Halloweenies

Halloween Invites

Here are the sweet and simple Halloween invitations made for Baby Sugar's preschool friends. I picked up these baby pumpkins for $.69 a piece at Trader Joes and attached these home made invitation tags printed on regular card stock from Staples.  They are backed with spooky black and silver scrap book paper from Michaels, hole punched and tied together with a sweet black bow.  The invite is attached by inserting a simple straight pin through the satin ribbon and pressing securely down into the flesh of the mini pumpkin.  The perfect surprise to stash in a preschool cubby. Stay tuned for pics from the party. Enjoy!

Pumpkins with a Twist

What a fun challenge.  The one and only Callye from Sweet SugarBelle put a call out to some cookie friends for 23 fresh takes on the same tired old pumpkin cutter. I love how everyone took this challenge and ran in a different direction. Here's Oh, Sugar's entry, a Faberge inspired pumpkin coach.  There are tons of fabulous and creative entries in this collection. Check them all out and get reacquainted with some old favorites and discover some great new artists along the way.  Enjoy!

1.       Panda Calaveras, Miss Cuit

2.       Owl S’mores on a Stick, Kitchen Fun with my Three Sons

3.       Pumpkin Cheesecake Pasties, Bakingdom

4.       Halloween Pumpkin Wall, Arty McGoo

5.       Cocoa Krispies Trick or Treat Bears, Hungry Happenings

6.       Creative Cherry Cookies, Lila Loa

7.       The Ultimate Halloween Candy Bar, Dollhouse Bake Shoppe

8.       Halloween Pumpkin Carriage Cookie, Trilogy Edibles

9.       Easy Cheveron Pumpkin Cookies, Lizy B Bakes

10.   Pumpkin Fudge on a Stick, The Decorated Cookie

11.   Funny Face Pumpkin Cookies, Munchkin Munchies

12.   Woodland Owl Cookies, The Bearfoot Baker

13.   Pumpkin Cheesecake Hand Pies, Created by Diane

14.   Wide Eyed Owl Cookies, Simply Sweets by Honeybee

15.   Zombie Girl and Brains Cookies, Not Your Momma’s Cookies

16.   Cookie Cutter Pumpkin Fudge, The Partiologist

17.   3-D Pumpkin Cookie, Cookie Crazie

18.   Faberge-Style Pumpkin Coach, Oh, Sugar Events

19.   Peek-a-Boo Pumpkin Cupcake Topper, Sweetology 101

20.   Slimy Green Ghost Cookies, Pink Little Cake

21.   Silly Pumpkin Face Cookies, Klickitat Street

22.   Pretty Painted Pumpkin Cookies, Glorious Treats

23.   Lalaloopsie Cookies with a Twist, SweetSugarBelle

Teeny Tiny Halloweenies

How? How did what started with me volunteering to bake seven (SEVEN) plain sugar cookies for a project at Baby Sugar's preschool Halloween party result in over THREE HUNDRED COOKIES?  I think I have some sort of cookie dismorphic disorder.  It all started out with these plain gigantic pumpkin cookies.  Then I added the facial features so the kids could do a little mix and matcheroo.  Seemed innocent enough...

Then I thought I should make the kiddos in her class a little take home Halloween treat.  Oh, and something for her teacher.  And the teacher's aid.  Oops - don't forget the nice lady who runs the school.  Maybe I'll bake them each a nice spooky cookie.  Nothing crazy. OOOOOR I could bake them each over a dozen mini cookies, package them in small mason jars all tied up pretty with an orange satin bow.  Yeah!  That's what I'll do!  And there you have it.  Take a gander at the madness.  Enjoy!

Packaging.

Happy Halloween!