FREE Game Board pattern on DAY {3} of our Halloween Party!

The Halloween FUN continues..... WELCOME to DAY {3}!  It sure sounds like you all have been enjoying the party so far!  I still have much more in store for you, so keep checking daily! 

 

Did any of you have a chance to make the dip or cookies???  My family and I have been snacking on them both today {except Grace, she's not a PB girl or spicy girl}!!!  She's missing out!  Can't believe she doesn't love PB!  I LOVE PB!!!  And BTW, that dip was even better with the cheese added! LOL!

 

Today I tried to get my "black cat" Wilma to pose for me... but all she wanted to do was be lazy!!!  So, I went to my next best option and decked out Oliver for you!  I also couldn't resist sharing this great decorating idea we did last year at the BARN Event!  All you need to do is take a pair of vintage legs (I know you all have a pair of them just sitting around in your spare closet! LOL) and put on some Halloween tights, a pair of boots and place them in an urn!  It makes a great statement piece by your front door!!! 

 

Today I also have another super easy recipe for you to enjoy!  

Ingredients

For the crumb topping:

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup old fashioned oats

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

dash of salt

1/3 cup unsalted butter, diced into small chunks

For the apple filling:

3-4 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced thin

3 Tbsp butter, melted

2 Tbsp flour

1 Tbsp lemon juice

3 Tbsp milk

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

dash of salt

Serve with Vanilla Ice Cream

Instructions

1.   Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

2.   In a medium size bowl combine the crumb topping ingredients with a fork or pastry blender until it resembles small crumbs. Refrigerate while you prepare the apple filling.

3.   For the Apple Filling: In a small bowl, combine melted butter and flour until well blended. Add lemon juice, milk and vanilla and stir well. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Pour butter mixture over apples and toss to coat. Pour apple mixture into an 8x8-inch baking dish and spread into an even layer. Sprinkle crumb topping evenly over the apples. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and top is set. Remove from oven and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.

  

Now for the TREAT of the DAY....

As you now I love Halloween!!! So does my "ghoulfriend" Sheri, from Calico Moon!  She many be more of a Halloween lover then I am! So I asked if she wanted to join my hop and share a project!  She, of course, said YES!  Please click the link below for a downloadable note & pattern instructions for these darling game board quilts from Sheri! I LOVE them!  They would look great done up in my Humble Beginnings fabric!

 

http://siterepository.s3.amazonaws.com/2457/halloween_blog_hop_2015.pdf

 

Before I wrap up DAY {3}, I would like to thank you for all the comments!  Here is a list of the winners of the Basin Banners thru the Year, October patterns...  Congratulations!!!  If you are a winner, please email me at swest@buttermilkbasin.com with you name and address asap so I can get your pattern in the mail!

Crickets Corner

Brenda Jeffers

Marsha Jean

Sharon Pack

Kathy Bahn

Janet O.

 

More FUN, projects & giveaways are coming!!!  See you tomorrow!!!  Stacy

Halloween Party DAY {2}! Recipes, FREE Project & a Giveaway

Welcome to DAY {2} of our online Halloween Party!  We hope yesterday's "Merrie Halloween" pattern special and our "Candy Corn Woolen Treats" were enjoyed by all! 

 

Today is time for some "mummy" treats!!!  Hannah and I had so much fun making these cute silly mummys!  They were very naughty during their photo shoot!!  They had buttons everywhere!  ...Not to mention getting trapped in a spider web.... We had a dickens of a time getting the spiders out of their wrap! 

 

So meet the "MUMMYS"!  Aren't they a stitch! 

 

Of course our party would not be complete with out some sweet "TREATS"!!!!  So I have 2 delicious, quick & easy recipes to make for our party! 

The first one is "Batty" Dip! 

You will need: 2 cans Mexicorn (drained) * 1 can diced chilies * 1 can diced jalapenos * Tops of 3 green onions, sliced * 8 oz bag Shredded Mexican Blend cheese * 1 cup sour cream * 1 cup mayo * Tortilla chips for serving!  Mix all ingredients together and let sit for several hours in the fridge before serving!  *** Don't forget to add the cheese like I did!!!! LOL!  I will add it tomorrow for sure!  It was darn tasty without it, I may add!!!  So it's a pretty versatile recipe!  The flavor enhances the longer it sits in the fridge!  Enjoy!

 

 

Next up is one of our FAV cookies!  These couldn't be any easier to make! All you need are 3 ingredients!  Peanut butter, crackers & chocolate bark.  First, spread PB on one cracker and top with another cracker!  Next, melt your chocolate, dip the cracker/PB combo in it; then remove from chocolate and place on waxed paper to cool.  At this point you can get creative with your cookies and bring out the sprinkles!  This is a great cookie to make with the kiddos!  Trust me... you will not be able to eat just one!!!!  Enjoy!

 

 

As I "WRAP" up our DAY {2} of the online Halloween Party... I will be having a give away!  Please leave a comment below on the blog for a chance to win 1 of these patterns!!! Isn't it cute!  It is from our Basin Banner collection... It is October!!!  Good luck!  I will meet you back here again tomorrow for more Halloween FUN!

