DIY Candy Corn Halloween Paper Napkin Wreath

Hola Amigos! Just a quick craft for the weekend if you want to give your house a festive touch for Halloween! You guys already know the drill with this wreath since we have made quite a few already (here and also here), but that is the thing, it's so easy, cheap and you get instant gratification is hard to just stop at just one!

If you have a small apartment, a dorm, or a big house but you are really not into the whole Halloween thing but a touch of magic in your home, this is the craft for you! Other than the napkins from your Dollar Store, you just need a few Halloween elements and you are set!

Nothing says Fall and Halloween like Candy Corns! These little bites of sugar now come in all flavors and textures, even gummies, so why not a wreath, it doesn't have to be perfect,the real ones aren't, and we are just representing them on this wreath with their characteristic colors.

As always this is a quick accent for indoors or outdoors, just keep in mind is paper and lately it has been raining and we are expecting the "S" word (snow) soon, so if you don't have a covered porch or the wind brings water to your door, use it inside only.

Happy weekend my friends! Only 11 days left for candy palooza! I still need to get or make a costume for my little one but...and by the looks of it, I'll be putting it together on the 30th since my little monster can't decide what he wants to be! In the meantime I will make more wreaths and dream about candy.

Besitos, 

Lizy

Sharing some paper candy corn at these Fa-BOO-lous parties:

Sewlicious Home Decor, Classy Clutter, Suburbs Mama, Twigg Studios, Life on Lakeshore Drive, The Tablescaper, Frugal Foodie Mama, Navy Wifey Peters, Titi Crafty, The Velvet Moon Baker, Your Home Based Mom, Flamingo Toes, Nifty Thrifty Things, DIY Show Off, VMG206, Huckleberry Love, Craft-O-Maniac, Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Under The Table and Dreaming, The Chicken Chick, I Should Be Mopping the Floors, This Gal Cooks, Carrie This Home, DIY Home Sweet Home, The Plaid and Paisley Kitchen, Mad in Crafts, Watch Out, Martha!, A Pinch of Joy, Feeding Big, The Gunny Sack, Our Table for Seven, Chef in Training, Memories by the Mile, Love Bakes Good Cakes, Not Just a Housewife, Between Naps on the Porch, Lady Behind the Curtain, Smart School House, Ginger Snap Crafts, Someday Crafts, The Shady Porch, Made to be a Momma, Real Housewives of Riverton, Polkadots on Parade, Kitchen Meets Girl, SNAP, Ducks' n a Row, Pink Recipe Box, The Well Crafted Home, Live Laugh Rowe, The Crafty Blogstalker, Lamberts Lately, Made in a Day, The Mandatory Mooch, Jennifer Rizzo, Gingerly Made, Sparkles and a Stove, My Turn (for Us), Simply Dream and Create, The Girl Creative, The Best Blog Recipes, Craftionary, My Life in Pencil, Practically Functional, My Personal Accent, Today's Creative Blog, Sweet Haute, The Patriotic Pam, 504 Main, Kitchen Fun with my 3 Sons, The Answer is Chocolate, Six Sisters Stuff, Cheerios and Lattes, Made From Pinterest, Craft Dictator, Will Cook For Smiles, Bowdabra, Sew-Licious, Lemon Paper Designs, SerenityYou, Nap Time Creations, Home Stories A to Z, Kathe with an E, Cozy Little House, 52 Mantels

DIY Halloween Ghost in the Mirror

Hola Amigos! Sharing with you a quick craft I made last year in the also known as the Before Blogging Days!, not as many pictures but this craft is so easy that not as many are needed anyway!

What I Used: You only need 3 things to make this craft. Head to your Dollar Store and get yourself a framed mirror, a printed image from your computer, preferably black and white and some Oven Cleaner.
How I did it: Take your mirror apart, set the frame aside. On a kitchen towel or old rag, place your mirror upside down (reflective side down) leaving the dark side exposed. Spray some oven cleaner over it and let it sit for a couple of minutes. I tried several times and with the particular oven cleaner I used it took me 15-20 minutes for it to work. Using a soft towel or old rag (a disposable one because you won't be using this one again) wipe some areas of your mirror, not everything, leave some areas with the dark backing so when you turn it around you could still see your own reflection, like a mirror. Make sure it's dry and with no residue of cleaner before you continue with your craft.
Cut the printed image to fit your frame and put it right behind the mirror already  on the frame. When you turn it around you will be able to see the printed image coming from behind the still reflecting mirror. Cover it up with the back (stand) of the mirror and you are done! Enjoy the spookiness.

