Monthly Archives: October 2010

Happy Halloween!

Here are my two little cute guys. Their store bought costumes were a huge hit. Everyone did their best Italian accented, “Mario…Luigi” whenever they saw my guys. It was funny. Although, they were once mistaken for two railroad guys. They … Continue reading

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pumpkin owl + pumpkin seeds

We finally carved our pumpkin today. I was looking for ideas with the kids and we found THIS ONE. They just loved it so much, we copied it.  Ours is a much smaller pumpkin, probably less than 10 pounds, so … Continue reading

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Can you guess who I am?

There goes the no sewing costumes thing I had going.  Someone came home from school yesterday insisting that they needed a costume (once thought optional and decidedly not wanted) for a school presentation today!  So I walked in the door … Continue reading

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Halloween Magic

I don’t have anything to post about except the winner of my little haunted owl ATC.   I can’t do that without some kind of picture, so I did one of my favorite things and I scouted out some lovely pictures … Continue reading

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little witches

Instead of making my children their costumes, I opted to quietly stress about it and make little witches instead. I bought some cool digital images from Tumble Fish Studio and had a load of fun playing, cutting, gluing and sprinkling … Continue reading

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Haunted Owls

These little owls were made for Amy’s Haunted ATC swap.  If you don’t know what an ATC is, it’s an artist trading card. They are only 2.5 x 3.5 inches big and are so fun to swap. This will  be … Continue reading

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good morning pumpkin smoothie

Blend together the following, for one large smoothie or two smaller smoothies. 1/2 can of pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix) 1 cup hemp milk (or any other kind) 1 tbsp ground flax seed 1 small banana 1 – 2 medjool  … Continue reading

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Halloween Kitty

I guess I am totally on a Halloween kick. I’ve been having visions of our kitty dressed up for Halloween, so rather than dressing her up (and getting my hands ripped to shreds) I painted a dressed up kitty instead. … Continue reading

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this was yummy

It’s a flat breads with a garlicky white bean spread, roasted butternut squash, apple slices and caramelized onions baked together into perfect autumn deliciousness!  You can see the recipe here. Don’t forget about the Homemade Halloween book I’m giving away … Continue reading

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Homemade Halloween – book giveaway

I was sent this great Homemade Halloween book from Fox Chapel Publishing for review. It’s got some really great projects for Halloween costumes, some cute face painting how-to,  games and tricks, food recipes and home/party decor. All perfect for having … Continue reading

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