Halloween creativity at it's best

Are you ready to get your creative juices carving?

Halloween can be a fun time with the decorations,  trick or treating, candy and of course the pumpkin carving.  There are so many great opinions for carving pumpkins. 

My husband is quite handy with the carving tools and has created some pretty neat pumpkins.  We always get lots of "wows" on Halloween night.

Here are some of his past amazing creations….

                    

            Dora and Boots                                          Cinderella

Family Guy

Blue (from Blue's Clues)

         

Fred Flinstone

 

                  Bugs Bunny                    

There are lots of different ways to add some pizzazz to your pumpkins...here is one idea that I hope to try this year....



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I would like to line my walkway with a variety of pumpkins drilled with holes and lit up



Not sure what to carve on your pumpkin this year?  There are lots of options...click here and here for ideas.

Stuck for a costume idea?  Go here or here for ideas on adult and children costumes.

There are also lots of yummy treats you can make to celebrate Halloween.  Here are a couple of fun and easy cupcake ideas that would be great to do with kids.  I'm looking forward to trying them out with mine....

Click here for instructions as well as lots of other great treats ideas.

Wishing you a Happy Halloween and if you decide to get creative this year with your pumpkins, baking or costumes, send me an email with some pictures - I would love to showcase them!!!

Grocery Store Decorating

Decorating your table for Thanksgiving doesn't have to be an expensive or difficult task.  Your local grocery store offers many ways to creatively decorate your table for Thanksgiving or make something to give as a gift.

Gourds who????

Gourds come in all shapes and sizes.  They are great for decorating a table.  You can find them at grocery stores and greenhouses.

Here's a few picture of how I've used them around my home...

Pie pumpkins are also a quick way to dress up your table with some fresh flowers.  To get extra creative, you can even paint the pumpkins in different colours. 

Here are two of my own creations... 

I was recently at Longo's and something similar was selling for $19.99 each. 

I bought pie pumpkins for $1.29 each and the flowers for two pumpkin arrangements was about $12.   So in the end I spent about $7 for each arrangement vs. $19.99.  I think I got a great deal!  I realize there was a bit of work involved with cleaning out the pumpkin and doing the arranging but as mentioned in past posts, I find it relaxing and it's something I did myself!

Well if you are preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, consider some of these ideas and get creative.  The possibilities are endless!  If you make any creations, I would love to hear from you.  Send me along some pictures.  They would be great to feature on future posts!

Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

P.S.  If you are cooking a turkey this weekend, don't forget to save the carcass...it's makes a great stock.  I will feature some recipes in a future post.