punch recipes for large groups, and duct tape halloween costume ideas

Happy Halloween! I have not managed to squeeze much in. We made a small jack-o-lantern (because I wanted to toast some pumpkin seeds) which got moldy surprisingly fast, did a pumpkin patch/corn maze thing back in September, cider was mulled sometime last week, and we managed to buy candy last night. We are hoping for trick or treaters tonight, which means I get to haul out my Ren Faire dress and clip some fake hair scrunchies on top of my head, yay! And we have a few more pumpkins to carve.

how to make candy apples! at ljc fyi. they are so pretty.

wine pairings for halloween candy at the splendid table -- listen to the segment here

subversive cross stitch via the morning news

They changed the fit of Levi's 501s? That's just wrong.

how to carve a pumpkin at the morning news

I adore the Plants in a Can at Mousse. They have lots of types, including "Magic Bean".

Go check out the site for Love That Boy, an independent film by Andrea Dorfman. (Warning: Flash required, but it's a cool site.) The main character is a real DIY type, and the site has a section called "Phoebe's how-tos" full of great projects (including, yes, one of mine). It looks like a great film, but it looks like it'll be showing for the Canadian audience only (lucky!).

knithappens.com the site for Debbie Stoller's fabulous new knittting book Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook is up. You can preview all the designs in the book, which are so cool you're gonna swoon, and there is a listing for the book tour -- and look! it's coming here to Seattle at Hilltop Yarn on November 3rd!

Super thanks to Ellen for the heads up! (Ellen has a pattern in the book, congratulations Ellen!)