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Monthly Archives: October 2013

Halloween Decor, Reusing Dancing Ghost

31 Thursday Oct 2013

Posted by Tiffany Brooks in Decorating, Halloween

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dancing ghost tutorial, Halloween decor, Halloween decorating, Halloween ghost

This year I wanted to reuse my dancing ghost but my daughter suggested I separate them and place the ghost in different areas throughout the garden. Apparently not to a seventeen year old. This was a great idea considering I do not like to do the same thing every year.  I thought moving them from the back yard to the front yard was different enough.

To my surprise the ghost look amazing this year! I might just be able to reuse these again next year just one last time. They are rather cheap and easy to make but I want to get as much use out of them as I can. 

If you would like to make these ghost you can view my dancing ghost blog that will show you how.

Puppy Halloween Party 2011

27 Sunday Oct 2013

Posted by Tiffany Brooks in Party Ideas, Pets

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dog belly dancer, dog costume, dog costume party, dog mummy costume

Last year I was able to have a Halloween party just for my pups. We invited their closest pup friends over for the special event. 

The only requirement for our Halloween party was all guest two legged and four had to dress up.

There was certainly no shortage of goodies for everyone. The pups had a homemade pup cake with cream cheese frosting.

The human guest had Romano and herb crusted breast of chicken over angel hair pasta with a sun dried tomato basil sauce. For our dessert we had coconut lime cup cakes, with candy corn decorations on top.

As you can see all of the pups enjoyed their special homemade Halloween pup cakes.

Sweetie enjoying her Halloween Pup cake

Sweetie enjoying her Halloween Pup cake

Yummy Frosting

And like all parties there are goodies jar full of homemade pup snacks for all guest to take home today.

Goddies for everyone

Goddies for everyone

Dancing Ghost, Halloween Decorating

21 Monday Oct 2013

Posted by Tiffany Brooks in Decorating, Halloween, Tutorials

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dancing ghost, DIY ghost, DIY Halloween ghost, Halloween decorating, Halloween decorating ideas, Halloween ghost, trash bag ghost

Last year (2012) I found some wonderful ideas for Halloween decorating on Pinterest. Fortunately, I was able to try one of the ideas I saw. I have since deleted that pin from my Halloween board, but I did notice others have pinned similar ghost although many are dead end links. 

To make my dancing ghost/ floating ghost I used several things I already had laying around the house.

   

Supplies Needed:

  • White trash bags, one for each ghost
  • Clear plastic painters drop cloth
  • Stakes
  • Newspaper
  • Black sharpie
  • Scissors
  • String
  • Sticks from around yard (for bonfire)
  • Candy corn lights (or whatever you like, I already had these on hand)

Directions

  • Cut away the top of your trash bag (side with the draw string)
  • Cut your painters drop cloth into enough pieces for each ghost. I laid mine out without unfolding it all the way, and cut into 5 pieces/ strips, then trimmed as needed.
  • Ball your newspaper up into your desired head size.
  • Take your newspaper head and cover with your plastic painter’s drop cloth.
  • Now place this inside your trash bag bottom corner.
  • Place your stake into the ghost. (I used bamboo type stakes I bought from the dollar store for my vegetable garden and taped two together for my desired height)
  • Tie a string around the base of the head to make neck.
  • Take your black sharpie and draw your faces on your ghost.
  • Now take your ghost to your desired location in your yard.
  • Place ghost in desired position.
  • Cut a 3″ strip on each side of your ghost for their arms.
  • Now tie their arms together to make them looks as if they are dancing.
  • Now you’re ready to build your bonfire from the sticks you collected.
  • Place your candy corn lights throughout the stick pile for a bonfire look.
  • I used a small hook from my garden with a green colored solar light to add to the look of my bonfire.

 

I cut strips on one of my ghost all the way around as suggested in the tutorial I read but I did not like this look so I did not do it to all the ghost. When the wind blew these ghost were amazing.

After Halloween I placed ghost together in my storage area for this year. They were a little weathered but that was okay. The weathered look gave them a great spooky look. Will do another blog on how I reused these ghost this year.

 

Here is my daughter’s sick pumpkin. I thought I was going to die when I saw this. My only thoughts were who was going to clean that up after Halloween, and would it attract bugs. Fortunately, there was no bugs and the cleanup was fast and easy.

Simple Halloween Party Idea’s

18 Friday Oct 2013

Posted by Tiffany Brooks in Holidays, Party Ideas

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Halloween party, mummy hot dog

Last year my parents brought my nephews over for trick or treating in my neighborhood.

Of course everyone needs to eat before trick or treating so I prepared a few simple dishes: crab stuffed mushrooms, meatballs with Aunties secret sauce, mummy dogs, and hot dogs.

For the mummy dogs I wrapped unbaked crescent rolls around half of the plain hot dogs as I have seen done on Pinterest. While wrapping I left just enough room for the eyes. Everything needed for the hot dogs cheese, onions, and slaw fit right on the platter. Chili stayed warm on the stove top so everything was in one area for easier and faster plating.

The mushrooms are made from my mushroom recipe blog. Enjoy!

Auntie’s meatballs and secret sauce recipe coming soon.

South Hill Designs Official Launch in Canada

15 Tuesday Oct 2013

Posted by Tiffany Brooks in Announcements, South Hill Designs

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Canada, Canada Job Opportunity, memory locket creations, Official Canadian Launch, South Hill, south hill designs, South Hill Designs in Canada, Work From Home

South Hill pre-launched in Canada July 15, 2013. Since the pre-launch of South Hill in Canada, there has been an 800% growth!!!! That is amazing. Today, October 15, 2014, South Hill announces its official launch in Canada.

Several months ago I wondered where South Hill Designs would take me. Now I am on a worldwide journey with them. This is an amazing opportunity and I am so proud to be a part of it.

It’s not too late for you to take advantage of this Canadian work from home opportunity. This opportunity is available to all Provinces except Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Quebec.

Do you currently reside in a Canadian Province not listed above and want to take advantage of the amazing opportunity? If so, visit my South Hill website and select your countries flag in the top right hand corner.  From there, simply select the kit that best suits your budget and desired goals to sign up as an Artist with South Hill today.

Canada Launch

According to MLM Rankings “With exponential growth already established in the US, the company is confident of rapid expansion north of the border.”.

South Hill Designs Announces Official Launch in Canada Press Release

The South Hill Success Story

Canada One Year Anniversary- October 15, 2014

United Kingdom Grand Launch- October 3, 2014

Mexico, Dominican Republic, and Quebec Pre-Launch- August 4, 2014

United Kingdom Pre-Launch- April 3, 2014

US One Year Anniversary- February 25, 2014

Canada Full Launch- October 15, 2013

Canada Pre-Launch- July 15, 2013

US Full Launch- February 25, 2013

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