Diego vs Spider-Man

It looks like Diego has officially taken over Spider-Man's Hideout!  Other super heroes beware...

Diego the Elf is back!

With Christmas right around the corner, it was no surprise to me (JD was surprised) that a visitor stopped by from the North Pole.  Diego the elf is back!  From the looks of it he plans on staying to keep an eye on JD until Christmas.  Stay tuned for all of Diego's mischievous adventures!

Swap Meet Finds: Kitchen & Dining

This weekend hubby, JD and I took a little stroll through our local swap meet.  I haven’t visited the Rodium Swap Meet in a couple years, but now I may need to start visiting more often.  I came across a vendor selling Macy's kitchen and dining items.  Needless to say, this totally made my day!  For $30 I brought home an Acacia wood salad bowl and tongs by The Cellar and a 14 piece Martha Stewart cutlery set, both retail for over $70!

Hiccup from How to Train Your Dragon

Julian wanted to be Hiccup from How to Train Your Dragon for Halloween this year. I really enjoy making JD's Halloween costumes, so I was definitely up for the challenge.

To make JD's costume I purchased brown fur fabric to make his vest. I used left over strips of the same fur fabric and sewed them on to a pair of brown suede boots. I couldn't find just the right shirt, so I purchased a girls long sleeve shirt at Ross on clearance and dyed it olive green (I also dyed an old pair of pants). I added a little slit to the shirt and crisscrossed suede cord for our little viking. While searching for ideas online I found and purchased Hiccup's Battle Pack Set from 2009 on Ebay and voilà JD's costume was complete!