DIY Fall Pumpkin Trio

I am so ready for FALL YA'll

Getting started decorating with a Fall touch. I went to Dollar Tree and found these pumpkins in bright Halloween Orange, so I bought a few, brought them home and starting thinking.

I painted with left over chalk paint, you could also use acrylic but it seems harder to get it to stick so will take more coats to cover and be careful before they dry and are coated several coats they want to scratch easily and gave them a light sheen, stacked them with spanish moss between and to top them off, Hot glued the moss on between layers of pumpkins, easily stacked them up and placed them on a cute candle holder, you can glue it to the holder but I just used some tacky Loctite fun tak so I can reuse the candle holder I added a pumpkin stem saved and dried from last year. See it is a good thing to be a bit of a craft hoarder, the old stem had lifted right off an old pumpkin last fall so I thought Hmm why not dry this and save it I'm sure I'll find a use for it, and walla I sure did. Yes you can dry them out and save them. It looks so much more realistic than tree limbs. I love this. You can do colors you like to match your decor.

It's always good to keep things you never know what you're going to need #crafthoarder #ilovecrafting #neverthrowitaway

Have fun crafting!

Painted Wooden Scarecrow

It's been a busy month, and it seems that from Halloween all the way through New Years it just doesn't slow down around here. I like that but it leaves me less time to spend doing what I like best...Crafting and being an artist.
Here is my latest new decorations, The Painted Wooden Scarecrow
It's he cute? Painted with acrylics he's come to life with paint and he's ready to be hung near my front door.
You can make one too, or order yours right here from Me, I personalize to your tastes.

Fall Crafting Decor I enjoy making and selling

I have been busy crafting Pumpkins and Scarecrows and having lots of fun.
I have several for sale, and I will ship anywhere in the US, these also make nice gifts
You can use them anywhere to add a festive fall Touch to your home.

I think they are just too cute, don't you?

and take a look at this guy, he's a great door greeter
You can order yours today, custom colors to match your tastes available
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Candy Corn Surprise

Candy corn is always a Halloween favorite--make it even better when you mix with pecans and white candy bark.

 

Servings: 3 dozen

 

Ingredients:

2 cups Coarsely Chopped Pecans

1 cup Halloween Candy Corn  

1½ lb White Chocolate Candy Bark, coarsely chopped   

1× 14 oz. can Sweetened Condensed Milk 

¼ tsp Salt  

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toast pecans, in a single layer, in a shallow pan for 8-10 minutes. Line a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan with lightly greased foil. Microwave candy bark, sweetened condensed milk, and salt in a 2-qt microwave safe bowl on high for 3-4 minutes, stirring at 1 minute intervals. Stir until smooth. Stir in vanilla, candy corn and pecans. Spread evenly in prepared pan. Cool; cover and chill at least 2 hours or until set. Turn candy out onto cutting board and cut into squares. Store, covered, at room temperature.

Scarecrow Taco Dip

Isn't this a cute idea for the Great Halloween/Samhain Festivities? Yeah I thought so too

Found it on http://www.holidaycottagepage.com/ so I am sharing it

This will be great for our Halloween Party this year. I can't wait, we work so hard on decorations and foods and costumes, it's one fantastic fun family and friends get together.

Ingredients

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

2 teaspoons Old El Paso® taco seasoning mix (from 1-oz package)

½  cup Old El Paso® Thick 'n Chunky salsa

¼ cup sliced ripe olives

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)

1 cup Old El Paso® refried beans (from 16-oz can)

1 cup chopped lettuce

2 cherry tomatoes

Triangular-shaped tortilla chips (about 3 inch)

Instructions

1. 1 In small bowl, mix cream cheese and taco seasoning mix until smooth. Spread on 10-inch plate. Spoon salsa evenly over cream cheese mixture. Reserve 4 olive slices; sprinkle remaining olives over salsa. Reserve 1/4 cup cheese; sprinkle remaining cheese over olives. Spoon beans in center of plate; spread to 6-inch circle to resemble head of scarecrow. Sprinkle lettuce around beans.
2. 2 Cut 1 tomato in half; place each half on scarecrow, cut side up, to resemble eyes. Add remaining tomato to resemble nose. Place 1 reserved olive slice on each “eye” to resemble pupil. Cut the remaining olive slices in half and arrange the pieces to resemble mouth.
3. 3 Arrange tortilla chips to resemble a hat on the scarecrow’s head. Arrange the reserved cheese to come out from under the hat and at the bottom of the face to resemble straw. Serve dip with tortilla chips. Store dip in refrigerator.

By Pillsbury.com

First Day of Autumn September 22, 2013

"Lady Autumn, Queen of the Harvest,
I have seen You in the setting Sun,
with Your long auburn tresses
blowing in the cool air that surrounds You.
Your crown of golden leaves is jeweled
with amber, amethyst, and rubies.
Your long, flowing purple robe
stretches across the horizon.
In Your hands You hold the ripened fruits.
At Your feet the squirrels gather acorns.
Black crows perch on Your outstretched arms.
All around You the leaves are falling.
You sit upon Your throne and watch the dying fires
of the setting Sun shine forth its final colors in the sky.
The purple and orange lingers and glows
like burning embers.
Then all colors fade into the twilight.
Lady Autumn, You are here at last.
I thank You for Your rewards.
I have worked hard for these gifts.
Lady Autumn, now grant me peace and rest."

Fall Treats, Snacks and Goodies

Look!! Fall is just around the corner, and I'm so looking forward to it.
Found some cute food ideas for you

Chocolate kiss acorn treats for Fall!!!
INGREDIENTS:

ROYAL ICING or Decorator's Frosting (recipe follows)
HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates or HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Pumpkin Spice Flavored Candies
Mini vanilla wafer cookies
REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips or HERSHEY'S Butterscotch Chips
DIRECTIONS

1. Prepare ROYAL ICING and place in pastry bag with small tip. Remove wrappers from candies.

2. Place mini vanilla wafer cookies on tray or plate with flat side of cookie toward the top. Squeeze small amount of icing onto bottom of candy piece. Immediately press candy bottom onto vanilla wafer cookie. Allow icing to set.

3. Place small dab of icing on bottom of peanut butter chip or butterscotch chip; immediately attach to top of cookie to finish acorn.

ROYAL ICING: Stir together 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon warm water and 1-1/2 teaspoons pasteurized dried egg whites (meringue powder). Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until spreadable. Add additional water, 1 teaspoon at a time, to get desired consistency. Transfer icing to pastry bag with desired tip. Cover icing and tip of pastry bag with damp paper towel to keep icing from drying out. About 1/2 cup icing.