Show as much or little of the image as you want. I happened to like just the edges so I can appreciate Miss Borden's face better. I'm really fond of her. maybe because we share the same name (Lizbeth)  and actually I think she was innocent of what they accused her.

Too bad they didn't have an "Agent Gibbs" or the people at the  CSI  L.A. unit to investigate and clear her name. She has a place of honor on my living...lighting is very bad there..I can't get a decent picture, so I apologize.

I guess we are ready now to start singing that creepy nursery rhyme....Lizzie Borden had an Axe.....I'm not going to sing the whole thing because I don't want to scare you guys too bad, lol. Hope you like my little project and you try it this Halloween....can't get any easier than this for $1 or so! Have a healthy and productive First Week of Fall!

Besitos,

Lizy

Sharing my Little Ghost in the Mirror at these Fa-BOO-lous Parties:

The Blackberry Vine, Feeding Big, Rain on a Tin Roof, Setting for Four, Huckleberry Love, Say Not Sweet Anne, The Gunnt Sack, Coastal Charm, Ladybug Blessings, Chef in Training, Mandy's Recipe Box, Home Stories A to Z, Our Table for Seven, Under the Table and Dreaming, DIY Home Sweet Home, Mad in Crafts, A Southern Fairytale, Jembellish, Sugar Bee Crafts, Nap Time Creations, Memories by the Mile, Cozy Little House, The Well Crafted Home, Ducks'n a Row, The Everyday Home, The Shady Porch, Ginger Snap Crafts, Lady Behind the Curtain, Fluster Buster, This Silly Girl's Life, Trendy Tree House, Kitchen Meets Girl, SNAP, 733 Blog, The Real Housewives of Riverton, Polkadots on Parade, Someday Crafts, We Like to Learn as We Go, My Girlish Whims, Smart School House, The 36th Avenue, 52 Mantels, The Mandatory Mooch, Sweet Haute, Saving 4 Six, Lamberts Lately, What's Cooking Love, A Handful of Everything, Live, Laugh, Rowe, the Crafty Blog Stalker, Katherines Corner, The Best Blog Recipes, The Best Blog Recipes, Craftionary, Tidy Mom, The Girl Creative, One Tough Mother,Kitchen Fun with my 3 Sons, 504 Main, Craft Dictator, Do Small Things with Love, Diana Rambles, Sara Howe, Planned in Pencil, Living Better Together, The Jenny Evolution, Shaken Together, The Pin Junkie, Frugal Fit Family, Tatertots and Jello, Serenity You, Classy Clutter, Who Needs a Cape, Cheerios and Lattes, Too Much Time, Twigg Studios, Life on Lakeshore Drive, WCFS, Your Homebased Mom, Mommifried, The Thriftiness Miss, Under the Table and Dreaming, Dear Creatives, Flamingo Toes, I Should be Mopping the Floors, Frugal Foodie Mama, Between Naps on the Porch, Made in a Day, Made from Pinterest, DIY Showoff, My Love 2 Create, Six Sisters Stuff, Carrie This Home, DIY Show Off, Bowdabra

DIY Pencil Gumball Machine Teacher's Gift

Hola Amigos! A quick and budget friendly craft for kids to give their favorite teacher for this new school year about to start soon. It's a DIY "Pencil No.2"  Gumball Machine made with materials available at your nearest dollar store.

This would be the 3rd time I've changed my Gumball machine, just to give you an idea of how versatile this project is! Here it is all dressed up for St. Patrick's and here ready to welcome Easter!
What I used:  1 dollar store fish bowl, 1 terracotta pot with 2 saucers one the one smaller than the other, Assorted paints, yellow, grey, green and pink,to resemble a pencil, gumballs or any other candy you will see appropriate, adhesive letters and numbers to spell No.2., hot glue gun or glass cement.
How I did it: Paint your terracotta pot in the same order of colors of a No.2 pencil. Once the paint is dry, add your letters (or you could paint them too!) to the bottom of the yellow pot. If you recalled, I suggested 2 saucers, 1 smaller than the other, you see, the smaller saucer will go on the inside of the bigger one and once we used this one as a "lid" for our gumball machine it will stay in place! The way you attached the fish bowl onto the bottom of the terracotta pot is by gluing it's bottom with hot glue or glass cement. Fill your gumball with candy, add any other embellishment to the lid and you are ready!

