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Wine & Witches Party for Moms

October 30, 2018

New Halloween Traditions

My wine & witches party started out of necessity; the need to keep the fun in Halloween. It was a little too quiet the first year my children chose Calculus homework over trick or treating.

The first year my youngest stopped trick or treating was a right of passage for him and us. It was also the reason I decided to create a new tradition for all of the moms. We deserved to have a little fun after years of costume ideas and candy-fueled stomach aches. It was time for the moms to have a little fun.

Wine & Witches Party

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I started a new tradition to host a wine & witches party for the moms of my son’s #squad. I host a second wine and witches gathering for my friends in the neighborhood. The parties are a few days apart so I have time to regroup. Each mom brings a small appetizer or dessert to share. There is always wine.

It has become a fun, new tradition for the next stage of our lives.

Wine & Witches Party Decor

With a new Halloween tradition, I wanted fun witch decor stuff. Apparently, the retailers know this too because I find plenty of mom theme party decor items.

I found this sign at the dollar section at Target back in September. This was my second year hosting this party and it’s fun to find a few decor items to decorate for the theme.

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I found this funny sign at HomeGoods. I called her and told her to buy one too.

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And, these napkins were a fun addition too:

Do you have any fun new traditions for Halloween?

Last Minute Halloween Donuts

October 27, 2018

The last week of October is packed with work commitments, social events, and school-related deadlines. With a few Halloween parties on the calendar, I pulled out this fun donut treat. Every year, I plan to find some over the top Halloween dessert. And, every year I decide it is not worth $40 + to attempt to make that will have a lifespan of four minutes. And, that’s where these fun donut treats remove the cost and pressure to create Halloween treats.

These Halloween donuts are fun and easy AND guaranteed to get a reaction from the crowd… even a crowd of teenage boys.

I made these last minute Halloween donuts for my sons and their friends.

The best part? All you need are donut holes and a tube of icing or icing gel.

If you buy the donut holes in the plastic containers in the bakery they are $3.49 or you can head towards the English muffins and buy the Hostess bag of cake donuts for $1.99. Halloween cupcake liners served as a plate/napkin for the donuts.

The liners kind of contained the powdered sugar, but the cupcake liners provide one brief layer of protection from sticky hands. I can not stand to have sticky fingers.

So easy. No cleanup. No sticky counters.

Happy Halloween! Hope these Halloween Donuts show up in your kitchen!

Girly Pumpkins

October 18, 2018

Every year I try something a little different with what I call my stock pumpkins. You know the reusable pumpkins that act as filler around the house. I love my every growing collection of pumpkins and each year I try to add a little twist. This year I decided to play with leftover paint, tulle ribbon and faux fur from this project. And, with leftover scraps, I finally created girly pumpkins for mom.

The tulle ribbon was upcycled from gift wrap bows, stashed in a box in the basement. And, the faux fur scraps were on hold just waiting for a new purpose. I thought about making a Game of Thrones pumpkin dressed in a faux fur vest.

But instead, I upcycled the faux scraps and used them to add a little spunk to my pumpkins.

This one makes me smile every time I walk into my office. It’s cute and unexpected. I mean who puts

faux fur on a faux pumpkin? This mom!

I added paint, tulle and beaded wire for this pumpkin. They are perfect for my office which needs a little more spunk!

Here’s my most recent office update.

And, of course, I have to add a little (Hale) Navy in my house! Upcycle those craft supplies ladies (ande guys) you never know when a faux fur scrap will top off a pumpkin!

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Monsters in the Bathroom

October 2, 2018

If you have children you might agree there are little monsters in the bathroom-everyday. I have messy monsters who leave towels and empty toilet paper rolls on the floor. I shared my boys’ bathroom status here. Apparently, my guys don’t have the energy in the morning to pick up a .02 ounce piece of cardboard. But with fall in the air why should the bathroom be left out of the Halloween fun? That’s what I decided when I was looking for cute ways to make my kids smile in the early, pre-dawn school day mornings. I mean, how could you not smile when you see this monster in the bathroom? Good morning to my monsters!