Every year the girls scan the internet for Halloween costumes for themselves and our Morkie dog, Hercules. Last year we were disappointed by the Snoopy Red Baron costume we ordered for him. It was too big and fit poorly. This year I decided to make my own. One of the cutest internet dog costumes (in Continue Reading
Funtastic Friday #250
Welcome to Funtastic Friday #250! I hope everyone’s having a great October so far. Halloween is right around the corner. I made an Easy Haunted House Centerpiece this week. Check it out if you have the time.Welcome to Funtastic Friday Link Party 249! October is in full swing and we would Continue Reading
Easy Haunted House Centerpiece
This quick and Easy Haunted House Centerpiece was made with thrift store and Dollar Tree items in less than 30 minutes. I had a wooden tray and a primitive craft store house that served as the bedrocks for my centerpiece. With a little bit of black paint, skeletons, spider webs, and a Continue Reading
Little Cottage Link Party #23
Welcome to Little Cottage Link Party #23! Fall has finally made it to the South Carolina Lowcountry! I took a walk at 3 o’clock on Sunday without dying from the heat and humidity. We finally cleaned and decorated the outside of the house for the autumn season. Read It’s Finally Continue Reading
Funtastic Friday #249
Hello everybody! Welcome to Funtastic Friday #249! I hope everyone had a great week. I’ve been busy, just trying to tie up loose ends before the Christmas season is upon us. I finally had a tooth crowned (that my dentist has been warning me about), and made a mammogram appointment. Eliminating items Continue Reading
It’s Finally Fall at Our Little Cottage
I don’t remember autumn EVER arriving as late as it did this year. It was nearly October, and I’d barely cracked the lids of the storage bins holding the girls’ long-sleeved shirts. The joy of the first cold snap this week (meaning below 70 at 3 o’clock in the morning) was like Christmas morning to Continue Reading
Very Scary Red Velvet Birthday Cake
What inspired me to make a Very Scary Red Velvet Birthday Cake? I think I’ve been watching Halloween Cake Wars and the Halloween Baking Championships too much on Food Network lately! My son turned 22 today, and he loves red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting. The first thing I said was, “How can Continue Reading
Family Fun Fall Tablescape
In our family, we’re able to slow down a little bit and enjoy hanging out with each other in the fall and winter. We’re like the pioneers, who rested when the snow was on the ground. At the end of October, softball will go on hold (for the most part) until the spring, and the early darkness will Continue Reading
Little Cottage Link Party #22
Welcome to Little Cottage Link Party #22! How is your October going so far? It was 95 degrees at my daughter’s softball game at Presbyterian College yesterday. That’s okay, I’m still painting pumpkins and pretending that fall is actually here. Read Zany Witch Painted Pumpkin, if Continue Reading
Zany Witch Painted Pumpkin
Skill Level: IntermediateMy Zany Witch Painted Pumpkin actually began as a mummy. The more I painted her, the less she was a mummy. Her nose changed from a hollowed black shell into a green monstrosity with a hairy wart on top. Then, her stem became her hat. I’m always amazed by the artistic Continue Reading