Glazed Pumpkin Spiced Bundt Cake

This Glazed Pumpkin Spiced Bundt Cake will make you want to throw on a scarf and zip up your boots...it's all kinds of fall! This cake is made super moist and autumn-y with International Delight Pumpkin Pie Spice Creamer. So, you know it's good.

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I just love bundt cakes! My mom made them for years and I think they're a southern staple on a dessert table. And who can forget the movie, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" with the BUNDT cake gift?!? Cracks me up every time.

I have been tinkering with bundt cake recipes for Thanksgiving and I think I've found the perfect one. This cake was inspired by the pumpkin bundt cake over on Heather Cristo's blog, here. I put my own spin on it to make it more to my family's taste preferences. I love having a cake amidst pie central on turkey day...not everyone is a pie person! Check out the recipe below>>>

DIY Halloween Treat Bag

This DIY Halloween Treat Bag is a simple craft that will 

bring a smile to your little ghost or goblin's face!

 This little bag was so fun to put together...and a nice little alternative to the plastic pumpkin head {plus, hey...lots more room for candy in this thing, y'all}! See how I created it below.

Inspiration Monday

It FINALLY feels like fall here in Texas, y'all. It took awhile...but autumn has arrived! And I couldn't be more excited to experience the east coast version of fall when I head out in the morning to NYC! I'm super excited to head up there with some bloggy friends as well as the amazing folks from Collective Bias and Bigelow Tea. Follow along on the fun this week via my Instagram feed here.

Back to the PARRRR-TAY! Join all seven of us every week right here…where we search for our favorites and feature the fun throughout the week on all social media outlets.

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Last week, I rounded up some fun Halloween printables from last week's party (along with a few from some other talented bloggers out there):

Click here to check out the fun!

This week's party features were chosen by Julie from Redhead Can Decorate .com. 
Check them all out below>>>

Ultimate Free Halloween Printable Round Up

I love me a good free Halloween printable! I rounded up some of my faves...both from last week's Inspiration Monday party and from my bloggy friends (and from me!). 

Are you a printable fanatic, too?! I love them (you can tell be the many that are in my archives...I collect them and I make them). Below you'll find a boat load of free Halloween printables...ready to print and enjoy! BOO!

Halloween Mini Banner: Five Minute Craft

I've used this Halloween Mini Banner in the photos of several posts. A few of you asked where I bought it. It was actually a quick five minute craft! I thought I'd share the tutorial for it below>>>

I love a good mini banner. I put them across wreaths, on the corners of mirrors, on top of chalkboards...pretty much EVERYWHERE! And this one was so simple to make. Here's how I did it>>>

Adopt a Dog and Bring Home the Love

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Last January, we decided to adopt a dog...and our lives have been incredibly enriched because of it! October is Pet Adoption Month. There are so many dogs in shelters just waiting to be in their forever homes...it's a great time to make one a part of your own family! #PedigreeGives #CollectiveBias

We were so happy to welcome our beautiful, five-year-old standard dachshund, Chloe, into our home at the beginning of 2014. She was a rescue dog. We adopted her from a local pet sanctuary where she had been for quite some time. She's been the most amazing addition to our family and we just love her to pieces. This month, Pedigree and Sam's Club are helping dogs in shelters with lots of bowls of food! More about our sweet girl and this wonderful promotion for pets below.>>>

Pumpkin and Pecan Blondies

Ay-yi-yi. These Pumpkin and Pecan Blondies are a little slice of heaven.

I now think I love blondies more than brownies (gasp!).

Are you shocked? I made another pumpkin recipe but didn't add cinnamon chips! I think they're absolutely delicious...but I really liked the simplicity of these blondies without them. Plus, the pecans are super southern-y and fallish to me. Check out these delicious Pumpkin and Pecan Blondies in all of their glory below>>>

Inspiration Monday

It's FALL! Time for puffer vests, boots and chili!

'Tis the season for comfort food. Apples, cinnamon, pumpkin and caramel are at the top of my favorites flavors right now. Our love for fall is definitely reflected in today's linky party features!

Are you ready for fall or are you mourning the loss of summer?

