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friday link love: October 23, 3009

Oct 23rd 2009 09:53:30 am

The Halloween countdown has now begun in ernest! Only one week until the big, spooky day! There are tons and tons of Halloween craft projects and articles out there on the vast interwebs… I cannot possibly link to all of the good stuff, but here are some of my favorites from the last week:

Halloween

Aren’t the two Halloween amigurumi seen above just adorable! There is a link to the free tutorials on the Craft:zine blog. (To get the crochet tutorials you have to create an account at Lion Brand Yarn, which is annoying, but worth it!)
You can download a really amazing free Halloween printable papercraft from Jinjerup: “Jack of All Trades” gift box. It is the perfect size to pack with candy for trick-or-treaters!
Chica and Jo have a tutorial for making a really cute candy corn sachet - another perfect way to package your Halloween candy!
Do your kiddos still need something to carry all of their trick-or-treat loot around in? One of my favorite blogs, Blah to Tada, currently has two great upcycle tutorials for candy buckets here and here.
Want to make some old-school Halloween popcorn balls? Craft:zine has a good recipe, or check out CraftGossip.com’s Popcorn Ball Round-up.
It is not too late to decorate your front door for Halloween! The Making Memories blog has a tutorial for making a Halloween wreath using decorative paper.
Bon Appetit has all sorts of great stuff for Halloween, like Halloween Menus and Pumpkin Desserts, including these Mini Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes. You will love their lists of the 10 Best and 10 Worst Halloween Candies. (Pop Rocks were ALWAYS on my best candy list!)
Speaking of Halloween desserts, these Tricked-Out Caramel Apples on Chow.com look pretty spectacular.