Salted Caramel Corn

Happy Halloween, Y'all!

The last two weeks have been super busy for me.   Getting ready for Halloween was always on the list, but when I had time to get to it, I was just wiped out.

So, finally, last night I decided I had better get SOMETHING done.

I planned the meals for today and started the carmel corn recipe my family has used for years...another great recipe out of the church cookbook!

Well, it was all going by the book, until I could SMELL the corn in the oven.

Yes, perfect me, misread the direction and had the corn baking 100 degrees too high!

Again, I was too tired to start over last night.  Instead, I went to bed and vowed to start over this morning.  And boy did I!

For breakfast I made

Skull eggs & brain eggs

Mummies in a blanket

AND

Swamp Juice (Odwala Super Food)

To put in their lunch I made:

Bone Bread Sticks

Slider Patties with Cheese Jack'o Lanterns

AND

Apple mouths

Sorry, no pictures (well 1 iphone picture)...way too hectic around here this morning!!!

(Click on the idividual food items to see inspiration for each item!)

After kissing the boys and sending them off to school, I worked on the little one's Luke Skywalker Black Jedi costume.  I'll post a link here as soon as I post the costume.  You wouldn't believe how hard it is to find this Luke Skywalker costume!
Then, I set off to try my luck with the carmel corn again.
This time perfection and a little inspiration!
I'm sure everyone has already been doing this, but it just came to me to add sea salt to the (almost) finished caramel corn...OH...MY!!!  It is soooo good!

Here's the recipe if you want to give it a try yourself!

SALTED CARAMEL CORN
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup clear Karo corn syrup
2 sticks butter
Mix and boil five minutes.
Remove from heat.  Add
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt.
Stir and add
1 teaspoon soda
Stir vigorously.
Pour over popped (1 1/4 cup unpopped) corn in a large, greased roasting pan.
Bake 1 1/2 hours at 225 degrees.
Stir every 30 minutes.
After each 30 minutes, sprinkle with
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Yields 20 cups

Enjoy!!!
Smiles!

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More Halloween Cake Balls

Busy, busy week this week!  If I hadn't had these fun cakeball orders, I just might not have gotten anything Halloweeny accomplished!

Thanks to sweet Pat for the order!

Happy Halloween!!!

Smiles!

If I get a chance, I'm hoping to party with some of my sidebar friends! =>

Birthday Bones

A sweet little girl is giving these bone sugar cookies to her friends as treats for coming to her dog party.  She's also sending home actual dog bones for her friends' little fur babies!  Cute, huh!?!

Happy Birthday Nina!!!

Thanks for choosing me to help make your party special!

Smiles!

Jami

May link to some of the super sweet parties in my side bar =>

Tuesday To Do #33 and #32 List Makers

Thanks for a GREAT party last week!  You are all so wonderfully talented!
Are you ready to start bookmarking sites?!?!

Each one of this week's LIST MAKERS will no doubt be on your list, too!

The first item on my To Do list is already on the "DONE" list!

I made these Apple Pie Bites last night!! OOHH, YUM!

Stephanie at the Lady with the Red Rocker shows you how to make these easy little yummies for yourself!

Being Creative shares how to make these super cute bat plates just in time for your Halloween party!

Aren't you just swooning over this lampshade Erin made over at Lavendar and Lemon Drops?  She has a great tutorial if you want to try your hand at making your own!

If you were on this week's To Do List, then please feel free to grab a  LIST MAKER button:

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3. Grab the TUESDAY TO DO BUTTON from the sidebar, and link back to the Blackberry Vine.  (Yes, it can be a little time-consuming, but it's the sweet blogger thing to do!)

4.  Please visit other participants and leave them some comment love.  Comment, comment, comment!!!

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Halloween Dog Scarf

While making more PUMPKIN SHIRTS for some friends, I had to make something for my super sweet BEST friend, Addison!  Well, she's ONE of my best friends!  (Presley, our Shih Tzu would get his little nose out of joint if he could read this blog!  He's allergic to cotton so I'll just stick him in a polyester costume!  He'll like that a lot!) 
Doesn't she look pretty in her new Halloween Scarf?!? Can you see that the back ground is white bones?  The letter is a paw print print. 

Addison ALSO has a best friend, a goldendoodle that lives next door.  His name is Crush and he is SOOO CUTE!

Of course, he had to have a little Halloween Scarf, too!

At our next puppy playdate, I'll be sure to catch a photo of him decked out in his new duds!  He'll look so handsome!

Happy Howloween!!!

Smiles!

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Tuesday To Do #32 and #31 List Makers

Hey there my sweet bloggy friends!!

So good to see everyone that linked up last week!

You all are the absolute COOLEST!

Here are last week's LIST MAKERS:

Fun Country Pillow Tutorial from Rachelle at Dazed, and Then Some

Great Gift Idea from Nellene at Stylebaggage

Jen at Twiddler House shared the recipe for these yummy Chocolate Orange Popcorn Balls...check out the orange honey recipe, too!

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Now on the the party...

Link up your creations!  Sewing, crafting, cooking, tips, photography, tablescapes, parties, scrapbooking, collectibles...it all works.  Please save your items for sell, your giveaways and your own parties for those specific blog parties.  You're the best!

(Borrowed these little rules from the Shabby Nest...she's got it going on!)

1.  Become a follower of The Blackberry Vine.

2. Link directly to your post and not just to your blog.

3. Grab the TUESDAY TO DO BUTTON from the sidebar, and link back to the Blackberry Vine.  (Yes, it can be a little time-consuming, but it's the sweet blogger thing to do!)

4.  Please visit other participants and leave them some comment love.  Comment, comment, comment!!!

I reserve the right to remove posts that are not in keeping with the spirit of Tuesday To-Do including but not limited to those that link to your shop, your giveaway or your linky party, and those that do not link back to the Blackberry Vine. Thanks for playing fair!!

Teacher Treats for Halloween

Here's a little treat for our sweet teachers...

insulated plastic cups filled with their favorite candies!

(I found the cups for a STEAL at Wal-Mart!)

Wrapped it all up with fun ribbon and a cute label.

Click here for your own.

(They fit perfectly on Avery 8293 round sticker labels!)

Smiles!

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