I’ve seen many, many, many Jack O’ Lantern inspired desserts for Halloween, but rarely have I found a Jack O’ Lantern dinner. Find the recipe for Jack O’ Lantern cheeseburger pie HERE at Southern Living. They also have this pumpkin cheese…
Sledding Cake
It may be a tad early to celebrate snow, but as our heater is broken and I have icicles growing on my nose, this cake inspired me. Find the how-tos to make this sledding cake (with Teddy Graham sledders) HERE…
Cereal Taxonomy
No how-tos on this one, just purely of interest: cereal taxonomy. Check out this find by The Kitchen Bitch, all the cereals we remember from childhood (like cookie crisp and sugar smacks) displayed and labeled. Brilliant. As found via Serious…
Mini Halloween Cupcakes
Creepy Cocktail Garnish
Find tips on making creepy skewers for Halloween cocktails HERE at Cathie Filian.
Pumpkin Carving Contest
Enter the Serious Eats pumpkin carving contest for a chance to win a set of Viking knives. Find the details HERE.
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DIY Cake Stand
I love this idea for a DIY cake stand made from cake boards, cans, and scrapbooking paper. Find the how-tos HERE at Prudent Baby.
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Day of the Dead Sandwich
A peanut butter and jelly sandwich in honor of the Mexican Dia de los Muertos. Find the idea HERE at Croq Zine. Found via Craft Jr.
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Creepy Candy Wrappers
What simple brilliance these mummy and bat candy wrappers are. Found at Craft, they are from Skip to My Lou. Click HERE for instructions.
Coffee and Mini Doughnuts
Another clever could-be-used-for-more-than-just-weddings idea from Martha: coffee with mini doughnuts. Find the recipe HERE.
Marzipan Acorns
While I found these marzipan acorns at Martha Stewart Weddings, what great party favors, cupcake decor or cake toppers they would make, too. Find the how-tos HERE.
Decorated Pumpkins
So I just bought five, little pumpkins and want to decorate them without carving, and look what I happened upon today: this Carveless Pumpkins roundup at Twig and Thistle. See the great finds HERE.
Guess the Gumballs Giveaway
Visit Sweetopia and guess the number of gumballs in the jar for a chance to win either Elisa Strauss’s Confetti Cakes for Kids (I have this book and love it) or Paris Cutler’s Planet Cake (I don’t have this book but would love…
DIY Candy Corn
The ever lovely CakeSpy has a recipe for DIY candy corn posted on her weekly Serious Eats feature. Find the recipe HERE. Yum. I’m definitely making candy corn this year.
Halloween Sweets Roundup
The Hostess blog has a handy roundup of Halloween sweets from Martha all in one post. Find the collection HERE.
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Pumpkin Cupcakes
Learn how to easily make these cute pumpkin cupcakes HERE at Little Page Turners.
Pear Dumplings
Dry Ice Root Beer
Roots and Wings Co has a great how-to for making dry ice root beer that demystifies the scary stuff. While perfect for Halloween, I’ve always been wary of using dry ice because of all the warnings and fear of burns, but…
Spider Ice Cubes
Bread and Body (or, Bread AS Body)
Visit Craftzine to read an interesting article by Anna Dilemma exploring artists’ use of bread to sculpt bodies, from an animated Japanese superhero bread-man to self-portraits to Wonder Woman.