Faux Leather Coat Review

It’s so hot, but Isaak wouldn’t take off his faux leather coat. I do have to say that he looks pretty stylish.

Sizes:

• 3T-4T
• 5-6
• 7-8
• 9-10
• 11-12
• 13-14

Both Mica and Isaak are super tall - in the 97%! Isaak's 10, but I got him a 13-14. It fits great! It will fit all of fall, and hopefully all of winter.

Front:

• The front has 2 pockets for gloves, hands tissues, or whatever else one would put in there. 

• Towards the top are 2 faux pockets. 

• The sleeves have elastic, which is great for putting over gloves when it's cold. 

• There's elastic on the bottom sides. 

• There's a metal zipper, which I love. Plastic ones seem so dinky! Everything is plastic now a days.

• There's a snap on the top of the coat.

Back:

• Towards the top are 2 faux pockets.

Colors:

• Black
• Brown
• Camouflage 

Isaak would have picked black, but they were out his size. He said, "I like that color too Mom. It goes with my football!" Neither of us cared for the camouflage.

Cost:

$19.99 to $25.49 - Prices range due to color, and size.

You can get it on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0744DWT2H?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_title&th=1

Isaak thought it was for sure leather, but it says it's faux leather. If he thinks it's real leather that's great!

What color would you have picked?

Disclaimer: I got this product for a discounted price in exchange for an honest review.

#DIY Faux Terrarium

If you remember I started to make a Faux Terrarium a few weeks ago:

I dug up some dirt, and microwaved it. I learned that microwaving anything in nature for 2 min. kills the living things in it. Not that I like to kill nature, it's just that this is going in my house.

I know I left you hanging with the end result. 

I made faux mushrooms out of Sculpey. If you are unfamilar with Sculpey it's a clay that can be baked in your oven to harden. It turns into a hard plastic. You can paint on it with oils, or acrylics. They do have colored Sculpey to.

I put paper clips in the faux mushrooms, while I made them. Why? Because the paper clips would A) Help support them. B) Give me something to hold onto while I painted them. C) When the mushrooms were all said and done, I could cut off the ends, to give me something to stick in the sand and dirt. 

I painted them with acrylics. I had them done for awhile, but it's been so rainy here. When it's not raining, it's muggy. I took everything outside to shoot once, and the glass on the Terrarium, and on the lens of my camera kept fogging up.  

Here's the end result:

Why a faux terrarium?

I wanted something fun in my hallway. I've had a thing for terrariums lately. There is no light there, and I needed something that had a lid. I want to be able to dust it. Making a fake one just seemed like the right choice for this spot.

The Start of a Faux Terrarium

I have a space in my hallway that needs something. I love terrariums, so I wanted to make one for that space. The trouble is, is there's no light in that space.

I set out to make a faux terrarium. I'm an artist I can fake it, right?

I found a rubber moss online:

Source - On sale for $9.99

It seriously looks like real moss. Doesn't it?

I found out the place to go for a cool glass container is Michaels.

I wanted to make it look as real as possible. Here's the order for a typical terrarium: 

Gravel
Sand
charcoal or dirt
moss

I washed the gravel, and sand. Then strained it.

I dug up some dirt, and microwaved it. I learned that microwaving anything in nature for 2 min. kills the living things in it. Not that I like to kill nature, it's just that this is going in my house.

The moss looks pretty real.

I have a lid, so I don't have dust getting inside the faux terrarium.

It's not done. I'm now going to make mini red and white mushrooms. 4 of them to be exact. 1 big one, 2 medium sized ones, and 1 baby one. I'm making them out of Sculpey, which is a clay that can be baked in your home. Then I'll paint them with acrylics.

There will be a follow up post once the mushrooms are made.

One more thing: I was featured on Creative Mondays. Check it out if you have the time. It's my Apple Sandwich post that made it in.

Faux Camping Again

Faux camping was such a big hit last time we had Cousin's Evan and Elijah over that we decided to do it again. This time the little guys got to sleep in the tent. Evan and Mica got to sleep in it the last time. I guess Elijah was so excited for this! Then in the morning they all got in the tent to watch a movie, while I made breakfast.

In Order: Elijah, Evan, Mica and Isaak's way back behind and to the side of Mica (you can't see him).

WW Faux Camping {Linky}

In Order: Cousin Evan, Cousin Elijah, Isaak and Mica

I posted a few shot of our faux camping experience here. I had a few more that I thought could go up for WW. The boy's had so much fun with their cousins!

Elijah and Isaak having a deep conversation about Pillow Pets.

Evan being his giggly self. Mica looking silly. I've bought Mica other stuffed animals. He still holds onto this cheap rabbit he got from preschool.

If you have a moment, enter my low entry here.