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Do you have any favorite memories of Halloween from when you were a child? One of the memories my kids already talk about is Grandma George’s popcorn balls. She hands out homemade popcorn balls to every trick-or-treater that visits her doorstep. They are the perfect consistency, just a little gooey and sticky, not too . . . → Read More: Our Halloween | Popcorn Ball Recipe Here is a free download for Ghost Cupcake Wrappers and Boo Toppers. How To: 1. Print wrappers and toppers (free download below). 2. Cut out wrappers on dotted line. Wrap around frosted cupcake and use a small piece of tape to secure ends of wrapper in place. 3. Use a 1” or larger circle . . . → Read More: How To | Halloween Ghost Cupcake Wrappers and Toppers I must confess this was not my idea. My sister discovered it on another blog (Not So Idle Hands) and I thought it looked like a great way to use some of the jars in our recycling bin. So check out her tutorial or follow along with mine below! Supplies: Decoupage Medium Foam Brush . . . → Read More: How To | Halloween Jar Lanterns Sunday was a beautiful day here at our house. We headed off as a family to enjoy some time at the Zoo dressed in our costumes. Interestingly enough neither Lorelei or Allan wanted to wear the costumes they are wearing on Halloween. Hmmm, decided to let them choose and they wore their costumes from . . . → Read More: Boo at the Zoo This is me 36 weeks pregnant and big as a pumpkin. We went to Boo at the Zoo and I decided I needed some sort of costume. I bought this shirt at Target in the Men’s section for $4.99 and turned it into a baby bump pumpkin shirt. It’s easy to do, all you . . . → Read More: How To | Maternity Pumpkin Shirt 7RDZD9UQ225T DQCXTRU2828G Today we made spider webs out of pipe cleaners, yarn and pom-poms. It was a little advanced for Allan who couldn’t actually wrap the yarn and isn’t too handy yet with the glue. We are letting the spiders dry on the web as I type. Lorelei and Allan can’t wait to hang them . . . → Read More: How To | Spider Web Decorations Some of my swap group wanted to see my Halloween tree full of my ornies, so I am posting a picture of it. The one item you must know about this tree is that I made it by hand about 9 years ago. Back then you couldn’t buy a feather tree, at least not in . . . → Read More: Halloween | Our Decor How to make a handmade Lava Girl Costume using using felt, puff paint, markers, a shirt and pants. If your daughter loves Lava Girl, this is an easy costume to create and will keep her warm and comfortable on Halloween night. No sewing skills are required, you can use felt glue instead. . . . → Read More: How To | Lava Girl Costume This fall I am hosting a Halloween Ornament Swap. It is so fun to get the swap boxes in the mail and open them up to see all the ornaments everyone created. Each one is so different and unique, I love them all. Here is a look at what everyone made! This felt pumpkin . . . → Read More: Halloween Ornament Swap Whew! We made it through Halloween this past weekend. It seems the Fall has flown, blown and rained its way past us. With all the colds, flu and doctors visits we have had little time to accomplish much this season. Luckily I shopped Ebay and Craigslist early on this year to find our . . . → Read More: An Incredible Halloween |
 I was a Design Manager in the scrapbooking industry until the birth of my first child. I then turned freelance designer, crafter and stay-at-home mom. I reside in MI with my husband and our four kids. Find out more about me here.    
  
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