Sunday, September 25, 2011

Halloween Goodness...

Ok, I know that it is a little early to start thinking about Halloween..but lets be real. It is my favorite holiday! I am lucky that I work in the library where we are encouraged to dress up! We host a Trick or Treat twice the week before Halloween (on Tuesday and Wednesday). I participated last year and had so much fun that I decided to dress up again this year. Only this year I will be dressing up as a letter carrier.

I haven't bought the bulk of the costume yet, but I wanted to show you what I decided to make for the kids. =)

They are called Pillow boxes. They are pretty neat and fairly easy to make once you find a template.
Here are some of the tools I used to make it. The stamps are all actual US postage. I found a lot of 100 online for around $4 including the shipping. They have all been postally used, but the cancel is very light. =)
I have cut out 48 of the 100 I plan to make. Still have a bit to make..not to mention putting them together and adding the candy into the mix. But hey, I want to be as accurate as possible.
What are your Halloween plans??
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  1. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    Oh, wow! Original to the max. The kids will love the whole concept. Wish I could be there to set up a little area where they could write a simple postcard, add a stamp, put it in a "mail box" and . . . They should address the postcard to themselves! You'd be teaching a new generation about the fun and importance of mail.

    The local news channel should send a reporter to tape the event, and interview you and some of the children. The post office should do a human interest story. Oh, but I wish I knew someone there. You'd make all the news, and The Today Show, and USA Philatelic, for seconds.

    Misty, you are some kind of talented. :) Shall I send my pumpkin stuffed with goodies as a give-away for your event, instead? My deadline is in 5 days and not a single entry has come my way. I'll take out the adult goodies and replace them with more age appropriate things.

    Thanks for sharing. :D Hope there will be lots of pictures. I'm as excited as if it's going to happen next week, and I'll be one of the kids. LOL!

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  2. The Pen ThiefSeptember 25, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    You make me smile!! I thought this was a great idea! And I also have an idea for Veteran's Day. Last year we held a book drive for troops. We asked the patrons to donate some paperback books (mostly mysteries) and then we have a contact who mailed them off to the troops. This year I am hoping to pair that with a letter/postcard/greetings card drive. Where kids and adults alike could write a message to a soldier and thank them for their service. I am still working on getting it set up, but I think it will be awesome!

    Oh and an entry is in the mail. =) Though I hope that you get many more than just from me!!

    I hope to take a few pics during Halloween. It gets a lil tricky because we have a picture policy at the library. But I am sure some will let me snap a quick pic. =)

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  3. MarianSeptember 25, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    That is so cool! Any kid would be so happy to get something like that. How creative! :)

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  4. The Pen ThiefSeptember 25, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    Thanks Marian! I thought the kids would like it. Plus I wanted to give out little packages being that I was dressing as a letter carrier. =)

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  5. VagirlSeptember 25, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    Love those letter treats. You outdid yourself! Who wouldn't love to get one of those? They're awesome for all ages!!!

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  6. HendericaSeptember 25, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    Oh those look great :)

    As far as Halloween, I will send some handmade cards to some friends but we don't celebrate it here sadly.

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  7. Mail Art DramasSeptember 26, 2011 at 4:56 AM

    the kids will love these! We bought Eva's costume yesterday. I never buy them but she is doing a Halloween fashion show for a charity. A costume store provides the costumes. You can buy one at a discount if you want. Of course a ten year old wants to buy it. She is the cutest Mad Hatter I've ever seen.

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  8. phonelady61September 26, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    Im sorry am I the only one who does not celebrate Halloween ? we dont give out candy either because our apt complex has told us in a flyer that is forbidden . So guess I will be saving some money this year . I did not give out candy at our last complex either . Im sure the complexs discourage it . Oh well I guess it is a good thing that I dont celebrate halloween huh ?

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  9. The Pen ThiefSeptember 26, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Thanks everyone!

    Jill- I remember being that age, but my mother always made our costumes growing up because we simply couldnt afford store bought. I remember being highly jealous of the store bought costumes..but looking back. I had the best costumes ever!

    Phonelady- I got your letter today. Your artwork was lovely. =) Brad also lives in a complex that has a "no trick or treat" policy. That one didn't bother me too much..but the "no live christmas tree" policy did.

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  10. lolastarSeptember 26, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    I LOVE YOU TRICK OR TREAT PILLOW BOX! I'M SURE THE KIDS WILL LOVE IT!

    HEIDI

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