Zombie Accessories

It's that time of year again!

We're prepping for the annual Broad Ripple Zombie Walk at my house this week.

That means corn syrup blood and Zombie Manicures

 

There are a couple of great options for DIY Fake Blood.

The most popular I've found is just a half cup dark Karo corn syrup + red food coloring + a couple teaspoonsful of cocoa powder to get a nice, thick, gritty consistancy.

I also mixed a batch of blood using just a cup of dish soap & a couple drops of red food coloring. It was a brighter red blood than the corn syrup, but dried much more quickly (a good spray bottle to have for day-of application!)



And...finally, the girls and I all gave ourselves Zombie Apocalypse Manicures.
For that, I've-just-eaten look ...

 

Two coats of white nail polish.
Then, holding the nail brush an inch or so from the nail, let one or two drops fall on each nail. Swirl and scratch colors around the nail using a toothpick for a splattered look.
Ta Da! Nails fit for the Undead.

~  Until next time, guys & ghouls!  ~

Oliver+S Bucket Hat

Okay. No. 

No. It's not done.

I procrastinate with the best of them.

I finished a dress, two quilts, and one skirt this month, but I still haven't stitched the freaking bucket hat together. *sigh*. There are just not enough hours.

However, last night I watched Sucker Punch (which is wonderfully awful) and notched all my pattern pieces...so that tonight I can stitch this baby together and squeak this sew-along in just under the wire.

Sometimes a deadline is just what I need to get my butt in gear.

Thanks a little gray for getting me motivated. I needed it at the end of this month!

Also? For being so patient?

You get Zombies.

You're Welcome.

Someone please take not of his precise copy-editing notation there...one top of the Z. I did NOT teach him that...and I might have hugged him and swung him around the kitchen when I saw it. He was SO confused.