Pumpkins and Squash Season

Images you can make into cards and gifts, plus some recipes, so yummy!

              

 

       

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PUMPKIN POKE CAKE

1 box yellow cake mix

14 oz can pumpkin puree (NOT PREPARED PUMPKIN PIE FILLING)

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk

8 oz. tub cool whip (fat-free, sugar-free or regular)  or other whipped topping

1/2 bag Heath Bits

Caramel Sundae Sauce

Mix together ONLY the cake mix, the pumpkin puree, and the pumpkin pie spice until a batter forms. Using the 14 oz. can of pumpkin puree will yield a thicker batter. You can add up to 1 cup more pumpkin if you'd like a thinner batter (which will yield a slightly fluffier cake).

Pour batter into a well-greased 9x9 (9x13 if you added more pumpkin) baking dish. Bake at 350º for 35-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Let cool completely after baking. Using the bottom of a wooden spoon, poke holes all over the top of the cake.

Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the cake, aiming to fill the holes. Refrigerate for 60 minutes or until the sweetened condensed milk has soaked into the cake.

Spread the cool whip over top of the cake. Sprinkle on the heath bits, and drizzle caramel over top (just to your liking). Refrigerate for 3-4 hours, or overnight (best)

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Pumpkin Hummus

Purée in blender or processor:

1 1/2 cups drained canned chickpeas

1/3 cup canned pure pumpkin

3 tablespoons each olive oil

1 garlic clove

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/4 cup water

Add salt & lemon juice to taste,  add a bit of sugar or stevia if you like

Transfer to a serving bowl and drizzle with olive oil,

Sprinkle red pepper flakes (if you like a little heat) & toasted pepitas. 

Serve with sweet potato chips.

People really liked this at our Fall Bunco party

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Pumpkin Pull-Apart Bread

1 large egg

1 cup pure pumpkin puree

1 cup sugar divided use

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1 16.3 oz tube Pillsbury Grands Flaky Layers Biscuits

For the cream cheese glaze:

4 oz (1/2 block) cream cheese, room temperature

1/2 cup powdered sugar

2-3 tablespoons milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray loaf baking dish with nonstick cooking spray (on bottom and sides).

In a bowl beat the egg and add the pumpkin puree, 1/2 cup sugar, and vanilla extract.

In a separate bowl mix the remaining sugar and pumpkin pie spice.

Separate the biscuits in half (lengthwise) and coat with the sugar mixture (coating all sides).

Spread the pumpkin mixture on each slice of the biscuits and stack in the bread pan carefully.

Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Allow bread to cool completely.

Once bread is cool, make the glaze. Mix the cream cheese and powdered sugar with a hand mixer until smooth. Add two tablespoons of milk and mix again. If too thick, add milk a little at a time until you can drizzle the glaze. Using a spoon, drizzle the icing over the pumpkin bread.

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Fall offers fun projects

When September rolls around the frenzy begins!  

Back to school, Fall decorating, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas (did I say that?).

We still have some items for your decorating and craft projects, Let's see some now.   If you want to purchase anything, please send a message and we can invoice you and ship ASAP.

We have some of these kits ready to mail, one side says BOO and the other side says JOY, on a black and white Santa paper, flip them and you can use them through December.

$12.00 for the kit send your $ through Venmo, Zelle or Paypal.  

Questions on how to use the payment options, please ask in an email to artsociates@gmail.com.

Have fun!

Almost September!

We really are getting into Fall and that means celebrating the beauty and fun of Fall andWinter Holidays.

Here are some items you may want to try without fantastic paints and accessories.  We will have MORE kits soon in the store, you get wood, paint(s) and brush, some include stencils with instructions.

created by Amy F Wagner

Fun Stuff by Emily Jeremaison

Made by Stephanie Berger Sydnor

UPCOMING KITS for wood coffins, pumpkins, Trees and more!

See the website for some awesome gift ideas and DIY solutions.

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Reviving an Old Tray with Dixie Belle.

Hi, Stephanie here and welcome to my first

DIY Design Studio Project. 

I know this will be one of many as I just can't get enough DIY home and craft projects and

Dixie Belle mineral chalk paints make it so easy! 

Follow along to see the special going on this week..

For this project I chose a beat up metal tray that previously housed a very pretty floral arrangement, but it no longer matched my decor.  The flowers were repurposed into a pretty fall wreath and the tray, well I will show you the steps I took to revive it into something a bit more "me".

You can see below the old scratched up tray.  It is about a foot and a half long by about 6 inches tall.  It always worked great as a dinning table centerpiece because it is low profile so you don't have to strain your neck to chat with the other guests.  As I said above, I removed the floral arrangement and all of its remnants including hot glue and florist foam.  

  

  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
And, here you see the tray painted with the first coat of  Dixie Belle Paint in Gulf.  I did give it a light wipe off and sanding prior to painting just to get good adhesion.  This was probably not necessary.  

You can find a great sanding sponge  Here.  

I gave it two coats of paint.  Here you can find a great chip brush to use.

I then sanded again, but this time I was pretty vigorous.  I really wanted to knock a good bit of paint off to reveal the finish below.   

Then, I added a coat of Dixie Belle Grunge Glaze.  This really made all of the raised detail and distressing that I did pop!  As soon as I started painting this step I literally was ooohhing and awwwwing.  You know you've done it before when your project just hits that next level of great.  The Grunge Glaze did that for me.

Finally, I added a coat of Dixie Belle Clear Satin Sealer.  This will ensure years of pretty service as a center piece, candle holder, utensil caddy on my buffet...whatever I want, really.   

This time around it is a bit coastal with sea shells, beach glass and three turquoise mercury glass tea light candle holders. 

In a month or so, it will be full of gourds, mini pumpkins, fall leaves and fall scented candles.  

Then, I see skulls, bats, owls and spiders...black, orange, green, purple.....I bet you know where I am going with this.   And, so on and so on for fun decorating for every season and holiday. 

I can even repaint it over and over if I so choose and Dixie Belle will be the paint of choice for me!  There are so many fun colors to choose from and each layer will only make it better.

 

Make sure to pick up all the supplies you need to get DIY-ing at

DIYDesignStudio.com!

We still have our special going = purchase 50.00 and get a FREE Paintbrush, spatula and sanding sponge.    NO coupon necessary, regular shipping applies to orders.

Thanks so much for joining me and DIY Design Studio!

~Stephanie Siatta