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SPIDER WEB CHOCOLATE FUDGE MUFFINS RECIPE FOR HALLOWEEN. Special Hallowe'en chocolatey bakes for lucky trick or treaters - you can make ahead and freeze

PHOTO INSTRUCTIONS. HOW TO CARVE THIS EXTREME JACK-O-LANTERN.

EXTREME PUMPKIN CARVING PHOTOS. Pumpkin carving has officially gone beyond your fun filled Halloween craft. Pumpkin carving competitions have gone to the next level and artists are creating some absolutely amazing pieces of pumpkin art. Too bad there is no way to preserve a pumpkin huh?

ZEN AND THE ART OF LOCK PICKING.
In order to excel at lock picking, you must train yourself to have a visually reconstructive imagination. The idea is to use information from all your senses to build a picture of what is happening inside the lock as you pick it. Basically, you want to project your senses into the lock to receive a full picture of how it is responding to your manipulations. Once you have learned how to build this picture, it is easy to choose manipulations that will open the lock.
All your senses provide information about the lock. Touch and sound provide the most information, but the other senses can reveal critical information. For example, your nose can tell you whether a lock has been lubricated recently. As a beginner, you will need to use your eyes for hand-eye coordination, but as you improve you will find it unnecessary to look at the lock. In fact, it is better to ignore your eyes and use your sight to build an image of the lock based on the information you receive from your fingers and ears.
The goal of this mental skill is to acquire a relaxed concentration on the lock. Don't force the concentration. Try to ignore the sensations and thoughts that are not related to the lock. Don't try to focus on the lock.

DO THE MELON BRAIN. Thanks 'iamquarry'. An edible decorative for Halloween festivities that isn't a pumpkin - watermelon + some peeling & carving = melon brains!

SPOOKY MONSTER TOES RECIPE FOR HALLOWEEN. EEWWW GROSS AND YUMMY TOO. GREAT IDEA. Kids will love the gross-out factor of this tasty finger food. Parents will love the fact that it is candy-free. Try some for a party or pre-trick-or-treating dinner.

COOL. MAKING A SALT DOILY BOWL. Make a supersaturated salt solution, put cotton string in and let the water evaporate. Sounds good but how to get the bowl shape? Put the doily between two bowls the same size and fill the void with the solution? Pin the doily to a plastic bowl, weight and submerse in solution? Place the doily over an overturned bowl placed in a tub and bathe with solution? I don't know but I want a couple of these for gift baskets and to hold glass ornaments for Christmas. That should be enough time to figure it out.

DO IT YOURSELF. STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS. MAKE YOUR VERY OWN SNACK TRAYS-BOXES OR ENVELOPES ETC. HERE. Use this clever tray to hold your popcorn while you watch your movie.