I wanted to be a butterfly when I was a kid, not a fairy. There is photographic evidence from first grade, but we’re not going there today. However, I would have to say these tutorials are my favourite so far of all the ones I have looked at while researching for you all.

Twilight Fairy By Charismaster

Forest Fairy by Michellephan

True Blood Fairy by goldiestarling

Life is allowed to be a little magical. I think these would be a conversation starter at the next costume party you’re at!

Dead Set Great Ideas.

I unfortunately lost a dear friend to ovarian cancer around this time last year, and Halloween was by far her favourite holiday. With all the spookiness and the creativity, she was always happiest when helping out at her nearest haunted house.

Something else she usually celebrated with us all was the Day of the Dead or Día de los Muertos. Which is similar but more like and extension of Halloween.

So in honor of my friend I give you 3 day of the dead sugar skull tutorials that would have certainly made her smile.

Day of the dead by Michelle Phan

Sylvia Sugar Skull Day of the dead by petrilude

Day of the dead face by goldiestarling

Keep checking back for a few more glamorous ideas on the lead up to Halloween.

Welcome to Life with Lisa!

This weekend, I visited a local pumpkin patch, just a few miles away! I’ve never really been to onesince I usually just pick up my pumpkin at the nearest grocery store. But after going to this farm, and doing all the fun things we did, I’ll never just be “picking up a pumpkin real quick”.

While searching up a few farms online (I mean I had absolutely no idea where one was), I did find that a few different farms had different things to offer such as a corn maze, a haunted corn maze, a petting farm, a hay ride, a pumpkin patch, a place for the kids, and a store to buy other things. The farm with the haunted corn maze was almost thirty minutes away.

(But I still really want to go!)

On arrival at the farm, we had to buy wrist bands, that basically let the workers there know what package of activities we bought, and what we were allowed to do.

First thing we did was hope on the hay ride, which wasn’t too long, but it was still nice because it took us all around the farm, and it was pretty chilly out. After about ten or fifteen minutes it took us to the corn maze, where inside we had to find the meaning of nine hieroglyphics, which were each placed throughout this HUGE corn maze!

Since the farm was closing at six, and we got there at five we did have to a bit of hurry, so right after the corn maze, we headed to the pumpkin patch, and choose our pumpkins. In the end we bought two big pumpkins, and two small ones, and only payed around 11 dollars.

This was the first year of going to a farm and doing things like this, but I hope to do it every year from now on. It is so much fun, for anyone of any age, and there is so much to do!

Bloody Good Ideas

It’s tutorial time again. Yay! Remember these don’t have to be limited to Halloween looks; you can use them for costume parties and conventions… Supanova Brisbane is on its way.

First up we have Nikkie from NikkieTutorials with a gory Bloody Mary look that is sure to make people cringe

For Tim Burton fans here’s Pixiewoo’s take on The Corpse Bride

Though I’m sure we’ve had this one in an earlier blog here is MichellePhan with a Black Swan look

I know I keep saying it, but these tutorials are a-mazing. The people behind them really are cool, so think about subscribing to their channels and getting to know them a little better. Life can never be boring when you surround yourself with interesting people.

Stay tuned, I still have still some super ideas to come. *wink*

Welcome to another Life with Lisa!

Growing up, I would always look forward to October, not only because of my Birthday, but because of the best holiday ever! What is better than dressing up as whatever you could possibly imagine, walking from door to door, with a group of your closest friends, saying nothing but three words, and receiving a hand full of candy!

Around the age of ten, I remember having dinner early (usually something healthy, since I’d be stuffing my face with candy later that night), and hurrying to finish my entire plate. I would quickly change into my costume (one year a alien, another a cow girl, and the most recent a lady bug), and grab my treat bag. Around five or six, I would dash out of my house and start with with my neighbour.

As soon as the door open I would simply shout “Trick or Treaaaat!”, and my neighbour would hand me four or five pieces of candy!

What’s better than that?!

So I hope you all have a great Halloween! And be safe!