I used to have an addiction to candy corn.. but only for the month of October. But, after an extended stomach issue 2 years ago I have avoided candy corn. Yep, it only a $14,000 medical bill (ER visit and high deductible) to convince me to re-evaluate my diet. Anyway, this post is not about my [Read more…]
Halloween Juice: Gut-or-ade
Halloween juice Today I am sharing a fun Halloween juice: Gut-or-ade. One of my boys had a sleepover and I wanted to have a little fun with their dinner. I made the Gut-or-Ade vinyl for my juice carafe last Halloween and never used it. This makes me sound incredibly busy or busy at procrastinating! One of the [Read more…]
Monster Milk
I played Frankenstein in my kitchen this week! I was trying to find a way to use my fun eye candy (literally eye candy) with kid friendly drink creations! I admit I secretly hoped to get a smile out of my boys when they found these monster milk creations in the refrigerator (located at eye level [Read more…]
Halloween Candy Bar Wrappers
Have you found Amy over at Living Locurto ? I grabbed this fun idea this summer! I was so on top of it I had these candy wrappers printed in August. And, yet.. it’s the middle of October… so much for preparing for my blog posts. I love these and they will be a great [Read more…]
Fun Spooky Wreath
Reposting: IT’S BACK! I have too much stuff! I have given alot of my TJ Maxx accessories away since my daughter left for school. It was a great distraction and very liberating to have less clutter! So while running on my treadmill in my “craft/exercise/gift wrap/storage/getaway from the family” room the other day I saw [Read more…]
Veggie Monsters
My boys and I did these while waiting for a pot of water to boil. No joke! Here’s a fun way to get my family to eat a little more red, green {and orange} that doesn’t melt in their hands: Veggie Monsters! Here’s an orange veggie monster… Stop staring at me! They are almost too [Read more…]
DIY Tombstones for the front yard
I am sharing one of my annual favorites; DIY tombstones for the front yard. This idea came to me after chasing Styrofoam tomb stones down the street last year. I knew the windy autumns days {and nights} of Colorado would require sturdier tomb stones for my Halloween Yard Display. Plywood sheets were the way to go to [Read more…]
Halloween Broom Cookies for your little witches
Today I am sharing these adorable Halloween Broom cookies for your little witches! Witches’ Broom Cookies for Halloween for your little witches! I found these broom cookies in the Betty Crocker Halloween Cookbook. When I saw these cookies I knew I had to make them for Halloween! These cookies are not the best looking brooms, but for a test run, I think they turned [Read more…]
DIY Ghost in the yard for Halloween fun
Today I am posting my DIY ghost in the yard. I wanted to make this ghost for several years. The first time I saw my ghost floating in our tree in the front yard, I jumped. He looks like the real deal. This post is a re-mix. I am slightly overwhelmed with my wordpress migration! After years of seeing tutorials [Read more…]