Halloween Spooktacular Challenge 2025

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My two entries! (Guys, read at your own risk. Writing up the posts took forever!)

Dried Floral Besom (Witch's Broom) - Halloween Spooktacular Entry 2025

[IMG_1530] On Thursday night I had the opportunity to take a class in making Besoms, aka Witch’s Brooms from locally grown and foraged materials. It was taught at Allerton Park, which is a Turn of the Century historic mansion, now owned by the University of Illinois. They run a Folk School, which offers classes in the old barns and greenhouse, taught by people in the community, such as Weaving, Storytelling, Stargazing, Foraging, etc. This class was taught a woman named Remington, from Deli…

Wizard & Dragons Family Costumes - Halloween Spooktacular Challenge 2025

[IMG_7967] This year my daughter is 3. A very mercurial 3, who changes her mind and moods often. I started asking her in August, wha she would like to be for Halloween. She said a pink dragon. Over the weeks she stuck to it, but elaborated to explain the dragon would be pink, but with some purple and turquoise. Since she still wears pieces of the Strawberry Shortcake costume I made 2 years ago, I knew she would want to play dress up after the holiday. Therefore it would have to be sturdy, …