Another cute idea for Halloween. Cute centerpiece! Hope you can make it out from the picture. I took the picture from the magazine so not the best. I got this from my Martha Stewart 2008 magazine. I am going to try to do a dinner the first week in Oct. and make this as the centerpiece. I thought after dinner we could have vanilla ice cream and let the kids use the berrys to top off there desert. I think they will love it!

Pretty easy to do ....

1. Arrange deep-hued fruits on a large platter around dark pillar candles , set the platter around dark pillar candles, set platter on dining table over a gauzy fabric runner.

2. Add insects of your choice-plastic ones only, please!

This is a picture of Jake and his Best Friend Porter. They were playing in the field and I told them to hold hands and walk off and I snap this cute picture. I love how it turned out! Jake and Porter are so cute together when they play. They both have the best imaginations! They can play hours and hours with each other. Jake favorite thing to do with porter is play Indians. They are so cute!!

Wow...I love HALLOWEEN! I have so many ideas to share. These would be cute for a after school snake to go with the apple bites. Here is how to make these easy witches brooms.

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Rolled fruit snacks (fruit by the foot works best!)

Thin Pretzel Sticks

Cut a 2 inch length from a fruit by the foot, fruit snack. With the shorter ends on the side, fringe the bottom of the strip to create the broom bristles. Moisten the upper edge of the fruit with a drop of water and tightly wrap it around one end of a thin pretzel stick broom handle.

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I am sure our kids will sweep these up in no time! Ha!

Do you need a treat idea for you childs school class. I am making these this year....Yummy Mummies. This is also from the Family Fun Halloween 2009 Magazine. You have to go buy this magazine it has the cutest ideas. Here is how you make these cute little yummy mummies.

Tissue Tube

white paper

packing tape

glue

2 inch wide gauze

googly eyes

candy treats

For each holder, trace one end of an emply tissue tube onto a piece of white paper, then cut out the circle, making it slightly smaller than your trace line. (tip: if you fold the paper into a few layers, you can cut out several circles at once.) Cut the tube in half (you can make two holders per tube) and use packing tape to attach the paper circle to the bottom of one of the halves. tape one end of a 2 to 2 1/2 foot strip of 2-inch wide gauze to the tube, then wrap it around the holder, gently stretching and twisting the gauze as you go to give it some dimension. When you've coverd the tube, cut the gauze and tuck the end under a nearby layer. Glue on googly eyes (or use the self-adhesive kind), and fill the mummy with candy treats.

This is such a cute idea for Halloween to sit on shelf or fireplace Mantel. I seen this in this years Better Homeas and Garden Halloween Tricks and Treats magazine. You take a book and using the original jacket as a pattern, cut a new one from wallpaper scraps or gift wrap. (you could also use scrapbook paper depending on the size of the book!) Embellish the fronts and spines with lettering, frames etc. Very cute!

Are you my type? I am for sure making these for the kids for an after school snack! Healthy and so cute. To make some quarter and core an apple, cut a wedge from the skin side of each quarter, then press slivered almonds in place for teeth. (If you are not going to serve for while, baste the apples with orange juice to keep them from browning).

This is from the Disney family fun magazine from this year. You may still be able to find the magazine. Very cute ideas, I paid $9.99 and so worth it!

These are too cute to eat! This is out of the Disney Family Fun Halloween Magazine! Cute for a after school snake or for a Halloween Party. Here is the Recipe .....

Salty Bones

Refrigerated Breadsticks

Coarse Salt

Unroll a tube of refrigerated breadsticks (11 ounce tube makes 12 bones) and separate the rectangular pieces. Working with one piece at a time, stretch the dough to lengthen it a bit and then use kitchen scissors or a knife to cut a 1 1/2-inch slit in the center of each end. Shape the resulting four flaps of dough into knobs that look like the ends of a bone. Place the dough bones on an ungreased baking sheet, spacing them a few inches apart, and sprinkle on a little coarse salt. Bake the bones at 375' until they are light golden brown about 12 min.

I never really thought of myself as much of a dog person....but I am so in Love with our Dog Mellow! She is so easy going and Lazy she makes me laugh everyday. Tonight she came inside plopped herself on the couch and fell asleep. The kids were jumping on and off the couch and Mel did not move. We got Mellow (we call her Mel for short!) in July from a younger couple with small children. Mel was not in very good shape when we got her. She had not had her nails clipped for awhile and was not fed properly. She was shedding like crazy and over weight! I wish I had taken a picture! She looks so good now. We try to faithfully take her on walks everyday and went to the farm store and they suggested the food Loyale. I have been so amazed with the dog food! Her coat is so shinny and NO shedding. She looks so good! I hope she is happy because we love her so much! She is so spoiled but I can't help myself...I have never loved a dog like I love her! She is another one of my kids! She always has that big tongue out and she is always sniffing. I always tell her that her nose gets her into trouble. When Jeff gets mad at her I always say "Dont Blame Mel, Blame her Nose!"

