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Halloween Ideas :: Pinterest Favorites

With October’s arrival all eyes point to Halloween. My kiddos are busy fine tuning their costumes and strategically planning neighborhood routes for the most treats. Meanwhile, I’m a little behind the eight ball in terms of planning the decor, so have turned to Pinterest (to no surprise I’m sure!) for inspiration. Here are a few recent spook-filled pins that caught my eye.
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Be sure to drop by my Halloween board on Pinterest for more spooky ideas!

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Read full story By on October 5, 2015 in Entertaining, Halloween, Holiday, Parties, pinterest

Friday Find :: Veggie Garden Basics

Can you feel it? Ah, summer is almost officially here. And one rewarding (and eco-friendly) project for the summer months is to plant a vegetable garden.

raised veggie garden basics

Don’t be discouraged if you don’t have a large backyard, there are plenty of container options that would be great for patios, decks or even fences. I love this vertical herbal and veggie garden solution below…

vertical veggie and herb garden ideaimage via Nesting Newbies

If you are thinking of creating a veggie garden this summer, now is the time and here are some fun tools and basics you’ll need to get started.

veggie garden basics

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Happy Friday!

Cristin

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Read full story By on May 31, 2013 in container garden, Features, food, Friday Finds, Garden, green design, healthy home

Happy Easter and Lamb Cake

easter lamb cake mold dessert

Here’s a picture of the sweet lamb cake my mom made for today’s Sunday brunch. It was topped with vanilla frosting , flaked coconut, raisin eyes and a pink jelly bean nose. The cake mold used was my grandmothers! So darn cute… it was hard to cut into!

Happy Easter!
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Read full story By on April 24, 2011 in Easter, Entertaining, food, holiday decor

My Fave & Frightful Halloween Decorating Ideas from Blogland

With Halloween just a few days away, I’ve been surfing blogland for some last minute décor ideas. Wow. There are so many amazingly creative and down right creepy ideas for decorating your home and  entertaining your guests this All Hallow’s Eve. Here are some of my favorites I wanted to share with you. Enjoy!

Favorite Halloween Party Invitations:

halloween party invitation skeleton diy
Start the party off right with Skeleton Halloween invitations by Martha Stewart. Not too scary to make yourself – just download & assemble! Visit Martha’s for the how to.
halloween party invite amy atlas cocodot yellow orange
Stylish, colorful and paperless Halloween invites by Amy Altas for CocoDot. I used the “Boo!” invite in the bottom right corner for our little party coming up!
Favorite Halloween Décor – Outside:
halloween decorating outside home apartment
halloween decorating outside freak show apartment
For three years, this home in Brooklyn has been frightening trick-or-treaters. This year, it’s a “freak show” at A Brooklyn Limestone in Progress. Wow.
Favorite Halloween Décor – Inside:
halloween lab mantel decor spooky
Loving this Dr. Jekyll’s Laboratory décor theme from Three Pixie Lane. The vintage photos with googol eyes are the best.
halloween vintage clipart eyes goolish
The Graphics Fairy {love} has a ton of great vintage Halloween clipart for all your spooky projects. Here are those eyes just mentioned.
halloween decorating black white mantel ghosts
The stylish DIYer, Kate at Centsational Girl, created the best mantel this season. Love the black & white color palette. Aren’t the chains great?
Halloween decor mice up the staircase
Love these little mice {Martha Stewart} creeping and crawling all over the stairs at Thrifty Décor Chick.
Favorite Halloween Treats:
halloween cupcakes spooky frightful lily vanilli
halloween gourmet cupcakes mummy tombstone lily vanilli
These ominous cupcakes by Lily Vanilli via Cupcake Loves Evil are perfectly frightful for any Halloween party.
halloween party spooky candied apples matt bites
And how about these eerie candied apples by Matt Bites? Love the twigs.
halloween party candy jar labels martha stewart
For something a little more inviting {especially for kids}, this simple Halloween candy station by Martha Stewart  is a great option. The jar label’s can be downloaded here.
Favorite Halloween Drinks:
halloween party beer drink labels download
These ghoulish beverage labels by Centsational Girl are my favorite. You will need to drop by her blog; She has downloads for these witches brews and many others including one for kids’ juice boxes! Go here.
halloween drink labels glass simple stickers
Here’s yet another way by Real Simple to add an eeire touch to drinks by labeling each guest’s stemware. Make everyone’s different so to not get drinks mixed up!
Favorite Halloween Pumpkins:
halloween pumpkin with rats martha stewart
I picked up a bag of little rubber rats at Michael’s the other day having no clue what I was going to do with them. Now I know. Thanks Martha Stewart!
halloween painted pumpkins black white insects
Love these painted pumpkins too by Stylist Liz Demos via Country Living.
halloween cute painted pumpkins jack-o-lanterns
This assortment of painted and carved pumpkins is also a favorite. Does anyone know the original source? I found it on a blog that did not give it proper credit.
Need some more spooky decor inspiration? Here are some more Halloween decorating ideas I think you’ll love.
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Read full story By on October 28, 2010 in DIY, Entertaining, food, Halloween, holiday decor