TOP POSTS :: Best Of October

     

Hello everyone! ;)
I can not believe that October is already in the books and we are looking at Thanksgiving this month! Thanksgiving!!!! Oh my Lord! Craziness right?

October was definitely super busy for me but it was mostly behind the scenes crazy - like designing and inking lettering jobs that were ordered, finishing new products I am trying to get launched for the holidays and a few personal things, so I didn't have a chance to blog NEW material for you that much. But I am planning to try and catch up and share all of these goodies I am talking about really soon - promise! ;)
 
Having said that, before we get comfortable in November, let's take a quick peek back at the THREE top posts on the blog in October, shall we?!

Take a look at what you were loving on this month and you can catch up and check in on them now, if you missed them the first time around! ;)

So let's see what the top 3 were for last month, shall we? . . .  

:: TOP POSTS for OCTOBER 2016 ::

EATS :: Easy Halloween Treats

FREEBIE :: Halloween Chalk Art Print

EATS :: Monster Brownie Bites 

This was a month definitely focused on Halloween, but what's great about that, is IF you missed any of these, simple PIN them now and you will have them stashed for next year ;) As always, thanks for stopping by and I hope you are looking forward to Thanksgiving and all the month of November brings!

 
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EATS :: Monster Brownie Bites

Happy Halloween! 

It's almost that time of year! Time to think about and prepare a fun treat for those Halloween parties, kids classroom parties or just a treat for your co-workers . . . regardless of the who, I have the what for you today. The best part is, they are quick. They are easy. They are NO bake and they only require FOUR ingredients! Tada . . . I give you Monster Brownie Bites!

I mean seriously how CUTE are these plus they are fun to make AND a great way to let your kids get involved in the creating process as well, if you'd like. 

Something I love doing (and I am seeing myself do more and more of the older I get and the less time that I have), is to look for ways to cut my time spent on a project and get the same cute results in less amount of time. Anyone else? Feel free to yell AMEN to that! ;)
 

Soooooo enter my latest idea. One that is super simple and like I mentioned, takes only four ingredients you can buy at the store and then assemble them and you will look like you spent all afternoon making them when we know you really only spent about 15 minutes, but that will be our little secret! ;)

How to make Monster Brownie Bites
 
You will need a container of brownie bites- already made (I get mine in my grocery's bakery), a can of pre-made frosting, sprinkles and some edible candy eyeballs.

To create these guys, simply cut the brownie bites in half (carefully) and then spread a gallop of icing in the middle of the two brownie bite halves. You can choose to add food color to your frosting beforehand, if you like (I made mine purple). After you put your brownie bite back together, with the frosting between the two halves, you should end up with something that resembles a brownie-looking macaroon! (at least I thought so). You will then want to roll the sides of the brownie bite through your sprinkles so it sticks to the frosting. Then to add the eyeballs, place a tiny drop of frosting to the back of the edible eyeballs (it acts like 'glue') so they stick to your brownie and you are done! 

If you are looking for even more quick and easy ideas, then check out this easy Halloween treats post.  Hope you enjoyed these quick and easy Halloween treat idea! Have you ever made something like this? Have another great idea? Please let me know below . . .

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EATS :: Easy Halloween Treats

Hey y'all!

Halloween is almost here and you may have started thinking about all of those goodies, treats or food ideas that you will make. Or maybe not so much. Maybe you are hosting a party this year for you or perhaps a kids party (like I am). Or you volunteered to make something for your child's classroom party at school. No matter what it is for, you need a plan or an idea and I am here to help you out with a few ideas today. 
 

All of these ideas I have personally made or recreated myself so I know they are not only easy, they are quick. Oh and they are pretty darn tasty too! ;) Best of all, this kind of food is FUN!

1. Marshmallow Pops

So easy. So fun. And as complex or simple as you want it to be. These ghostly marshmallow pops were simple. I used regular marshmallows, inserted the straws in the bottom, drizzled some melted white chocolate over them, added a couple edible eyeballs and done! 

 

2. Bark

This has got to be the easiest 'go-to' thing to make as it's no bake and super fast when you are short on time. I am guilty of making bark of any kind constantly in my house as my daughter and all of her friends just LOVE it. 

For this one I simply melted up a bag of dark chocolate chips, poured in a pan, added sprinkles and edible eyeballs and the next thing I had was: Halloween Eyeball Bark.

3. Halloween fruit parfait

For those times when we need to make a treat just a little bit on the healthier side, these are perfect! Or a great way to add a fun breakfast item to a sleepover party (like we did with these). Simply stack (drained) pineapple chunks, (drained) mandarins and top with cool whip. Plus they look a LOT like candy corn so it makes them all the more fun!

 
4. Cutie Pumpkins

I love doing these as they are simple adorable! Grab some cuties or clementines, peel them and then add a small piece of celery for the stem. Super cute and super healthy too!