Isn't it the cutest thing? as I mentioned before add age appropriate candy, cookies or even why not, erasers or colorful paper clip or rubber bands!  This is only to inspire you, your imagination is the limit.

I hope I have inspired you with this easy craft and consider it as a little sweet gesture from your child to the one person he/she is going to be seeing a lot for the next few months keeping their young minds sharp!

Besitos,

Lizy

Sharing some "gumball" fun at these Fabulous Parties:

Fine Craft Guild, Under the Table and Dreaming  The Real Housewives of Riverton, 733 Blog, The Brambleberry Cottage, Polkadots on Parade, We made That, Sweet Haute, The Crafty Blog Stalker, Saving 4 Six, Lamberts Lately, What's cooking, Love?, The Mandatory Mooch, The 36th AVENUE, Katherine's Corner, Chocolate, Chocolate and More!, Posed Perfection, House of the Hepworths, Kreative Creationz, Sparkles and a Stove, Artsy Fartsy Mama, Living Well Sending Less, Domestic SuperHero, Craftionary, Sis Sisters's Stuff Twin Dragon Fly Designs, MommiFried, Craftberry Bush, Happy Hour Projects, Tidy Mom, My Turn (for Us), A Peek into My Paradise, The Answer is Chocolate, Happy and Blessed Home, The Jenny Evolution, Living Better Together, Becoming Martha, A Simple Five, , Diana Rambles, Simply Designing, Chic in a Shoestring, Kitchen Fun with my 3 Sons, The Pin Junkie, 504 Main, The Triftiness Mess, Jennifer Rizzo, Blissful and Domestic, My Personal Accent, Sunny Simple Life, Nap Time Crafters, Angels Homestead, a Little Claireification, Cheerios and Lattes, Bowdabra, It's Overflowing, Six Sister's Stuff, Made from Pinterest, WCFS, The Tablescaper, Life on Lakeshore Drive, A Pretty Life in the Suburbs, Rain on a Tin Roof, Huckleberry Love, Jembellish, A Southern Fairytale, Mad in Crafts, Between Naps on the Porch, Coastal Charm, Cupcake'n Bake, Who Needs a Cape, BoogieBoard Cottage, The Blackberry Vine, Say Not Sweet Anne, My Mixing Spoon, Feeding Big, Setting for Four, Home Stories A to Z, Handmade Cuddles, Ladybug Blessings, Nap-Time Creations, Kathe with an E, Adventures of a DIY Mom, Summer Scraps, The Princess and her Cowboys, Sugar Bee Crafts, Our Table for Seven, Memories by the Mile, Not Just a Housewife, Bebetsy, DIY Vintage Chic The Lady Behind the Curtain, The Everyday Home, Smart School House, Ducks'n a Row, Crystal and Co, Made to be a Momma, Thank You Honey, Someday Crafts, This Silly Girl's Life, We Like to Learn as We Go, The CSI Project, Real Coake, Craftin Desert Divas, Sew Many Ways

Another Gumball Machine you might enjoy:
Kiss Me DIY Gumball Machine

Back to School "Bus Stop" Paper Napkin Wreath

Hola Amigos! Today I'm sharing with you one of my favorite projects because it's so easy and frugal to do, a paper napkin wreath! I have to confess that deep inside I've been avoiding everything school related since I'm about to loose my now companion and shadow for 5 years to Kindergarten! Yup, my little man is going to K this year...I know he has to...it's part of life...but do I want to let go...NO! He is ready but I'm not. But as a good parent I need to put my best face on, be cheery and encourage him to embark in this new adventure the best way possible!

We are bringing cheer to his room with this cute wreath. You pretty much know the basics by now since you have seen my Picnic Paper Napkin Wreath. It's basically the same for this one.
What I used: 1 grapevine wreath, 1 pack 20 paper napkins, a few embellishments from the Dollar Store, 1 piece of cardboard box ( I used the back of one of the embellishments pack) 1 STOP print out.

How  I did it: Take your napkin, open it up until you have a square and twist where the middle of the square is. now just stuff it in the grapevine wreath until is full to your liking, I used about 18 napkins but if you want a fuller look, by all means use more. Embellish your wreath anyway you want and enjoy your work!
This whole wreath cost me $3.00 I had the wreath already and only use mu $1 napkin bag, $1 toy bus and $1 pencil flags! Cool huh?

