Halloween Potions Bottle

MJ's Halloween Craft

 

Dirty nails and all! He's a boy, he gets dirty standing still!

Here's what we used to fill the bottle. Found all this at Walmart, Dollar Store and Target.

First find a bottle with a cork top. I found these online at Save-on-crafts.com, but can find these at Michael's or just about any craft store. I chose these cause they are thicker and the opening was larger.

Then start filling your bottle with what ever you want. remember you will have liquid in it so make sure not to use paper products. 

 

I used rubber skeletons, rats, cockroaches and then some Halloween themed confetti.

You can make labels on the computer and put them on, but I thought stickers

would be more fun for the kids. So I got a box of stickers, gave them to MJ

and he went to town with them.



                                                         Keeps calling this a Mommy, oh well.

Once you have everything in it you want and got all the stickers on, fill with hand sanitizer and that's it!

You can also use glycerin and distilled water, but I was just to lazy to go to the pharmacy and find the glycerin.

Admiring his handy work. Good Job MJ!





~Yes, as a Matter of Fact It Was Heavenly~

~Bacon Dipped in Chocolate~

There are you skeptics out there who don't think bacon and chocolate belong together. I say not only do they belong together, but it is a match made in heaven. It goes together like peanut butter & jelly. Like sausage gravy on a buttermilk biscuit this is a combination that will make your taste buds soar!

The crucial component in bacon dipped chocolate is to find some good bacon. Must be thick sliced and have some smoke to it (IMO). Apple wood or Hickory smoked work the best for me. The chocolate is one that varies based on your taste buds. Some like a sweet chocolate like a milk chocolate, or a semi sweet, but I prefer bitter sweet. I think it is the prefect accompaniment to the bacon. I get a few bitter sweet chocolate squares and melt it with a pat of butter and some heavy whipping cream. Just make a double boiler and it will melt quickly and easily. Once melted I dip the cooled bacon into the chocolate goodness and lay on some wax or parchment paper. Then sprinkle with a little coarse grind sea or kosher salt. Let cool completely and allow the chocolate to harden a bit.

I would love to eat a whole plate of this, but I resist. I only make about 4-5 strips. I look at it with deep admiration, eat one then look at them again, eat another, walk away, come back, gaze at this delectable goodness then, well you know......