Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle

I like this desert for two reasons: 1. it's from Paula Deen (so you know it spares no calories!) and 2. it offers a chance to show off a pretty bowl.

Oh-- and it's easy.

Ingredients

2 (14 oz.) packages of gingerbread mix

1 (5 oz.) box cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix (I've used the no-cook version and it's just as good.)

1 (30 oz) can pumpkin pie filling

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 teaspoon ground cardamom or cinnamon

1 (12 oz.) container of frozen whipped topping

1/2 cup gingersnaps, optional

Directions

Bake the gingerbread according to the package directions: cool completely. Meanwhile prepare the pudding and set aside to cool. Stir the pumpkin pie filling, sugar and cardamom (or cinnamon) into the pudding. Crumble 1 batch of gingerbread into the bottom of a large, pretty bowl. Pour 1/2 of the pudding mixture over the gingerbread, then add a layer of whipped topping. Repeat with the remaining gingerbread, pudding and whipped topping. Sprinkle off the top with crushed gingersnaps if desired. Refrigerate overnight.

New Thanksgiving Door Hang

Gotta love our latest door hang - it's an adorable turkey! gobble, gobble, gobble...

UPDATE: SOLD OUT! SORRY! Available by order only.

Fall Photo Album

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Moving from Halloween and into Fall

It's been awhile since we've posted... any most of you have probably already transitioned your Halloween decor into fall... but in case you haven't--or you're looking for ideas how to easily do so, I wanted to share our fireplace decor with you. Our fireplace is one of the "main" areas that we change out with the seasons. But, because this time of year is so hectic anyway, we like to keep the switch simple... getting rid of some elements while keeping others in place.

For Halloween our mantel consisted of our HOME letters (these stay in place almost year round), my favorite milk glass vases filled with pumpkins (from homebodies of course!), a metal tin (which also is a year-round staple) and a framed spider print (found the frame at a yardsale, painted in black and put newspaper and cut-out spiders in place as artwork). Faux spider web draped over the whole thing added just the amount of spooky.

To transition into fall, we removed the faux spider web, switched out the framed spider print with a colorful fall wreath (from homebodies) and added our pilgrims and owl candles (also from homebodies). It's not much, but it's enough to get us through Thanksgiving and then it's onto Christmas!

Halloween

Halloween is getting closer, but it's not too late to still find some fun decorative items at homebodies. Here are a few photos of the fun things we have...from decorative pillows (just $5!) to witchy door hangs to cat- and bat-shaped soaps (only .75 cents) and fun stars.

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homebodies just received these plug-in wax melters. They're perfect for our soy candle melts. The plug-in comes in white and is priced at just $10.95. They would make a great gift--whether it's for a birthday, wedding or the holidays.

We love our Halloween window display at homebodies! In fact, we used this witch silhouette 5 years ago when we first opened our doors. Back then, we crafted her out of black paper... this time we cut the witch and her two feline friends out of plywood. Since I already had J busy with the saw, he made us another one for our yard. Here are photos of both homebodies and our front yard--both look great! (The tombstones are from Halloween City in Tooele.) If you want to make one for yourself--it's easy! Follow this link to Martha Stewart's web site... here you'll find instructions and templates for the cats and the witch.