It was done quite fast too, about 30 minutes, I had to wait a little to the glue to dry on my cardboard for the stop sign.

This is my first project for the school season. I'm sure it won't be the last since my little boy is so excited. I just wish I was as excited as he is. Gotta be brave though, lol...still a couple of weeks for the Big Day and I'm holding on to every minute of summer I can!

Thank You so much for your visit my friends. Hope you enjoy another one of my cheap but colorful crafts! I certainly have a happy camper on my end! Have a great day!

Besitos,

Lizy

Sharing my "Bus Stops Here" Wreath at these Fabulous Parties:

Smart School House, Made to be a Mama, Ginger Snaps Crafts, Clean and Scentsible, Fluster Buster, a Peek Into my Paradise, The Shady Porch,  Lady Behind the Curtain, My Girlish Whims, Adorned from Above, Dragonfly Designs, Creations by Kara, DIY Craft Projects, Thank You Honey, Worthing Court, Life with the Crust Cut Off, The 36th Avenue, Fine Craft Guild, Sew Much Ado, Someday Crafts, Handy Man, Crafty Woman, The Real Housewives of Riverton, SNAP!, The Crafty Blog Stalker, What's Cooking Love, Saving 4 Six, Live, Laugh, Rowe, 52 Mantels, The Mandatory Mooch, The Brambleberry Cottage, Polkadots on Parade, Southern Lovely, Katherines Corner, House of Hepworths, Lamberts Lately, The Style Sisters,Living Well, Spending Less, My Joy filled Life, Food Done Light, Sew Much Crafting, Kitchen Fun with my 3 Sons, Craftionary, The Best Blog Recipes, Tidy Mom, My Romantic Home, French Country Cottage, Happy Hour Projects, 504 Main, Love and Laundry, A Simple Five, Liz Marie Blog, Becoming Martha, Happy and Blessed Home, The Pin Junkie, Living Better Together, The Answer is Chocolate,  A Peek into my Paradise, My Turn (for Us), Le Chateau des Fleurs, Chic on a Shoestring, Claire Justine oxox, Serenity Now, Six Sister's Stuff, Cheerios and Lattes, Cooking with Curls, 4 Little Fergusons, Just Us Four, Angels Homestead, Tumbleweed Contessa, Fun-A-Day, Life on Lakeshore Drive, Suburbs Mama, The Tablescaper, The Foley Fam, Twigg Studios, VMG206, Flamingo Toes, Thrifty Nifty Things, Tartertots and Jello, Classy Clutter, Too Much Time, Mommy Mentionables, Craftin Desert Divas WCFS, twelveOeight, TitiCrafty, Frugal Foodie Mama, Claire Justine oxox, Navy Wifey Peters, Craft-o-Maniac, Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Lines Across, The Chicken Chick, Say Not Sweet Anne, Flour Me with Love, Cupcake-n-Bake, The Plaid and Paisley Kitchen, Jembellish, Sew Can Do, Keeping it Simple Crafts, Boogieboard Cottage, DIY Home Sweet Home, Under the Table and Dreaming, Between Naps on the Porch, the Princess and her Cowboys, The Tumbleweed Contessa, Kathe with an E, Coastal Charm, The Blackberry Vine, Ladybig Blessings, Handmade Cuddles, Rain on a Tin Roof, Setting for Four, Huckleberry Love, Chef in Training, Love Grows Wild, Sugar Bee Crafts, Nap-Time Creations, Powerful Mothering, Adventures of a DIY Mom, Not Just a Housewife, Memories by the Mile, Shaffer Sisters, Crystal & Co, We Like to Learn as We Go, Cozy Little House, Feeding Big, We Made That, Sweet Haute, Domestic SuperHero, DIY Vintage Chic MommiFried, Diana Rambles, Simply Designing, 504 Main,Sunny simple Life, It's Overflowing, Six Sister's Stuff, Made from Pinterest, A Pretty Life in the Suburbs, The CSI Project, Sew Many Ways

Other Napkin Wreath you Might Like:

Picnic Paper Napkin Wreath

S'mores Pizza Recipe

Hola Amigos, as you can see, I just couldn't stop with the Apple Pie Pizza, but had to do a S'mores one too! So without further ado, here are the easy steps...(there is really not a recipe here)

S'mores Pizza

1 Cinnamon Crust with Icing

1( 3.5oz)  Chocolate Candy Bar of your preference

Mini Marshmallows

Crushed Candy'n Cookies or your favorite

All my ingredients are  from the Dollar Store

Heat up your oven at 450F. Remove the cinnamon pizza from the wrap. 

