It's time for Leftover Thanksgiving Pizza

It is almost time for one of my favorite Thanksgiving family traditions. It's time to make my Leftover Thanksgiving Pizza.  We look forward to this pizza every year, a day or two after our Thanksgiving meal.  This year we are actually having two Thanksgiving meals, so we will have some leftovers to use. We will have a small family traditional Thanksgiving meal on Thanksgiving, and then a big family pot luck meal over the weekend where most likely there will not be a lot of leftovers. 

We love this pizza so much, I make three pizzas for only five people. I am getting hungry just thinking about it.  I wrote out the full recipe in a post from last year, so instead of redoing the entire post, I am going share a link to the full recipe here.

Here is a tip in case you plan on making some.  While buying your groceries for your Thanksgiving meal, pick up a few extra crescent rolls, boxes of stuffing, and cheese ahead of time, just in case you do not have enough leftover from the Thanksgiving meal. 

Enjoy! 

 

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How to make Pie Ornaments

 

I think these diy pie ornaments are some of my favorite things I have made in a very long time. Not only are they really cute, but they are pretty easy to make, and the items to make them are inexpensive.  

I had a lot of positive feedback at our recent holiday market, which made me happy.  

The main items you need to make the pies are styrofoam circles from the Dollar Tree, and cubes of polymer clay. I got mine from Walmart for 96 cents each. I found each cube is enough to make the crust of three pie pieces.  I also used about a half of cube to make several pecan pieces. 

I cut each styrofoam circle into six pie pieces.  I then rolled out the clay and cut it to fit each of the pie pieces. You will need clay for the bottom crust and the outside crust.   One thing that I did not do this time, but will next time is to prop the outside crust with foil to keep it upright. A few of the outside crusts came apart with out it.   Before baking the clay you MUST remove the styrofoam before putting it in the oven.  (see the first picture)  Bake at 275 degrees for 15 minutes. 

I used lightweight spackling to give each of the pie pieces some texture, and make them look more realistic.   Dollar Tree will sometimes have spackle for $1.25, but if you can't find it, I found this brand at Walmart.  It is a little bit bigger than the DT container and ready to use.  

Once I glued the cut styrofoam to the clay crusts and covered the pie pieces with spackle.  I painted each of the pie pieces with acrylic paint. I also painted the crusts to look more crust color. Since I was at my friends house, and had limited colors with me, I blended several colors I had on hand to look like pumpkin pie. 

When the paint was dry, I placed a little bit of spackle in a plastic bag, and added whip cream to each piece of pie.  

I only had enough clay to make cherries for one piece of pie. They next time I make cherry pie, I will add some clay pieces on top of the cherries to make it look a little more realistic.

I had enough clay to make three pecan pieces I added the pecans on top of the spackle and once it was dry, I painted it a caramel brown. 

I used screw hooks and ribbon to hang each of the ornaments on a mini Christmas tree. 

In addition to the pie ornaments, I sold pie shaped cookies, and gingerbread faces. My friend sold flavored bread which was well received as well.  

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It's Time to Dare to Share!

It's Friday night, and you know what that means..

It is time to Dare to Share!  

If you saw my post from a few days ago, you saw that this week was another market week.  I have been busy every single evening after working at the day care making things for the market.  The picture above is a bit messy and the cookies are not quite finished. Since it is almost Thanksgiving we are going with a pie theme for this market.   I made cookies that look like cherry pie, pumpkin pie and chocolate pie.  I also make some gingerbread face cookies.  

I'm about 90 percent finished with my pie Christmas ornaments. I am loving how they turned out and I will be posting a how to post after the market.  I will show a picture of the final product then.  I am letting them dry overnight and in the morning I will need to add the eye hooks and ribbon.  I need to make tonight's post short and sweet because I have be get up at 8 am to be at the market by 9:30.  

Now that you know what I have been up to this week, I would love to see what you have been up to.  Link up and HAVE FUN!

 

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It's Market Week!

