Looooving the near-infinite variations of monster cupcakes from makoodle. Find close-ups and see what candy can do what HERE at makoodle. Thanks for the find, Amanda!… Read More ...
Halloween Cupcake Decorating Ideas
Find a whole bunch of Halloween cupcake decorating ideas HERE at Better Homes and Gardens, including these mummies, witch legs (I think I posted on these a couple years ago, but I can’t resist again), and spider cupcakes.
Spider and Owl Krispie Treats
Made with Cocoa Pebbles. How perfectly chocolatey delicious and devious for Halloween. And look, their on sticks! Genius all around. Learn to make cereal treat spiders and owls HERE at Cookies and Cups.
Halloween Printables
Find cute, free Halloween printables (with how-tos) for cupcake toppers, treat bags and more HERE at Party Planning Center.
Monsters and Pumpkins
And a whole bunch of ideas for each. Find a roundup of Monster treats HERE at from glitter to gumdrops, including monster pudding (coming later this week) and monster cocoa, and a roundup of pumpkin ideas HERE, including pumpkin “seeds.”
Great Candy and Jewelry Mold Finds
Check out this find from the Hostess with the Mostess blog: a unique collection of candy and jewelry molds from the etsy shop Mold Shop. Shown is the chocolate skeleton key as seen in the Vintage-Style Haunted Halloween party featured on the Hostess blog from Anders Ruff.… Read More ...
Scary Cereal Cake Pops
Scary because they are made with Count Chocula, Frankenberries and Boo-Berry cereals. Remember those? Learn to make ’em HERE at Sugar Swings!. And she put them on a stick just for me. Aw. I once made cereal cake pops, too, but the choice of cereals here raises things up a bit, yes?… Read More ...
Monster Party Food Ideas
I spotted this deep sea punch on pinterest and jumped over here to post. Check out the whole monster madness party HERE at BHG.com. I know it’s for Halloween, but really, monsters work all year round. I also love the monster cupcakes and brownie pops. Use Wiltons candy eyes
for quick food ideas.
Worm Ice
Eeww, there’s a worm in my ice. But clever for a kid’s party. Make gummi worm ice HERE at Martha Stewart.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Oil and Vinegar Gifts
Find a great tutorial to make your own garlic-rosemary olive oil and sun dried tomato balsamic vinegar gift sets HERE at Mrs. Cummings Rx. There’s even a price breakdown, too!… Read More ...
Leftover Pumpkins
Find a roundup of ideas for using your leftover pumpkins HERE at Pure Organic, such as building a bird feeder. And the advice is displayed on this handy dandy poster. Visit Pure Organic to view larger. {via Neatorama}… Read More ...
Pumpkin Candy Favors
Learn to make these pumpkin candy bundle favors HERE at Bright Ideas.… Read More ...
Candy Corn Coolers
Find the recipe for these sweet candy corn coolers HERE at Gourmet Mom on-the-Go. It’s dessert, drink and Thanksgiving all in one.… Read More ...
Recipe Tuesday: Leftover Halloween Candy
This post lacks the savory, but perhaps anyone else saddled with hundreds of leftover pieces of Halloween candy might appreciate this collection.
1. Make a Halloween candy pie at Serious Eats, from CakeSpy.
2. Find a bunch of ideas at Real Simple, including Peppermint Patty brownies, Peanut M and Ms and Jelly cookies, and Skittles meringues… Read More ...
Time Bomb Ice
Remember waaaaay back when I posted on how to make crystal clear ice? Well, more fun with ice from Alcademics. This time, food coloring is trapped by ice to slowly turn your cocktail black. I know this is one day late for Halloween, but I think this brilliant idea survives the holiday. Find the food coloring ice trick … Read More ...