Happy Halloweenie! :)

Hi everybody! It's Sara from Miss V's Busy Bees!

Welcome to the Halloween Pin Party here on Endless Pinabilities. There have already been some great posts by some fantastic bloggers and will be even more great posts by even MORE bloggers to get you all geared up for Halloween - 9 days away!

I'm going to share with you some of my favorite crafts, recipes, and decorations for Halloween. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Popsicle Stick Craft

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Candy Corn Centerpieces

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Pumpkin & Ghost Bottles

Drop in a glow stick for great sidewalk decorations during Trick or Treat!

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Edible eyeballs!

White chocolate dipped sandwich cookies with gummy lifesavers and a chocolate chip.

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Mummy Juice Boxes

Wrap juice boxes in white electrical tape and add googly eyes.

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Halloween Boo Mix

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Halloween Smores along with 22 other activities, ideas, and treats for Halloween

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Halloween Printables - invitations, cupcake toppers, thank you cards, etc!

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Halloween Table Runner

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Mumkin - mums inside a pumpkin!

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Frankenstein Door

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Halloween Printables for the Home

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There are toooons more pins out there for recipes, crafts, decorations, and anything else related to Halloween.

Thanks for taking a look at a few of my favorite pins! Have a good day, y'all!

Join the week long 'Pinabration' for 4th of July and Canada Day!

To celebrate the 4th of July and Canada Day some of the Endless Pinabilities contributors have gone crazy creating and pinning!  Starting today, Sunday, June 24th, through Saturday, June 30th we will be posting pins and crafts that are fabulous, fun, and patriotic!

I had planned on cooking up some patriotic treats but unfortunately was hit by a stomach bug and my family wanted me out of the kitchen!  They told me to keep myself and germs in my bedroom so that is what I did.  I will just share some pins that you can use at your 4th of July celebrations!

Here is The Story of America's Birthday by Patricia A. Pingry.   What a great tradition it would be for you to start this year by reading this story to your children or grandchildren every 4th of July. It would even be fun to read this to a group of the neighborhood kids at your 4th of July gatherings!

Source: amazon.com via Lorraine on Pinterest

I love this easy but adorable patriotic centerpiece!   Just take some glass (or plastic) see-through containers and fill with red, white, and blue gum balls.  Then stick in some US Flags at different heights.  Instead of gumballs you could use red, white, and blue marbles, dyed noodles or rice, even cereal like captain crunch berries.

Source: allyou.com via Lorraine on Pinterest

Doesn't this look yummy? Everybody loves ice cream and this will be the perfect cool treat at any celebration! I think you can probably put this together ahead of time and keep it in the freezer until your party starts!

Source: familyfun.go.com via Lorraine on Pinterest

Here are some fun crafts you can make with your family and use to decorate!!!!

Source: dltk-kids.com via Lorraine on Pinterest

Source: marthastewart.com via Lorraine on Pinterest

Source: belladia.typepad.com via Lorraine on Pinterest

Happy Fourth of July! 

Have a hoppy day!

What I've baked from Pinterest

Hi, me again, Mrs. D from Reading with Miss D!

Over the last several months since I've become obsessed with Pinterest (which happened to coincide with the start of my maternity leave), I've had little time with a very clingy baby to make many creative things in my kitchen. Anyone who knows me in real life, knows I absolutely love to bake, and will read cookbooks for pleasure. But I have made a few yummies.

Here they are in no particular order:

1. These quick to make rolls were so yummy! My husband requested I make them again, and I definitely will. We ate them with my Chili.

Source: yourhomebasedmom.com via Mrs. D on Pinterest

2. These didn't turn out as expected, but that was my fault. When I left them to rise the first time, they weren't in a warm place, and when I punched them down to divide into rolls I accidentally started kneading again, oops! But they were yummy regardless, just denser than intended.

Source: blogs.babble.com via Mrs. D on Pinterest

3. I don't know if it was me, the temperature of my freezer or my cheapo blender, but I couldn't get icecream to form. The blender got very stuck. Next time I'll cut the bananas even thinner, and use the food processor instead.

Source: thekitchn.com via Mrs. D on Pinterest

4. These brownies were so rich! I made them the for my daughters baptism in May. My husband and I adored them, but my mom thought they were too rich. They were very sticky. Next time I'll be baking for about 5 minutes longer.

Source: auntpegsrecipebox.blogspot.com via Mrs. D on Pinterest

5. This was the first recipe I tried from Pinterest. My husband loves peanut butter the way I love Chocolate, so this was perfect for us. Cake in a mug! But I used a custard dish instead. I've pinned a few other varieties which I'll try this summer when I just need a dessert.

Source: backtoherroots.com via Mrs. D on Pinterest

6. I've seen several variations of this cake. I used Chocolate cake mix and coca-cola. The batter was so sticky. You have to be careful not to touch the pan with your spoon when evening out the batter so you don't make the mess I did. What did I do? I ended up with my cake sticking to the pan. Next time I'll use parchment paper, which I've never used before. It was still yummy though!

Source: hungry-girl.com via Mrs. D on Pinterest

Well, that's all I've baked so far, but hopefully I'll be able to take care of a few more links soon.
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See you again soon, I'll be posting about Canada Day next Thursday. But since I'm addicted to Pinterest, don't be surprised if I post again before then.