 When I posted last week's Dare to Share party, I said that our market was going to be on Thursday. Normally our markets are the second Thursday of the month, but in November it's a holiday market and on Saturday.  Yea!  The friend I do markets with owns the bakery and is the one who schedules them, which is why I did realize there was a date change. We are happy to have a few more days to get ready this week,  and it will be in the daylight during the market since it is dark by 5:30 where we live. 

This market we are making iced sugar cookies, fall flavored breads, hot cocoa bombs, and pie shaped Christmas  ornaments  

While I am still in the process of making the ornaments, they are starting to take shape. I will be posting how to make them after the market this weekend.  I will also be able to start decorating for Christmas and working on my DIYs. 

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It's Party Time! Let's Dare to Share!

It's Friday night, and you know what that means...

It's time to Dare to Share! 

Yea! My computer is working this Friday, so I am able to post the party this weekend.  Now that it has been a week since Halloween I am ready to start making Christmas DIYs.  One of my favorite DIYs from last year, is my giant gingerbread nutcracker. My main theme of my DIYs this year is going to be gingerbread.  I have been buying supplies and gingerbread items the last few weeks and plan to start crafting this weekend.  

My friend and I will be in our final outdoor market of the year next Thursday. We will be selling a combination Thanksgiving and Christmas items.  I will be sharing more one what we are making this week. 

I am also adding new listings to my Etsy Shop. I have several items for Thanksgiving and Christmas if you would like to take a look.  

Now that you know what I have been up to, I would love to see what you have been doing so let's get this party started.  Link up and HAVE FUN! 

 

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It's Time to Dare to Share! (a few days late!)

It's Monday, and due to technical difficulties.. 

It's time to Dare to Share! 

 

The Dare to Share Party is here, just a few days later than normal. I tried very hard to post it on Friday night, and all day Saturday, but my computer did not cooperate.  We went to the annual Halloween dance party with my friends to celebrate both my and D's birthdays while visiting family and friends in Michigan. It was such a fun weekend.  When I got back to my friends house after the dance and tried to start my computer, it would not start.  The battery was completely dead, and would  not charge even when plugged in.  After trying for quite awhile, I decided to try to post again the next day.  I would be able to get online for just a few moments, and start the post only to have the  computer to cut out again. It was so frustrating!   I do have my new computer, but we are still trying to transfer things over from my old computer so I am not using it yet.  We are getting close, but not quite there yet.  The files that we need will get to 96% and then fail..  I am hopeful we will get it working this week, because I have some important things to finish on my computer that has a Friday deadline. 

Since this party is already a few days late, let's get it started now.. Link up and HAVE FUN! 

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Last Minute Halloween Ghost Candy Basket

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I am so excited about this easy last minute DIY. This year we have a cute ghost theme going on at our house.  I saw something similar to this candy basket ghost online and on TV.  I wanted to do but my usual spin on it, and make it completely out of Dollar Tree items. 

I decided to use two white laundry baskets, a white circle plastic tablecloth, black felt, and a  clear plastic bowl from the party section.    You can use zip ties or tape to connect the baskets with their bottoms together. 

 Once the baskets are attached, cover with the white tablecloth. 

I placed the bowl in the top basket.  This size laundry basket will hold tons of candy.  

I used the black felt to start the ghosts face. 

I used some craft foam I had on hand to finish off the ghost's face. 

I did not want to open our Halloween candy just yet, because once it is open we will be tempted to eat it. :) I filled with some Dollar Tree snacks to show how much it will actually hold.  This would be a great to hold goody bags for a kids Halloween party in addition to trick or treat night.  

I put a push light under the ghost to light him up on the porch. 

We are ready for Trick of Treat night.  The weather prediction calls for rain, let's hope it cooperates.  

Happy Halloween!

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It's Time to Dare to Share!

It's Friday night, and you now what that means..

It's time to Dare to Share! 