Cut the chocolate candy bar and spread the squares and pieces on top of the pizza. Put in the oven for 3 minutes. Remove and with a plastic spatula spread the melted chocolate over the Pizza. Top it with marshmallows and crushed candy cookies.

Bake for another 3 minutes.

This cinnamon pizza comes with a little container of sugar glaze, so I put it in the microwave for a few seconds for it to melt and then drizzled it over my baked and ready to eat pizza.

Listo!

Ohhh no need for a grill here! This is just a sweet and good as the original stuff!

Watch it when you take the first bite...Hot, Sticky Sweet and Oozing Hot Chocolate!

This was just a quick idea for you to do with and for your kids my friends, in days when it might be too hot to go outside or no desire to grill at all! In 7 minutes you have a perfectly good S'more!

Thank You for visiting today, remember that everything tastes better with Chocolate and a Pinch of Love!

Besitos,

Lizy

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It's Overflowing
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Apple Pie Dessert Pizza Recipe

Hola Amigos! I'm so disappointed at myself for not having 1 single decoration or something special for the 4th of July! Shame on me! I honestly just haven't got a chance to sit down and craft anything! What I've been doing a lot of is cooking and just had a literal "last minute thought" and decided to cook up something to celebrate such a magnificent date.
What is more representative of our American Culture than Apple Pie! Songs, Poems, Sayings have been created around this little pastry, so I think it deserves a place of honor in the upcoming celebration!
Keep in mind this is last minute and was made with things I had at hand. No major baking or preparation, but  easy and quick ....just one thing though, don't say it out loud because your guest are not going to believe you when you tell them how you put it together!
All of the items, but the apples came from the Dollar Store! oh yeah baby, one of my favorite places ever! Who says you can't create deliciousness on a budget! Here is the recipe.

Apple Pie Dessert Pizza 

1 Personal  Pre Made Cinnamon Crust

1 Green Apple Cubed

3 TBSP Brown Sugar

1 half of  a Lemon juiced

1 tsp flour

1 TBSP Cinnamon Applesauce (optional)

1/4 tsp Cinnamon or more to taste

1 Pinch Nutmeg

A handful of crushed Candy'n Cookies or your favorite 

Mini Marshmallows 

Caramel topping or Caramel Candies

Note: Ingredients are for 1 personal pizza, just double for more.

Heat oven at 450F.
Combine your cubed apples with all the ingredients except the crushed cookies, marshmallows and caramel.

Bake this mix in an oven resistant bowl for 10 minutes. Test for doneness of the apples after this time, depending on your oven or personal taste if you like them mushier bake them some more.
Remove your Pizza from the wrapping and place the hot apple mix on it. Top it with the crushed cookies and bake at 450 for 3 to 3 1/2 minutes. Remove and top it with your marshmallows, place the pizza back in the oven  for the marshmallows to get brown,  for an additional 2 minutes.

Remove from oven, let it cool for 1 minute and serve!
Listo,

I melted some Vanilla Caramels that I had around with a little bit of heavy cream and drizzle this mix on top of my marshmallows!

Delish!!!!

As you can see friends, I'm sure you have every thing you need for this recipe in your pantry, fridge or purse (yeah.....I carry a bag of chocolate and caramels in my purse...don't judge, lol) with the exception perhaps of the cute mini cinnamon crust from the dollar store.
It's crispy and sweet at the same time!

Between prep and cooking time I'll say your personal Apple Pie Pizza is done in 20 minutes! Isn't that fantastic?

With a glass of milk or vanilla ice cream it's delicious!

Hope you enjoy my little Apple Pizza Pie! It was fun to make and delicious to eat!
Happy Birthday America! and remember that no matter where you reside in this beautiful country of ours, if you are overseas or if you are not american by birth but believe in the values and people of this great country, everything tastes better with a Pinch of Love!

P.S here is a sneak preview of the tomorrow's post, wink, wink

Besitos,
Lizy

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Dragonfly Designs
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Cozy Little House
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Hun...what's for dinner
Pint Sized Baker
I Gotta Try That
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Love Bakes Good Cakes
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Fluster Buster
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This Silly Girl's Life
Real Coake.com
Sparkles and a Stove
French Country Cottage
My Romantic Home
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Do Small Things with Love
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Simply Designing
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