Sweet Halloween

Inspired by my new sugar skull ornament 

from Hallmark,

that now adorns one corner of the Halloween

Hutch,

I have decided to hide some 

sweet treats amid the display.

On the top shelf  I've stashed some

sweet Pixy Stix Candy in the

 1998 Debbie Mumm Pumpkin and 
Frankenstein mug.

And some scary lollipops and chocolate eyeballs

in the Dept 56 Google Eye Owl lollipop holder. 

On the next shelf you'll find individually wrapped 

Twizzlers gushing like bloody veins out

 of Frankenstein's hand vase.

Next on the shelf, the very elusive, 

much sought after, very expensive, see post here,

Halloween M&M's Cool Ghouls Mix in the 

happy Jack O Lantern from Kohl's. 

On the buffet I've stashed some 

Sugar Daddy treats

 in the One Hundred 80 Degrees

Frankenstein bowl with spreader.

Dept 56 Witch Spreader, Dept 56 Devil Cider Server, Dept 56 Skull Chip and Dip

However the gang keeps staring 

at the delicious candy on the dining table

in front of them.

In the Victorian Trading Company 

poison apothecary jars,

we have Belladonna cherry sour balls,

Arsenic Gummy Body Parts,

and Hemlock fruity sugar bones.

Notice that these are "MINI" Body Parts...

I don't think I could stomach the larger ones.

They are a decidedly gross.

  However the Cherry Sour Balls have been a hit, 

and I have to keep replenishing my stock

but at just over a dollar from Walmart's

Great Value line,

that's not a problem!

In the family room I have 

a healthier alternative...

ceramic treats that can't be eaten.

It's a treat jar I found at Kohl's one year,

at an after Christmas sale for a very

deep discount!  SCORE!!

I can always use more candy!

I hope everyone has a 

Happy and Sweet Halloween!

Thanks for stopping by.

Halloween with Pyracantha (Santa Cruz)

Sam and I bought a bush this summer!

I've always wanted a bush that would have 

red berries in the winter.

I grew up with holly bushes in Virginia, 

but our bushes would NEVER grow any berries,

 red or otherwise.

I've always liked the look of a red berry bush 

at Christmas time.

So we visited Moon Valley Nurseries

last summer to get a bush that would grow

red berries.

We came home with a Pyracantha (Santa Cruz)

bush (also called a Firethorn for its ½'' long thorns) 

that was getting ready to bloom with clusters of

 white flowers, that would then turn into 

green berries.

In late Fall they are supposed to turn into 

red berries...

Only now after reading up on Pyracantha

did I learn that they come in different verities,

some have orange berries, some red.

 Other sites say red berries in the winter.

None mention having orange berries for Halloween

that turn into red berries for Christmas.

Which, by the way, would be super cool!

 I do hope they are still changing into red,

 however, Fall is my favorite time of the year

so if they are in fact orange, that wouldn't be

so terrible. 

At least the pumpkins are extremely 

happy with the color.

This little pumpkin was a new purchase 

at Walmart this month for $7.99, 

I just love those teeth. 

Hope your having a wonderful October,

thanks for stopping by

and happy haunting!

Scary Halloween Pillows

Who said Halloween couldn't be cushy?

Today Julius is modeling our new 

"just made" Halloween pillows!

Specially made by Sam's cocktail waitress 

coworker Eden.  Sam and I had gone on a 

fabric hunting trip back in 2012 

I blogged about it here .

We found some cool fabric at Joann Etc.

And I started thinking we could 

Incorporate some crazy trim.

Like balls and fur, of which they didn't 

 

have enough in stock and didn't know 

when they'd get anymore in.

So we put off having them made for a year.

Then another year went by.

This year we were ready! 

We found the balls at Hobby Lobby and the fur

was finally available at Joann's.

We also found a pack of groovy Jesse James buttons,

a witch hat,

 a jack-o-lantern,

 a black cat,

and a ghost to liven up our pillows. 

They'll adorn our window bench along with 

the other pillows Eden made for us,

 that match our table runner.

Our next set of pillows are pretty creepy with

their fur trim and

images of haunted houses, grave yards,

old dead trees and

Jack-o-lantern buttons.

They give Julius the willies!

I think Eden outdid herself again.

Thanks for stopping by and happy haunting.

Halloween M&Ms 2014

Do you see what I see?

There, in the center of the hutch, 

in the Jack-O-Lantern's big happy mouth.

Halloween M&Ms!!!

Cool Ghoul's Blend to be exact.

"But how?" you ask...

It wasn't cheap!

Sam and I finally gave in and headed to M&M's World in Henderson.

It's smaller than the one on the strip

but they had the colors we needed!!!

The colors we needed at a premium

 that is!!!

You'd think we were buying Godiva.

They had their own Halloween version already mixed called

"Rue's Midnight Mix"

but I wanted the classic Halloween mix 

with Orange,

Black, Electric Green, and Purple!

We got a little over a pound for 

$14.57 with tax but it seemed so small.

No touching this chocolate 

till after Halloween. It's too expensive.

BACK OFF MOUSE, I MEAN IT.

Thanks for stopping by, 

and Happy Haunting!