I have been trying to add a new post the last few days of one of my Halloween DIYs, but my computer has not been cooperating.  It is several years old, and the battery is no longer charging.  We just went out tonight and bought a new computer.  Hopefully once I get everything I need transferred, I will be posting again.  

 If you are having a Halloween get together this week, a fun game to play is an indoor or outdoor treasure hunt.  You can find several Halloween party games in my Etsy Shop.  I am adding more for Christmas this year that will be up soon.  

It looks like it is time to get this week's party started, so link up and HAVE FUN! 

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It's Party Time! Lets Dare to Share!

It is Friday night, and you know what that means.. 

It is time to Dare to Share! 

It's the middle of the month, and we are still enjoying all things Halloween.  Last weekend we went to a Halloween festival, and this weekend we are planning on more Halloween fun.  I am also still working on DIYs and decorating inside and outside my house. 

One of the things I made this year are tiered baskets that would be great for a Halloween party.  They would hold a lot of candy and other goodies.  They are relatively easy to make, and all the of the supplies can be found at Dollar Tree. 

Another Halloween DIY I made are these spooky skeleton hands that look like they are coming through the wall to Trick or Treat.  This DIY is also easy and inexpensive to make.  There are a few more DIYs that will be posted in the upcoming week.  

If you would like to see more Dollar Tree finds and DIY ideas, I am over on Instagram at MyDollarTreeLife. It's an account I started recently, so I would to see you over there.  

Do you plan on doing anything fun this weekend?  We had so much fun at Kings Island Halloween Haunts we planning on going back for another visit  This time we will be spending some more seeing all what the park has to offer.  

 Well now that you know what I have been up to this week, I would love to see what you have been up to.  Link up and HAVE FUN! 

 

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Spooky Skeleton Hands

I recently saw on a reel or a tiktok, a diy where spooky hands were coming out of a wall, and holding a candle.  I decided to try make something similar, but put my own spin on it. 

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I only needed a few items to make these spooky hands.  I used 2 skeleton hands from the Dollar Tree, 2 small white canvases also from the Dollar Tree, left over white fabric from my light up ghost diy, and some duct tape.  The mini pumpkins are from Walmart for 99 cents each. 

I cut a small slit in the canvas and placed the bottom of the skeleton hand through it. I secured it in place with a lot of hot glue, and duct tape. I taped both the front and the back to make sure the hand would stay in place. 

I hung the canvas on the wall with Velcro photo hangers also from the Dollar Tree.  

Once on the wall, I wrapped the canvas with the white fabric so it looked like the hand was coming out of a sleeve. Since I like fun and quirky diys more than scary ones, I added the small pumpkin so it looked like the hand was trick or treating. 

 I placed the second one next to the first one, and added another pumpkin.  I LOVE how this diy turned out. Not only was it easy to make, it was also very inexpensive.  

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Halloween Party Tiered Basket Display

 

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If you would like to make easy Halloween themed party  basket trays for your Halloween party, I am going to share how I made these trays two different ways, using only items from the Dollar Tree.

The first type of tiered basket I made with the one that took three plastic spider web baskets, and two sets of skeleton tongs.  I have to admit while I love the look with the skeleton arms, this way is not that easy to put together.  Place one of the arms through the two bottom basket tiers and attach with either hot glue or a zip tie. Repeat with the other three arms, trying to get them as straight as you can.  The top basket will be placed onto the fingers. 

We used the purple basket pictured above at a current market, and it worked great to hold my sugar cookies.  I learned the hard way though, not to leave them in the car on a really hot day.  I had brought them to our September market, and had to leave them in the car while I was at work, because the market was right after I got off work. It was over 90 degrees that day.  When I got to the market both baskets fell apart because it got so hot in my car that it melted all of the hot glue.  I had to remake them for the October market. 

Recently I heard the skeleton goblets made great tray dividers as well.  I decided to try it, and not only is it easier, but the tray is a bit sturdier.   I made a few of these to use for Halloween and for next year's markets.  

Both types of basket trays would be great for a Halloween party, it will just depend on the look you prefer.  

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