Spray Painted Glass

Create fun Halloween candy jars by using spray paint and foam stickers!

What you will need:

Multi purpose Spray Paint
Foam stickers (dollartree)
Glass Jars (dollartree or recycled)
Poster Board or Newspaper

Instructions:

Add stickers to glass in a pattern or randomly all over. Secure stickers my pressing down on the edges. After glass is covered, place glass upside down on poster board outside. Spray glass until jars are completely covered. Allow paint to dry overnight. Once paint has dried, carefully remove foam stickers. You should now have a pattern on your glass! Fill jars with candy or tea light candles. 

Enjoy X3

Fall is coming!

Well.. it's that time of year again! Welcome Fall by adding artificial leaves to your home!

What you will need:

Wire (or xmas ornaments hooks)
Scissors
Artificial Fall leaves (found at any craft store or dollar store)
String Lights (found @ World Market)

Instructions:

Poke wire through leaf and bend close. Leave slack on wire as shown and cut with scissors. Bend wire to a hook shape, similar to an xmas ornament hook. Hang onto string lights and squeeze wire to secure.

X3

Pinterest Review: Pumpkin Muffins

I've been on Pinterest for a few months now and came across an easy pumpkin muffin recipe. I discovered this during the Summer and since, have been waiting patiently for the hot weather to cool down. With Fall finally here, I spent my Sunday, Halloween decorating and enjoying the sweet aroma of my pumpkin spice candles. The scent of pumpkin spice just wasn't enough. Back to Pinterest, I decided to try this pumpkin recipe found here.

What you'll need:

Cupcake papers
15 oz Pure Pumpkin
1 box cake mix
(I used what I had in my kitchen)

Instructions:

 Mix cake mix and pumpkin. Spoon onto cupcake wrappers and bake @ 350 degrees for 20-25mins. Allow to cool, add frosting.

Easy right?



Whipped Cream Frosting was too rich!



Review:

I couldn't believe how quick & easy this was to do! No mess with eggs or oil! I didn't use the exact flavors as the original recipe but it still came out pretty good. I used whipped cream frosting instead of cream cheese frosting; big difference! The whipped cream frosting was a little too sweet and took away from the pumpkin flavor. I highly recommend using a cream cheese frosting or something homemade to enhance the pumpkin. There was more than a hint of pumpkin, but I really like my pumpkin to pop, so adding pumpkin spice seasoning will do the job. At first, I was worried about how the texture would be without our traditional eggs & oil; the texture was similar to a muffin, yet a little crumbly but not falling apart as you bite into it. I am looking forward to eating one with my coffee & pumpkin creamer tomorrow morning and I will definitely bake these again!

 Revised on 10/26/12

Okay, so I decided to give these another try! This time using cream cheese frosting and spice cake mix vs whipped frosting and butter cake mix! OMG much better! Still added a dash of pumpkin spice, the flavors flowed! I highly recommend trying this version for Fall season.