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  Check out the feature fun below>>>

Free Printable Halloween Lunch Box Jokes

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Your kids will crack themselves up when they find these Free Printable Halloween Lunch Box Jokes in their lunch boxes. There are eight jokes included. You can download either the black and white or color versions of these lunch box jokes.

Q: What do ghosts eat for dessert? A: Ice SCREAM!

Bwahaha...my kids just can't get enough of corny jokes!

I love sticking these in their lunch boxes so they can share them with their classmates at lunch time. I *may* be the cause of sending the cafeteria into "Level 0 Talking" on a regular basis. Download your own set of Halloween lunch box jokes below.

Candy Corn Recipes and Projects

These Candy Corn Recipes and Projects were all linked up at this week's Inspiration Monday party. Grab your sweet tooth...there's something for everyone!

 As I was perusing the links from this week's party, I noticed a whole lot of candy corn fun! Check out all of these adorably sweet Candy Corn Recipes and Projects>>>

Pumpkin Cinnamon Cookies

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These Pumpkin Cinnamon Cookies were based off of my friend, Amanda's, world-renowned chocolate chip cookies. I can't believe I didn't think to do this sooner. Because they are...AMAZING. These Pumpkin Cinnamon Cookies will be your new go-to fall treat!

So, Amanda makes chocolate chip cookies that are incredible. I first tasted them on a church retreat about ten years ago. And by that time, she was already famous for them (okay, just in our circles...but you know what I mean). She went on to selling the dough for these every year around the holidays to all of us so we could each get our fix. Funny, before Amanda's cookies, I had always sworn I wouldn't ever love a chocolate chip cookie that didn't have pecans in it (I'm southern...we put pecans in errrrry-thing, y'all). But then, I had Amanda's cookies and they won me over. 

Someone finally convinced her to put the cookie recipe in our church class cookbook. While I'm not 100% sure Amanda would still be my friend if I posted that recipe here...I finally took the plunge and put my own spin on these in the form of Pumpkin Cinnamon Cookies. I seriously have no idea why I didn't do this sooner. The fall flavors in this cookie are like cookie nirvana, y'all. And although it has oats, it's definitely not an oatmeal-tasting cookie. You hardly notice the oats...I think they're just for texture. Whatever their purpose, it all just works together. Check out the recipe for these Pumpkin Cinnamon Cookies below>>>

Halloween Coffee Bar with World Market Goodness

My Halloween Coffee Bar is brought to you by my friends at World Market.

I had so much fun putting together this spooktacular coffee bar in the breakfast area of our kitchen. All of the fun glitter items, along with potion bottles and fun glassware made it hauntingly good. Aren't Halloween decorations the best? This will be the perfect spot for parents to hang out and caffeinate when we have our kids' Halloween gathering at the end of October. We'll have goodies for the kids and loads of coffee for their folks!

 I love changing up this area for the seasons. With the open shelves and plain white dishes that are usually housed here, it's easy to add some fun items to make it fit in perfectly with holidays. Right now, it's decked out head-to-toe in Halloween goodness from World Market. Check out all of the fun below, along with product details for everything you see here>>>

National Coffee Day Mega Giveaway

It's National Coffee Day!

I've teamed up with Seattle's Best Coffee to bring you an

AMAZING coffee-lovers' giveaway!

 #GreatTaste 

Wow...today is so fun! I'm celebrating National Coffee Day with my friends at Seattle's Best. They're too awesome, y'all. Enter below to win this MEGA prize pack that includes a brand new Keurig® 2.0 K350 Brewing System, some serious Seattle's Best Coffee and so much more! Enter below>>>

I am Brave and Beautiful

I am Brave and Beautiful - a beauty movement that is sweeping the globe. Colbie Caillat started it with her recent song and video called TRY. My blogging friend Megan of Brassy Apple wanted to push this movement along and invited women from all over to share what they looked like without make up and I joined in!! Colbie's song says, "Take your make up off. Let your hair down... Look into the mirror at yourself, Do you like you? Cause I like you... "

Megan and her friend Cobi of Peacefrom6pieces have been the team behind this whole project. Their worldwide vision included creating their own video inspired by the song TRY. The talent of Robbins Creative made it possible for them to pull it off. You have to click play and see the beauty and bravery displayed and you might even recognize a few faces in there. Click below for the video>>>

Inspiration Monday | Giveaway and Guest Hostess

Hey, hey, hey! It's party day and we have a guest hostess joining our fun today since it's the last par-tay of the month! {Where in the world did September go?}

Please welcome Linda from With A Blast!

