DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

 This recipe comes from  www.barbarabakes.com  .   I truely unique take on candy corn.  These days, macaroons are all the rage too, give them a try. I got a little carried away at the store today. I had this idea to make candy corn macarons for this month’s  MacTweets  and I went to the store to buy candy corn to dress up the pictures. When I got there, they had ordinary candy corn of course, but this year Bach’s also had Caramel Candy Corn, and Chocolate Caramel Candy Corn, and Caramel Apple Candy Corn. All of which I decided I should take home and try. But I didn’t stop there – no of course not. There were also candy cane flavored Dots and candy corn Kisses and I thought I should sampled those as well. (Let’s not talk about the two cute packages of Halloween Lindor Truffles that I bought and have hidden in my closet.) The reason for my apparent current obsession with candy corn is that I hate them. I think they have a horrible, waxy flavor. My husband and m

   Columbus day  is celebrated amongst great fanfare and enthusiasm on the date of every year. It is also a national holiday now, dedicated to the man who presented America to the civilized Europe and hence rest of the world. Though there is a controversy on whether this day should be celebrated or boycotted, it seems that the weight of celebrations is more at this point. History    Columbus Day is a holiday in Colorado since 1906 and it became the federal holiday in 1937. Americans celebrate the Columbus Day dedicatedly. Soon the Columbus Day became a ritual to spread the patriotism all over US. Teachers, preachers, poets and politicians were determined to outline the patriotic rituals around the themes like support for war, faithfulness and devotion to the nation, restrictions that each and every citizen of the nation should follow. Overall, the objective was to make the nation successful and  progressive .    In the mid-19th century,  immigration  became a problem. A

Turn glittered stickers into shiny ornaments to hang from a dark, twisted Halloween tree for a creepy centerpiece that will last for years.  This ones also coming from  www.marthastewart.com  .  Enjoy! Tools and Materials Large branch Oasis Flower pot Decorative moss Acrylic disks in varying sizes Dremel drill Krylon Looking Glass spray Glittering glue Onyx glitter Glitter stickers 28-gauge wire Halloween Ornaments How-To 1. To make the Halloween tree, take any large branch with a lot of limbs and spray-paint it black. 2. Place oasis inside of a flower pot or urn and push branch firmly into oasis. Cover oasis with moss. 3. Drill a hole near the top of an acrylic disk. Peel off protective paper film from one side of disk. 4. Spray Krylon Looking Glass spray onto exposed side of disk. 5. Peel off protective paper film from other side of disk. Brush glittering glue on edge and around front edge, and glitter with Onyx glitter. 6. Adhere glitter stickers to front of disc. 7. Thr