was sort of a dramatic evening. Sayer is in a little parade with his grandma during the day and traditionally has worn a hodge pod of past halloween costumes that my mom had made us as a kid. This year he is all set to be a fireman for that little parade. He LOVES his fireman hat, coat, and boots – he wears them even when it isn’t Halloween. So we are guaranteed that he will wear it and be comfortable and warm. However, he did suggest a few interesting ideas for costumes that I am debating whether I should try to make. There is such a strong tradition of making costumes between Chris & I, that I feel the need to whip something up. I do work well under pressure… so I guess time will tell what gets created and what doesn’t. I even got out all of my vintage patterns that were used when I was a kid, just to inspire me. What are you going to be for Halloween? Do you have a favorite costume from when you were a kiddo?

*If you find you are in need of some costume inspiration too, pop on over to Modern Kiddo for an awesome Halloween parade here.

{Inspiration} costumes…

Posted by kristinloffertheiss on October 24, 2010 in costumes, halloween, vintage inspiration, vintage patterns | No Comments

The clock is ticking- there is only one more week to get costumes figured out & made. I feel a little pressure to makes something wonderfully creative for Sayer, yet I haven’t started anything. Over the years, Chris has made some really elaborate costumes for himself. I guess you could say that Halloween is one of his favorite holidays. While I completely love dreaming & making up costumes, ever since I started klt:works, I’ve been too busy sewing things for orders. But now that Sayer is in the mix… it is just that much more interesting & important to figure it all out.

Sayer’s went as “Plankton” from Sponge Bob for his first Halloween. Chris dreamed it up, and I made it. It was pretty simple and comfortable for him to wear and he seemed to like it. The first time he saw himself in the mirror with the hat, he was really scared though…

Last year Chris made these really cool robot costumes for the two of them to wear. We hadn’t really anticipated (because S is our only child & we are new to this parent thing) that he may not want to wear a box. The full costume was finally worn once we went to grandma & grandpa’s house, but it was sort of a dramatic evening. Sayer is in a little parade with his grandma during the day and traditionally has worn a hodge pod of past halloween costumes that my mom had made us as a kid. This year he is all set to be a fireman for that little parade. He LOVES his fireman hat, coat, and boots – he wears them even when it isn’t Halloween. So we are guaranteed that he will wear it and be comfortable and warm. However, he did suggest a few interesting ideas for costumes that I am debating whether I should try to make. There is such a strong tradition of making costumes between Chris & I, that I feel the need to whip something up. I do work well under pressure… so I guess time will tell what gets created and what doesn’t. I even got out all of my vintage patterns that were used when I was a kid, just to inspire me. What are you going to be for Halloween? Do you have a favorite costume from when you were a kiddo?

*If you find you are in need of some costume inspiration too, pop on over to Modern Kiddo for an awesome Halloween parade here.

{Music Monday} Holy guacamole-we’ve got chips!

{Happy Halloween} Don’t Be Scared…

{Happy Halloween} Don’t Be Scared…

{Everyday Inspiration} Cardboard Man…

{Everyday Inspiration} Cardboard Man…

{Everyday Inspiration} Cardboard Man…

{Inspiration} costumes…

{Inspiration} costumes…

{Inspiration} costumes…

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