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Recipe: Pumpkin Gingersnap Freezer Cake
I love the idea of “icebox” cakes, they make me think of vintage cookbooks and hand written recipe cards stuffed inside recipe boxes. The basic idea of an “icebox” cake is whipped cream + cookies...
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Happy October! Halloween Mixed CD
It is time to kick off October with my annual mix of Halloween songs! This year I even made a cover/sleeve and the whole thing is downloadable. So you can print and put together your sleeve, and burn...
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How To Tuesday – Skeleton Shoes
I had seen a pair of skeleton costume shoes online, and thought they were really cool. However they were mens and came in size medium or large. For me, those kind of shoe sizes just don’t cut it. It’s...
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Thrifting Thursday – The Jacks
Today, lets talk about the jack-o-lanterns! To me there is no other item that bring thoughts of Halloween to mind like the jack-o-lantern! Personally I have a great big loving spot in my heart for...
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The Vintage Heidi – The Blue Nosed Witch
The Blue Nosed Witch by Margaret Embry I love Halloween books, but this one especially….it involves witches & donuts–what’s not to love?
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Sunday Links – Halloween Love
Have you seen that Beistle has released a new set of Vintage Halloween reproduction decorations! I love them so much, and they are offering two freebies..a skeleton candy box printable, and free...
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How To Tuesday – Halloween Party Toothpicks
I’m having a Halloween crafternoon this weekend, and I wanted to make some toothpicks for spearing finger food that would be easy to make, but still have a great spooky vibe. Even if you are not...
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Thrifting Thursday – The Ghosts
All my ghosts are thrifted over the years, but I was really excited to find this little Casper & Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost music box this year… I love it so much!!
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October’s Crafternoon
Yesterday was the October Crafternoon, which was a favorite of mine because I love all things Halloween. Fourteen lovely ladies (and one gent) came out for a crafternoon with veggie “beef” stew,...
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How-To Tuesday Halloween pipe cleaner friends
These little pipe cleaner pals are super easy to make, and even easier to customize based on what you have on hand. The only things you will need are pipe cleaners, the paper faces, and some glue....
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Giveaway – Jo-Ann Fabric $50 gift card
I was really excited to be approached by Jo-Ann Fabric And Crafts to see if I would like to try out one of their fall crafts, and do a giveaway. The ladies at my local Jo-Ann Fabric’s store know me...
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Pumpkin Picking
+hayride to the pumpkin field and we had it all to ourselves! +beautiful cinderella pumpkins +apple cider that comes in a jack-o-lantern +halloween colored gourds +the view from the hay wagon
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Halloween House Tour
Today I just wanted to share a few photos of our Halloween decorations, which I will spread out (because there are a lot of them!) I wanted to include a few photos of the centerpiece I made for my...
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Vegan Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins Recipe
Vegan Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins muffins: 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2...
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How To Tuesday – Spooky Halloween Hand treat bags
Today’s DIY is not really a set of instructions (because it’s super easy) but more of a few helpful hints! I found the idea for these amazing hand treat bags at The Queen’s Card Castle. I decided to...
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Halloween House Tour (part two)
I wanted to share a few more photos of our Halloween decorations today. I still need to take some more of the downstairs and then a few photos for you of the second floor & outside. My Halloween...
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A Beistle Halloween
If you have ever decorated for Halloween, chances are you have hung a Beistle die cut, or unfurled a Beistle honeycomb tissue decoration. Pronounced “bye-stle”, the Beistle company has been around...
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Sunday Links – Halloween Style
Today I wanted to share with you a few Halloween links for your enjoyment… photo by Secret Fun Blog I tend to think that the best Target Halloween store display was in 2003. The giant masks are just so...
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Vintage Beistle (part 2)
Today I wanted to share with you more photos from my time in the Beistle archives. If you missed my original post you can find it here. You can also find the reproduction Vintage Beistle line here, and...
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Trick Or Treat
Trick Or Treating has come and gone for our little town. With Hurricane Sandy’s arrival, trick or treating early worked out really well this year. It was a perfect night, no rain, and not too cold!...
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