Costumes, Community and Crochet

Hey guys!
This week has mostly been busy with making Halloween costumes.  Which may not seem very academic, but it fills part of my void of making and creating.  Making Halloween costumes has always been one of my favorite things.  When it comes to school and teaching we often have to come up with book themed costumes to inspire reading with our students, for that I picked to be the Very Hungry Caterpillar.  For fun, for me, I made a cloud costume.  (see attached pictures)
Sometimes for me it feels so good to just to be free and to create something totally fun and silly.  This week I was just focusing on the fun of life and using that as my inspiration on my Halloween costumes.  I debated whether or not to even post about them on here, but I figured it involves creating, and inspiration and motivation - so why not?

I have also been looking for ways to connect to my HOME community.  We have a local shop here called SCRAP which is like a thrift store for art supplies, it's amazing.  Well, I have wanted to take a class there, and I have been waiting and waiting for one that was up my alley, and this Saturday I took a class on crocheting - it was my first crocheting class, so it was a little rough, but the teacher was great, and the class was small and beginner enough that I didn't feel overwhelmed, I felt supported.  I was so happy I decided to take the class.  The teacher is offering more "drop in" classes for us to reconnect and she even wants to start a crochet club - it was so precious, just a room full of ladies making little mug mats.  When I was shopping at SCRAP the education director even asked if I wanted to volunteer to teach some classes, not on crochet - but on the subject of my choosing.  So this one little class might open up more opportunities to teach in my local HOME community. 

I hope everyone is having a great week!  I hope my costumes aren't too silly to post and that they spread some joy you're way!