Taking a quick step back…did you know Friday was National Oatmeal day!?
I made two bowls of pumpkin oats for me and hubby.
Bailey was totally trying to steal my oats.
Luckily, he didn’t get to them.
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Anywho, as for today (Saturday), I had a busy day – from morning to night!
I had a quick breakfast of re-baked mom’s fruit and nut bread, plus soysage and hot coffee.
My mom’s bread is a secret recipe with one of those starters you can only get from a friend, so it’s hard to re-create anyways. Totally delicious, though.
Anywho, soon enough, it was time to get to work! Hubby has been prepping this year’s Halloween craft project all week – tombstones!
I drew the outlines, hubby cut them out and primed and painted base coats on.
Today, I was in charge of adding the details. I gathered my supplies: rulers, pencil, paint brush, water bucket, rags, and a print out of tombstones found via a Google image search for inspiration.
I ended up sketching my designs in pencil and filling them in with paint…with some friend hand painting.
I love a good craft project, so this was really fun, though I do wish I had done this more like 2 weeks ago than last minute.
I took the tombstones outside for final details.
A gray wash of watered down paint…
…followed by a drizzle of more paint for a rain-washed effect.
Then, I drew a face on one of our pumpkins so hubby could cut it out.
Carving the pumpkin.
Then, it was time for me to get uber busy cooking up a storm. I had a lot on the agenda and basically had to get started prepping food around 3pm!
Any guesses what I made (no cheating for those of you who were there!)?
Here are some hints…
Tomatoes and a slower cooker.
eggs and blueberries.
and here’s my cupcake workstation.
I did Martha Stewart’s spider cupcakes for the second time. Love these little guys, though I do skip the “fangs” that were pictured in the magazine.
Also, I used the recipe on the back of the Hershey’s unsweetened cocoa to make both the cupcakes and frosting from scratch. Nom!
Photos from my Halloween par-tay next time. I gotta get to bed! G’night!
I love holiday fun foods like those cupcakes!
Those cupcakes look amazing!
Love the cupcakes, so cute and so professional looking.
Can’t wait to see pics of your Halloween party! I’m actually glad I didn’t plan anything for Halloween this year since I ended up with bronchitis anyway 🙁
Wow, you are going all out! You and my friend Annissa are the most festive halloween people I’ve seen!