And, we also have a fabulous giveaway from Necessary Clothing!

We feature lots of your projects during the duration of the party via social media.
To search for features, use #InspirationMonday. 
Feel free to follow along via our blogs below:
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And our special guest hostess, With a Blast

We also have a great giveaway from Necessary Clothing this week!
Check out all of the FUN below>>>

Designer Insights with Terry's Blinds

You guys! {{{SQUEAL!!}}} I'm so super excited about this! My sweet friends at Terry's Blinds are featuring me over on their Designer Insights page. They were super kind and reached out to me for this awesome opportunity. 

Click here for my full interview and to check out their site.

They have featured so many talented folks over there...check them all out here.

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Oh, Hello Printable | Inspired by HELLO Chocolate Bars

Thanks bunches to Lindt Hello for sponsoring today's post!

#ItStaredWithHello

This free Oh, Hello printable was inspired by delicious new HELLO chocolate bars from Lindt. HELLO chocolates are so fun and delicious. Check out the awesomeness below {and download your own Oh, Hello free printable}!

 You can also enter the Lindt HELLO Sweet Connections Sweepstakes to win one of FIVE amazing experiences {I totally want to win that shopping spree!}.

Are you a chocaholic? Yeah, me too. I can't get enough. And I'm loving these fun little HELLO chocolates Lindt has created...they give you the perfect excuse to meet someone new, too! Their trendy design and cheeky personality {and of course, deliciousness} make these the perfect treat. And I have to be honest, I'm kind of a trend-chaser at times, so these are right up my alley! And...they're so polite {hello right back atcha!}. Tell someone new HELLO today {and give them a chocolate, too}. 

Lindt also has a fantastic sweepstakes going on right now! You could win one of FIVE major prizes! Click here to enter.

Check out the details and download the free printable below>>>

Ghostly Pudding Cups with White Chocolate Raspberry Pudding

These Ghostly Pudding Cups are filled with delicious White Chocolate Raspberry Pudding. They're simple to make and are sure to delight your Halloween crowd!

If you're looking for simple and delicious treats for all of your Halloween entertaining (these would be great for class parties!), these Ghostly Pudding Cups are perfection! Check out how easy they are to make below (along with a delicious pudding idea):

DIY Neutral Wreath

Hey there, Brett here from Being-Bianca.com, here with a fabulous DIY Neutral Wreath!

I suppose it's appropriate to say "Happy Fall, Y'all!", even though I'm holding on to these fabulous, warm temperatures for as long as I can! I'm in the early stages of swapping out my fall decor and adding festive touches throughout the house. I just love this time of year! In my kitchen, I wanted to keep with the neutral stylings, so I added a simple DIY Neutral Wreath to one of my vignettes.



This wreath is as easy as they come. It's made from coffee filters and takes just a few dollars and a few minutes to make. Easy on my time and easy on my pocket ... score! While it looks minimalist in its own right, the classic and neutral accent was just what this space needed.
Check out how to make my DIY Neutral Wreath below>>>

My Favorite Free Halloween Fonts

Skeletons and spiders and witches, oh my! There are lots of my favorite free Halloween fonts are perfect for all of your crafts, vinyl, printables, and more! These 25 pretties will give you chills...and possibly have you cackling with delight over your cauldron this season. Download these free Halloween fonts below.

You guys already know that I'm a font nut. I have thousands in my library...scary, huh? What's even scarier are these hauntingly good free Halloween fonts! They're so creepy, fun and just all-around good fonts to work with. They're perfect for vinyl projects, crafts, printables and so much more! Download yours below by clicking on the font name. Be sure to check out the terms of service for the font designers as you download your faves. Happy Haunting!

Inspiration Monday

Welcome back to Inspiration Monday, we're so glad your joining us today!

You only need to link up on one blog to have your project seen on 7 different blogs!

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We feature lots of your projects during the duration of the party via social media.

To search for features, use #InspirationMonday.

There were so many great projects linked up last week,
 it was NOT easy to choose favorites...