 

Oh, before I go... Just a friendly reminder from our MUMMYS... Please don't forget to cast your {6} votes on the MSL American Made contest!  Like below!

http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/138644/crafts/buttermilk-basin
 

 

Halloween Party is HERE!!!!!! FREE Pattern

 

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Welcome to my party!  Please make sure you grab your "ghoulfriends" and join us for {7} days of Halloween FUN!  Each day will be filled with various spook-tac-u-lar TREATS from recipes, projects to click and print and SEW much more!  Each day there will also be a SPECIAL on our website!  I have been having a ball getting this ready.... so let's get the party started!

 

If you know me,  you know my FAVORITE Holiday is Halloween!  Ever since I can remember my mom and I would decorate the doors and windows with Halloween cut outs, make popcorn balls and ponder for days what my costume should be!  {I will tell you more about that later...}  I will tell you that on more then one occasion, as I got older, I went as a bum!  I did it simply because I loved wearing my Great Grandpa Oscar's striped overhauls!  They were the "real" deal!!! 

 

Every Halloween I got the opportunity to help my Great Grandmother Lily bake sugar cookies with colored sugar and then help her package her little paper bag of treats for the "trick or treaters"!  We usually put as many pieces of candy in the bags that we could fit in it.  After we were finished, we always put them in a cake pan so they wouldn't fall over!  Such fun we had!  I will never forget how much joy my grandma had on Halloween waiting {with anticipation & excitement} to seeing all the "trick or treaters" come to her door! 

Those, my friend, are the simply joys in life!

 

 

When witches go riding in big orange trucks,

and black cats & spiders are seen,

the moon laughs and whispers,

’tis near Halloween!
 

 

 

Speaking of "TREATS"... I have some sweet woolen candy corn bowl fillers for you to make!  And how cute are they in my little Basin Farm Truck!  I love it!
 

 

Please don't forget to cast your "magical" VOTE for Buttermilk Basin as we are in the final {9} days of the Martha Stewart Living AMERICAN MADE Contest!  Don't forget to tell your "ghoulfriends" to VOTE too!  It is greatly appreciated!  Note: You must be logged in to vote!  You can vote 6 times in a row each day!  Be sure to notice your votes saying 5 votes left, 4 votes... this shows that your votes are being counted!

http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/138644/crafts/buttermilk-basin

As I wrap up Day {1} of my Halloween I have to share a couple more things with you!  First I am absolutely loving my view outside my big window!  Seeing the leaves changing daily is stunning.... And before I go... I also have a VERY EXCITING "Treat" for your on the website!!!

"TREAT OF THE DAY"

Merrie Halloween Pattern

Regular price $28

$19.95 today ONLY...until the clock strikes MIDNIGHT!

Sorry...Offer Expired

 

Head on over to the website for that

{SPOOKTACULAR} Treat!!!!!

www.buttermilkbasin.com!

See you tomorrow!!!!  Stacy

 

Free pattern! Halloween party! Pattern giveaway!

Wow!  Time is flying!!!  It's almost mid October which means HALLOWEEN is just around the corner... so I better start giving out "treats!"  This week's winners over on our FP will have the choice of picking 3 patterns {up to $9}!  How awesome is that!

Since I'm sure you all could use a break from my posts {only 10 days left of the voting madness!!!} I'll keep this one short!

This week we have been doing the usual, but also have had Becky in the shop working her making things flow/organization magic!  She's huge into that!  She's doing an amazing job!  Well, that was until she told me I have to purge & get rid of some stuff!  Lol!  How does a girl like me get rid of all my "good stuff"???  Cross your fingers that she takes it easy on me and nothing of great importance magically disappears!!!!  You know... Like, say, 50 pairs of vintage scissors that are not useful or that I haven't used in 2 years!!!!  😂 oh geez.... I'm scared for next week!!!!

Ok- Voting!!! You gals are making a statement and continue to go above and beyond!  I'm honored to have over 40,000 votes!  YOU continue to vote day after day & have been such an important factor in this journey!  I gotta admit... WE CAN WIN this!  Could you imagine the give away celebration we would have then!!!  Wowza!  Bring out the party hats & piñatas!!!!!  Only 10 days left!!!!!!!  Let's do this!!!

http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/138644/crafts/buttermilk-basin

October 10th my online Halloween party starts!  It's just a Buttermilk Basin HALLOWEEN Party created just for you!  So Keep Calm & Get Your SPOOK on!!!!!!!  I'll be putting it on my blog and here... so keep an eye out for it on Saturday!  Make sure your friend gets in on the "treats" too!

I'm also reposting the "FREE" Halloween quilt pattern that we designed & put on the website for you under our Humble Beginnings fabric!  Be sure to click and print your pattern off!  It's a quickie & will look spooky cute on your table!

I'll wrap it up!  Please head over to the FB and leave a comment for a chance to win your "CHOiCE" of 3 patterns!  I'm really looking forward to hearing what's new on your end since I've been chatting too much lately!!!!  And oh... Pics are always fun!  Love you guys! XO

Inspiring "WORD" Wednesday! 12 days left to VOTE!

Happy "WORD" Wednesday!  Vincent van Gogh was the boldest and most innovative painter of the 19th-century.   His work was stunning, as was his heart...  On September 18, 1888 he expressed this quote in a letter of gratitude towards his brother.  This quote has been around for over 127 years... Let's continuing being artistic & loving people!  

Also, we are down to 12 days to vote for my little company in the Martha Stewart American Made Contest!  I hope you can continue voting and sharing the info with others to help gain more votes!  I'd LOVE to meet Martha!!!!!  Here is the link...  Enjoy your day!  

http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/138644/crafts/buttermilk-basin