Fun Halloween Recipes

I saw this today on Facebook.  It's so seriously disgusting, but also awesome.  How often do you say that?  Only around Halloween, my friends.
 

BRAINS IN A JAR

 

 

 
I also found some Candy Corn Cupcake Trifles on Tablespoon, which are somewhat similarly made, but I must say, a lot more appetizing.  So for those of you not wishing to gross out your guests, here is the recipe:
 

Candy Corn Cupcake Trifles

 

 

 

Finally, I saw these seriously cute cupcakes the other day on Skinnytaste, another favorite food blog.  So if you're looking for a cute Halloween treat that isn't so bad on the waistline, check out these:

 

Spooky Spider Cupcakes

 

 

Enjoy!

 



Free 4th of July Cupcake Toppers

Wow, time sure flies!  I don't want to scare anybody, but do you realize that it's already HALFWAY TO CHRISTMAS???


OK, enough of that, right?  We have another holiday right around the corner.  Are you planning a 4th of July picnic or BBQ? As my way of apologizing for not blogging enough (will try to do better in the future), I'd like to offer you some free 4th of July cupcake toppers you can use for your 4th of July party!

Download the jpg here: https://www.box.com/s/a1079c179efa1cca8acc

Or the pdf here: https://www.box.com/s/9d0bf3a3d3df23235189

(To open a PDF file, you will need Adobe Reader, which is a FREE download at http://www.adobe.com/)

ITEMS YOU WILL NEED TO CREATE THE CUPCAKE TOPPERS:

Paper or cardstock for printing
Scissors or a 2” round or scalloped paper punch (for perfect round circles).
Food picks or lollipop sticks
Glue (hot glue or craft glue, not school glue)


Here is a tutorial for making cupcake toppers: http://cakejournal.com/tutorials/how-to-make-cupcake-paper-toppers/

Or make tags!  For tags, you will need:

Hole punch
Ribbon, twine or raffia to attach the tag to the gift

Handy but not necessary:  decorative craft scissors.

Optional: embellishments such as rhinestones, glitter, etc. Foam pop dots for scrapboooking, lollipop sticks or food picks for cupcake toppers.

You get to choose what to use and how you want to embellish! Use your imagination and have fun!

Feel free to check out my Etsy shop for more 4th of July items, like invitations, party packs, cupcake toppers and wrappers.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/pixelsandposies

Feel free to leave me some comments below.