DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

Black Cats In America some people believed in the magical powers of black cats. Certain bones on the cat has the power to make wishes come true, or even to make one invisible. In Europe, the black cats had nasty connections with witches.  White Cats The White Cat in England, at Halloween, is thought to the be unlucky. Blue Cats The Blue Cat in Russia brings good luck. The "Blue" is often viewed as a "gray" cat. Snails Some believe if you catch a snail on Halloween night and lock it into a flat dish, then in the morning you will see the first letter of your sweetheart written in the snail's slime. Owls Many people used to believe that owls swooped down to to eat the souls of the dying. If they heard an owl hooting, they would become frightened. A common remedy was thought to be, turning your pockets inside out and you would be safe. Bats In ancient November Samhain festivals,

Make some of these and give some of those other family pictures a break this Halloween season.  These come to you from http://www.countryliving.com/ .   Happy haunting!   Paranormal Portraits You'll never look at loved ones the same way after transforming their images into a ghostly display. STEP 1: Make a black-and-white copy of a portrait on printer paper and cut out. STEP 2: To "age" the picture, lightly brush it with a sponge dipped in a solution of a few drops of black craft paint mixed with water. Let the paper dry. STEP 3: Cut a piece of card stock the same size as the photo, glue to the photo's back, and let dry. With an X-Acto knife, cut out the eyes of the picture's subject(s), piercing through the card stock and creating holes about 1/4 inch in diameter. STEP 4: Open the frame's back, remove the glass, then fit the photo inside.Insert red mini LED Christmas lights (try Superior Holiday Lighting's flattop version, $11.2

Another neat recipe I found while looking for some cool and interesting Halloween ideas and inspiration.  This is brought to you by  snowybliss.blogspot.com.   A really cool cake for that next Halloween party or get together.  Good luck!         And the inside is even better... because I made a P o l k a D o t C a k e !                 I've had this idea in my brain for awhile. It turned out pretty good. But I think after my first attempt I'd tackle it a bit differently next time. I'll give you my thoughts on that after the directions. Here's how I did it.           I have this little nifty cake pop maker. It's fun, especially for the kids. It doesn't make the decadent bakerella cake pops, they are actually more like a donut hole. But they are quick, easy and so far fail proof. Anyway… this is how I made the polka dot cake . Step 1         I made the cake

  Here's another pumpkin carving tutorial I think most of you will like!  It comes to us from http://www.chopcow.com/ .  Go ahead and carve one of these.  It will keep all other pumpkins at bay.    I thought I would try my hand at carving the popular cannibalistic pumpkin that I've seen so many times before. Just as I was starting out, I realized that this was a good opportunity to document it with my camera. So below is a little tutorial I put together for anyone who might want to try this out. It's not too difficult if you are just patient and take it slow. STEP 1: The first thing you want to do before setting out on this is to get the proper tools and items. This includes the following: 1. Large Pumpkin 2. Tiny Pumpkin 3. Washable Marker 4. Large Knife 5. Smaller Steak Knife 6. Large Spoon 7. Small Spoon STEP 2: Take your washable marker and draw out the face on the big pumpkin. Make sure to measure the circumfrence of the tiny pumpkin and make the the