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Happiness is Homemade

Happy October again, or better yet Happy almost Thanksgiving Canada. What a fun month! Welcome to Happiness is Homemade and we are more than ready For October. This is my month, I love hosting for October,. All the other months my amazing co-hosts share their favs. This month, A Labour of Life gets to share her love of Fall, Canadian Thanksgiving and Halloween, for this Canadian it is an amazing time of year. Today, I celebrate Fall in all its glory. Muted Pumpkins, Rustic Decor and all the things delicious. Come show us what you are working on. . .. This blog contains Amazon affiliate links. ❤️ ..

Celebration of Pumpkins

This week, a return back to all things Fall. Celebrating everything Pumpkin. I normally offer a variety, food, sweets, crafts and tables, what are we sharing this week?

Two Easy Ways to Make a DIY Pumpkin Pillow from Placemats

Are you looking for a cute pumpkin pillow to decorate your home for Fall? Why not make one yourself? Here are two easy ways shared by An Organized Season to make a DIY pumpkin pillow from placemats! ..

Air Fryer Pumpkin French Toast

Next up from Air Fryer Fanatics a way to Make the perfect fall breakfast with this Air Fryer Pumpkin French Toast! If you are dreaming of that cool, crisp fall air and the smells of pumpkin and apples drifting through the air, then you are my kind of person. This Air Fryer Pumpkin French Toast will be perfect for your breakfast routine! ..

Pumpkin Spice and Chocolate Cake Balls

This dessert from Crystal and Comp is so super easy to make and are perfect for birthday parties, baby and bridal showers, holiday gatherings, or just because. These pumpkin spice and chocolate cake balls are perfect for the Fall. You have to try them. I think you will love them and your guests will be impressed!

Free Printable Pumpkin Emotions Flashcards For Kids

Simply Everyday Mom shares a fun printable. Her pumpkin emotions flashcards make it easy for kids to recognize and name different feelings! With every goofy grin, surprised look, or scrunched-up scowl, the pumpkins do all the talking. ..

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Seems odd for me not to yet again not share a fun fallscape table, but I really wanted to stick to the Pumpkin Theme this week for you. Canadian Thanksgiving is next weekend so share some fun ideas for me to use, got a fun table idea, a new dessert or a Turkey surprise?? Hit me up with a new link. Plus I promise next week is Halloween and tables and crafts and DIY’s all around. Just really needed a fun theme this weekend. ..

On to the Party!

Thank you for joining us this week whether you are a blogger sharing your latest posts OR a reader enjoying all of the inspirational shares! Don’t forget to drop by and say hello to all our hostesses, they always appreciate your visit! Here are all of our hostesses at Happiness Is Homemade! ..

This party is published on 6 different blogs so, bloggers, the posts you share get lots of exposure! Many thanks to our hosting blogs for giving us all this opportunity every week! Linda @ A Labour of Life Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess Susan @ From The Bay To The Beach Esme @ Esme Salon Would you like to be a part of Happiness Is Homemade? We are looking for hostesses to join our team. If you are interested, please email any one of the Happiness Is Homemade hostesses and let them know. We would love to have you join our party.

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Happiness is Homemade Party #600

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Welcome to the Happiness Is Homemade Link Party #600!

WHAT A MILESTONE THIS IS!!!

I’m Katie from Love My Messy Messy Mess and it is my absolute pleasure to host our #600 blog hop as my last party for the month of August.

Looking back, I realized that I have been a hostess since 2015 – THAT IS 10 YEARS! I didn’t even realize how long I had been participating. Not to mention I didn’t even join at the very beginning of the party’s creation, so this party has been going on for a LONG TIME! It looks like I started with party #88 – holy cow!

We’ve had many incredible hostesses over the years and I am proud to say that both myself, Sinea from Ducks ‘n a Row and Linda of A Labour of Life are the longest standing original hostesses – thank you ladies for your time and care! Beverly from Eclectic Red Barn has also been with us for quite a long time too, maybe at least 8 years, is that right Bev?

We are so happy to have our two newest hostess’ on board – Susan from The Bay To The Beach and Esme of Esme Salon – whose enthusiasm and dedication is bringing a fresh new life to our party!

Even though our hosts have changed over the years, one thing still remains the same, our dedication to you – our readers – to bring you new and exciting content every week from your favorite bloggers. We hope you enjoy exploring our link party as much as we love hosting it for you!

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This Week’s Features

To involve all of our incredible hostess’ for this monumental party, I’ve asked each to choose one feature to highlight this week.

