Bottle Cap Fun!

SO I was at my favorite co op store the other day and they had these bottle cap thingys all over the place. They were really cute, and I decided I needed to figure out how to make them. So I kind of did but I am not 100% happy with it yet! Anyways I went to my craft closet and pulled out this gloss glaze stuff I had bought for a previous craft and bam it hit me this stuff would work. So here we go... I made these ones as magnets but I have seen them glued to hair clips, or how cute would they be as paper weights, or glued to the end of a paper clip, I don't know??? What else???

So now that I had the gloss my next, thought was where am I going to get bottle caps? I guess this project is more popular then I knew because Hobby Lobby had them and Ben Franklin, who would have thought??? I thought I was going to be drinking the night away!

PS I bought the gloss from Hobby Lobby forever ago, and this stuff lasts FOREVER!

Next, I looked in my embellishment drawer, yep I have an embellishment drawer! I decide to test it with Halloween brads, I just tore the brad part off of the back. and I cut a circle out in Halloween paper glue them both to the cap, and then put my gloss on top.

 You have to let them dry for like 24 hours and there you go you are done! They are simple and easy!

I tried doing it with stickers, and plain paper too, but the gloss discolors your paper, so I am thinking maybe if you laminated your print first and then glossed it it would maybe work?? I am not sure, but for now I guess I'll just stick to metal or plastic objects!

Last minute Easy baby spider costume

Hey Em!! Yep you are on my blog!! Is that ok?? I hope so. LOOK HOW CUTE this costume is!
Meet my sis in law! She is another awesome mommy always doing fun creative things
around her house and with her wardrobe. For our family Halloween party her and her
little boy showed up as a spider and web! It was DARLING!This afternoon I googled her costume
and found this awesome step by step tutorial. So if you still don't have a costume for your little tots there is still some time!!
Have fun!!!

Spooky finger bread

I know I know another recipe??? Sorry but I am in charge of bread sticks for our family halloween party this weekend. I was hoping to try something new and I found this awesome hand to go with my Mama's awesome chilli! How cute is this???? Love it! Go HERE for more awesome halloween bread recipes!


Servings:



Skills: Beginning


Prep Time: 8 min (not including thaw time)


Bake Time: 20-25 min


Ingredients


5 Rhodes Texas™ Rolls, thawed but still cold


1 egg, beaten


aluminum foil






Instructions


Shape 3 rolls into a wide oval. With scissors, cut a deep 3-inch slice down one side of the oval for the thumb. Cut 3 more slices to form fingers. These will not be as deep as the thumb slice. Pull the thumb down and away from the rest of the fingers. Place hand on sprayed baking sheet. Spread fingers apart and push an indention into the bottom of the palm.


Press knuckles into the fingers by using the end of a spoon to cut small half circles.






Press your fingertip deeply into the ends of the dough to make depressions for fingernails. Roll another roll into a long rope and cut off 2 small pieces for warts and 5 pieces cut on the diagonal for nails. Shape nails into long, flat tear drops and press them into the depressions. Shape the small pieces into round balls and press into the hand for warts, where desired.






Shape the remaining roll into a long flat rectangle for the wrist. Place it slightly under the hand.






Slash hand and wrist with a knife to add spooky cuts and stitches. Crinkle up aluminum foil to form a log shape. Drape fingers over the top of a small, oven-safe bowl sprayed with non-stick spray. Use the foil where needed for support. Brush hand with egg. Let rise 15 to 30 minutes. Just before baking, pinch the sides of the knuckles. Bake at 350°F 20-25 minutes. Check nails and warts during baking and reshape if necessary. Let hand cool completely before removing from dish and foil.

Don't you just love these fun spooky witch fingers??? I don't think a year goes by that my sweet mama doesn't make at least 2 batches! They are so fun for parties or neighbor treats!!

Witches Finger Cookie Recipe

Yield: 5 dozen

1 cup sugar


1 cup Butter, softened


1 Egg


1 tsp Almond extract


1 tsp Vanilla extract


2 2/3 cups Flour


1 tsp Salt


3/4 cup whole Almonds, blanched


2 squares of melting chocolate, or chocolate bark


Combine the sugar, egg, butter, almond extract, and vanilla in a bowl. Mix in the flour, and salt. Cover and refrigerate the dough for about 30 minutes, or until it’s firm.


When you’re ready to shape the cookies, only take out a small portion of the dough at a time. Shape the cookies into fingers by rolling and working with your hands. Score the top of the cookie with a knife or spatula to make it look like the wrinkles in your knuckle. Press an imprint into the tip of the cookie with your finger to make a spot for the almond finger nail. Press an almond into the tip of each finger to look like a fingernail.


Placed on a cooking sheet lightly coated with no-stick cooking spray and bake at 325` for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the cookies are a very light golden brown. Let the cookies cool on a drying rack.

