Halloween Treats!!!

For all you "older" ladies out there - do you remember going trick or treating and coming home with all different kinds of popcorn balls?  I kinda miss that tradition and so after some advice from a neighbor - I decided to tackle this one.  Let's be honest - I couldn't hand out popcorn balls to ALL the kids who come to my house (I probably get close to 300)  However I did make about 150 popcorn balls for my ward members and their kids.

In this day - you just don't know if you dare have your kids eat anything that is not prepackage but my friend game me an idea.  I printed labels that said, "Happy Halloween from the Wilkinsons) and stuck them on each popcorn ball.  That way the parents would know where they came from and just might let the kids eat them.  haha.

It's funny because when we were kids - it was so exciting to get ANYTHING that wasn't homemade and now it is a treat to get something homemade.  I loved seeing how excited all the neighbor kids were when they got the popcorn balls.  Definitely something I will try again next year!

Happy Halloween!!!!

Yay!!  It's Halloween!  I love Halloween!  I am a website stalker when it comes to crafts and this was something that I saw YEARS ago and have wanted to copy for a long time - a SLURPEE costume.
I  used the following items:
2 hulu hoops (dollar store)
2 blue tabecloths
2 white tablecloths
red vinyl
rope
several yards of tulle (your color choice)
a lot of packing tape  (haha)

You could use canvas fabric to make this more durable but I was wanting something cheap and so I used plastic tablecloths and just taped them up.

She was adorable - the only drawback - it was awkward to wear during school hours but still one of the most original costumes I've made.

 

OK - and this was just an adorable costume made by a friend of mine.  It's from the movie Soul Surfer.  LOVED THIS COSTUME!!!

Googly Eye Wreath

Wanna hear something funny?!?  I bought the supplies for this project last year and just got around to making it!!  hahaha!  Now I wish I had been able to find some blue fur - but orange it is!!  (Oh and I'm noticing my front door really needs to be painted!!)

Happy Anniversary!!

My mom and dad are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and us 7 kids are hosting an anniversary celebration for them.  My "job" was to come up with a favor to hand out.  Mini candy bars and so inexpensive and easy to work with.  Here's what we did:

Fall Wreath

I was released from Young Women's in July and I am finding time to do all kinds of projects.  I wanted something colorful and cute for my front door for the fall and this is what I ended up with.  I love it - every time I come home I love seeing it on my front door.

Sorry for the blurry picture - I didn't realize it until I was ready to upload.

A gift idea for anything...

This idea is so versatile that it can be used for just about anything...birthdays, anniversaries, teacher appreciation, graduation, etc. 
You can google 2 liter bottle gift ideas and find all kinds of ideas.  The idea is simple - remove the original label and cut a "C" shape into the side with an knife and use the whole to put all the goodies inside the bottle.  Tape the hole shut with packaging tape and cover with you custom made label. 
And then wait and see how long it takes the recipient to figure out how to get inside.  :)

Back to School Teacher Treats

I saw this idea HERE and thought it would be an adorable idea for a Back to School teacher treat.   I used hot tamales instead of jelly beans - they are easy enough that the kids can help make them and the teachers really loved and appreciated them.

Here's what mine looked like: