Weekend Pursuits

Just a DIY Maven who enjoys a great weekend!

Halloween Spooky Doorbell Door Decor

I saw this cute and easy DIY on Instagram and knew I had to recreate it immediately! I love the idea of decking your door for each and every holiday, so Halloween is no exception. My front door is decked out with this wreath I created last year, my office door is the proud displayer of my virtual paint party creation and this doorbell ended up decking the door of my guest bathroom! Which I know is bound to be used more than a few times and spooky at least a couple unsuspecting guests during the Halloween season.

Purple Wired Halloween Ribbon

Striped Wired Halloween Ribbon

Spooky Doorbell

Pipe Cleaner

Scissors

  1. Create a double bow using your chosen ribbons, I did eight large loops and one half loop for the center. If you haven’t created your own bows before, I suggest buying a pre-made one at the craft store or googling a few tutorials, the are super easy to make!
  2. Attach your adorable bow to your spooky doorbell and hang it up!

 

Heart Shaped Pepperoni Pizza

Valentine’s Day is almost here, which means time for alloftheheartshapedthings!! For the past few years I have been making heart shaped pizza topped with pepperoni hearts. Besides being delicious because its’ pizza – duh! It is also super cute! Last year someone asked where they could buy pepperoni hearts and grocery stores stock some crazy holiday themed items, but I have yet to stumble across pepperoni hearts. Don’t worry! They are super easy to make and you don’t need a cookie cutter or anything fancy, just a clean pair of kitchen scissors and your favorite pepperoni. I’m going to list out the steps, but they are so easy, you probably won’t need them — you got this!! Can’t wait to see all of your Heart Shaped Pepperoni Pizzas!

Refrigerated Pre-Made Pizza Dough

Pizza Sauce

Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Sliced Pepperoni

Olive Oil

  1. Let pizza dough come to room temperature for at least an hour, you need the dough to be soft and pliable.
  2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  3. Using kitchen scissors, fold a piece of pepperoni in half and cut out a half heart shape just like you did in elementary school when you made valentines, when you unfold the pepperoni, you will have a heart. Repeat until you have a desired amount of pepperoni hearts.
  4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and drizzle with olive oil.
  5. Place pizza dough on to the parchment lined baking sheet and shape your dough into a heart. If the dough isn’t cooperating, it is too cold, let it rest for 15 minutes and try again.
  6. Using a fork, dock the pizza dough i.e. poke holes in the top of the pizza to stop the areas where you will put sauce from rising during the first bake.
  7. Place the pizza in the oven and bake for 10 minutes or until the bottom has started to turn golden brown.
  8. Remove pizza from oven and top with sauce, cheese and pepperoni. Return the pizza to the oven and bake until the cheese is melted and the dough is cooked through, approximately 10 minutes.
  9. Allow pizza to cool for a few minutes, slice and enjoy!

If you have a special someone who won’t be able to make your pizza party, here’s a cute snail mail surprise you can send to them…grab a gift card to a pizza place, snag a cute card – bonus points if it comes with an adorable enamel pin (I found the one pictured at Home Goods, but this one and this one are super cute too!) and send some snail mail love!

DIY Reindeer Champagne Flutes

Our Christmas morning breakfast got a bit more fancy when I added these cute Reindeer Champagne Flutes into the mix! I cut out a few simple pieces using my Cricut, but if Santa has yet to fulfill that item on your list, the shapes are super simple and can also be traced and cut out with scissors. The best part is the glasses are plastic, so everyone can use them and you won’t have to worry about anything breaking during the mad dash to see who can unwrap their presents the fastest!

Gold Vinyl

Red Vinyl

Cricut Explore

Champagne Flutes

Reindeer Cut File/Template

  1. Download SVG file using the link above.
  2. Upload to Cricut Design Space.
  3. Cut the circles or “nose” from the red vinyl and the antlers from the gold vinyl.
  4. Adhere the cut vinyl pieces to the champagne flutes and get ready to toast to the holidays!

 

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CHEERS

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#everypartyneedsapiñata, but sometimes you don't have time to make one, feel free to visit my Etsy shop and request a custom piñata or anything else you have seen on my blog!