twocraftingmoms: October 2013

Thursday, October 31, 2013

halloween candy ideas

Hey everyone I made these for a craft show I did and they sold like hotcakes. So I thought I would share idea for something special for the kiddys.

First is Mummy Hershey bars. Hershey bar crate paper and googly eyes

Scarecrow candies M&M sand Sixlets

and Monster popcorn construction paper google eyes microwave popcorn

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

This chain is so easy to make. It is also very light weight.
what you need pipe insulation from wal-mart, a pair of scissors.
this insulation is already got sticky stuff on it so you don't even need any adhesive

Then you cut this to pieces about 1/2 wide


my mom cutting away

then you just put the pieces together to form your chain. You can make them as long or short as you want to

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Bloody glasses

Bloody glasses

So Simple but so cool for Halloween.

Plastic cups from Dollar tree
Red nail polish
Put cups together and use nail polish on the outside to make it look like blood. 24 glasses $5.00

this is how the glasses come from the dollar tree

this is how they look put together OK but kind of plain

now thats a bloody glass

Monday, October 28, 2013

apothecary Jars for Halloween

These apothecary jars are so easy and cheap to make .

All you need is some old jars I used mason jars because I had them here but any old jar will do.

Then we got Plastic bugs from the dollar tree put them in the jars.

fill jars up with water we left a little room at the top so things could float to the top.

then start adding food coloring have fun with this make them what ever colors you would like.

For our party we put glow sticks in them so they would lite up and had the lights down low.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Pixie Stick Wands

I was trying to come up with an idea to take the craft show we did on Saturday that little girls would like. My mind kept going to wands but I didn't want to do them with dowel rods. I thought about it and decided to do them with those large pixie sticks you can buy ( I bought them at Sam's Club). I added some cute felt stars to the top and added some ribbon. I think they turned out really cute. The funny thing is that the first kid who bought one was actually a boy scout who was at the show buying popcorn. He just wanted the candy lol.
Here is how to make the wands.
First cut three stars out making two larger and one smaller. I this case I would have cut 2 orange and 1 yellow

Hot glue the yellow star onto the orange star.

Do not glue the two orange stars together yet!

Cute your ribbon to go inside the stars. You can make it as long or as short as you want. I used 4 strands of ribbon for each but again you can make it to your liking.

On your large star put a small line of hot glue

Lay ribbon down

Hot glue all over your star except the bottom of the star. This is where you will stick the pixie stick in.

Put your two orange stars together now.

At the opening stick your pixie stick in. Secure with a dab of hot glue.

I am weird and need everything to match so I had my ribbon and stars match the color of the pixie stick.

Enjoy!

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Apple Pie Filling

I am still trying to use up all these apples from the other week so I decided to make some apple pie filling. I went ahead and used mine in a pie but I think I will make some more up and freeze it.

Apple Pie Filling

5 cups peeled,chopped apples

1 Tablespoon lemon juice

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup cornstarch

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups water

Instructions

Toss the apples with lemon juice and set aside.

Combine the sugars, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a saucepan. Stir in water. Bring mixture to a boil. Boil 2 minutes stirring constantly.

Add the apples and bring to a boil again.

Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 10-12 minutes. Cool completely. It will set up as it cools. Makes 4 cups of apple pie filling.