Halloween Love

 As I have said before... I LOVE Halloween. I love that it's fall and pumpkin/apple picking has started. I am waiting patiently for the leaves to start changing around here so expect tons of photos from that too.

(Me very happy to find the huge pumpkins already.)

I also love the DIY tutorials that run wild on my blog feed this time of year too. Here are a few I have seen and just had to share. Wanted to make sure everyone saw them.

Wild Olive has a awesome tutorial on making your own pumpkin rings that can be used as napkin rings too! Plus, you can have them out till Thanksgiving! Awesome idea.

Awesome DIY skeleton shows by the amazing MyPaperCrane! Pretty easy and simple to follow. Being so tall and having big feet, finding the right shoes is such a pain! Wanting those perfect shoes to match my Halloween outfit is another pain so ideas like this make me happy. Great idea!

Let's not forget Martha Stewart DIY craft ideas for Halloween! There is a ton of tutorials on her website and worth checking out - Martha Stewart.

It's Fall!!!

I love the fact that it's finally Fall!! I celebrated over the weekend by having some of Dunkin' Donuts Pumpkin flavored coffee. I also added some whipped cream and cinnamon on top which made it even more amazing. Lets not forget the pumpkin butter on toast and fruit for my breakfast. I can't wait and this time of year means more pumpkin flavors are out in stores/restaurants/etc.

Another thing I am in the mood for is baking! With it becoming cooler it is easier to be in the kitchen. I already started baking candy corn popcorn balls, pumpkin flavored popcorn balls, and pumpkin bread. I have a few other recipes I want to try out as well.

Fall also brings my favorite holiday! Yes! Halloween!! I love mostly everything about Halloween. So when I get a chance throughout these weeks I will be posting about it. I have a soft spot for vintage Halloween decorations or art. I am not a big fan of anything too scary like we see now.

I will also be posting awesome Halloween DIY tutorials I find. Check out this awesome tutorial on how to make a Bat Chandelier by MyPaperCrane!

I also found some awesome vintage Halloween postcards that are free to download. Go check Vintage Holiday Crafts for more.

Brain Slugs!

I will fully admit I am a huge Futurama fan! Trying to figure out what I should do for Halloween this year, I came up with the idea of making a Brain Slug. I will actually be in Ireland for Halloween but at least this little guy could come with me for a easy Halloween costume.

A person assimilated by a brain slug will be likely to speak in a monotone voice and do everything to further the spreading of brain slugs throughout the universe, but the easiest way to tell a person is infected is by the brain slug sitting on their head. The person assimilated retains awareness of his condition, which Hermes referred to as a "nightmare". The recommended procedure of dealing with a brain slug victim is to act natural and switch to a garlic shampoo. Another way to deny attachment is wearing a helmet. Fortunately, brain slugs are not very intelligent and can be easily removed without harming the affected person, minimizing the risk. Once removed from the afflicted person's head, the person returns immediately to normal.

Look how cute this little guy is!? I just need to attach a hair clip so he can fit nicely on my head. Pattern from Ravelry

Halloween Swaps

Just wanted to show off some Halloween goodies that I have finished so far. I'm in a few swaps on Swap-Bot so I wanted to give myself a head start. I'm excited to put together my little Halloween packages and send them off. I have a few ideas and my imagination seems to come alive around Fall.

All of the crocheted items were made with free patterns;

Little Monsters can be found on CRAFTYisCool. Very basic and easy pattern to follow so I highly suggest this to anyone that wants to try out crocheting.

The ghostly garland can be found on Lion Brand Yarn's website. It's suppose to be a necklace but I thought a garland would be better for decoration.

The little bat ornament can be found on Lion Brand Yarn's website too.

Tons of Goodies For Me!

Here are pictures (tons) of awesome items I either got in the mail/given to me. I love Halloween so it's always nice to find people that love it just as much as me.


As you all know I was the winner of Stitcher Scribbler's blog giveaway. I got so many goodies it was just amazing. I loved it all!

Look at all the awesome goodies I got. ;D






I also had to add her business card to my bulletin board. ;D

Then I got this awesome Halloween swap package from SickForCute!


THEN I got this from another of my Halloween swappers. Actually I lady I work with. ;D



She actually made that book for me out of a used book. She added little things inside here and there. I'm going to add more to it and turn it into a Halloween scrap book.


It also had some awesome pictures in it like below.

Happy Halloween

Just wanted to say Happy Halloween everyone! Hope you enjoy your sugar comas and be careful!

Halloween Projects

I just wanted to show off some of the Halloween items I made for Halloween swaps this year. ;D Hopefully all my packages get there in time. I still have a week left.





Oh and another reason why Fall makes me happy in my mouth....

Halloween Papercraft

I found some awesome paper craft Halloween items while searching around the net.



Here is some awesome Halloween goodies over at Canon Japan website. They even have some Halloween scrap book pages. All free of course.



Macula art's website has some awesome paper craft patterns as well. Check it out!




OH! I also won Stitcher Scribbler's blog giveaway!! Yay!!



I get these awesome goodies below:

Giveaway and Halloween Stuff

Plastic Bat is giving away this awesome deer necklace for free! Go check it out at Plastic Bat's Blog.

Also I found a couple of awesome embroidery patterns you can use for Halloween over at Tricia-Rennea's blog.




She has tons of free patterns for different holidays that you can use for cards/gift bags/etc. Check her out!

Halloween Food

I found some awesome Halloween food that would get anyone into the mood. ;D It's the 1st of October so that means the count down for Halloween starts and I get more excited.


Here is some awesome Creepy Crawlers Treats you can find at Better Homes and Gardens Website.


Awesome Vampire Blood Tomato Soup with Muenster Sammies that you can find on the Food Network Website.


Crescent Mummy Dogs you can find at the Pillsbury Website.


Breadstick bones you can find at the Pillsbury Website.

Wise Craft DIY Halloween

Check out Wise Craft's DIY Halloween projects! It's Awesome and a few things I'm sure you have around your house. It's all made with thrifted, recycled, and upcycled materials. She did put this together for Value Village but still you can easily find these items anywhere.