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WebTalk | by Laura Emery, Field Editor
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Tricks and Treats on the Web
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www.southernliving.com/homegarden/decorating/fall-decorating-ideas
As
autumnal colors begin bursting
forth in Mother Nature, we bid farewell
to summer's sun-drenched days. It's a
time to focus on family and friends, and
enjoy the delightful transition between
the extremes of summer and winter.
Bring the warm colors of fall's splendor
into your home with these beautiful
and simple decorating projects. Here
you'll find ideas on how to create
harvest-inspired tablescapes, etched
pumpkins, fragrant pomanders and
even pumpkin topiaries.
family.disney.com/halloween-crafts
If you're more into crafty than
creepy, this is the place to go. Here,
you'll find dozens of Halloween project
ideas, including yard decorations,
Halloween front-door décor, unique
pumpkin-carving ideas, Halloween
party decorations and kids' crafts.
One such craft idea is spirit jugs -
homemade lanterns that are sure to
extend a ghostly greeting and goodbye
to all your Halloween visitors. Simply
draw ghost eyes and mouth on plastic
gallon-size milk jugs. Use a craft knife
to cut a half-dollar-size hole in the
back of each jug, and then arrange the
" ghosts " near each other and string
lights in between them (stuffing
several bulbs into each jug). The end
product is ghostly and glowing.
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www.thekitchn.com/sweet-salty-toa-159663
There's something eternally comforting
about the taste of fall - whether it is
warm drinks in hand, decadent pumpkin
pies slathered in whipped topping or a
crisp apple streusel. But for the days you
just want a quick treat that still offers
comfort, here's the place to go. No peeling
apples, roasting pumpkins or rolling out
pie crusts required for these recipes.
Pumpkin-spice Rice Krispie treats,
pumpkin-spice cookies, cheddar olives,
Vidalia onion dip with bacon crumbles,
and milk-and-honey peanut-butter balls
will help you usher in the fall season with
a smile on your face and fullness in your
belly. Also, be sure and check out
www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/holiday--celebrationrecipes/halloween-recipes,
where
you will find hundreds more tricks
to make the tastiest and spookiest
Halloween-inspired treats.
www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/photos/
spooky-halloween-recipes-for-kids.html
Halloween is just another excuse for
creating themed treats; ideally, ones that
aren't too tricky. For fun, festive snacks
sure to delight your youngsters, check
out this website. The Food Network
features a variety of sophisticated and
spooky treats perfect for the whole family.
Some of these treats include crispy
phyllo-wrapped hot-dog mummies,
ghostinis with bloody sundried tomato
tapenade, caramel apple monster munch,
wormy weenie sandwiches and tempura
octopus hot-dog bites.
Fresh Fall
Flair
For the best seasonal tricks and treats on the web, check out these fall-related websites.
his is the time of year when it's
all about tricks and treats.
For tips and tricks on how to
bring fall flair into your home décor,
entertain your family with seasonal
crafts, or create budget-friendly
Halloween costumes, the internet has
a bounty of websites to help you do
just that. The web is also crawling
with sites featuring tasty treats that'll
help you usher in this cozy
and comforting time of year.
www.parenting.com/gallery/no-sewhalloween-costumes-for-kids
If
you've ever tried to costume your
entire clan, you know that costumes
can be quite costly. So here are some
fun, cheap costumes for kids that you
can make on your own. For the no-sew
piggy costume, for example, all you
need is a sweatshirt two sizes bigger
than your child's size, a hot-glue gun,
an empty toilet-paper roll, batting, pink
pipe cleaner and a pair of scissors. After
a little cutting, folding, poly-filling and
gluing, your child will be the cutest
little oinklet on the block.
www.hgtv.com/decorating-basics/ourfavorite-fall-decorations/pictures
For
easy ways to cozy up your home
for fall, HGTV.com is the place to go.
Fall is the perfect excuse to update your
home with fresh accessories and hues
inspired by the season. Get your home
ready for cool autumn weather with
simple interior and exterior decorating
ideas, like creating a grand entrance,
warming things up with cozy autumnal
colors, adding fresh flowers, creating
wall décor with fall flair, bringing the
outdoors in and much more. For
Halloween-specific décor ideas to
spook up the house, inside and out,
HGTV.com also covers that. Head on
over to www.hgtv.com/handmade/ourfavorite-indoor-and-outdoor-halloweendecorating-ideas/pictures/index.html
to
be inspired (and possibly spooked)
this Halloween. 
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