Want a white pumpkin but can’t find them in the market? Use inexpensive craft acrylic paint (in a cream or off-white color) and make them yourself. And you don’t have to stop at white either~try black, purple, even metallic~follow your heart!

How to make head-on-a-stick marshmallows:

1. Buy large marshmallows, red licorice, black gum drops and bamboo skewers.
2. With a sharp knife, slice halfway through the side to make a mouth.
3. Skewer marshmallow.
4. Open mouth and add a slice of red licorice for the tongue.
5. Cut off tiny pieces of gum drops for eyes.
6. Put heads in a tall jar filled with licorice vines.

For “hair,” cut off the top of the head to expose sticky marshmallow. Color coconut with food coloring and press into the top.

How to make tortilla chips:
Buy tomato(orange) and spinach(green) tortillas. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters, and bake in 350º oven for 10 minutes or until crisp.

Fast and really easy! Take a black pipe cleaner and cut it into four equal pieces. Twist them all together and glue on a black puffball. Go crazy and add eyes if you want to~either way they are fun crawling all over your Halloween table of goodies! For a Step-By-Step Follow this Link >>

Vacationing in Boulder, Colorado affords me the opportunity to pick up wool sweaters at thrift stores~nary a one can ever be found in Phoenix. The other day I found a half a dozen, and yesterday I spent the day felting them. I wouldn’t normally make a wool plush toy, but this particular sweater was sooo soft, I was compelled.