Wick or treat! Whether you're a fan of candy corn or not, you'll love these DIY candles in the shape of giant candy corn. The secret is the molds made of paper cups. For the full step-by-step tutorial, click here.
Crystal Ball Cupcakes
These crystal ball cupcakes could be my most ambitious cupcakes I've made so far. The clear globe is made of gelatin, so it's edible. I also made the skull head out of candy melts. Check out the full step-by-step tutorial here.
Candy Corn Wreath
Candy corn seems to have had a resurgence in popularity, not because people like eating it necessarily, but it's so fun to craft with. It's kind of like Peeps. No one eats them, but in the spring, everyone crafts with them. Here is a candy corn wreath I m ...
Floral Pumpkin Centerpiece Arrangements
I made these floral pumpkins for an eHow tutorial. I love how these floral arrangements are appropriate for the entire fall season, whether you're decorating for Halloween or Thanksgiving. They also make great hostess gifts. The eHow tutorial is here. ...
Elton John Fong Eyeglasses: Bella Crafts Halloween Birthday Blog Hop
Boy, the title of this post is certainly a mouthful. Try saying that 10 times fast. But the project...now that's an eyeful. We are celebrating the one year anniversary of Bella Crafts Quarterly™ with a Halloween/Birthday themed blog hop. If you've ...
Build-A-Monster Blocks Using Wood Attitude
They're alive! Alive! The monsters, that is. I've always wanted to make monster building blocks – where I could mix and match body parts on wood blocks – and was never sure how. Now that I've discovered Wood Attitude printable film, I am the mad scient ...
Ping Pong Eyeballs for Halloween
Chinese people are supposed to be good at ping pong. This Chinese person is good at making things with ping pong balls. Exhibit A: Ping pong eyeballs. I know this is not a new idea, but I found a novel way to make them thanks to Craft Attitude printable f ...
Pumpkins Made from Upcycled Plastic Packaging
I swear I am not a hoarder. But I just hate to throw away hard plastic packaging and to send it to the landfill. I recently got a shipment of Sizzix dies from Karen Burniston, and I saved all the plastic packaging that housed the dies. Such nice, quality ...
How to Carve a Pumpkin: Video for eHow
I recently shot a video series for eHow, and the first few episodes are on pumpkin carving. These videos are just gorgeously shot, and the one on carving with a template is really helpful if you've never tried this technique. But let me tell you, it was h ...
Halloween Decorating Ideas for Disney
For Halloween, the good folks at Disney asked me to create 10 DIY Halloween decorating ideas for their new website spoonful.com. Here are just some of the wacky ideas. For all 10 ideas, plus the step-by-step how-to instructions, click here. Even toilet ...