I am throwing a Fall party this year since we are not going on our annual Salem trip. I am doing a chili and soup theme which I will show you as it nears. I will have at least three menu items that will need to be kept warm. So, that means crockpots. I found an old one at a thrift shop for 3.00 which looked like it was rarely used but it was still ugly. I bought it and thought I would take it home and paint it. When I got home, I looked through my paints and saw the chalkboard paint....lightbulb moment!
Now I have a crock pot I can write on!
And yes I will be making peanut soup. It is my favorite fall soup and so very good!
I got out my corn silo candy jar.
Because I found candy corn at the store this morning.
And caramel apple pops.
Halloween gum drops!
And more Fall/Halloween magazines.
Now I just need to find time to read them.
I hope I get some good ideas.
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I use my slow cooker for a variety of "projects."
Fall is definitely approaching!
I've never tried using chalkboard paint. Does it really, really just go on and work, like that? Meaning, I figured you had to put layer and layer and layer of it on, to get a really chalkboard effect.
Betcha' not.
Wise for a party. Peanut allergy people can easily avoid.
Plus things like soup, can't always be identified by just a peek. You have to have some sort of a "This Is In It" note, near each thing, anyway.
"Auntie"
Sorry about your Salem trip. Do you usually go for "Haunted Happenings" it's crazy in Salem at that time!
Cheers!
I hope Salem will survive without you and the family there this year. Will you still go get Teddy a lobster roll from someplace in your local area?
Smart to use that paint, I have to say I didn't like how it looked originally :-) :-) :-)
Have a great day!
Christer.
A shame you are not going to Salem this year. But, with the way that you decorate, it is a little bit of Salem.
I love all the fall things you picked up. I constantly stalk Target this time of year waiting for the Halloween stuff to be put out after Back to School.
Sorry about your trip to Salem...I've never been there but I have always wanted to visit the town of witches!!! Maybe someday :)
Jan
Yes, I've succumbed to the lure of the Fall and Halloween issues too. Every year I tell myself that I'm not going to do it, and every year, I ignore myself and listen to my passions instead. Hahaha
I just love my crock pot, use it lots.
I did add a comment to my blog post about the Blueberry Festival but... just in case.... drumroll..... a Tater Pig is a baked potato with various sausage stuffings. It was..... interesting...... (a great idea though)!!
Cheers!