{Jamie @ Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom chose the features this week!}

Below are the top picks>>>

Free Monogram Pumpkin Printables

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These Free Monogram Pumpkin Printables are the perfect way to customize your fall decor. They have a fun Halloween-look to them, but also fall into the cutesy category. They're available in all 26 letters below.

Are you a pumpkin person? I'm really trying to beef up the Halloween colors in my home and I thought this would be the perfect (non-scary) way to do just that! Plus...who doesn't love a nice, classic monogram...especially on a pumpkin. Grab your free monogram pumpkin printables below>>>

Cheesy Roasted Veggie Patties

Hi again, friends!  It's me Claire from A Little CLAIREification with a super easy {and cheesy} Fall friendly recipe just for you: Cheesy Roasted Veggie Patties!  

With the onset of Fall, we have had an abundance of fresh veggies from our patio container garden and corn has also been so cheap and readily available so I thought these Cheesy Roasted Veggie Patties would be a great way to use up some of the surplus.

"Eat Your Veggies...or else!"  Sound familiar?  That can sometimes be a tough sell in our house because everyone has a certain favorite vegetable and incorporating the ones we ALL like into a recipe can be a little tricky.

How to Have {& Give} a Time-Out for Mom with Bigelow Tea

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All opinions are mine alone.  #AmericasTea #CollectiveBias

Sometimes moms need a timeout, too. Now that school and crazy schedules are in full swing, that idea is pure gospel truth around here. Here's a fun idea on How to Have {& Give} a Time-Out for Mom. It includes a delicious recipe for these Constant Comment Shortbread Cookies, made with Bigelow Tea.

Once September hits, and that alarm clock gets set for a much earlier time, and the evenings are packed with piano lessons, homework, and football games...and, and, and...it sometimes gets hard to find a moment for ourselves. Right, moms? And I know that my friends are all in the exact same boat...so why not spread some time-outs all around? I have a simple idea to take your own time-out as well as share some time-outs with friends with Bigelow Tea. Read below for all the fun {and free printables to make your own time-out box}.

Pumpkin Cinnamon Chip Oatmeal Bars

These Pumpkin Cinnamon Chip Oatmeal Bars are the perfect treat...

or even breakfast-to-go! They're delicious and packed with the flavors of fall.

I cannot lie. We're on week four of school and already I'm throwing cereal in a bag with them as they head out the door. Considering we live across the street from the school, breakfast is ridiculously rushed. 

I've been making the pumpkin oatmeal square from Sally's Baking Addiction for two years now and realized they'd be a great solution to my lack-of-breakfast preparation {usually when I make them, they may or may not make it all the way to breakfast from the night before binge we have with Sally's bars}. Recently, I started playing around with the recipe and came up with this one, using some of our own favorite ingredients. I'm super excited to share my twist on this recipe with you. We're calling them Pumpkin Cinnamon Chip Oatmeal Bars, but you can just call them YUMMY!

Check out the recipe below>>>

Inspiration Monday

Welcome back to Inspiration Monday! It's time to get this party started...on all SEVEN blogs.

You only need to link up on one blog to be seen on all of them!

We feature lots of your projects during the duration of the party via social media.

To search for features, use #InspirationMonday. 

Feel free to follow along via our blogs below:

I Should Be Mopping the Floor | Refresh Restyle

Redhead Can Decorate| | Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom | twelveOeight 

| What Meegan Makes | Your Homebased Mom

You have all been fabulously busy fluffing your nests for Fall and baking 

your hearts out. Boy, these features get harder to pick every week!

Free Fall Watercolor Printable

This Free Fall Watercolor Printable is perfect for your autumn decor.

 This weekend our temps are dropping into the seventies...in Texas, that's like Ugg and puffer vest season, y'all! I'm just elated that fall is almost here! Download this free fall watercolor printable below to add to your cooler temp decor.

Halloween Planter | A fun and simple project to give your porch that spooky touch!

This Halloween Planter will be PRESH on your fall front porch!

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Hi everyone!  It is Rita from Pink Polka Dot Creations.  I am so excited to be here again this month to show you a fun way to keep using your flowers pots that you have out on your front porch!  It will soon be time to pull all of those flowers out of your flower pots...but you do not need to put the pots away...simply turn them into a Halloween Planter!

This Halloween Planter a fun way to use something that you already have and make it into something else beautiful for your front porch!

