Friday Funny

Happy Friday everyone!  We've got a busy couple of days ahead of us - a comedy show tonight, Oktoberfest in Leavenworth tomorrow and a Seahawks game on Sunday.  It promises to be an action-packed weekend, but it should be fun!

Here's a little something from Loose Parts to get your weekend started off right.  Have a good one!

Halloween Pumpkin Candle Holder

Here's something I whipped up over the weekend during my crafting frenzy.  It's a Halloween candle holder made from a mini-pumpkin. I used an old carving kit to cut off the top, decorated the rim with some glue and red glitter, plopped in a candle and then attached some spooky spider stickers.  It's a kid-friendly activity (I'm a kid a heart!) so that's a bonus, but it also makes for a cute Halloween display.  Oh, and did I mention it only takes about 15 minutes to make?

Small pumpkins are suprisingly hard to carve out! 

The finished product!  It adds a nice Halloween touch to our bar area.

A closer view.  

I've shared this on:

http://www.aglimpseinsideblog.com/


 

Halloween Cookie Pops (DIY)

Do you love cupcakes?  How about cupcake pops?  If you answered yes, you may want to continue reading.  :)

I love cupcakes almost as much as I love wine. BIG. CUPCAKE. FAN.  And I have the hips to prove it! Lately though, I've had a case of the "blahs" when it comes to cupcakes so I came up with an alternative:  cookie pops....mmmm....

Sadly, I am not hosting a Halloween party this year, but if I was, I'd absolutely make these.  They are easy breezy to prepare and so fun to decorate. Plus, you can find all of the ingredients at your local grocer so there's no need for an extra trip to the craft store.

Here's what you'll need:

• Oreo cakesters (cake-like Oreos with frosting in the middle - yum!)
• Wax paper
• Ghirardelli semi-sweet chocolate chips
• Sprinkles
• Betty Crocker pre-made icing
• Halloween candies
• Straws or wooden sticks
• Ribbon

Step 1:  Unwrap Oreo cakesters and set on a plate or cookie sheet lined with wax paper
Step 2:  Attach straws or wooden sticks to the Oreos
Step 3:  Pour 1/3 cup of the chocolate chips into a microwave safe dish and heat for 30 seconds; stir
Step 4:  Using a small knife or spatula, coat the cookie pops with the melted chocolate; place the pops back on to the wax paper and chill in the refrigerator for an hour
Step 5:  Remove the pops from the refrigerator and begin decorating with icing, sprinkles and candies
Step 6:  When decorating is completed, place the pops back into the refrigerator for additional cooling time
Step 7:  Before serving, wrap ribbon in a bow around the straw or wooden stick

I've shared this on:



http://runwithglitter.blogspot.com/

Easy Halloween Mask

I spent a lot of time over the weekend working on various Halloween crafts.  I actually think I went a little overboard.  As tidy as I tried to be, I'm still finding bits of glitter and glue everywhere!  It's all in good fun though so I don't mind. The floors and countertops will just have a little extra sparkle in them for a while.

So where I work, people don't tend to dress up for Halloween. Since I love the holiday so much, I thought it would be fun to come up with a way to acknowledge it without being too distracting for others.  The end result was this sparkly, festive Halloween mask. Yes, I'm going to wear it to work! :)

Here's what you'll need from the craft store if you want to create a fun Halloween mask like this:

• Paper mask 
• Glue
• Glitter
• Paint or markers
• Halloween stickers
• Package of feathers
• Ribbon
• Stapler
• Scissors

Step 1:  Paint the mask or color it with markers.  

Step 2:  Create a pattern of your choice using the glue; coat the glue with glitter

Step 3:  Once the paint and glitter has dried, glue the feathers on the sides (or anywhere you'd like)

Step 4:  Arrange stickers - in my example, I've cut a cobweb sticker in half and used it as forehead embellishment

Step 5:  Cut your ribbon into two equal halves (10 inches each should do) and staple each piece to the side of the mask

Step 6:  Wear your mask and enjoy!

I've shared this DIY project on:

http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/
http://becolorful.typepad.com/

Friday Funny

One of my favorite blogs ever is Coffee & Zombie Movies. I know I've blogged about the site before, but sometimes the posts are so good, they're worth a second or third mention. If you're a stickler for good grammar, you'll enjoy this one below.

Have a good weekend everyone!  Come back and visit on Monday - I have some fun Halloween projects in the works and look forward to sharing them with you!

Animated Alphabet

This awesome alphabet video is courtesy of The Daily What.  I've always been fond of storytelling through stop motion.  Hello Amazon commercials!  Am I right?  They're just so darn eye-catching.

P.S. If you don't follow The Daily What, you might want to.  The site has so many interesting things to see and read about!


The Alphabet 2 from n9ve on Vimeo.

Decorative Acorns

Looking for a way to decorate for fall without spending too much?  Mega Crafty has this fun project for making festive acorns that won't break the bank and they look great. I would use these cute little things to fill ceramic bowls or glass hurricanes or even mix them in with potpourri.