Treat yourself this Halloween to a devilish apple that’s covered in rich chocolate decadence and all the fixins you desire. The best part, under that sweet, innocent shell is a schnapps infused apple bursting with cinnamon flavor. RECIPE: 6-8 Granny Smith Apples, medium size 1, 24oz package milk chocolate Almond Bark 1, 24oz package white…Continue Reading “Decadent Candy Apples”
Invite some feathered friends to roost at your door this Halloween with a festive wreath. Upgrade a plain grapevine wreath to the standards of a night watchman with nesting materials like mosses, lichens, dried foliage, and cotton netting. MATERIALS: Grapevine Wreath Artificial Crow Black Netting Moss Manzanita Branches Dried flowers or foliage Floral Wire Hot…Continue Reading “Crows Nest Wreath”
As the darkness falls and the wild wind blows; forests just seem a bit more desolate this time of year. Create your very own haunted forest from the comforts of home with mini trees made from branches and a little burlap. Display on tabletops, mantles, or counters for a haunting effect. MATERIALS: Branches Burlap Scissors…Continue Reading “Mini Haunted Forest”
Mums require a great deal of water especially in the warmer weeks leading up to Halloween. So, if you purchased your mums a bit too early and have a few crispy, crunchy specimens by your doorstep; by all means paint them. You heard me. Paint them in a spooky black and plant them in a…Continue Reading “Dead Mum Planter”
Every winters table deserves a well-appointed soup tureen filled with steeping hot goodness. Soup tureens are some of the most underutilized serving pieces probably in your kitchen. And are most often left forgotten in the back of the cupboard. Customize your tureen with a bit of fall flair by replacing its lid with a pumpkin….Continue Reading “Pumpkin Tureen”
Halloween is fastly approaching; and your festive decor most certainly needs a creepy, cool scarecrow. Scarecrows have long been a thing of legend and a close friend to the friendly farmer of times past. These easy to assemble garden ghouls require only a little-worn plaid, a bit of straw, and some scrap wood to bring…Continue Reading “Scarecrows”
If you’re like me; you can’t get enough pumpkin this time of year. So, get that pumpkin fix by whipping up some Mini Pumpkin & Pecan Pies. Don’t let their compact size fool you. These little babes pack all that pumpkin spice flavor you expect from their standard size counterparts. Of course, a little bit…Continue Reading “Mini Pumpkin & Pecan Pies”
Fall to me is all about the comfort food; and nothing radiates comfort more than heavy cream, cheese, or bread. Oh, and bacon. I almost forgot bacon. So, when all of this heavenly goodness unites inside the rich, golden flesh of an heirloom pumpkin you have the ultimate fall indulgence. RECIPE: 2.5-3lb pumpkin or 4…Continue Reading “Stuffed Pumpkin”
Assemble an eerily morbid mantle this October full of watchful eyes and jars filled with poison elixirs just begging you to wander over and take a closer look, that is, if you dare! Begin by placing a festive garland made from fall leaves directly on the mantle. Learn how to make one here: FESTIVE LEAF…Continue Reading “A Morbid Mantle”
Leave are synonymous with the fall season and about the most readily accessible element to add to your fall decor. Fashion a fabulous fall garland from nylon roping to drape on your mantle or over a doorway to usher in the season! MATERIALS: Leaf bunches, oak or maple Nylon roping, 4-5ft Scissors Floral Wire Spray…Continue Reading “Festive Leaf Garland”