Decorating Princess

Martha Stewart is amazing. Sarakastic is also amazing, just not in a Martha Stewart kind of way. Sarakastic needs to spend less than nothing on craft projects, & have less than 5 steps in a project. Sarakastic also needs to talk about herself in the third person less. So here are some Halloween crafts from Martha, that I, I mean Sarakastic, could actually handle.

Martha makes even jack-o’-lanterns elegant but looking at them I don’ t know why I haven’t thought of it. I guess that is why she is Martha & I am not. Try a monogrammed, harlequin, or spiral jack-o’-lantern.  These are even pretty enough to line your walk way or use as a centerpiece.

Eight no-sew Halloween costumes.  Even shows how to making a jelly fish outfit from bubble wrap! Then there’s an adorable witch costume out of garbage bags.

Have the food be part of your decor with these great Halloween themed treats. Learn how to make monsters, vampire bats, & even a Cyclops out of cupcakes, marshmallows, or candy.

This is a great beginning crochet project. You can crochet these roses that have so many uses in not a lot of time & for not a lot of money. You can  stick a pin on the back & turn it into a brooch, sew them onto a scarf, or glue the smaller ones to barrettes. It took me 20-45 minutes to create each of these great roses. I especially love the navy one I did in chenille yarn it looks kind of like velvet. This is a great idea for Christmas presents, they are virtually free if you already have some scrap yarn & a crochet hook. It might also be cool to see how these did on etsy or at a craft fair. I used the free pattern at lionbrand yarn.  It’s free ( I know I already said I just like things that are free. They have lots of great free knitting & crocheting projects if you register with them (also free).

There are times when I wonder if “Trading Spaces” is filming near me. Maybe I should go & watch it being filmed. Then I chicken out, as though “they” will somehow follow me home & liquid nail spatulas to my walls. (There’s a phobia that needs a name). This is probably why I am glad that I don’t have neighbors within walking distance. No transforming rooms in each others houses for under $1000 & 2 days. Here are my worst things to ever ruin sheet rock on “Trading Spaces”.

1.  Moss, it wasn’t the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen, but probably  has a very high allergy factor.

2. Wallpaper paste & hay.  Pretty ugly, again you’d have people sneezing & saying I think I’m allergic to your walls.

3. Hundreds of artificial flowers stapled to every square foot of wall.

So to recap, stapling things to your walls that can give you respitorey illnesses=bad.  What is your least favorite trading spaces room of all time?  Leave a comment & let me know.

This is my one & only baking tip so any ohhh’s & ahhh’s would be greatly appreciated. I only bake ummm never, so when I open up the brown sugar I end up thinking “Why didn’t we use this to patch the foundation of the house?”. If you put a piece of bread in with your brown sugar, it keeps the sugar light & fluffy (well as light & fluffy as brown sugar can be) & the bread turns hard. I don’ t know how or why this works, it’s just magic. Say it with me now… ohhh ahhh Works for me!