I have had a few people ask for the recipe for the Candy Corn Freeze and Ding-a-ling Spiders. How fun are these for the kids. I am going to try to make the spiders for the kids Halloween Party this year. Anyway here are the recipes................

Candy Corn Freeze

1 Quart Orange Sherbet

1 Half-gallon vanilla ice cream

3 disposable decorating bags

9 clear 10 ounce glasses

Yellow paste or gel food color

Orange Nonpareils, for garnish

1. Let the sherbet and ice cream sit at room temperature until softened, about 15 min. Transfer the sherbet to a decorating bag. Transfer 4 cups of the ice cream to another decorating bag. Place them in the freezer.

2. Adding a few drops at a time, mix some yellow food color into the remaining ice cream. Transfer the yellow ice cream to the third decorating bag. Pipe some yellow ice cream into the bottom third of each glass. Put the glasses in the freezer.

3. Remove the decorating bag with sherbet from the freezer to soften. When it is soft enough to pipe, remove the glasses from the freezer and pipe an even layer of sherbet into each. Return the glasses to the freezer.

4. Remove the decorating bag with the white ice cream from the freezer to soften and pipe it into each glass. Return the glasses to the freezer. Remove them about 15 minutes before serving. Just before serving, sprinkle each parfait with nonpareils.

Makes 9 Servings.

You can use this same idea for other holidays! For the 4th of July you can garnish with pop rocks using ice cream with food color red white and blue. Christmas red, green, red with cute star sprinkles.

Ding-a-Ling Spider

80 dark chocolate biscuit sticks (they used Pocky that you can order on amazon.com) I am going to use pretzels.

10 choc-covered cream-filled cakes (such as hostess ding dongs)

2 ounces (2 squares) semisweet baking choc. melted

5 mini marshmallows

10 pairs candy eyes

1. Dip the broken end of a biscuit stick into melted chocolate and insert it near the top of a cake; repeat to give each spider 8 legs.

2. Cut each mini marshmallow into 4 small triangles for the spider's teeth with a paring knife or small shears. Add teeth and candy eyes as shown, affixing each with a dab of melted chocolate applied with a toothpick.

Pretty simple and cute for the kids.

Everyone knows a witch's toes are as sharply pointed as her nose. Here's how to make socks to fit.......I love Halloween and whenever there is a Halloween Magazine in the store...I have to buy it. I have saved all my Halloween magazine over the many years and wanted to share some cute ideas. One of my very favorite is the Witches Coat Rack. This is such a cute decoration for Halloween. You could make it simple and cheaper by just making the "Hat Rack" by getting a board and painting it black or color of choice. Sand the edges and top of the board and stain using a dark walnut stain! Use big carpenter nails for the pegs. You can find Carpeter nails at Lowes or Home Depot. Below is the directions for the Wicked Witch Stockings!

Wicked Witch Stockings

2 skeins (3.5 ounces/220 yards each) white worsted weight yarn

2 skeins (3.5 ounces/220 yards each) black worsted weight yarn

size 4 (3.5mm) double-pointed needles

size 6 (4.5mm) double-pointed needles

1. Use a standard worsted-weight sock pattern (24 stitches and 32 rows equal 4 inches/10 cm in stockinette stitch on size 6 needles). Calf: Using white yarn and size 4 neeles, cast on following the directions for the largest size in your sock pattern. Work the ribbing in the round as indicated until the work measures 1 1/2 inches from the beginning, change to size 6 needles and black yarn.

2. Continue to follow the pattern changing colors every 1 to 1 3/4 inches to make stripes, until the work measures 21 to 22 inces from the beginning, ending with a complete white stripe.

3. Heel: Change to black and work the heel as indicated in the pattern .

4. Foot: Work as established for 11 inches. Count the stitches, divide in half, place a marker at the beginning of the next round and halfway across it.

5. Toe: Next round: K2 tog, work to next marker, k2tog. Next 5 rounds: work even. Continue int he manner to decrease 2 sts every 6th round until 12 sts remain; then decrease every 5th round until 4 sts remain. Cut the yarn and thread it through the 4 sts; pull tight and pass the cut end to the inside. Repeat for the second sock.

A few cards I made this last weekend! Quick and easy!

My mom recently bought me a new camera and I was lucky to take picture of Alyssa's cute belly. I was so excited to take these! They turned out pretty cute for me not knowing a thing about photography. I wanted to give them different ideas for the same photo so that is why there is the same photo over and over on some!.........My brother and Alyssa had there baby yesterday. So soon I will post picture of Kaden Scott out of the belly! I will post more when I get them done. Thanks Ricky and Alyssa for letting me do this....it was fun!