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DIY Thanksgiving and Fall Recipe Tutorials

Katar — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:00:35 +0000

Here are some visually pleasing recipes to make for Thanksgiving or for fall in general! Click on the photo to go to the ‘how to.’

Appetizer Tutorials:

Harvest Canapes: jloukotaleimback

Cake Tutorials:

Acorn Cake: Bright Ideas

Bake a Turkey-Shaped Cake: CraftZine

Candy Tutorials:

Edible Arrangement Thanksgiving Centerpiece: Roots and Wings Co.

Cookie Tutorials:

Thanksgiving Cookie Turkeys Recipe: Serious Seats

Oreo Cookie Turkeys for Thanksgiving: Make and Takes

Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies: WalMart

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Turkey: Thrifty Fun

Oreo Cookie Turkeys: The Idea Room

Donut Tutorials:

Acorn Dough Nuts: Family Fun

Rice Krispies Tutorials:

Rice Crispy Turkeys You'll Gobble Up: Alpha Mom

Side Tutorials:

Homemade Rolls for Thanksgiving: Make it Do

My Favorite Cranberry Sauce: Make It Do

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Felt: What Can I Do With It?

Katar — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:00:18 +0000

Who would have guessed? I always thought felt was crappy – but that was before I found all of these kick-ass tutorials! I LOVE plushies Here’s my tutorial list!

Oh hey! Looking for more stuff that you can do with other fabrics or scraps? Check out my post: Extra Fabric or Fabric Scraps: What Can I Do With Them?

Stitching Tutorials:

Blanket Stitch Tutorials: FutureGirl

Tutorials:

Accessory Tutorials:

Home Decor Tutorials:

Halloween Tutorials:

Thanksgiving Tutorials:

Felt Food: Made

Christmas Tutorials:

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Felt Tree Wall Hanging: JavaMama on Craftster

I will be adding more felt tutorials to this post as I find them If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

DIY Halloween Recipe Tutorials

Katar — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:00:22 +0000

Nope – this isn’t another boring post on how to make boring, regular food. This post is all about the DISPLAY of the food for Halloween and how you can make your Halloween party a real hit! My all time favorites (of which I’ve just discovered when researching for recipes) is the finger cookies. They look extremely realistic and are quite easy to make!

Click on the photo to get the recipe and how to.

Contents:

Drink Tutorials
Appetizer Tutorials
Dinner Entree Tutorials
Cake and Pie Tutorials
Ice Cream Tutorials
Brownie Tutorials
Cookie Tutorials
Cupcake Tutorials
Graham Cracker Tutorials
Candy Tutorials
Marshmallow Tutorials
Popcorn Tutorials

Drink Tutorials:

Bloody Brain Shooter: Fine Living

Medusa Ice Face and Hands Punch: Martha Stewart

Shrunken Heads in Cider: Martha Stewart

Boo-Nilla Shake: Martha Stewart

Fruit Drink Spritzer with Wiggle Worm Ice: BHG

Haunting Hot Chocolate: BHG

Ghoul's Punch with Frozen Hand: BHG

Gremlins Rule! Drink: BHG

Appetizer Tutorials:

Shark Infested Jello: Designs by Vanessa

Mini Witch's Brooms made from Pretzel Sticks and Fruit by the Foot: Family Fun

Monster Toes: Family Fun

Ladies' Fingers and Mens' Toes Pretzel Bites: Martha Stewart

Mummy Wraps made from Hot Dogs: BHG

Hot Dog Mummies: Family Fun

Forked Eyeballs made from Donut Holes: Family Fun

Apple Bites: Family Fun

Edible Eyeballs made from Carrots: Family Fun

Carrot Finger Food: Family Fun

Cheese Finger Food: Family Fun

Cheesy Corns: Family Fun

Whoo Hoo Hooty Appetizer made from cheese, apple slices, nuts, and capers: BHG

Guacamoldy with Creature Chips: Martha Stewart

Candy Corn Crackers: BHG

Ghost Toasts: Family Fun

Melon Brain: Family Fun

Dinner Entree Tutorials:

Adam's Ribs: BHG

Meat Hand: Not Martha

Spiderweb Eggs: Martha Stewart

Devilish Eggs: Martha Stewart

Creepy Peepers: Family Fun

Eye Popping Tomato Soup: Martha Stewart

Mashed Boo-tatoes: Martha Stewart

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Celery Broomsticks: Martha Stewart

Cake and Pie Tutorials:

Pumpkin Marble Cake: Martha Stewart

Pumpkin Cake-o'-Lantern: Family Fun

Chocolate Marshmallow-Ghost Cake and Mini Cupcakes: Martha Stewart

Haunted House Cake: Martha Stewart

No Bake Spiderweb Cheesecake: Martha Stewart

Spider Cakes: Martha Stewart

Spooky Lemon Pie: Crafty Crafty

Ice Cream Tutorials:

Witch Hat: BHG

Chocolate Witch's Hat and Ice Cream: Cathie Filian

I Scream Sandwitches: Martha Stewart

Wacky Witches made with Cheesecake and Ice Cream: BHG

Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie: Family Fun

Brownie Tutorials:

Almond Brownie Coffins: Martha Stewart

Halloween Brownies: Martha Stewart

Cookie Tutorials:

Dulce de Leche Bat Cookies: Martha Stewart

Hoot Owl Cookies: All Recipes

Midnight Moon Cookies: Martha Stewart

Bat and Cobweb Cookies: Martha Stewart

Fun Candy Corn Sugar Cookies: Stylish Cuisine

Frightful Bites: Martha Stewart

Spooky Witches Fingers: All Recipes

Ladies' Fingers: Martha Stewart

Puzzle Cookies: BHG

Halloween Tuile Cookies: Martha Stewart

Cupcake Tutorials:

Halloween Cupcake Ideas: Bakerella

Scrumptious Skeletons: Family Fun

Sea Monster Cupcakes: Family Fun

Wicked Witch Cupcakes: Martha Stewart

Witch's Hat Cupcake: Family Fun

Sweet Skull Cupcakes: Family Fun

Stenciled Chocolate Cupcakes: Martha Stewart

Creepy Cupcakes: Family Fun

Brain Cupcakes: Family Fun

Batty Cupcakes: Family Fun

Pumpkin Cupcakes made from Hostess Sno-Balls and Green Tootsie Rolls: BHG

Pumpkin Cupcakes: Family Fun

Cauldron Cupcakes: BHG

Brain Cupcakes: Martha Stewart

Ghost Cupcakes: Martha Stewart

Monster Cupcakes: Martha Stewart

Hairy Daddy Longlegs Cupcakes: Family Fun

Creepcake Cupcakes: Martha Stewart

Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes: Martha Stewart

Witch Cupcakes: Martha Stewart

Frankenstein Cupcakes: Martha Stewart

Little Devil Cupcakes: Martha Stewart

Black Cat Cupcake: Martha Stewart

Cyclops Cupcake: Martha Stewart

Vampire Bat Cupcakes: Martha Stewart

Mr. Pearly Whites made from a Hostess Cupcake: BHG

Jack Skellington Cupcakes: Disney Family Entertainment

Mad Science Party Cupcakes: LivingLoCurto

Spider in a Web Cupcake: BHG

Graham Cracker Tutorials:

Frankenstein Mask: BHG

Candy Tutorials:

Chocolate Witch's Hats: Martha Stewart

Chocolate Mice: All Recipes

Graveyard Gravel: BHG

Invisible Pops: Martha Stewart

Monster Lollipops: Martha Stewart

Skull Pop: Martha Stewart

Candy Cats: Martha Stewart

White as Ghost Pops: BHG

White Chocolate Ghosts: Martha Stewart

Marshmallow Tutorials:

Halloween Marshmallows: Distracted Gourmet

Marshmallow Bones: Martha Stewart

Popcorn Tutorials:

Wicked Witch's Hat: BHG

Silly Popcorn Treats: BHG

Awesome Popcorn Balls: BHG

Umm… Time to bake. Collecting links for this post was torture! I am STARVING now!

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Photo Credit: Jill on flickr

DIY Pac-Man Themed Tutorials

Katar — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:00:41 +0000

To this day, I am still highly addicted to Pac-Man. I don’t know what it is, or why I can never get past level 10, but it is one of the best games that I have EVER played! This post is all about celebrating Pac-Man. Let’s make some Pac-Man stuff! Ready… set… go!

Misc. Tutorials:

Pac-Man Crochet Pattern: Fluff of Fluff

LED Pac-Man Bike Wheel Images: Instructables

Accessory Tutorials:

Pac-Man Wallet: Cut Out and Keep

Pac-Man Ghost Hair Pin: DIY Glory

Shoe Tutorials:

Pac-Man Shoes: Craftster

Home Decor Tutorials:

Pac-Man Pouf: Instructables

Pac-Man and Ghost Perler Bead Magnets: CraftingWithCatHair

Pac-Man Quilt: Craftster

Pac-Man Mobile: Craftster

Pac-Man Paper Mobile: Instructables

Pacman and Ghosts Dishcloths: Tea and Cakes

Pac-Man Ghost Bean Bag Chair: Cut Out and Keep

Food Tutorials:

Pac-Man Cookies: The Decorated Cookie

Halloween Costume Tutorials:

How to Make a Pac-Man Costume: eHow

Pac-Man Costume: g42.org/xwiki

Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man Costumes: Coolest Homemade Costumes

How to Make Your Own Pac-Man and Ghost Costumes: Pachax

Ms. Pac-Man Hallowen Costume: Coolest Homemade Costumes

Pac-Man and Blinky Costumes: Coolest Homemade Costumes

Ms. Pac-Man Costume: Disney Family Entertainment

Pac-Man Costume: Coolest Homemade Costumes

Pac-Man Costume: Halloween Forum

Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man Costumes: Coolest Homemade Costumes

Giant Pac-Man Fancy Dress Outfit: Instructables

Playable Pac-Man Costume: MakeZine

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Pac-Man Pumpkins: Instructables
Check out all of the threads tagged with ‘pacman’ on Craftster!

Pac-Man and the Lotus Elise: The Pug Father on flickr

Pac-Man Couture from Giles Deacon: IfItsHipItsHere

Miss Video Game: Joystick Division via 3Wishes.com

Pac-Man Magnet Set: spooons on etsy for $10

Pac-Man Ghost Hats: Technabob

Pac-Man Wedding Cake: The Domestic Scientist

Edible Cupcake Cover: Pac-Man: SugarRobot on Etsy

Pac-Man Cupcakes: Hello Naomi on flickr

Pac-Man Beads: Sarah Hornik on Flickr

Ms. Pac-Man Bobby Pins: PixelParty

Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man Brooch Set: Magpie Moments

Pac-Man Stuffies: Craftster

Inky Ghost Button Bag: HoboCampCrafts on Etsy

Pac-Man Scarf: ShopFatal

Pac-Man Canvas Belt: TruffleShuffle

Pac-Man Quilt: Craftster

Pac-Man Ghost Made from Recycled Ikea Dresser: Geek Alerts

Pac Man Tree Skirt: Technabob

I <3 Pac-Man.

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Photo Credit: astillero on flickr