Feeling the Halloween "Spirit"

Well I just had to share and show you how we have been preparing our home for Halloween.

Here's my Hubby attempting to setup the Gargoyle fountain. We had a lot of help whether we wanted it or not. (Meet our neighbor's orange tabby, Tigger and the precious grey furbaby is our Tinsel.

Y'all think we went a little crazy with the Halloween decor?

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If you look very hard, you will see the Grim Reaper has taken residence in our attic. He comes with lightening bolt action but sadly my po' cheap azz camera could not capture this.

Meet Boris the Spider ...

of course I could not forget to decorate the inside of my home or pool ...
















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I want to wish each and everyone of you a very joyous and safe Halloween! May you all have lots of "Treats" and no "Tricks".

and the winner is ...

Congratulations to Brittany Farmer of Baytown, TX.

Thank you everyone that entered and shared your comments on which was your favorite Halloween fragrance from my collection.

I will be having another "giveaway" next month and I will be posting the details shortly.

No telling what I might be up to or what will be given away.

You're all so wonderful and thank you for following.

Glama Ray Halloween Giveaway!

Well, it's finally up. My long awaited Halloween Scented Collection you choose to add to my various assortment of products I make all myself. Can we say, "it's about time, Regina" ... "what took so long, Regina?" ... "so, when are you gonna give away free stuff, Regina?" ... and I say, "I know, no excuses. I could give plenty but I won't ;) and YES, I say a giveaway is called for!"

I am giving away a Halloween Travel Size set which will include a "Roll-On Girl" Perfume, a 1 oz. Body Wash and a 1 oz. Body Lotion with your choice of Halloween Fragrance.

So, here goes. I'll try and keep this simple and easy. Please follow me on Facebook , Twitter, add me to your follow list on Blogger, too (click the lil' Follow button the right) and let me hear from you here on which new Halloween scent you like best! Wooo! That's it!

I will be picking the lucky winner on October 20. Best of luck to you and thank you all for your interest!

Elvira's Spicy Pumpkin Soup

I heart Elvira ever since I was a little girl and of course we cannot forget our Mistress of the Dark this time of year. She has a new site filled with all sorts of goodies including her own recipes.

Now, I love me some Pumpkin and if you caught my last post there is even a way to drink it (*gulp, burp).

This is a pretty basic and simple recipe. We're having this for dinner tonight after we create our "Haunted Cemetery" at Casa de Heffington.

Mmm, mmm, chop, chop!

ELVIRA'S SPICY PUMPKIN SOUP

1 stick unsalted fresh butter

6 cups fresh yellow onions, finely chopped

3 15-ounce cans solid pack pumpkin

1 cup fresh whole milk

1 cup fresh half and half

3/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper

8 cups low-salt chicken broth

salt, and fresh gound peppercorns

Cream Topping for Pumpkin Soup:

1/2 cup fresh sour cream

1/2 cup fresh whipping cream

1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lime juice

1 cup shelled green pumpkin seeds, toasted. These are available in a organic food shops.

Whisk the 3 cream topping ingredients in small bowl. Cover and chill 2 hours before serving.

DIRECTIONS: Melt butter in large pot over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until clear, about 15 minutes. Mix in the pumpkin, milk, half and half, and the crushed red pepper. Add the chicken broth. Simmer the mixture 15 minutes to blend. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Spoon cream topping onto soup. Sprinkle with the toasted pumpkin seeds.

Falling for Pumpkintinis

Do I have a treat for you. Fall is hear but for us in Central Florida it still feels like Summer. And with Fall come Halloween, one of my most favorite holidays of the year. About this time of year you will notice every product imaginable in Pumpkin flavor or scent.

So instead of the usual Pumpkin Pie recipe, I wanted to do something a little different and adventurous with my pumpkin. I give you

Pumpkintini's.

There's no trick to this treat.

3 ounces Bols Pumpkin Smash liqueur

1 ounce Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum

1 dash half-and-half

Ground cinnamon, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS: Shake the ingredients over ice, and strain into a cocktail glass rimmed with sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle a little more cinnamon on top.

Serves 1 but you know darn well you can make these by the pitcher ;)

Kick back, relax and let the Horror Film Fest begin. I say we start with a 1988 classic, "Pumpkinhead". Yummers ... (gulp, burp)

Halloween Goodie Bag Giveaway

Hey Y'all! Sorry to be such a stranger lately. Life has hit me with a few blows but getting better every minute.

I just wanted to announce that I am partaking in a Goodie Bag Giveaway (first ever) for Halloween over at Laughing Vixen Lounge's Blog.

There are 20 shops involved and the instructions are simple and of course free! Wee! We like FREE! Say FREE ... feels good don't it.

I will be offering a choice of one of the following ...2 packs of 4oz Bath Salts, a 2oz Body and Hair Mist, a 2oz Body Lotion or a 2oz Bath Oil. You can choose form one of the 300 scents I offer or from one of my Halloween favorites "Candy Corn", "Witch's Brew", "Red Licorice" and "Pumpkin Chunkin".

So drop over and check it out.