Walk for a Cause

I hope you had a fun Halloween!

November begins today...how did that happen?

Even if we're turning over a new page in our

calendar, I hope you don't mind me sharing an

activity I participated in last October 16.

I took part in the American Cancer Society's

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk

in New York City's Central Park.

Here are hundreds of participants at the

starting line (pink balloons).

I've been doing this for the past couple of years

because some people who are near & dear to

me have been touched by this disease.

I know, so blah.

By walking and raising money, we hope to

raise awareness & one day, find a cure.

Wouldn't that be TADA!?

Men, women and children in all shapes,

colors and sizes came out to walk.

Look, even the dogs were there!

I'm energized by charity walks like this where people

gather for one cause and become a support system

to those battling cancer. They stand united

wearings pink wigs, bandanas,

hats or t-shirts:

What did I wear?

I've been wearing this pink shirt ever since.

It has cute embroidery on different

parts of the shirt.

Well, I've officially made it my Making Strides t-shirt.

I did a little blah to TADA!: I embroidered the

names of my loved ones touched by

breast cancer:

Alma

Edith

Emy

It was an honor to walk for these courageous women.

And it was an even greater honor to walk among

survivors. I applaud them and only hope

that many more can call themselves

SURVIVORS.

Happy Halloween!

It's Halloween!

Are you or your kids dressing up today?

I'll be a pirate tonight -- a TADA! costume I've

assembled with blah items from my closet.

I came across these creative costumes

made by recycling things at home:

A hot air balloon made of an old box

and paper bags

A Lego piece made from a big empty box

and small round boxes

A fish bowl made from plastic bags & paper

A gumball machine made from a plastic

bag and cardboard

A snow globe made from a plastic bag,

card board and cotton balls/fiber fill

These TADA! ideas are all from

Country Living.

I wish you a SPOOK-tacular day!

Jack O' Lantern

Happy Friday!

Today, I have another

blah to TADA! transformation

for Halloween.

At this time of year, pumpkin carving

is a favorite activity.

But if you don't have the time,

you can still play with pumpkins

without all the work.

blah: an orange plastic bag

{tissue for gift wrap can also be used}

Stuff it with scrap paper, gather

the ends and tie them together.

Then give him a face using a

permanent marker.

TADA! A fun & festive tabletop decoration.

I wish you all a nice weekend!

Halloween Candy

Are you a fan of Halloween?

Do you go all out with the costumes &

decorations or pay little attention,

leaving it to the kids to relish?

Why not take Halloween to your office?

Don't worry, I don't mean arriving in

full costume!

I suggest taking candy for

your co-workers.

blah: a empty food container

Just clean the container and stick on some eyes.

These "eyes" came from magazines or you can

draw your own...happy eyes, scary eyes...

just to say, "Someone's watching".

Then fill the jar with candy!

Another idea is using paper cut-outs.

Even if it's busy, busy, busy at the

office, everyone can still stop for

some Halloween sweets.

TADA!

A Monster on my Desk

It's all about quick & easy Halloween

decorations on my blog this week.

Today, we're using this:

A blah, empty tissue box.

See what happens when we add some

paper & cardboard cut-outs...

We made a scary monster!

Add some candy and situate it on

a table or desk.

Won't it be fun to see if kids and adults

dare to put their hand inside?

Enjoy your day!

Costume Party

We're getting ready for Halloween,

and all this week we're making

easy blah to TADA! decorations.

blah: stuffed animals picked up from

different parts of the house

Why not dress them up

for Halloween too?

Meet COW-nt Dracula

Here's Bear the Bandit...

And the Chick Witch!

These costumes were made with an

old black t-shirt and felt scraps.

TADA!

Easy Halloween Decorations

Hi Everyone & happy Monday!

Do you celebrate Halloween?

I like the grandeur of Halloween.

I participate by handing out treats to

costumed kids in our apartment

building and watching the Village

Halloween Parade in New York City.

With Halloween around the corner,

I'm sharing some easy decorating

ideas that go from blah to TADA!

blah: empty soda & iced tea bottles

Add some labels printed from the

Martha Stewart website.

Glue on the labels and add

some ghoulish green liquid

{water & food color}.

Line these up on a window sill, shelf or mantle.

Or use them on pitchers and carafes

for your party drinks...just how

Martha Stewart does it.

TADA!

Larger than Life

Since we're on the topic of recycling boxes,

I thought this was a good time to share

some super cool sculptures. They

are store window displays at the

Nike shop in Soho, New York City.

Standing at least 6 feet tall, this

creature is one big basketball fanatic.

Here's the back view -- see how he's

spinning the ball?

Can you believe that this is made

entirely out of shoe boxes?

Here's another one made of

black & white shoe boxes.

They were created by talented artist

Christophe Roberts...which he started

because he had so many Nike

shoe boxes in his closet.

Check-out this video on how he puts

sculptures like these together.

Awesome right?

Have an enjoyable weekend!