Use melting chocolate to go around the outside of the almond nail, giving a ghoulish appearance. Just melt the chocolate, put it in an icing piping bag, and cut a very small hole in the tip. Then pipe around the nail.

If you use red melting chocolate the look will be even more dramatic, you can also make small drops of chocolate blood, or chocolate cuts on the cookies if you really want to gross out your guests.

Cheap Ghost Decoration

I saw these cheese cloth ghosts tutorials floating around and had to blog about them. My ma, sisters, and I made these a couple of years ago! I LOVED THEM! Not only were they so simple but they were super cheap! Really the only thing you need to go buy is the cheese cloth. You can get that at any fabric store and probablly even Walmart. If you haven't ever seen these or try these you totally should. Even you "not crafty" girls! This is one that you won't mess up. Also after you make your ghost you will have extra cheese cloth lying sround for more decorations. I like to hang mine around the house and on windows and then add spiders for cute little spider webs! So click here for a step by step tute and let me know how it goes!

Free... or close to free center piece

Remember when I spray painted my branches for Valentines day??? Well I thought ohhh Halloween ones would be good to! So I went stick gathering again and actually got stopped twice by two people wondering if I was ok!! I am sure I looked completely ridiculous gathering sticks but that is just fine I am used to looking ridiculous!! We took them home spray painted them Orange and black and threw on some glitter. Then I had miss madi color me some Halloween pictures to hang and I have several wallet sized Halloween pictures from years past being printed right now. I can't wait to hang our memories from my spooky branches! I love Halloween!!! If you to have orange and black spray paint in your stash this too can be free for you!! I'll re post pictures once I have our Halloween pics hanging!

SLIME

For play group the other day me, my little boy and his buddies decided to make SLIME!!! If you are feeling icky and sticky or you need a fun boy activity,or halloween table prop slime is the answer! and it is soooo simple! My kids beg to play with it every day! Here's the recipe...Have fun!

Homemade Slime Recipe
Borax
White Glue
Water
Food Coloring (optional)
Ziploc bag

1. Borax is available in the laundry section of the grocery store. Take a cup of water and add to it 1 Tbs. of borax. Stir until completely dissolved. I actually used prob 2 TBs because it was too sticky.

2. Add a 1/2 cup of glue

3. Add a couple drops of food coloring.

4. Stir really good!

5. Dig in and have fun.

6. Keep your slime in a sealed bag in the refrigerator or an air tight container

Halloween Advent Calendar

My mom saw this really cute idea on one of those morning talk shows so for craft night we got together and made these babies! I think they are so cute! So you can't really tell but the numbers are little metal party favor boxes. The lids have the numbers glued to them and then on the inside you place little candies, toys, goodies, love notes etc for the kids to open each day. I am going to add in mine clues to where to find bigger treats, jokes, and maybe some that say do the monster mash or different silly things for the kids to do. I also LOVE that I can flip this around and do Christmas on the back. The numbers are glued to a plastic circle on the lid so I can flip them and do Christmas numbers on the other side.


So here is the info:
We bought the magnet boards at the Heartland scrapbook store.
We bought Halloween scrapbook paper and used a cricket for the circles, square, and numbers.
Ribbon to embellish and or hang
And the the party favor boxes we bought at Michael's with a 40% off coupon.
And then just glued it all together.


Total cost was probably $19.00 which is kind of pricey but think it is for two holidays and it can become a family tradition!!! Plus I was thinking the other day I bet you could get cheaper magnet boards at home depot or Lowe's if you just went and got a metal sheet???

Last minute Halloween treats!

Need a treat for that Halloween party tonight or tomorrow night? Try these witches hat cookies. SO fast, easy, and festive! You need chocolate cookies, some bright colored frosting, and a chocolate kiss.

Creep out the kiddies with a little feeling action! Let their imaginations soar as they feel "frog guts" and the "Eye of Newt" (Thanks Barb!!) I did this and used spaghetti for the guts I put rice and oil on my noodles, I also used banana peels for monkey tongues with oil and sprinkles to add texture, and then mushed up bananas as brains.

And Lastly Make a little mummy as a treat from the mommy! Use old toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls cut them up I got about 3 mummy's to a toilet paper roll. I cut strips from an old white sheet and Matt and I sat up watching TV and gluing strips to rolls!! Don't forget the eyes and of course a little treat! Happy Halloween!

Marked Down!

SCRATCH THAT!! Both skirts just sold. But if you are dying to have one. We will take orders up until this weekend. Skirts will still be $10.oo


Halloween is getting closer, and we have 2 skirts left!! So we need to sell sell sell!!! We have a ric rack skirt and a tulle skirt left both have been marked down to $10.00 until tomorrow night at midnight. After that the Halloween skirts are GONE! Both skirts are sized with an elastic band so they will fit 3-5 yr old. They are both about 12 inches long. Halloween bow ties are also on sale for $5.00! So Here is you chance if you want to purchase go here!