It’s been a while since a whoopie pie has graced this blog. Thankfully Cookies and Cups made these timely beauts. Learn to make orange velvet whoopie pie pumpkins HERE at Cookies and Cups.
Halloween Crafts and DIY Ideas
Here are some terrific ideas for Halloween crafts to do with the kids and whole family. Ideas to entertain, celebrate and decorate. We have found Halloween decorations, easy crafts and kids costume ideas.
Apple-Cranberry Pocket Pies | Williams-Sonoma
These individual apple-cranberry pies would be a great Thanksgiving snack. They look fun to make too!
Polymer Clay Witch’s Fingers
To get you in a creepy, clay Halloween mood here’s a tutorial for witch’s fingers.
Easy Halloween necklace
Take a look at this tutorial from Cation Designs for a cute cat necklace made of scrap leather and eyelets. Crafted for less than a dollar in parts and scraps on hand, this necklace is adorable!
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How to upcycle a plain white pumpkin into a provocative one
OK, using the word provocative and recycled craft doesn’t happen very often. This is such a simple idea yet totally awesome idea! See Ashley”s take on spiffing up a plain white pumpkin with an old fishnet stocking.
Oreo Spider Pumpkin Cupcakes
These spiders know what they want. Pumpkin Oreo Cupcakes. And don’t even try to touch them. Make pumpkin Oreo cupcakes topped with cream cheese Oreo frosting and Oreo spiders (that’s a lot of Oreo!) HERE at Ninas Kleiner Food-Blog.
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Jack-O-Lantern Puppets
How cute is this little guy? Perfect for singing the Five Little Pumpkins song in a preschool setting. . They also include the lyrics for Did You Ever See a Pumpkin. You can get the carwash gloves at the dollar … Read More...
Molly’s Sketchbook: Glow in the Dark Spider Web Treat Bag
What child would not love collecting their candy in this bag while trick or treating? Molly of “The Purl Bee” tells us: “The one thing missing from the Halloweens of my youth was a festive candy bag (I just used … Read More...
DIY Halloween Handsoap Dispensers
I came across these inexpensive handmade halloween hand soap dispensers via Oopsey Daisy
These are super cool easy to make and very clever if you ask me. Do not worry about the orange dye not washing off you hands, as … Read More...
Devilish Red Velvet Cupcakes
Red velvet cupcakes with chocolate horns and tails seems exactly right for devils. Learn to make red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and modeling chocolate devil accoutrements HERE at 6 Bittersweets.
Ghost Mobile
I keep throwing away my eggshells, never once thinking that they could have a future as a ghost! These little eggshell ghosts are adorable and your children can come up with creative ways to make the ghosts faces. Head on … Read More...
Cross Stitch Pattern – Tiny Halloween Witch
Tutorial: No-sew candy corn pom pom tee
Heather from 60Minute Housewife shows how she made a fun candy corn shirt for her daughter for Halloween. She created the candy corn out of craft store pom poms. Cute! She used hot glue to attach all of the pom … Read More...
DIY Pumpkin Harvest Soap – Halloween Project
Another great soap recipe shared with me by Christine from Lather & Lotions . Spiced pumpkin fragrance oil mmmm I have never smelt it before looks like it would smell yummy. I can imagine how creamy and soft the lather … Read More...
Forked Eyeball Donuts
Eeew. Something about eyeballs and the fork makes me shudder. Make forked eyeball donut holes HERE at Family Fun.
Tutorial: Let’s Do Brunch hostess apron
Sew4Home continues their Hostess Apron Comback series with a tutorial showing how to make their Let’s Do Brunch hostess apron. The body of the apron is sheer, with a printed cotton hem and waistband. The two pockets have a triangular … Read More...
“Easy Halloween Crafts: Blogger Edition 2010” FREE eBook
Be sure to get over to FaveCrafts and download this fun eBook “Easy Halloween Crafts: Blogger Edition 2010”. The bats pictured above are one of the projects in the eBook. Have fun!
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Frosted Halloween Luminaries
You won’t believe how easy this is. I love the way they luminaries turned out (there’s another one pictured on the blog). You must head over to Burton Avenue to get the how to — Frosted Glass Halloween Candle Holders… Read More...
How to upcycle a pumpkin with poetry
Inexpensive pumpkins are all over the place right now. They don’t need to stay that way. Add your personal touch by adding your favorite quote, phrase or poem like Cherie did. See her tutorial she posted a t her blog … Read More...