Lisa Storms

frankenstein treat printable

With Halloween quickly approaching, I wanted to share a cute printable I made for an event we are attending. I wanted to keep these rice krispie treats super simple, but feel free to embellish further.

Here's all you do. Make a batch of classic rice krispie treats, but add in green food coloring before stirring in the cereal. Allow to cool fully and cut into 2 x 2 inch squares.

Push in two edible eyeballs onto each. You can get these at the craft store, or I know I've even seen them at Walmart in the party section. I ordered mine online somewhere long ago.

Add each square into a 3 x 4 inch Wilton treat bag. Again, these are at the craft store or Walmart.

Print out the bag toppers here being sure to set it to 'no page scaling' when printing so they will be the correct size. Fold the top of your bag in and over once and staple folded topper on. The back of the tag will be plain white in case you want to add names, etc.

And that's all there is to it. I hope these are helpful to someone =).

halloween ramekin snacks

Halloween is a great holiday for adding in fun embellishments to treats and desserts. I like serving snacks both at home and parties in little ramekins for individual servings. I buy them at my dollar store in packs of five for a dollar.

Here are a few ways to add spooky eyes to a vanilla yogurt snack. Add three raisins for a ghost face. Add a slice of a blueberry layered on a slice of kiwi for an eyeball. Or add green grape halves with a chocolate chip inserted into a carved out center for a pair of eyes. Add the rest of the cut up fruit on the side for a well rounded snack.

Easily add character to jello ramekins for a fun dessert. For monster jello, stir up jello after it's set and add mini marshmallows with pupils drawn on with an edible food marker. Pour orange jello right into a ramekin to set and add a simple chocolate chip jack-o-lantern face before serving.

It doesn't take much to add a little fun to snacks and desserts for parties or for everyday Halloween fun =).

mad scientist costume

It's driving me crazy not being able to share this year's costumes as I have not yet finished them, oy. So I thought in the meantime I would share my oldest son's from last year since it's one of my favorites.

You have to check out this brilliant brain tutorial I found online here. While you're at it, you should check out the entire blog where it came from as there are lots of very creative ideas.

I didn't make mine bloody as my son isn't into that, but it makes for quite a mad scientist costume when paired with dish gloves, safety goggles, and a lab coat.

While I'm at it, I'll re-share my youngest son's costume from last year which is also a favorite. You can find my full tutorial for it over at Fiskars here.

And more costume ideas can be found here.

flip top monster boxes

I absolutely love flip top boxes. It probably has something to do with colorful memories of crayon boxes from childhood.

Here is a set I made for Fiskars that I turned into monsters for Halloween treat boxes. Super easy and cute with limitless possibilities! You can find the full tutorial with photos here.

Lots of fun Halloween stuff to share this week! Check out my previous Halloween ideas here.

halloween game with free printable

The old "peeled grapes for eyeballs" classic has become my favorite go-to activity for Halloween gatherings. This year I decided to kick it up a notch and make a reusable box set that I had as much fun crafting as the kids will have playing!

Can you guess what recycled item I used for these? It's something we go through very quickly this time of year in the Storms household...

You can find my full tutorial with step-by-step photos over at the BasicGrey blog here.

I also shared a free printable over there for the labels, too!

Halloween is my very favorite crafting holiday, so check back all next week for lots of fun and spooky ideas...

airplane refrigerator banner

In my quest to find new ways to make party banners (or to make any day festive!), I came up with a fun way to hang banners on your refrigerator. =)

Banners are happiness on a string =) so they add an unexpected pop of fun in the kitchen. And the airplanes can be used long after the party is over to clip on notes or photos!

You can find my full tutorial with step-by-step photos and directions over at the BasicGrey blog here.

pillow wraps

Did you know September is National Sewing Month?  In honor I created some super easy pillow wraps for Fiskars...

These are a simple way to mix up the colors or style of a room without the commitment! Have you ever wanted to add fun pinwheels, flowers, ruffles, etc. to your pillows but didn't want to sew into the actual pillow?  Or are you like me and are always changing up colors in a room but don't have any more storage space for the insane amount of pillows you purchase? Ha! Problem solved. =)

The full tutorial and photos can be found here.

football ... and owls

Are you ready for some football? With the first big football weekend upon us, I wanted to re-share a Super Bowl party I created for Fiskars last season in case you are planning some fun festivities soon! You can find the full party, photos, and directions here.

With the start of school, I am also sharing some school lunch ideas over at SheKnows. Can you figure out the theme of this lunch? You will likely be surprised. You can find full photos and directions here.

And earlier this week I shared some free, printable miniature candy bar wrappers for Halloween over at Eighteen25 as part of their annual Spooktacular taking place all month. Be sure to check out all of the other cool Spooktacular projects, and you can find my wrappers here.

I admit to having an owl addiction ... and "owl" be back soon with more fall fun! =)

backpack gift box

It's hard to believe summer break is almost over! Here's a cute little gift box I created using recycled packaging for a favorite teacher, bus driver, or student for "back" to school...

They are easy to make, and you can find my full tutorial including step-by-step photos right here on the BasicGrey blog.

More of my teacher gifts and printables can be found here.

And my school party ideas can be found here including a back to "school" ice cream bar:

BasicGrey design team blog hop

Welcome to the BasicGrey Design Team Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from the blog of Mary Rogers. 

I enjoy being on the BasicGrey design team because their products are amazing and can turn a very simple project into something extraordinary! Gorgeous designs and great people.

The first project I ever made for BasicGrey was this owl gift box as an end of the school year teacher gift. I thought I'd share it again as school is starting back up! This adorable guy could sport a new saying for the beginning of the year. Whooo's ready for school?

You can find the full tutorial for this owl box here on the BasicGrey blog.

To celebrate the new design team, BasicGrey is allowing me to give the Kissing Booth collection away here. For your chance to win, see the giveaway box below:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Next, it's time to hop over to Joy Taylor's blog. Remember, if you find a link that doesn't work, you can always hop back to the BasicGrey blog for a list of direct links to all of the blogs in the hop.