Ghostly Pudding Cups

Who doesn't love a good chocolate snack? These pudding cups are a cinch to make and don't cost a lot to make. These ghostly pudding cups can easily serve as an afternoon snack for little hungry goblins, or an afternoon treat to tie you over until dinner.
Here are all of the ingredients you will need:

-Chocolate Pudding Cups

-Candy Corn Pumpkins

-Pretzel Sticks

-Oreos

-Marshmallow Ghosts 

-A Ziploc Bag, a Kitchen Towel, and a Rolling Pin (not pictured)

So here's what you need to do: 

-Open up the pudding cups and set aside.

-Scoop out the Oreo creme out (you can either eat it or throw it out) and put the Oreo cookies into the Ziploc bag. Set the bag in side the kitchen towel.

-Take the rolling pin and smash the Oreo cookies.

-Place the smashed Oreo cookies on top of the pudding; set aside.

-Take a pretzel stick and push it into the bottom of the ghost (to help it stand up) I also put a pretzel stick into the pudding behind the ghost for more stability. 

-Finally set a candy corn pumpkin next to the ghost. 

Aren't these just so cute?! And they taste good too!

For a more in depth and visual explanation, head over to my YouTube channel for a how-to video for this recipe and three other Halloween inspired treats! Want more Halloween treat ideas? Check out this recipe for Candy Corn Kisses and the video that goes along with it!

Love Always, 

Sarah

Candy Corn Kisses

These quick & easy treats will leave you with plenty of time to go to the pumpkin patch or go out shopping for your costume! Here are the ingredients you will need:

-Pretzels

-Hersey's Hugs

-Candy Corn; I used a mix of original, caramel apple, and chocolate.

Preheat your oven to 250 degrees fahrenheit. Then you'll need to cover a cookie sheet with wax paper and lay out your pretzels in neat little rows. Next, unwrap your kisses and set them on top of the pretzels.

Carefully place your sheet into the over and I mean carefully. They like to slide around! Let them get all nice and melty for about five minutes and then pull them right out of that toasty box! Place your candy corn on top of the chocolate and press them down gently. 

Lastly, throw these beauties into the fridge or freezer to help the chocolate set. In about 10 minutes or so they'll be ready to enjoy. Now you see what I mean about quick & easy? Delish!

For a more in depth and visual explanation head over to my YouTube Channel for a how-to video of this recipe and three other Halloween inspired desserts. Also keep your eyes out for the other 3 recipes coming to the blog later this week :)

Love Always, 

Sarah 

Taylor's Homecoming Look

When I was weighing the pros and cons of moving back to WA, a big pro was being more involved in my families lives, and being able to share in the special moments that occur every day. Last weekend, I had the privilege of doing my nieces make-up for her sophomore homecoming. It was a great opportunity for me to practice doing others make-up and being able to participate in such a special night for Taylor. Here is a picture of all the products used:

Taylor is young, and is lucky enough to have clear skin. So I skipped on putting any kind of foundation on her, because she really didn't need any. I started off by blending in Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer in the shade 245-Light just underneath her eyes and used Urban Decay Primer Potion Original Formula on her eyelids >

Next, I used the shade Strange from the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette as a base, blended the shade Mugshot into the eyelid crease, and finished it off with the shade Darkside on the outer corner >

I then added the Naked 3 Palette shade Buzz to her inner eyelid corner, and shaded in her eyebrows using the Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette shade Faint >

After I finished the eyeshadow, I used Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Eyeliner in the shade Blackest Black only on the upper lid and smudged it with the Naked 3 Palette shade Black Heart for a more smokey look >

And to complete the eyes, I used Benefit They're Real Mascara >

Moving on to the face: I used Mac Pro Longwear Blush in the shade Stay Pretty on the apples of her cheeks and N.Y.C. Sun 'N' Bronze in the shade 702 Fire Island Tan along her cheekbones, down the sides of her nose, hairline and chin >

And last but not least, lips. I used a mixture of NYX Butter Gloss in the shade BLG02 Eclair and Maybelline Color Whisper in the shade 60 Petal Rebel >

And here is the finished look!

I had a lot of fun practicing doing make-up on Taylor and was very happy with the way it turned out. However, I don't think these pictures do her beauty justice so here's another! 

Don't forget to cherish the time you have with the people you love and to appreciate their presence in your life. I hope you enjoyed my very first beauty post! Go ahead and give me a cheeky little follow if you feel so inclined. Head over to my YouTube channel to see Taylor's Get Ready With Me video and see her whole look get put together.

Love Always, 

Sarah