Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2008
October 30, 2008
{ I Can't Follow a Recipe }
I made this really yummy Pumpkin Spice Cake for a special Sunday dessert a couple of weeks ago. My family loved it! I got the recipe from a favorite blog called whatever. She is a fun mom & has some great recipes & crafty ideas.
October 29, 2008
{ Pumpkin Carving & a Boo }
We carved our pumpkins last night!. We had such a good time. Ms. Sassypants wanted to carve a cat so she printed a stencil & carved away. She really took her time & was very careful & was so proud of her finished product.
Oh yah. I got to wear the Halloween apron that my mom made for me. She's knows that I'm a Halloween nut so she sent it with the pillowcases. I love it! I hate getting my picture taken though.

October 28, 2008
{ Front Walkway }
I guess I do have a little bit of a front porch. I've been looking for some kind of a chair to put on it & haven't been able to find one that I like (that's cheap enough for me). I grabbed this one from our set in the backyard. It confirms to me that I want a chair there.
I'm hoping we will have time to carve the pumpkins tonight. My kids have been asking for weeks!
October 27, 2008
{ Laundry Miracle }

{ The Count Down Begins }
October 23, 2008
{ Okay, Back to Halloween }
It's actually been half made for a few months. I finally finished it because I wanted to give it to a friend of mine, Erika, that I knew I would see this morning. Deadlines are good for me.
I really like how it turned out. I have a birthday one that is half finished but the next birthday in my family isn't until January so it probably won't get done until then. :)
October 21, 2008
{ Non-Halloween Project }
And this is the shirt/skirt after...
I just cut the shirt underneath the armpits, roll-hemmed the waist & put the elastic in it. I didn't even have to touch the hem. It was already done for me. Sew easy! Now I'm looking all through my closet to see what other shirts would make cute skirts for my girls.
I also made a few other skirts with just plain old fabric. Nothing too tricky about these. Just a pattern & fabric.
Peanut was happy to model them for you.
And I was happy to use up some my fabric stash. {Does anyone else have a fabric stash? I'm sure that's something I inherited from my mom.}
Since I don't have a craft room my living room has turned into this...
and, yes, that is a pool table in our living room. But, that's a whole other story.
author's note: Please don't look too closely at those skirts. My sewing skills are lacking. Did I mention I absolutely hate sewing?
October 20, 2008
{ Pillowcase Fun }
Aren't they so cute?!!! My favorite part is the rick rack details.
They were made to also be used as trick-or-treat bags on Halloween night. We love them! Thanks, Mom!
October 17, 2008
{ Sisterly Halloween }
I want a front porch so, so, so much! I've got to figure out how I can get me one so I can make it cute like this.
I love to see how my family decorates for the holidays. {hint,hint...send pictures} Hope you all have a terrific weekend!
October 14, 2008
{ Halloween Wreath in a Jiffy }
It took two feather boas to cover the wreath form.
I plugged in my hot glue gun & got started. I didn't even take the plastic off because I didn't want straw everywhere. I thought that the glue might melt the plastic but it did just fine. I started gluing on the inside of the wreath.
And kept going around & around. Moving from the inside to the front & finishing it off on the outer edge. {My model is my sister, TC, making one for herself}
Here is one all finished. Wow! It is not really that shocking orange in real life. Bad camera!
I might add this cute sign to it.
So for $26 & only half an hour of labor I got two really fun Halloween wreaths for my front door. That's two wreaths for under the price of the one at HomeGoods! Sorry, I get a little excited over a good deal.
October 7, 2008
{ Not Another One }
This is by far my kids' favorite Halloween decoration. They like to hang him over our banister & try to scare people.
I love hanging little signs on the doors, lamps, cupboard knobs, etc. I have about five of them. These are two of my favorites from Walmart last year. $1 each! I added the ribbon after seeing it over on Susie's blog. You should go visit her blog. It is fabulous. So many ideas & so creative!
I've had these guys for a while. From Home Goods, of course. I like their vintage look. I use them to hold spoons & forks for our Halloween dinner. It is a tradition to have our friends over for taco soup & cornbread on the night of Halloween before the dads take the kids out trick-or-treating. We've done this for about 5 years now. So fun!
I always have a hard time figuring out what to put on this sideboard thingy for the holidays. It changes every year. Not sure about this one.
The spider light was given to me from a friend from church. She thought maybe our time working together was about over but, a year later we're still going.
Look at these cute little witch shoes. They are candle holders from Target last year.
October 2, 2008
{ Fun Halloween Project Reveal }
Here's how it started. A pile of stuff...a bird house from Home Goods, small plastic pumpkins, spooky trees, mini hay barrels, little toy cats (borrowed from Boo) & a can of spray paint. This isn't all of the supplies. It's mostly for effect.
I spray painted the bird house black so it would look a little worn down & Halloweenish. My hubby couldn't believe I was spray painting right on the grass. Ahh, it needed to be mowed anyway.
See the cute little Barbie cat? He got a layer of black spray paint too. (Don't tell Boo)
And fast forward to the reveal...tah, dah!!! (click on pictures to enlarge)
Last year I bought the cutest little kids in Halloween costumes (artist: Lori Mitchell) & knew I had to make a special place for them to trick-or-treat.
There's a graveyard behind these two. They had these mini gravestones at Michaels for $1.99 each. Just the right size.
Pumpkins 4 sale! Our black cat is hiding in the pumpkin patch behind the skeleton boy.
See, I'm not all about the scary side of Halloween. I like the cute, fun side as well. I love, love how it turned out. And my kids love it too. I still want to add a couple of things. Like putting a light inside the house so it will glow & I would love to hang a big moon on the wall between the two trees on the right. Having a hard time finding one. Any suggestions on how I could make one?
Note: That is a player piano that you see. I realize it is not very cute but we enjoy it so much & it was a killer deal for $80 (which included about 20 reels of music). Someday it will be fixed up with paint or stain & new little windows. By the way, those windows have a little light inside of them & there's also a switch that will make it sound like an old honky-tonk piano. My kids love this piano.