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halloween recipes

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Have you gotten into the spirit? Everywhere I turn today, there are signs of Halloween, from the young children I passed this morning, standing in line for the school bus to the decorated offices at my workplace. It’s the perfect time for adults to release their inner child and have some fun. If you haven’t gotten in on the fun, it’s not too late to start! Here are four easy Halloween recipes that are sure to put you in the spirit of things. Try ‘em!

Recipe: Great pumpkin cookies
Recipe: Spiderweb sugar cookies
Recipe: Friendly ghosts
Recipe: I’Scream cake

ravishing ribbon accessories

What do Steven Sabados, Peter Fallico and Samantha Pynn all have in common?

Well, apart from being style-savvy celebs with top TV shows, they all got their start in the hallowed halls of Style At Home magazine.

The latest of the S@H alumnus to make a name for herself is our former Design Department intern Alison Dawson, who you may recognize if you’ve ever dropped in at Mokuba, Toronto’s famed go-to gallery for luxe ribbon. (If you’ve never been, make it a point to stop by. We’re talking 27,000 high-end ribbons, trims and lace, here.)

Through her own business, Chapeau de Gateau, Alison takes gorgeous, Japanese ribbon from Mokuba, and elevates it to spectacular heights as one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry, in a collection called “C’est Joli”. I’m nuts for these necklaces… The fluid shapes are simply stunning. It really looks like a flowing ribbon, frozen in time.

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And check out these laced-up bracelets… So pretty! They’ve totally got an Anthropologie vibe going on.

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Alison also transforms ordinary ribbon into extraordinary custom cake-toppers (incredible inedibles, anyone?) for special events, hence “Chapeau de Gateau”. So delicate and unique, and a great way to make a style statement at a summer wedding…

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You can keep up to speed with Alison and her beautifully beribboned bijoux on her Chapeau de Gateau blog here.

 

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williams-sonoma: the great cupcake pan

picture 13 williams sonoma: the great cupcake panOne of the great things about Facebook, besides reconnecting with long lost friends (and maybe a few you`d rather have remained estranged from), is being able to check out your friends` latest and greatest pictures. Thanks to Facebook, I`m able to stay in touch with friends in a way that we just didn`t seem to have time for before the rise of social networking. I can get instant updates on their travel plans, see every angle of their newborn`s smile and check out what they were up to on the weekend. It`s great fun and while nothing replaces the necessity of face-to-face contact over drinks, it`s a pretty decent alternative when you`re busy. Anyhow … all of this is by way of explanation for how I stumbled upon this fab new find! Whilst snooping, I mean … casually perusing a friend`s photos of a baby shower she`d recently attended, I spied the loveliest, cupcake-shaped cake adorning the buffet table. Love at first sight! Where, oh where did she get the pan to make this, I wondered? But I wondered only momentarily because, in perfect Facebook fashion, everything I needed to know was right there in the comments section with a list of retailers for curious gals like myself. So I hunted it down at Williams-Sonoma and now I`m sharing it with you. Drum roll, please! I give you … The Great Cupcake Pan!

Available at: Williams-Sonoma
Price: $36