Once you have cleaned out your pumpkin to make a jack-o-lantern, save the seeds and try roasting them for a tasty treat. Here’s how to make them . . .

Quick Method:

Remove fiber from seeds; wash and dry them thoroughly. Place in shallow pan (you can drizzle a little salad oil over the seeds if you wish) and salt them well. Roast in hot oven until done, stirring seeds occasionally.

Traditional Method:

Remove fiber from seeds; cover with salted water; bring to a boil, simmer 2 hours. Drain and dry thoroughly on paper. Then spread seeds in shallow pan; coat with oil and some salt; toast in 250-degree oven until golden brown. Stir seeds occasionally.

Date Added: Oct 04, 2008

These two Halloween witch designs are from vintage embroidery transfer patterns. Both are flying on brooms, one is very similar to the old TV show “Bewitched” while the other is a profile of a less attractive witch.

These designs have been digitally cleaned as best I could.

Image File Download:

Two Witches Printables (JPG)

PDF:

Two Halloween Witches

Date Added: Oct 04, 2008

These two designs are from vintage embroidery pattern transfers, one is a Cinderella-like pumpkin patch with pretty curling vines, the other is an unhappy Jack-O-Lantern.

Each file is available separately as a JPG image download, the pdf option has both designs in the one file.

The images have been digitally cleaned as best I could.

Pumpkin Patch JPG Download

Jack-O-Lantern JPG Download

PDF (both designs are on one page):

Pumpkin Patch & Jack-O-Lantern

Date Added: Oct 04, 2008

These two designs are from vintage embroidery pattern transfers. The two cats couldn’t be more different, one is more a cute, cartoon-like cat, the other is quite vicious looking.

These images have been digitally cleaned as best I could manage.

Image File Download:

Black Cats JPG

PDF:

Cat Designs

Date Added: Oct 04, 2008

These are designs from a vintage embroidery transfer pattern, one is a skull with a candle on top and the other design is the lettering “Halloween”.

I’ve digitally cleaned these as best I could.

Download the image file:

JPG File

Or download the pdf:

Halloween Skull & Lettering

Date Added: Oct 04, 2008

These are a simple spooky yard decoration using items from around the home.

Materials:

Plastic sheeting or slit open garbage bag (large)
Dirt and leaves
Hand sized rocks (optional)
Body props (ideas: an old boot or shoe, fake hand or foot)

Directions:

• Lay out the plastic sheet on top of the ground where you want the grave to be.
• Pile on dirt so it mounds up like a freshly covered grave, leave a margin of plastic uncovered for easy cleanup.
• Stick your props in the dirt in the position they’d naturally be in (ie. if using a boot, stick it where it’s at the bottom of the grave, or a hand off to the side reaching up trying to get out).
• To completely hide the plastic, place the rocks all around the grave as a border.
• Strew some fallen leaves around the grave.
• Top the grave with a homemade tombstone.

For optimal effect, place a spotlight on the grave. Otherwise, try to position the grave where there will be some light on it so it can be seen at night.

Date Added: Sep 29, 2007