Linda’s Pick

DIY Stretch Velvet Acorns

I’m pretty sure our resident Canadian blogger’s favorite season is fall – am I right Linda??? She is so crafty and loves a good DIY, so I’m not surprised she picked this DIY Stretch Velvet Acorns tutorial for her feature. Let us know if you make them!

Sinea’s Pick

Chicken Walnut Stuffed Pumpkin

Not only do our hostess’ organize each week’s party but we contribute too! Linda submitted this post for Chicken Walnut Stuffed Pumpkin and Sinea were all about it! She especially loves the images Linda shared on her post – bravo! This looks really tasty Linda, perfect for a single-mom’s dinner!

Bev’s Pick

Pine Cone Decor from Fall to Winter

Our hostess Bev is a HUGE DIY’er and lover of all things outdoors and country, so I’m not surprised she chose this post utilizing Pine Cone Decor from Fall to Winter for her feature. I love using pinecones in my decor too, Bev! I even have one hung in the house to help me tell if it’s going to rain that day or not.

Katie’s Pick (me!)

Electric Lemonade

I love lemonade so much, it’s one of my favorite summer time bevies. Yes, yes I know summer is over BUT September is WNY where I live can still be quite warm! So if you are looking to spice up your lemonade before it starts to get cold, try making this Electric Lemonade.

Susan’s Pick

Budget Friendly DIY Ghost Decor

As a newly single mom of three I am always looking for cheap and quick ways to decorate, and with Halloween being one of my FAVORITE holidays, I know that this post Susan chose will come in real handy – Budget Friendly DIY Ghost Decor. You don’t have to spend hours or a small fortunate to making things look festive!

Esme’s Pick

Apricot Chickern with Truffle Oil Mustard

.This recipe looks so heart-warming and mouth-watering to me. I know that soup season is upon us but I’m always down for a delicious chicken dish. Esme chose this recipe for Apricot Chicken with Truffle Oil Mustard and I’m not going to lie – I’m adding truffle oil to next week’s grocery list to try this one out!

THANK YOU, LADIES, FOR HOSTING WITH ME THIS WEEK AND HELPING SELECT THE FEATURES!

I think I speak for all the hostess’ when I say how happy we are to provide this space for content creators and readers to share and enjoy. Please help us spread the word by sharing this party on your socials!

Let’s Get To The Party!

Did you know we have a Pinterest Board where all features are saved to? Save our pins to your own board for your future reference, easy peasy!

Thank you for joining us this week whether you are a blogger sharing your latest posts OR a reader enjoying all of the inspirational shares!

Don’t forget to drop by and say hello to all our hostesses, they always appreciate your visit!

Here are all of our hostesses at Happiness Is Homemade!

This party is published on 6 different blogs so, bloggers, the posts you share get lots of exposure! Many thanks to our hosting blogs for giving us all this opportunity every week!

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Susan @ From The Bay To The Beach

Esme @ Esme Salon

Would you like to be a part of Happiness Is Homemade? We are looking for hostesses to join our team. If you are interested, please email any one of the Happiness Is Homemade hostesses and let them know. We would love to have you join our party!

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Happiness is Homemade

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Welcome to the Happiness Is Homemade Link Party! Thanksgiving has come and gone and we hope everyone had a blessed holiday with their loved ones. And, time to get ready for more … a wonderful holiday season lays ahead of us. In fact, it has begun! We anticipate many extraordinary holiday related posts at our party these next few weeks. If you are looking for some great ideas and inspiration, be sure to come back again and again.

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This Week’s Features

Sugared Cranberries

I’ve been seeing this recipe all over Facebook and TikTok so I thought I would try it – an absolute hit! So quick and easy, Sugared Cranberries can be used both as a sweet treat or a garnish for your holiday spreads!

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Gingerbread Decor Trend

I’ve been seeing this all over social media, at the stores, etc. Hop on the Gingerbread Decor Trend with this post from Rich and Donna from An Organized Season that shares 5 fun DIYS to incorporate this trend into your holiday decor.

Fingerprint Christmas Light Frame

I love colorful kid themed crafts and I saw this tutorial for a Fingerprint Christmas Light Frame – this would be so cute for the kids to make as presents for grandparents or a classroom gift for a teacher!

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These delicious Snickerdoodle Cookies are made by Fat Dad Foodie (without cream of tartar!)

Let’s Get To The Party!

Did you know we have a Pinterest Board where all features are saved to? Save our pins to your own board for your future reference, easy peasy!

Thank you for joining us this week whether you are a blogger sharing your latest posts OR a reader enjoying all of the inspirational shares!

Don’t forget to drop by and say hello to all our hostesses, they always appreciate your visit!

Here are all of our hostesses at Happiness Is Homemade!

This party is published on 6 different blogs so, bloggers, the posts you share get lots of exposure! Many thanks to our hosting blogs for giving us all this opportunity every week!

