Talia – Page 5 – An Unorthodox Halloween

45….

Only 45 days left.

Many fewer for me. On travel next week, perhaps another week in October…

Fortunately, there’s not a lot that I really NEED done that couldn’t wait till next year.

Working on the commission piece for Diablos Dome.

From 2011 buildup

Going great. Hoping the weather holds off long enough to finish up today. (yeah right, when does weather cooperate)

All that Jute netting I bought has been real nice for building these things…

From 2011 buildup

…I’m just not sure I’ll have enough left for the intented purpose I bought it for.

Vampires in the house!

From 2011 buildup

Don’t know why the kids love these so much. Glad they do.

Personally, I’m hoping to find some Count Chocula….

Chimera 2

Chimera 2 has begun to take shape, with a lot of help from Kyle.

From 2011 buildup

(and that is Talia’s interpretation of it in chalk. She calls it “a silly anaconda”)

With Chimera 1 being built specifically to be staring into the eyes of a trick or treater, Chimera 2 is built specifically to tower over them.

(Kyle resting on the bridge)

From 2011 buildup

One of the best branches I’ve ever seen. I might end up embellishing this “hand”, but I don’t know it needs any.

From 2011 buildup

Loose ends…Tali-zander

Tying up some loose ends this weekend.

Talia’s little present, so she wasn’t left out of the whole “zander” situation, is finally complete. Metallic pink is harder to find than you would believe…

From 2011 buildup

Again, a special thank you goes out to the this wonderful lady.

Source of both the cape AND the skirt this time. Now I just need to talk her into tackling that whole Dr Horrible coat…

From 2011 buildup

When Kyle gets home, we’ll have to get the good camera out and get the whole ‘zander’ squad together for a photo shoot.

Several years ago, Kyle come home with this rather annoying project: Build something to sell in school for phony money. At the time, our house was all about skulls, with a goal of ‘100 skulls’ for the yard (which somehow turned into over 300…), and so Kyle wanted to make some for school as well. That project spawned our first tutorial on how to make molds.

From Molds

And Talia was such a wee one at the time…

From Molds

Well, that project has cropped up again. Where Kyle decided to make skulls because that’s what was going on in the house at the time, Alec wants to make them because Kyle’s business was so successful, bringing home all kinds of loot from the auction…

From Molds

So, our house is once again turned into a skull factory. With any luck, Alec will prove once again, Halloween items hold their own even in the spring.

It also seems this environment of skulls has gotten into Talia’s blood, as she made me “a scary Bob monster!” (Bob, of course, is our paper mache skeleton, since creating, ALL skeletons are ‘Bob’ in Talia’s eyes)

Just think…we’ll probably be making MORE skulls in a few years…

Death of a Unicorn, and other news.

I think this about sums up my week.

From 2011 buildup

Another pinata down, and I’m still having trouble finding the level of sturdiness appropriate for them. THIS pinata was a little TOO tough for the girls…(and was probably the weakest yet)

Still, it served it’s purpose.