Sock Skeleton

Meet Blanch McSkully! I whipped up this cute lanky skeleton in one night using, you guessed it, socks! 1 pair to be exact...except, don't tell Blanch--She would think it quite ghastly if she knew she was made out of socks. I got this idea from none other than the extraordinaire herself, Martha Stewart . This adorable Halloween craft was easy peezy lemon squeezy. Click here for the How-To guide. I am thinking that next year I will make more and embroider pretty art flowers on the face to celebrate Dia de los Muertos aka Day of the Dead . OR, I may just hand over Blanch McSkully to my cat. The entire time I was sewing her arms and legs on, he thought I was creating a wonderful toy just for him. I had to place Blanch on my fireplace mantle to keep her safe from Custard Kitty. His sharp kitty claws and teeth scared her to death, so to speak. Haha!

Sealed with a Kiss, Kirsten

S.W.A.K.

Spooky Eyes

Mirror-Mirror on the wall.

Who has the spookiest eyes of all?

Look at what we made! Spooky glowing Halloween eyes! By "we", I mean my daughter and I. I love this Halloween idea by Martha Stewart. You can get the directions for these Mirror Glow Eyes at marthastewart.com. We had fun using Glow-In-The Dark Glitter and well, glitter of any sort is just fun fun fun to an 8 year old girl like mine. This easy peazy lemon squeezy Halloween craft project took about 30 minutes. What would Halloween be like without crafty Martha Stewart? It gives me a Halloween fright to even think about it.

Sealed with a Kiss, Kirsten

S.W.A.K.

Cheezy Kitchen Ghosts

I am starting to think that my kitchen might be haunted. But, luckily, they are the cutest little ghosts to ever haunt a kitchen. Not only are they cute, but, they are also a bit cheezy. THAT'S because they are made out of cheese cloth!

This Halloween craft idea is from Country Living . I have a large beautiful rustic candelabra hanging in my kitchen which I bought 4 years ago at a little shop named Croatia Boutique and Ironworks in Riverside/Avondale area of Jacksonville, Florida. It was the perfect spot to hang my Cheezy Kitchen Ghosts. This Halloween craft project is Easy Peezy Lemon Squeezy. Plus, I like any craft project that can be done while outdoors enjoying the fresh Autumn air. Balloons and fabric stiffener help create the shape of the ghosts. My daughter had a fun time popping the balloons once the cheese cloth had dried. This was a really fun project. Click HERE for instructions to make some cheezy ghosts of your own. Happy Haunting!

P.S. I really like this photo of the ghosts which came out by accident. I was balancing on a step stool so that I could get a photo and slipped off (those who know me best, know that I am clumsy) right when I was taking the picture which created just the right amount of camera shake to create this "ghostly" image of my ghosts. Some of the best things come about by accident.

Sealed with a Kiss, Kirsten

S.W.A.K.

Boo-tiful Bunch

Country Living Magazine

I use to think those white tissue paper wedding bells found at party stores were really cheesy.....until now. I love this simple and adorable Halloween idea from Country Living Magazine . Buy a few white paper bells, glue black paper or felt eyes and mouth on them and drape with cheese cloth. Easy Peezy Lemon Squeezy.



Sealed with a Kiss, Kirsten

S.W.A.K.

Cherry Witch Pie

The pale witch tried to scare me

as she flew through the sky.

So I invited her to tea

and baked her into a pie.

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I made a classic cherry pie and for a fun Halloween twist, my daughter and I added creepy non-toxic plastic fingers, eyeballs, and rats. Before placing the fingers into the pie, I dipped them in a bit of raspberry preserves to create an "oozing" look. We named it Cherry Witch Pie. It was a fun little way to kick off the month of October.

Sealed with a Kiss, Kirsten

S.W.A.K.

Glances Across the Street

My sweet girl wants to be a scary dead fairy this Halloween. When she got home from school, she was so anxious to try on her costume and wig(she was thrilled about the wig) and run across the street to go show her Best Friend. She grabbed the umbrella (not b/c it was raining, but, because she did not want anyone else to see her) and used it as an "invisibility cloak." while walking across the street. I watched from the window as she rang the door bell and could see her shoulders slump when she realized her BFF was not home. The excited smile on her face had disappeared. So for the rest of the afternoon, she took periodic glances across the street for signs that her BFF had arrived. Luckily, it wasn't too long of a Waiting Game.

Sealed with a Kiss, Kirsten

S.W.A.K.