This is really a simple project to do. Check out the tutorial below>>>

Cinnamon-Sugar Knots with Pumpkin Pie Dipping Sauce

These Cinnamon-Sugar Knots with Pumpkin Pie Dipping Sauce are my kids' new favorite thing to make...and enjoy! They're perfect for snacking after school.

Head over to the Rhodes Bake-N-Serv Blog here to check out my recipe.

And while you're there, be sure to enter to win this fabulous kid's pack below!

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Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Bread

This Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Bread is filled with delicious buttery ribbons of cinnamon, honey and raisins. We use it for breakfasts, snacks and so much more! The California Raisins give it a sweetness that's both healthy and delicious.

Is there anything better than warm, yeasty bread baking in the oven? Fill it with California Raisins, cinnamon, and honey and it takes it to an entirely new level of awesomeness. Check out the recipe, along with some of our other raisin-filled snacks below.

How to Tailgate with Ease

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Fall is in the air: Time for tailgating and fun! I've put together some of my favorite ideas below on how to tailgate with ease. Being organized makes preparation and clean-up a breeze!

Are you a tailgater? Do you love the camaraderie that comes with being one? Tailgating is such a fun way to meet fellow fans, share a meal and get pumped up for your team before {and sometimes after} a big game! Check out these ideas below to make tailgating stress-free...so you really get to the fun!

Inspiration Monday: 10 Perfect Pumpkin Recipes

Welcome back to Inspiration Monday! It's time to get this party started...on all SEVEN blogs. You only need to link up on one blog to be seen on all of them! Today's features include 10 Perfect Pumpkin Recipes... YUM!

We feature lots of your projects during the duration of the party via social media.
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Boo Chalkboard Printable

It's about that time. This Boo Chalkboard Printable is a fun Halloween decoration that's sure to put you in the spooky spirit! Download yours below.

 Do you go all out with the Halloween decor? Or maybe just a little here and there? When it comes to decorating for Halloween, I'm more on the cutesy over scary side. Give me some friendly little ghosts and smilin' pumpkins and I'm good to go. If you'd like to add one more cute factor to your Halloween goodies, my little ghost friend is the perfect fit. Click below to download him for yourself>>>

Lunchbox-Ready Freezer Muffins

Fall seems like a super muffin-y time of year. I just want to bake all the live long day. I recently did that and knocked out a bunch of lunchbox-ready freezer muffins. I take them from the freezer that morning and they thaw by my kids' lunchtimes. 

Are you a muffin junkie, too? I think they're like a homemade version of convenience foods for lunch boxes. And they can be healthy, too...score! I've rounded up several of my favorite freezer ones that I've created. I also found some yummy ones at this past week's Inspiration Monday to include as well.

Some of these are savory and make a great "main dish" in a lunch box. Some are sweet and make a nice dessert. And sometimes, I just want to not make a sandwich, so I stick a muffin in their lunch and call it good. Any way you make lunches...muffins are always a good thing! Check these babies out below>>>

25 Free Fall Fonts

These 25 free fall fonts will warm their way right into your heart. From handwritten to classic cursive styles...they all have that cozy (and a little crisp) fall feeling. These free fall fonts are right up there with Pumpkin Spiced Lattes. Yep. They're that good.

It's definitely cozy season, friends! Let's get to crafting and printable-making with some fall fonts that pair perfectly with the autumnal awesomeness that's all around us right now. Check out these 25 free fall fonts below.

Mexican Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

The hint of spice is an unexpected fun twist in these easy-to-make

Mexican Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies.

I love the unexpected in recipes. The addition of chili powder in these cookies doesn't take away form their sweetness and cookie-ness...it just gives them a bit of wow! Check out the easy recipe below>>>

DIY Chore Boards for Kids

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A simple chore board system is one of the easiest ways to get kids helping out with household tasks. The one I'm sharing today is easy to put together and simple to implement into your family's routines. It's a great way to teach life skills to young kids. See how to create these DIY Chore Boards below.

While I tend to lean into the summer season for getting organized with the kids' daily chores, I am truly happier when we have a working system in place all year round. And this simple little chore board is absolutely perfect for that. It's a system that is not only easy to put together, but simple for even the youngest family members to use. See how to make these chore boards below.