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel @ Décor Craft Design

Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

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Chocolate Lava Cake Recipe

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Confessions of a Chocoholic: Yes, when I saw a picture of this decadent dessert, it was calling my name. The moment I saw it I just had to track it down. Hey chocolate-lovers, doesn’t it look AMAZING? Well, here’s the recipe just for you (and me, too.)

Enjoy!

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Chocolate Lava Cake

Ingredients

1 cup butter, melted

8 ounces semisweet chocolate or 8 ounces dark chocolate grated

1/2 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup all purpose flour

5 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Premium Baking Chocolate

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Grease butter into 8 ramekin* dishes. Grease liberally so it does not stick when you have to remove it.
In the top of a double boiler, or your favorite melting method, melt the chocolate, and stir in the butter.
Pour this into a large mixing bowl.
Sift in the flour and sugar and whisk together with melted chocolate.
Add eggs and keep whisking.
Pour mixture into prepared ramekins.
Bake for 10 minutes. Do not over-baked or you will not get the special melted center.
Serve warm with your choice of toppings. Ice cream is my favorite, but you could also add chopped nuts, melted chocolate or frosting.

Question: What’s a “ramekin” ?
Answer: It is a cute little souffle dish.

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Enjoy!

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Happiness is Homemade

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It’s time for another great Happiness is Homemade link party and this week our host is Niki from Life as a LEO Wife . Niki will be choosing the features for the month of August.

Since we’re still in the back-to-school season, she will be sharing some features to help you get back into the groove of things. It’s always hectic when things first get started, so hopefully the features this week will help you out! I am honored to see that Niki has picked my W is for Weather Preschool Lesson & Craft to be one of the features.

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Donna of An Organized Season has a great post filled with ideas to help you get organized for back- to-school. These tips are sure to help you & include ideas for school shopping with closet organization that will help you have clothes ready every morning as well as organizing a dedicated study area that is important for your child to do well in their studies this year and much more.

These back-to-school printables created by Nicolle of Our Tiny Nest are absolutely adorable! She has four different designs in her post, including blank lunch box notes, a first day of school sign that’s perfect for all of those first day pictures (hint- laminate it and fill it out with a dry erase marker to use it through all 13 years of school for cohesive senior photos!), a morning checklist, and finally labels to add to all of those supplies.

If you are a teacher or you will still have little ones at home who are too young to go to school, this D IY weather craft, that includes a lesson and science experiments by Sinea of Ducks ‘n a Row, looks like so much fun! She includes free printables to make the craft as well as science experiments, like a tornado in a bottle and shaving cream rain clouds, that are not only fun for littles but will also teach them about weather at the same time. This is great for a pre-school class or even for your 3- or 4-year-old that is heartbroken that they can’t get on the bus and go to school with your older kiddos!

Slow cooker meals are a lifesaver for those working moms and dads out there, especially when school is in and there are a thousand after school activities to do! Jenny over at Cook Eat Go shared a SUPER easy slow cooker Coca Cola pulled pork slider recipe that anyone can put together in minutes and only takes a few ingredients.

Once you have your first after school dinner complete, what would be more fun and exciting to your little ones than to serve it at this fun back to school table setting created by Linda of A Labour of Life? I absolutely love this tablescape! It’s filled with childlike whimsy, with its chalkboard place cards and chalk on the table to use while waiting to be served or after eating, school supplies as a centerpiece, and writing strips used as menu cards. It’s perfect for kids and adults alike.

ON TO THE PARTY!

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel @ Décor Craft Design

How To Take Attendance At Your Event The Easy Way

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When hosting a group event such as a school open house, scout troop meeting, business seminar or church workshop – anything where the attendees will be handed written material – use this technique and you will quickly know who did or did not show up. It is a simple process of elimination.

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Moms know a whole lot of tricks to make life easier, don’t we! Well, this one I learned as a high school guidance counselor and, later on, as the administrator of a PreK – 12 school. We would have such large events that, when sharing important written information such as the parent-teacher handbook, it was challenging to know who received it and who did not. This technique worked perfectly every time and became a great way of taking attendance!

The simple tip: label it! Yes, whether you write out their names by hand or print off some snazzy labels, put those take-homes into a nice envelop and print their names on the cover. Hand the packets to each attendee. The names of those who did not get theirs are on the outside of the leftover packets.

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Here is an EXAMPLE: Today is our annual “meet the teacher” get together for preschool. I wrote a nice 2-page introduction with important FAQ’s like the school hours, what to wear (i.e. if your child comes to school wearing sandals, bring sneakers for gym), food, what fun we will have, etc. Then I printed out copies to give to all of the parents, my teaching assistants and the principal.

