A Super-Cool Giveaway is Coming Monday!

I cannot tell you what it is...

I want to I really do

{I am awful at keeping secrets}

but I think I can manage to keep this a surprise.

Oh, you want a hint...

I have been crafting and creating!

OK, enough said.

See ya Monday!

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Tickled Pink No. 27

A craft...a recipe...a tip...a party...a short story...a  poem...
a  fashion find...a  favorite product...your favorite  post...
whatever makes  your blog  fabulous!
That is what Tickled Pink is all about!
{and it does not have to be PINK}

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I am Tickled Pink because...
Oh wait! We have a winner of the Makia Creations Giveaway!
Malia of Yesterday on Tuesday!!!!
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I have a SUPER-COOL GIVEAWAY starting on Monday!
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I am lovin' the new Taylor Swift CD! Wooo-whooo!
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I am the proud owner of a Pillow Pet!
{that's a joke - just in case you do not get it - but Jules LOVES it!}
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My kiddos are thrilled that it is Halloween!
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The SUN is SHINING and we are having beautiful FALL weather-
My favorite time of the year!
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I am still working on a system for commenting/visiting/featuring
for Tickled Pink...bear with me, pretty please!
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The November DIY Club Project Party starts next Friday.
Go check out the sponsors and get creating.

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And now...Tickled Pink!
Click {HERE} for a featured button!

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When you pop over to Michelle's place at Emerald Cove, there is a sense of serenity and beauty. I just had "that feeling" the first time I visited. And she is so sweet.
{you do know that is a tickled pink requirement, right?}

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The first flash of brilliance I encountered at Emerald Cove was this hutch reveal...I tell you, I wanted to drive up there and steal it in the middle of the night...
it is fabulous...{will you come paint mine?}

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And, Michelle is a girl after my own heart...
she made her laundry room look FAB and made this locker for it too!
Awesome project!

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 She received a wonderful gift from a kind blogger and made it her own, but what I like best is Michelle's thoughts on this..."I love having things in my house that conjure up good memories and feelings and this is definitely one of them!!"

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 I especially enjoyed this post on a trip showing us some beautiful country side (I think I want to give up the city life and go live on a farm) and sharing a piece of history with us.
This post is gorgeous...It is the next best thing to being there.

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Go say hi to Michelle at Emerald Cove and feel the joy and warmth!
Thanks for being always tickling me pink when I visit!

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Matty (a longtime bloggy buddy) has a knack for poetry
and recently wrote a really fun poem about
The Many Faces of Blogging.

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I love repurposing, recycling, make something old new or better...
and Kelley's at Kelley's Family Jewels motto of
"Just do it. Get out a saw and try it.
What's the worst that can happen?"
Won me over. See what happened when they got out their saw!

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SPOTLIGHT

You may still see Halloween decor...because guess what? I have 5 uncarved pumpkins (scooping out 45 for Cub Scouts on Wednesday did me in!), a platter of eyeball candles, and 5 not-so-spooky crows....that's it...no more...BUT I still have 2 days to be inspired, right?
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 Great decorating tip from BJ at Sweet Nothings!

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Clever party inspiration in the form of a Lego block from Moore Minutes
...and Lego snacks too!

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Super Cute (I mean spooky) subway art from Green Eyed Girl Crafts

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Even your organizers should look FAB! And they do at 5 Minutes Just for Me.

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My kiddo makes everything into a baby bed...I see a Christmas present in my future here with this sweet moses basket from Clever Faeries 

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Pumpkin Cocoa! I am in Love with this easy and tasty idea from Kathie's Kreations.

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OK, football fans...here is one for you from The Pursuit of Happiness!
These would be a cute holiday gift!

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Cool glass technique from Christine and Co. I am trying this! FUN!

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A fun little tale about how NOT to Make crayons from LambAround!
Keep he rout of the kitchen...first candy bars...now crayons!

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Absolutely fabulous garland that can do double duty from the Scrap Shoppe!

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Great opportunity to help out at Life's Not Always Fireflies and Hummingbirds

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One of the best combos on earth...
Peanut Butter and Chocolate.
Still Waters make some yummy cookies.

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My kind of craft - one with "stuff" around the (crafty) house.
These gilded birdies from Yesterday on Tuesday are fabulous!

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A fabulous foyer - great ideas anyone can tackle for
a fabulous look from House to Your Home.

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I am getting ready to play with fire myself,
but I LOVE what The Answer is Chocolate has done...gorgeous!

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I am batty for What Allie's Making pillows!

And she made awesome button candy from scratch!

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I love flowers - real or crocheted!
Sweet little ones from Mommas Kinda Crafty.

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One heck of a witch from Practically Spent!

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A great tutorial for a sweet skirt at Bandy Canyon!

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Totally cool and slightly creepy pumpkins from Fine Fettle

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Mandy's Creative Corner has a delicious Enchilada Soup recipe...YUM!

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I cannot resist a tutu. Super cute creation from Atelier Caroline.

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I also cannot resist BROWNIES.
Awesome recipe from Lourie at Metabolism Blues.

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I am digging eyeballs for Halloween Ain't She Crazy made some cool ones!

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Ribs (one of my kiddos favorite foods) and
a Pom Tonic (happy hour anyone?) from Mommie Cooks!

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Happy Halloween!

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Want to be Tickled Pink? Don't be shy!

Nominate a  product/person/idea/recipe/your own blog to be featured, simply email me!

It  is cool  to nominate yourself! I am only one person and blogland is  ginormous...I would love your input...I know there are amazing finds out there that I have not seen!

