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I hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween!  

Till next year....

Foodie Friday- Monster Donuts

Happy Halloween!!! My little ghouls dressed up before school for Princess and Superhero day.  I guess someone is too old to be a pretty princess and decided to instead be an undead princess or something of the sort...

 

As a special treat I made Monster Donuts for the kids.  These actually came together super easy!  The secret??  Use pre-made canned biscuits!  

You will need:

1 can biscuits, anything except flaky layers

3/4 cup oil

1/2 stick butter

1/2 cup sugar

2 TBS cinnamon

Any decorations that you choose, or you can leave them off 

Heat your oil in a pan on medium heat then use a cookie cutter (or a shot glass like I did) to cut the center out of the biscuits.

 

Once your oil is hot put your biscuits in and turn once they are golden brown.  Cook until second side is browned then transfer to a plate.

 

Continue until all your donuts are cooked.  

Mix your cinnamon and sugar in one bowl and melt your butter in a second bowl.

Dip each side of the donuts into the butter than into the cinnamon and sugar.

You can also fry up the dough you cut out to make the holes!

I then used melted chocolate to attach some edible eyes to make monster donuts for a hauntingly good breakfast.

 

Halloween Bling

I am still in shock that Halloween is in a few days.  Before you know it Christmas will be here!     (((((YAY))))))

To me November 1st is really the start of the holiday season.  I am ready to start pulling out the decorations, drinking cocoa with the kids, baking, and watching our favorite Christmas movies.  It's a time of tradition and making memories that I hope my kids will continue to do with their kids.  But before I jump ahead of myself I want to share the last of the Halloween stuff with you all.  

Rounding out the package I sent to quaggy in the Mini 13 Days of Halloween swap is a mess of jewelry pieces.  I seem to always make one or two pieces for each partner when I swap.  I may have gone a bit overboard this time but I couldn't help myself!

I found these awesome Jack O' Lantern beads online that just had to be turned into a stretch bracelet.

 

I think this pendant is probably my favorite of the group.  It's simple but gorgeous!  Look at how cute that little spider is!

 

I of course had to make a braided Kumihimo bracelet since these seem to be my new addiction in crafting.  A fellow Craftster pointed out that it looks like Indian corn and she's right!  It really does look like Indian Corn,

 

Last but not least is a Halloween junk pendant.  There are kinds of charms, bits, and bobs on this one.  I bought a little kit from Amazon that had all the elements in it but anyone could use bits from their stash to make something unique.

 

I have put my Halloween supplies away until next year and pulled out my Holiday themed goodies.   I will have lots of things to share next week.

Mini 13 Days of Halloween Part 2 and October Hoopla Along

Here are the next two items I made for quaggy in the Mini 13 Days of Halloween Swap.

A cute wooden wall hanging that lights up.  It was pre-made but blank so I painted it. 

 

This hoop which was a labor of love.  I have never stitched a hoop entirely with fill stitches.  It was daunting but actually went faster than I thought it would.  I am very happy with how it turned out and can't wait to find another pattern to use this technique on. I also used this hoop as my entry into Octobers Hoopla-Along on Craftster

 

I used a bit of back stitching, satin stitching, and split back stitching on this hoop.  The split back stitch is my new favorite stitch!  I am happy that my satin stitching is improving too!  

Pattern from Urban Threads

Mini 13 Days of Halloween Part One

Once again I have done the Mini 13 Days of Halloween Swap on Craftster.  I had to send 13 little gifts to my partner one of which is opened each day.  13 crafted items can be a bit much so we are allowed to add in some store bought items fora  few of days gifts.  I had a fabulous partner this year and couldn't wait to craft for her.  I am going to share the things I made for her throughout the month.

One of the first things I sent was a set of altered blocks that spells SPOOKY.  I used scrapbook paper and letters cut using my Silhouette Cameo.

 

I felt that leaving all the other sides of the blocks unfinished was rather boring so I decorated each side with a different Halloween motif.  This way the blocks can be mixed and matched.

 

The next thing I wanted to make was of course something altered.  I couldn't decide if I wanted to make a shrine or a haunted house... 

Then I stumbled upon these little cardboard Putz style houses on Etsy and was sold.  I used paper, ink, and random embellishments to make this spooky little house.

 

Here is a close up of some of the details from the front of the house including a spiderweb, black cat, and pumpkin.

 

So fay my partner has enjoyed each gift she has opened and I hope she enjoys the rest of them!  I can't wait to share everything else throughout the rest of the month.

Cardboard house purchased from Little Village Houses

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This is some of the stuff I received from deadsweaters in the Mini 13 Days of Halloween Swap on Craftster.

Craftster Hoopla Along Month 6

 

I made this Jack Skellington hoop for the October Hoopla Along on Craftster.  The theme was fall or Halloween and he just happens to be one my favorite Halloween Characters!  It also worked out since my partner in the Trick or Treat Swap just happened to like him too!  So he ended up going to a new home where I hope he is loved <3 br="">

Weekend Trick or Treat Swap

 Here are the goodies I made my partner in the Weekend Trick or Treat Swap on Craftster.  The point was that we got our partners on Friday and had to send a package to them by Monday.  Here is what I accomplished on my crafty weekend....

 

After a rather large fight with my sewing machine I was able to whip up this coffee cup wrap in a fun Halloween fabric with a skully button.

 

I had purchased this really nice thick cardboard bookmark and decided to embellish it with some more of my dapper skeleton paper cuts.

 

I am not sure which side is my favorite of the two....

 

I was inspired by a pin I saw on Pinterest and printed out a vintage photo and added some googly eyes for the card I included in the package.

 

I made marble magnets using orange paper, orange fabric, and a sharpie.

 

This bottlecap brooch contains a cute vintage image of an owl and a black cat that I had in my stash.

  

I made this altered matchbox from a printable I purchased from Ten Two Studios

 

and inside is a pendant with a vintage image of a black cat.

Whew that was a busy crafty weekend!

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I received these goodies from Anubisheart in the Weekend Trick or Treat Swap on Craftster.  I have no idea how she got all this done in 3 days!