For the Love of Candy Corn

Thirty-One Days of Halloween 

Day 2

For the Love of Candy Corn

Happy 2nd day of Halloween!

Only 28 days left until Halloween.

Have you started decorating yet? I just got my Halloween boxes out and started thinking about it today. If I get them out in September my house will be fully decorated and ready before October even begins, so I try to control myself ;)

Today I chose CANDY CORN for the Halloween topic.

I love Candy Corn.

I love the looks, smell and taste (all though I don't eat much of it).

One year I dressed up as a Candy Corn Witch. I even made candy corn jewelry to wear and glued candy corn to my shoes.

Here I will start out with some cute Candy Corn decorations.

Have some extra yarn? These are easy to make!

Candy Corn Wall Decoration

What a way to reuse those bottles!

Yummy Candy Corn CheeseCake.

Candy Corn Rice Krispie Treats

Candy Corn Drink - 

**WARNING:This link has the recipe but also has ads and pop-ups

Candy Corn Fudge

Candy Corn White Chocolate Cookies- Yum!

Candy Corn Painted nails :)

Candy Corn Pinata Great for trick-or-treat :)

Classy Candy Corn Craft Decoration

Candy Corn Pumpkins - Check out the other Pumpkins!

Here is a collection of Candy Corn Crafts

I know we will be making some of these Candy Corn goodies this year!

Ciao

April

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Apple Crafts and Recipes

Thirty-One Days of Halloween

Day 1
APPLES

On the first day of Halloween, I have chosen APPLES. We love apples in this house. Eat them all the time.  Our favorites are Gala and Fuji. We enjoy eating them plain and with peanut butter. Apple pies are always a big hit around holidays. Grandma used to get in the kitchen and make 10 pies at a time. As soon as they were coming out of the oven they were driven over to the neighbors, other family members' houses, and of course eaten at her table. She had the biggest kitchen table I had ever sat at. It was always inviting, filled with delicious foods, family, friends, and laughter. I miss that table and Grandma every day.

Around this time of year, we celebrate by going to the Apple Orchard to pick our favorites right off the tree. It is a wonderful experience for young and old. We would get on the trolley that drives around the orchard and makes stops calling out which varieties are available in those areas. You would raise your hand if interested and he would stop at the variety you wanted to pick. The kids would run around the trees playing and spying "the biggest one" here or there. When you were done picking as many as you wanted you could either walk back up to the front of the orchard or you could wait for the trolley to come back around.

At the front of the orchard, there is a barn that had apple cider, apple juice, and lots of baked apple goodies to purchase and picnic tables to eat at. They also had a children's area where the kids could play games and pick out pumpkins.

Next weekend is the Apple Festival.  Our friend is celebrating his birthday so we will be meeting them at the Spooky Llama trails to see if we can get spooked ;)

Now, how about some apples....

Thinking about having a Halloween Party? Here are some delicious Apple treats

Once Upon A Time or Snow White inspired candy apples. Look at the twigs...

Mini Caramel Apples, Great idea! Less waste.

Bloody Apples -  Great for a Dexter or True Blood-themed Party!

Apple Cider is a must in this house the whole month of October! We actually already bought a jug and finished it off before October even began :) We always drink ours warm, add cinnamon and cloves.

These look interesting. Haven't tried this recipe yet but grandma used to make apple Dumplings that we couldn't get enough of!

Then there is the Classic Apple Pie - Can't go wrong with these.

Lastly, I have to add these. They look fun and spooky. Going to get a bag of cheap apples for this...

Dried Shrunken Heads made from apples Cute but Creepy! Make some for decorations and use some in your Apple Cider.

Tell me what kind of Apple goodies you have this time of year.

Now get some Apples and get busy!

Ciao

April

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31 Days of Halloween

31 Days of Halloween

Tomorrow starts the countdown to Halloween! My favorite time of year. Stay tuned and I will post things that are Halloween and Fall related for the next 31 days…..Tell me some things you would like to see, such as How-to’s, costumes, decorations etc….

Thrift Store Finds

Thrift Store finds of the day....

 Bird cage, flower holder, old umbrella, misc tea cups, bracelets and tiny cauldron.

I love going to thrift stores. I have been to many and always have a favorite. Right now my favorite is one that I visit a couple times a month. Sometimes I pop in to look for specific items, other times I get lost for hours looking through every nook.

I want thrift stores to succeed but I tend to stay away from the big box stores that have prices that aren't so thrifty. When I first started thrifting here I found a little hole in the wall where everything was very cheap. .50 for a pair of jeans .25 and .50 for other clothing. It was more like yard sale prices and there was new stuff all the time. I could afford to clothe myself and my children through those stores and dress nice like I had shopped at the mall.

Eventually the stores that I frequented raised their prices and were comparable to Walmart prices- for used clothes- sorry NO. I had to find some new ones to scavenge.  Then I found this one. It is ran by a church in our small town. It started out in a room attached to a construction business. They became so popular that they had to expand and ended up moving to a bigger store. The prices were raised a little because of the rent for the new store.

Now though, I guess like everything else, the prices are starting to get out of my range. Time to start hunting for a new one :) I will still shop there though until they are no longer reasonable. So lets hope they stay this way a little longer.

Here are a few great finds for today.

This is a lovely Sage Green metal bird cage with cute little metal birds on it. It has 2 hinges allowing it to open at the top.

Here is a metal wall sconce for flowers. It's not too old but it has seen some use. I will give it a nice coat of paint. I seem to be attracted to these for some reason but I don't hang flowers on my wall. 

I always grab the metal bracelets or bangles. I wear them, give them to friends and upcycle them. I will do a post of the ways I upcycle them sometime.

Lately I have been making Mossy Terrariums and Jars. I have been wanting to do a tea cup Mossy Terrarium so when I saw these I thought they would be cute to start with.

To go along with the mossy Terrarium tea cups I thought this little cauldron would be a cute addition.

Last but not least the ugly stained old umbrella. I plan on removing the cover and turning it into a crocheted sun parasol to help keep the hot summer sun off my head. I have already had a sunburn once this year. No fun for my light skin!

Well, I hope you enjoyed viewing my finds today. I will post what the items are transformed into.

Check back for updates and pics of other finds!

Ciao~

Be Happy!

Christmas is over and another year has gone. I don't know about you but this year sped by faster than I realized! Time for a new year. 2014. Wow. 2014...When I was a kid 2014 was so far away, the future. Now here it is. We are in the future.

Let's talk about New Year's Resolutions. Who actually makes New Year's Resolutions and keeps them? You make this list of things that you would like to do or change, then burden yourself with it everyday if you don't do the things on your list. Leaving you to feel guilty or unaccomplished with yourself. STOP! You don't have to do that! Make that your New Year's resolution. To stop making such a crazy list of things that takes years to do, not just one.

 I have gone from making a long list of resolutions to making one or two things that I really want to accomplish.  I can actually keep them now. This year my New Year's Resolution is to BE HAPPIER! Be Happy! Don't let things get me down, people get me down. Enjoy my life. Enjoy my time with my children. They are growing so fast before my eyes. This life is speeding by and time is so much shorter than we all realize. I want to spend that time being happy!

So, think hard about what you want for your New Year's Resolution. It's not too late. You can change your list now.
I chose mine, my one resolution. It may seem easy but it is one that I have to work hard on everyday.

Happy New Year,
BE HAPPY!