PINK RULES

1. Link  up...a craft...a recipe...a tip...a party...a short story...a  poem...a  fashion find...a  favorite product...your favorite  post...whatever makes  your blog  fabulous. 
2. Guess what? You post does not have to be PINK!! 
3. I  reserve the right to remove posts that are offensive or do not  adhere  to the rules, without any discussion, at my discretion.
4. These  are my own opinions. No one has offered me anything, nor have I   accepted anything to include them in this post. Prizes, if any, are  supplied by  me.
5. Pretty please...add the Tickled Pink button to the post* {people need to know what the heck they are doing!}.
6. Visit some peeps on the hop.
7. PLEASE LINK TO A POST URL, NOT YOUR MAIN URL****
8. *It would be great if you were a follower or subscriber {*wink*}
9. By  linking here you are providing permission to feature your post {along  with a link to your blog/post}. Additionally, photos appearing here are  copyrighted and property of the respective blogs featured.

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Halloween, Already? A Quick Craft and Recipe

This may or may not come as a surprise to you...

I am not one of those marvelous crafty bloggers

who decorate their house impeccably for the holidays...

any of the holidays.

I tend to let the kiddos loose for most decorating,

adding my touches here and there.

In fact, you could say I "Bah Humbug" all holidays.

Although my own personal pumpkin patch {see below}

did get me in the Halloween spirit for awhile today!

I thought this would be a quiet week...but I have bought and scooped the insides out of 45 pumpkins for Cub Scouts {I had some help}, been volunteered to make pumpkin pie for one kiddo, make pumpkin goodies and bring snack for the other, create a Bakugan {don't ask! UGH!} costume for a kid...I know it could be worse...but seriously the Bakugan costume has thrown me over the edge.

I will get in the mood {or at least out of this mood by Sunday} and here is how!

I've Got my Eye On You Candles 

This is surely not a craft that will get me into the Crafting Hall of Fame...BUT it was fun, the kids helped, and it looks spooky-fun! {And I have been loving all the eyeball decor I have seen!}

Supplies

• Old Jars - I used jelly jars, relish jars and some mason jars...all clean of course! And labels removed if necessary.
• DecoArt Gloss enamels in red, black and white
• Paint brush
• Votive candles
• PK Glitz, Silver
• Gorilla Glue Wood Glue
• Child-like Imagination

DIY IT!
Find the full tutorial at The DIY Club!

For display, I added some dried black beans in the bottom of each jar and settled the votive into it and placed all the candles on a platter.

It is silly...it is fun...my kids love it!

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Creepy Spider Treats

{These guys are cute and fun...my photo is awful!} 

I totally did not measure anything...these are guesses...adjust accordingly

• Stick pretzels (8 per spider plus 1 cup crumbled)
• Chocolate chips (about 1 1/2 to 2 cups)
• Red hots (2 per spider)
• 1/2 cup cried cranberries (optional)
• Wax paper
• Cookie sheet

Directions

1. Layout a layer of wax paper on the cookie sheet
2. Chop cranberries.
3. Crumbled about 1 cup of pretzels.
4. Melt chocolate chips in a glass bowl in the microwave. Heat at 40 second intervals, stirring in between cycles. I needed about 4 cycles for the chocolate to be melted.
5. Spoon out about 1/2 cup of smooth chocolate into a separate bowl.
6. In the larger bowl, add crumbled pretzels and chopped cranberries and mix well.
7. Place a spoonful of crumbled mixture on the was paper.
8. Place 4 stick pretzels on each side of the spoonful of chocolate
9. Drizzle smooth chocolate on top of the pretzels to cover the pretzels and hold them.
10. Place 2 red hots for eyes.
11. Let the spiders harden - I put mine in the frig for awhile.

These guys are cute, but their pretzel legs are fragile!

DIY! Stenciled Faux Pallet Decor

I love making my own art and decor. I had this amazing stencil from Cutting Edge Stencils and I just thought it would be perfect on a wood canvas made of pallets. I was all set to do it  - I had a pallet and was ready to go...sort of. I had been wondering about the safety of a pallet project for the interior of my home...and then I read an article at Poetic Home about the possible toxic dangers of using pallets.

After reading this, I decided to make my own "wood canvas" out of pieces

I had in the garage  left over from various projects.

{and I think I may have used part of my son's bed...OOPS!}

This project, reminds me of a giant spoon and fork my grandparents had hanging in their house...but a bit more modern! My parents currently have that fork and spoon...for now!

Supplies

• Pieces of Wood. Widths may vary. Mine are 10", 6" and 4" wide with pieces cut to approximately 26.5" lengths - they do not need to be perfectly cut.
• Gorilla Glue, Wood Glue
• Gorilla Glue, Gorilla Tape
• Dremel Multi Max
• Cutting Edge Stencil, Bon Appetit 0R030
• DecoArt Stencil Paint, Black
• Stencil Brushes from Cutting Edge Stencils
• 4" Foam roller
• Mythic Paint, eggshell enamel in Clover Honey 
• DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paint, Burnt Umber
• DecoArt Glazing Medium
• Rockler Foam Brush
• DISChangers
• Nails and Hammer
• Paintbrush
• Decorative Tacks or Upholstery Tacks
• Optional: DecoArt American Acrylic Paint, White

DIY IT!

Click HERE for a PDF
OR For a FULL TUTORIAL head over to The DIY Club!

So, this is not it's permanent home..I am painting pretty much every wall in my house. For now, my utensils are hanging here and I am loving them!