That's a Cheezy Idea!

I'm not sure I'm quite ready to completely hop on the Halloween band-wagon. I've kind of been dragging my heels, determined to wait until October 1st. But I've been getting ready to join up over at the Spooktacular September @ eighteen25, and my kids INSISTED that I take them into the newly filled isles at our friendly neighborhood Target. Maybe it's inevitable. And I should just give in and put up the black & orange already?

Nah.

I gotta wait at least one more week!

But....while tracking down said Halloween Decor at Target....I wandered into what I thought was a "candy" isle, and saw what I thought was a giant jar of candy pumpkins!




Upon further inspection....it's obviously just a giant jar of off-brand cheese balls. Gross.

But I couldn't get these little guys out of my mind. And how I loved all their little round orange goodness...and how I wished that they were some kind of Halloween surprise.

So I returned. I decided to hunt down a smaller quantity, but alas, all the bags were puffed worms only. BOO! So I am now stuck with a GIANT jar of cheese puffs.




Meet my friend the food coloring pen. Now we're new friends. And from my research, I learned only to make friends with the "Americolor pens". I bought mine at a local food supply store. But I know you can buy them online as well. I think we're gonna be besties.

I decided to make my little cheezy puffs into the vision I had in the isle....



I thought they were pumpkins....
It might have been a mirage....
Or, they might have been calling out to me....TO BE PUMPKINS!





Now here's the tips:

• Soft! I'M TALKIN' BARELY THERE...pressure. You barely have to touch them.
• Try to use the cheezier ones. I know, seems it should be the opposite. But the cheezier ones have a better writing surface. The others are just too porous.
• Keep a napkin/paper towel handy. (both for your fingers, and to lightly take cheese off the end of your pen.)
• Embrace imperfection! Some will look kind of lame, but together, they're darling!
  
• It's a tiny bit time consuming, so I sort of padded the jar with some that weren't decorated, on the inside.
  

My jar needed a tag and some ribbon. Cause it told me. (and because I'm a weirdo like that)

How cute would this be for that BOO! thing people do in the neighborhoods? Not our family. But other people. You see...in 9 years of living in this house, we've NEVER been "BOO'ed". I'm not whining. I think it has a lot to do with living on a busy road, next to a street light, with a glass door. At least that BETTER be what it is. 'Cause otherwise I'd fall asleep crying in my pillow every night. Okay, people hate us. *tear*


And just in case you think this is completely crazy pants....and WAY too much work for a cheese puff....




They're WAAAAY cute like this too. And you still get the picture. Right?



When are you putting up your Halloween decorations? Can you resist?



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