Marcy’s Musings

Everywhere I go, I’m seeing Halloween stuff–even the pet store! That means we have only a month to get our cards, jar lids, fingertip towels, bibs, or any other decorations made prior to the big day. I’ve provided a very simple Halloween pattern for you in my embroidery patterns. Please note that I was having trouble with my printer today and had to color in my pumpkin’s orange. As a result, he looks a bit…well, varigated. If you prefer this look, you can probably achieve the affect with varigated orange floss. In fact, I think that might be pretty cute!

Spotlight: Links to Additional Halloween Projects

Here are some other quick and easy (and some free!) Halloween projects you might enjoy:

Halloween Redwork

Free from Craftzine

Mouse & Pumpkin

From Feeling Stitchy

From Secrets of Embroidery

Machine Embroidery Designs

Tea Towel Patterns

Halloween Gift Bag to Knit

Cross Stitch Patterns from The Floss Box

What’s Halloween without Frankenstein’s monster? Here’s a cute version you can have fun with.

Start with a cupcake iced with green-tinted frosting.

I gave my “Frankie” white hair, but feel free to give yours chocolate hair, red hair or even licorice hair.

I painted Frankie’s hair with black spray frosting. This allowed me to add more of a dark tint to his face as well.

Since the monster is supposed to be made up of excess “parts,” I used two different color candies (Skittles or M&Ms are good) for eyes with a dot of purple frosting for the pupil. I built him up a nose with additional green frosting, gave him a terrible looking mouth and used mini pretzel rods as either bolts or his own special version of the arrow through the head prank.

Have fun!

I know it’s early yet, but I’m thinking some of you might be planning parties. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be giving you pictorial instructions detailing how to make some cute cupcakes for Halloween.

Here are some pictures that will explain step-by-step how to make a ghost. This is super easy!

Frost a cupcake with white icing.

Place a jumbo marshmallow in the center of the frosted cupcake.

Roll out a circle of white chocolate or buttercream fondant. Use your cupcake pan or a flattened cupcake liner as a guide.

Drape the circle of fondant over the marshmallow and cupcake.

Add chocolate drop eyes, and you’ve got a ghost your kids will love!

Happy baking!