Elf Antics

Posted on December 3, 2014 by mabufive

Meet our Elf – “Elfie”. He is no Elf on the Shelf. Sure he gets into plenty of mischief but he is loved and held. Santa sends him around the beginning of December and he returns with Santa on Christmas Eve. As much havoc as he creates, he is still cherished as part of our Christmas holidays.

The following are some of his crazy antics from back in 2009.

Whenever Elfie sees packing peanuts, he thinks he is playing in snow. We find them every where.

We found him driving Harry’s remote control car.

He and Goofy decided to play Star Wars ships.

He got into my cotton balls and made a snowman.

He dressed up all of Harry’s animals in Christmas themed attire.

A “snowball” fight with cotton balls.

Meet “Super Elfie”.

Elfie left a a mess when he decided to create a Christmas paper chain.

Our Elf seems to have a bit of a shoe obsession. He is always trying on different shoes and socks.

And then we found Elfie at my computer. He created a ridiculous holiday video of us as elves.

halloween happenings – a photo book

Posted on October 31, 2014 by mabufive

Halloween/October has so many opportunities for photos:

making costumes
costumes
pumpkin patches
fall festivals
carving pumpkins
painting pumpkins
pumpkin lattes/pies/roasting pumpkin seeds.etc.
Halloween books
Halloween art
Halloween/October decor
outside decorations
jack o’ lanterns
trick or treating
the candy
spooky flashlight photos
October skies/ moon
parties
and so much more….

This photo book was made through Paper Coterie, which sadly doesn’t exist anymore. I still wanted to share because it is a great example of using basic blocks of color, Halloween quotes and simple layouts to create a fun book representing October/ Halloween adventures.

a little halloween decor

Posted on October 29, 2014 by mabufive

I created this with various Halloween supplies I had lying around ( bingo cards, stars, stickers, tags, boxes, ribbon, glittered trees, bells, plastic spiders, plastic skeletons) with the addition of some photos (both in color and black and white). When it comes together, it creates a fun decoration.

halloween photo cubes

Posted on October 28, 2014 by mabufive

Another holiday, another excuse for photo cubes. Can you hear me singing “I just can’t get enough?”. You can see my other cubes here and here.

Halloween cube photo ideas:

costumes
pumpkin patch adventures
pumpkin carving
Halloween carnivals
Halloween/ costume parties
Halloween art
spooky looking skies

Start by using 2″ square cubes from Michaels, JoAnn’s or even online. Cut various patterned Halloween paper into 2″ x 2″ squares. Find those precious October/ Halloween photos and cut into 2″ x 2″ squares. Adhere with Modge Podge or Aleene’s tacky glue using a foam brush. Finally, you have the perfect Halloween keepsake for a table or shelf.

cubes – fourth of july style

Posted on July 8, 2014 by mabufive

Wondering what to do with all those Fourth of July photos? Cubes are a great way to go. These cubes incorporate Fourth Of July’s over several years.

You might also add photos of:

fireworks
flags
details on bikes
parades
food
clothing/hats
traditions

You can pick up 2″ blocks at Michael’s, print some photos, find some red,white and blue paper, and adhere it all the blocks. Quick, easy and a fun decoration to add your summer decor.

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