Now, I could have labeled the actual page – that method works fine – but today’s meeting is outdoors so, I chose to use envelopes to protect the letter from the elements. On the outside of each one I wrote “To The Parents Of …” and the child’s name.

*Using the child’s name (first name or first + last name) is helpful since children do not always have the same last name as their parents or guardians.

After the event is over, I can easily figure out who wasn’t there as I will still have their labeled envelop! I can then either email or mail the information to them or have it ready to hand to them on the first day of school. So simple.

And that’s my little attendance taking tip!

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Enjoy!

Note: this author is an Amazon affiliate. What does that mean? Well, anything that you buy from Amazon by first clicking on an ad, link or using an Amazon search window on Ducks ‘n a Row will, at no extra cost to you, result in a small commission for me. In advance “thank you!” … Sinea

Sending out a lot of envelopes soon? Here is how to seal them WITHOUT licking them!

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Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

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When you were a child did you equate the arrival of summer with the 4th of July??? You did? Me, too! The fireworks and picnics and trips to the beach and parades were something we little kids looked forward to. Summertime had begun!

You will see the marks of summer and sunshine in many of our guests’ posts this week and for some weeks to come. Personally, I love everything about this time of year. That’s why I picked a hot air balloon for this week’s party image. All part of the beauty of our celebrations. So, enjoy our features of the week, all yummy recipes, and browse what has been shared on our party. Yippee!

Easter Décor on HIH

Welcome to Happiness Is Homemade #524. Hi I am Beverly from Eclectic Red Barn and I will be your host for March. Easter is right around the corner so I picked some Easter décor for you. Enjoy!

If you missed last week’s party, you can check it out here.

Look no further than with Debbie for awesome inspiration in your house. She certainly knows how to decorate for Easter. Check out her Living Room Easter Tree.

Penny has been decorating her kitchen with some beautiful Easter vignettes.

How adorable is the Easter Bunny Wreath. You might still have time to make one or pin it for next year.

If eggs are your thing, then this Rainbow Wreath for Easter is for you. You can find lots of egg varieties and the Dollar Tree.

Now this Bowl Full of Bunnies would look great on any table. Ann even has a complete tutorial on how to make them.

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Thank you for joining us this week. We’re happy you’re here to share your latest posts and to check out the amazing ideas shared by other lovely bloggers!

Be sure to visit all of the link party’s hostesses! We love when you stop by!

Linda | A Labour of Life

Sinea | Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly | Eclectic Red Barn

Katie | Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel | Decor Craft Design

Niki | Life as a LEO Wife

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One Day Blog Hop — Jump In!

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“I’m late I’m late for a very important date!”

My apologies for getting started on this party so so late in the week. Our blog hop is still open!

This party is open for entries until 7pm tonight and, THIS IS THE GOOD NEWS, party entries are loaded at the TOP! So, no matter when you arrive, you will have your time of excellent visibility. I am going over to X to tweet it out, even as we speak.

MEET THE HOSTS

Bev – ECLECTIC RED BARN | FB | IG | PINTEREST
Penny – PENNY’S PASSION | FB | IG | PINTEREST
Sinea – DUCKS ‘N A ROW | FB | IG | PINTEREST | TWITTER
Tammy – MY LIFE ABUNDANT | FB | IG | PINTEREST | TWITTER
Tara – STILETTOS AND SHIPLAP | IG | PINTEREST
Denise – THIS IS MY EVERYBODY | FB | IG | PINTEREST | TWITTER

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Let’s not delay any further. Our features are worthy of attention, folks. Be sure to click through and, maybe, pin them, OK?

Featured Posts

This Cake Mix Cobbler is from Recipes My Mom Gave Me! Looks so delicious 🙂

Yummy No Churn Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream from Cincy Shopper.

Fat Dad Foodie made these scrumptious Mini Cheesecake Waffle Bowls.

Editors’ Pick

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So let’s get this party started!

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Celebration of Pumpkins

Lets Link Up

On to the Party!

Welcome to the Happiness Is Homemade Link Party #600!

This Week’s Features

Susan’s Pick

THANK YOU, LADIES, FOR HOSTING WITH ME THIS WEEK AND HELPING SELECT THE FEATURES!

Let’s Get To The Party!

This Week’s Features

Let’s Get To The Party!

Chocolate Lava Cake

Ingredients

Directions

ON TO THE PARTY!

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Featured Posts

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LET’S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!

MEET THE HOSTS

Easter Décor on HIH

“I’m late I’m late for a very important date!”

MEET THE HOSTS

Featured Posts

Editors’ Pick

So let’s get this party started!