Craft Obsession: Halloween!

There's nothing quite like Halloween- costumes, fall, pumpkins, and lots and lots of candy. So to celebrate my favorite holiday I'm bringing you a craft obsession post that is strictly Halloween themed!!

A really easy and simple way to make DIY decorations is just to buy wooden bases at your local craft store. I purchased these adorable coffin boxes for my niece and nephew, a "Happy Halloween" wooden cut out, and a hanging pumpkin! All from Michaels!
We all know my favorite craft paint is Martha Stewart's so I stocked up on some great halloween colors!

(when you open the coffin boxes they scream "Muahahaha"- I know, awesome)

(First time trying pearlescent paint- awesome)

The coffins I layered with the Martha Stewart Paint- as always, make sure you the boxes stay open until the paint dries so that they aren't sealed such (it got a little annoying- the boxes wouldn't stop making spooky sounds). 

I used White Tulip Puffy paint to make the slightly dimensional skeletons and FolkArt glow-in-the dark paint to outline some of the details. 

For the "Happy Halloween" sign I just used an array of paints and patterns!

Finally, I covered the hanging pumpkin in scrapbook paper using Mod-Podge and painted on a cute little pumpkin face! 

And everyone's favorite Halloween craft: pumpkins! Although this year I opted for painting instead of carving- and made it "Happy Autumn" so I could keep it out all season!

And here are some of my favorite Halloween pictures- brought to you by instagram :)
HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!!

 I just love dogs in costumes...

^Buddy

and Samson Puppington. 

Some of my favorite Halloween (and just because) Costumes...

 Ginny Weasley (Samson Puppington went as Sirius Black):

 Zombie Apocalypse:

  3 Blind Mice:

 Special Edition Pink Cinderella (I was that cool) & a 50s waitress:

Raggedy Ann: 

  Scarlet O'Hara:

Power Rangers:

Ke$ha & Miley Cyrus:

Beanie Babies (I was the deer):

 HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!

The Ultimate Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake

I am about to share with you the recipe for the most scrumptious, delicious, sinfully amazing pumpkin spice bundt cake of all time... and it's super easy! When I say easy I mean really REALLY easy. So get baking because I know you will love this cake as much as I do and it's perfect for halloween, thanksgiving, or general autumn yummy pumpkin cravings (which I have a lot of).

What you need

-A box of spice cake (I used good old Betty Crocker)

-1 can of cream cheese frosting (also Betty brand)

-1/4 cup Vegetable Oil

-2 Eggs

-2 cups Sugar

-1 small can (14-15oz) of Pumpkin Puree/ Pumpkin Pie filling (the brand I used was called Libby's)

Baking your cake:

Step One:

-Preheat Oven to 350 F

Step Two:

-Mix in large bowl: spice cake mix, 2 eggs, 1/4 cup veg oil, 2 cups sugar, and pumpkin puree. I used a beater on medium for about 2 minutes. Mix until well blended. 

Step Three:

-Grease your bundt pan and then pour batter into pan. 

Step Four: 

-Bake the cake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. You want the cake to be moist so check your cake at 25 and every 5 minutes following. 

-Let your cake cool!

Decorating your cake:

Step One: 

-Empty frosting from canister into a microwaveable bowl. 

Step Two:

-Microwave for 8-10 seconds or until frosting is liquified. Be careful- frosting will start to burn if it's microwaved too long! If 10 seconds is not enough, stir the frosting before continuing to microwave.

Step Three:

-Add optional food coloring- I split my frosting into two bowls and made two shades of orange.

Step Four:

-Using a spoon or spatula, drizzle the frosting around the cake. Warning: it will get everywhere so have your cake on a plate to catch the frosting! 

-If the frosting begins to harden or becomes difficult to drizzle just pop it back into the microwave for 4/5 seconds!

Step Five:

-Make optional cake toppers- These are just halloween stickers & ribbon on wooden sticks! 

Happy Baking!!