Of all the tablescapes I’ve created this year, this one was the most fun! I enjoyed pairing iconic orange and black haunted house colors with the shiny bling of Christmas and New Year’s Eve silver and gold. Creating the Shining Bright Haunted House Halloween Tablescape was a scream. The sparkly Continue Reading
Spooky Loofa Dog Halloween Costume
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
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
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
Zany Witch Painted Pumpkin
Skill Level: Intermediate My 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
Haunted Pumpkin Cheesecake in A Country Harvest Pie Plate
I found this glorious Royal China Jeannette Country Harvest Cheesecake recipe pie plate at Goodwill a few weeks ago. I set it aside thinking I would try the cheesecake recipe after I made a few Halloween desserts. However, after eating at the Cheesecake Factory last week in Chicago, the pie plate Continue Reading
How to Hand Paint A Glass Lantern
I painted 10 glass lanterns for my husband’s coworker this week. His daughter is getting married on October 19th, and she wanted white lanterns dripping with hand painted wisteria. I was more than happy to oblige, since purple is a great fall color! I rarely paint on glass, and generally prefer Continue Reading
Our Trip to Chicago,The Windy City
My husband had a conference in downtown Chicago beginning on September 22nd, the day before the first day of fall. It was a great time to go, because a cold front had just come through the Midwest. The temperatures were in the 60’s and 70’s the whole time we were there. Our hotel was on the Continue Reading
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