{13 Days of Handmade Halloween} Toil & Trouble Cupcakes

These Toil & Trouble Cupcakes are the perfect treat for Halloween. Make ahead for classroom treats or let your kids make their own sweet & bubbly concoction!  Green frosting and sugar pearl sprinkles look like a bubbling witch's brew. Top with bugs, eyes, gummy worm and other toppings for the perfect spooky treat.

Toil & Trouble Trifle Cupcakes

by Three Little Monkeys Studio

INGREDIENTS

- Cupcakes of your choice

- Frosting, tinted green

- Green sugar pearls

- Sprinkles of your choice (bones, bugs, etc.)*

- Icing and candy decorations (eyeballs, hands, etc.)*

- Gummy worms and other candies

SUPPLIES

- Cauldrons from Oriental Trading

- Witch's Brew printable

- Double-sided tape

1. Break cupcakes up into pieces, and stuff cauldrons halfway.

2. Cover with a thin layer of frosting, fruit filling, pudding or any filling you desire.

3. Cover with another layer of cupcake.

4. Frost the top of the cupcake.

5. Sprinkle with sugar pearls and other sprinkles and toppings.

6. Cut out your flags and apply double-sided tape or a glue dot.
7. Fold over and add the Witch's Brew flag to the handle or make a flag using a lollipop stick.

* These items can be found in the Wilton/baking section of JoAnn's, hobby stores, baking supply stores, etc.

Bloggers using items from Oriental Trading were provided the products free of charge by the company provided their own honest opinion.  Others may have a different opinion or experience with the product(s) listed above.  No other type of compensation was received.

{MG Party Impressions} Halloween Hoedown Inspiration

I love a good hoedown!  I think I might actually like the word hoedown more than the actual event, LOL.  Here's my latest MG Party Impressions post on a styled Halloween Hoedown party - get ready for some barnyard fun!

{Etsy Shop} NEW ITEMS! Pretty Poms, Parties to Go & Halloween Printables!

While you await my latest Craft Room Update ;) I thought I would share some long overdue 'NEW' items that I've recently added to the Etsy shop!

Can you believe I created this Abby Cadabby inspired POOF!  Pom wand over a year and a half ago????
 

I've made several rainbow garlands for custom orders in the past year.....and now I'm finally adding them to the shop, YAY!

This fun carnival/circus inspired items are part of one of my ready-made party-to-go collections.  Remember when I used them in this vendor event display?

Finally, these Halloween printables were created for recent party I styled for MG Party Impressions.

Hope you enjoyed taking a peek at the new items and please feel free to stop by the shop and take a look at some of the other fun party items available.

Thanks!

{MG Party Impressions} Wicked Fun Halloween Soiree

Here is some Halloween inspiration for a witch themed party styled by yours, truly for MG Party Impressions.

For more details on how this party came together, check out my post at MG Party Impressions!

{Pom Love} Yarn Pom Photo Props

I totally had a whole post ready for you on how to make my Monster cupcakes until I saw these ABSOLUTELY ANGELIC & ADORABLE pictures in-me Etsy convo inbox!

Recognize anything in the photos????  Those are my yarn pom-pom garlands!!!!

A few weeks ago I was contacted on Etsy by Hannah Hilliard about using my yarn pom-pom garlands for photo props. Hannah is an AWESOME photographer based out of Indianapolis and asked if I could send her something, girly-girly, shabby chic, boy friendly - and a FUN one.  So, I gathered up some poms, strung them together and sent them on their way!

I was so excited to see how she was going to use them in her photos and I am sooo very pleased with how they look.....kinda keepin' watch over them cute-as-cupcakes, sleepin' babies!  Aaaaaaw.....

You can see more of Hannah's fantastic photography here.  (UPDATE - Those cute-tastic hats are by Polka Dot Pocket)

Hey Hannah, if you're reading this, thanks again for sharing the photos they're awesome!!!

....and  to make up for not showing you all how to make a monster cupcake....here is a freebie for you!

It's a BOO! door tag for you to BOO all your neighbors and friends!  Enjoy!

{Sneak Peek}FUN-ky Halloween Bash!

This weekend I was so excited to finally finish a 'photo shoot' for my current Halloween Party collection.  I shared the printable collection with you in an earlier post.  I was inspired to do something outside of the basic black and orange, and thought hot pink, electric purple, and lime green were perfect compliments.  

Here's a little sneak peek at what is in store for our FUN-ky Halloween party this year!

Check back for more details On October 22nd;  I'll also be about participating in A Fanciful Twist's Halloween party for the second year in a row. It's a really fun Halloween blog hop party where you can get a glimpse at all the fun and festive ideas we creative souls come up with.  So, please be sure to check back  for more FUN-ky Halloween inspiration.

In the meantime, get ready for your Halloween bash and purchase your printable Halloween kit here for just
$10!

Should I.....Shouldn't I????

I had to ask myself a serious question the other day. 

I was doing custom work for someone and it dawned on me that this whole situation would work out better for the client if I just emailed her everything.  I knew it was gonna be pricey and I knew that if it were me, I'd probably try to find a more affordable way to attain these items.  In the long run, this is what ended up happening and it's a good thing.  So, now, I have a situation where the client is able to get what she wants and I'm still able to buy my baby a new pair of shoes.

Well, I was still hesitant about what I'd been pondering because - I love making my party designs by hand - I really do. I WILL stay up until 5 am making a case load of paper rosettes (insane).  Still, I just really had to ponder on the subject for a while and think hard because the question at hand went against a whole lotta no's that I had when I originally started my Etsy shop.  To printable or  not to printable?  That was the question. 

Honestly, I did not want to offer printables in my shop when I started it.  I figured that if people wanted my stuff they were going to have to get the whole kit and caboodle.  Well, it appears that with my schedule, with the economy and with the way things are going with most folks, the DIY trend is where it's at right now. Party printables are king (for some reason).....and to make sure I get it in, I need to be in the royal court.

So, I'm announcing that starting today, I will be offering printable party packs in my Etsy shop. In addition to the other items that I will make by hand, there will be a printable option available for customers.  For the moment, the printable collections will be on limited items and for only a period of time.  If you look at my store right now (click...click....CLIIIICCCK), you will see that I have listed my first printable item in celebration of Halloween.

It's on sale right now for a limited time.....do you likey????

If so, you're in luck.  I'm giving away a printable file of the Halloween Collection to the first 5 followers who:

1. RT about the collection and include me in the tweet (@kikikens)
2. Post an update to their Facebook Page that includes a link to my Etsy Shop
3. Leave a comment below about what you think about printable party packs
4. Email me the links to the tweet and the post at kikikens8375@gmail.com

There is also going to be a giveaway on Twitter and FB - for people who (God bless 'em) don't read the blog....you can only enter once though if you are following me on either of these.  Sorry.

Yeah!

I am finishing up more Halloween party items....and hope to have them listed in the store by the end of the week.  Would love to know if you think they should be offered as printables or actuals.  Here's a sneak peek: