DIY Hamburglar pet costume

Happy Halloween!!!

Oatmeal is the Hamburglar! (Don't know who the Hamburglar is?)

This was a last minute little project I decided to do this morning because I am an insane bunny mom. If you want to make your pet a Hamburglar, you will need:

• Felt 
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun
• A little hamburger (I made this tiny one out of Sculpey clay)
• Black twine
• White acrylic paint
• Colored pencil

This costume is very much makeshift so there are no measurements unfortunately! If you eyeball it to the size of your pet, you really shouldn't have any problems. My only tip is to keep using them as a little mannequin in between making the hat, cape, and mask so the sizes can turn out right!

I traced a circle about 6 cm in diameter on black felt with a yellow colored pencil for the brim. The top of the hat, which pictured here, is measured about 10cm. 

The mask here ended up being too small so I tripled it in size. 

Here I am gluing the top of the hat together which is the 10cm strip. 

I am tracing the glued 10 cm strip to make a top of the hat to the felt to seal it off.

Hot glue it!

Here is the size comparison to the mask and hat. This is the mask that I ended up tripling in size to fit Oatmeal's big head :) To make holes in the mask simply fold your mask in half and trace a half oval shape. Cut out the half ovals and unfold your mask. Now it has eye holes!

Glue twine to both sides of the tiny mask. Make the twine way longer than you expect it needs, you can trim the length later!

I glued a thin 11cm strip of yellow felt to the hat. The tiny clay hamburger was something I had laying around oddly enough, I made it into a magnet a while ago and it broke off the magnet, so it served a purpose today for Oatmeal's costume! 

I traced and cut out a cone shape for the cape. The length of the cape measuring from bottom corner to corn is 28cm. I attached a mini collar which is 11cm in length.

A closer look at the shape of the collar

I traced, roughly measured 2 cm stripes in height, with a colored pencil and filled it in to paint over with white acrylic paint. 

Here is the first coat of paint for the stripes. I recommend doing two or 3 to make them bold. I glued on twine to the cape so I could tie it on to my poor bunny.

Guarding his poop and hamburger...

He was a really good sport about wearing it. Hope everyone has a magical Halloween! Love from Oatmeal and I!

-Craft Bunny

DIY breadless cucumber sandwich snacks!

This is an easy and (somewhat) healthy snack that takes minutes to prepare.. You will love this if you love cucumbers!

I got fancy and sliced my cucumbers with the wavy side of my mandolin. I cut rather thick slices.

Spread whipped cream cheese (for easy spreading) and sandwich your slices together.

Season both sides with salt, pepper, dill and you are all set for munchin! I love making this when I get carb crazy and want to eat a whole bag of chips, which a lot of the time I will do any way but I try not to :) Hope this sounds yummy to you! Quick and easy. Happy Friday ya'll!

-Craft Bunny

90s grunge granny OOTD

Don't mind me just trying to be edgy in teddy bear mom jeans ^.^

50s vintage mohair cardigan from the $5 sale rack at Down at Lulus! 80s vintage polka top crop top from Mercy Vintage. This reminds me of a top that Phoebe Cates would wear in Fast Times at Ridgemont High!

90s vintage mom jeans also from Down at Lulus. They are sooo stretchy and comfy. They have teddy bears and little letters embellished all over the front. They remind me of jeans I've seen on Style Nanda. Some friends and family really shake their heads when I wear these.. maybe they look like grandma pants but I think they're soo kawaii!

90s vintage 4 eye Doc Martens from no other place than Down at Lulus! I got these for $34 3 years ago!!


Tune in for the next DIY breadless cucumber sammies! Love and teddy bearz.



-Craft Bunny

Shopping in Japan/ Garden Rodeo OOTD

Glasses are from Crossroads Trading, jacket is 1980s vintage from Telltale Heartbeat Vintage

I got this dress in Shibuya on my trip to Japan. Shopping there I felt like a little kid, gasping, and running all over Takeshita Dori (one of the cheaper and very trendy places to shop) grabbing things to try on. Tokyo is such a stylish city. I love being surrounded by all the people who have such a creative sense of self.

This was walking into the heart of Shibuya for the first time! I couldn't believe my eyes.

Fuzzy hand embellished kawaii backpacks in Shibuya 109

My gorg friend Monica. This is the area where I got my horse dress!

I regret not taking more pictures but sometimes you have to put the camera down and marvel with your own eyeballs! I'm hoping I will get to go back within the next year so I will have to save tons of money! Tune in for the next DIY or OOTD!

-Craft Bunny

DIY Halloween/ Fall Tea party!

Today I fixed up a Fall tea party for my bestie. Me and the bestie love fall and Halloween like no other. Every year we consume ungodly amounts of pumpkin flavored foods, beverages, and buy probably every pumpkin spice candle on the market. What better way to ring in the autumn season than with a Fall themed tea party with your best friend? Here's what I made and how to make it!

 I made classic cucumber sandwiches, pumpkin cranberry scones, and my own little recipe of heirloom tomato Caprese mozzarella sandwiches. 

(Sorry if some photos are blurry I have absolutely no light in my apartment and hate what flash does -_-)

First off, for your fall tea party you need festive tea! I like this pumpkin spice tea from Republic of Tea, it's a little pricey but very delicious! The other cheaper option is this delicious spicy Harvest Blend Herbal tea from Trader Joe's around $2. If you hate tea alternatively you could have a spiced cider tea party!

I usually like making my scones from scratch but these Pumpkin Cranberry scones from Trader Joe's sounded too good to pass on.

  

For the Cucumber sammies..

• Cucumber
• Dill weed
• Whipped cream cheese
• Freshly cracked pepper
• Salt
• Shepard's bread

Cut off the crust of your bread slices. I am using Shepard's bread because it is a little thicker and more substantial than your average white bread. Slice Cucumber thinly. Spread a thin layer of cream cheese and artfully as you can place your cucumbers. Season with dill, salt, and pepper. DONE!

I used a mandolin to get my cucumber slices really thin and pretty. I got my mandolin from Daiso so it's not by any means a well made culinary tool but it does the job for me at $1.50 and I can slice a pile of cucumbers within seconds!

This is my favorite raspberry jam from Crofter's, it definitely compliments the spicy pumpkin scones. This Halloween parchment paper is from Daiso isn't it adorable?!

For the Heirloom tomatoe Caprese sammies..

• 4 Heirloom tomatoes
• Fresh mozzarella
• Laughing Cow Garlic and Herb cheese
• Balsamic vinegar
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Freshly cracked pepper
• Shepard's bread

Slice your tomatoes thin. Marinate with a splash of Balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste. I stuck mine in the fridge overnight to make them extra delicious! Cut out your bread with a cookie cutter and top with a thin layer of Laughing Cow cheese. Top with mozzarella and your tomato. Done!

For my Heirloom Caprese sandwiches I cut out my bread with these vintage Halloween cutters that were my grandmothers. I decided with the bread I had left it was okay to waste a few slices for the fact that they would be pumpkin shaped! Here I am spreading a fairly thin layer of Garlic and Herb Laughing Cow Cheese. This layer will prevent your sandwiches from getting too soggy under the fresh mozzarella. 

Here is my newly purple haired lady love sipping her tea!

You can't forget butter on your scone! You only live once people..

Hope you set up a fall tea party for you and your bestie too! Love and cucumber sammies!

-Craft Bunny