5. Cupcakes

I very rarely ever have a party without cupcakes as I LOVE decorating them! The thing about cupcakes is you can buy them at the store, if you are pressed for time OR bake them yourself. Either way you decide to go, whether they are mini cupcakes or regular size, jazz them up with some fun icing colors, sprinkles, candy . . . anything to make it festive! Oh and if you have some party toppers to add to them, it will make it that much more fun!

Sometimes it's interesting to make up your own thing too. For my daughter's Halloween sleepover party last year, I made these spider cupcakes, which I used a cupcake kit and it was super easy but then I also made these monster cupcakes. I iced some cupcakes orange (since I had leftovers from the spider cupcakes), peeked in my pantry to see what I had and used these candy corn marshmallows for ears, some edible eyeballs and a candy coated ball for a nose and we have the friendliest looking 'monster cupcakes' right? lol

5. Candy Corn

This one is a tried and true favorite of mine and I have made it every year once I discovered it: we call it 'Monster Mash' here but it's a simple two-ingredient treat. A bag of candy corn and a canister of salted peanuts . . . dump them in a bowl together and you have got a great tasting 'grab & go' snack that tastes a LOT like a bite out of a Payday candy bar = BONUS! ;)

 

6. Reese's Bats

I love, love, love this idea for these Reeses bats that I found, so I used the regular size Reeses peanut butter cups for these and gave it a try myself. They are the FIRST treat to go, EVERY time I make them. ;)

Hope you enjoyed these quick and easy Halloween treat ideas! Have you ever made one of these? Have another great idea? Please let me know below . . .

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TOP POSTS :: Best of October

     

Hello November everyone! Can you believe we are at the beginning of the holiday season? I am so excited as this time of year is just magical and so much fun! Within the next week, I will be decorating for Christmas and transforming my home into all things Christmas, so I hope you join me as I will have a ton of ideas! I have always decorated early for the holidays as mine always start in November with family coming into town so I kinda have too, plus I LOVE it anyway! ;) But no worries as I will also be sharing a few Thanksgiving ideas in the next week as well.

But before we start with all of the talk about the holidays, let's take a look back to see what you all were reading in October & loving the most. As always, I would also like to say THANK YOU to all who stop by to read, comment from time to time & send me emails. I SEE IT ALL! So thanks again. xoxo

:: TOP POSTS for October 2015 ::

RECIPE :: Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups for Apple Dipping

RECIPE :: Cut-Out Treats + 5 After School Traditions

 

   SHOPPING :: IKEA FINDS [September Edition]

   CRAFT :: Halloween Eyeball Wreath

  REAL PARTY :: Halloween Sleepover Party

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See you next time! Which post was YOUR favorite this month? Let me know . .

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REAL PARTY :: Halloween Sleepover Party

      

Halloween Sleepover Party

I love Halloween and so does my daughter as every year I would like to throw a huge party but sometimes it doesn't work out so when my daughter started asking to have a party with a few of her school friends, I said yes! She has been wanting to get her friends together for a little party for awhile now AND she has been wanting a sleepover, so what better time than to just do BOTH at once and do it on one of the best holidays of the year: Halloween! I decided to use my Glam Halloween party collection from my shop for the this party as I did not have time to re-design something new, so with a few tweaks from a 'cocktail' party to a 'sleepover', we were in business and the invites went out!

the DECOR
 

Thankfully I had a lot of the decor items already from past Halloween parties but I did collect a few things beforehand for this party that came in handy. Plus I used some of the printables for the signs and food table to add a little more whimsical to this party since it was for tween girls! ;)

I used lots of color but kept the main black, white and orange Halloween color palette the more dominant across the party. I love how fun it turned out for the girls plus my daughter and her friends are still talking about it! YAY! Cool mom points are ALWAYS a bonus! ;)

the FOOD
 

I tried to keep the menu simple and fun by ordering pizza for dinner before they did a few crafting items, played games and hung out. I made spider cupcakes, monster cupcakes, some Halloween bark, Reese's bats and ghost marshmallow pops for them to snack on before they enjoyed their popcorn watching movies later on. Oh and I also whipped up some of my 'rat poison' drink and served it to them via bar cart while they were playing a few games! ;)

the MORNING AFTER
 

I tried to keep a good healthy balance come morning for breakfast serving up festive donuts, pumpkin tangerines and candy corn cups (which are just layered pineapple chunks, mandarins & topped with whip cream). The girls loved the fruit cups (candy corn cups) and they were the first thing gone!

The girls had a blast, made lots of great memories that they will hopefully remember forever and they can't wait until we can do it again. That to me is a successful party and makes all of the work that went into it worthwhile. This momma has done her job! ;)

Hope you enjoyed the ideas and taking a peek into the party fun! Let me know below what your favorite idea was that you saw . . .

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