Almost Halloween

When witches go riding,
and black cats are seen,
the moon laughs and whispers,
‘tis near Halloween.

Halloween is just around the corner and I have been searching for ideas and thought I would pass on some of the links to wonderful free resources I have found:

Pumpkin carving stencils at Halloween.co.uk
Halloween E-Cards at Dover Cards
Halloween Gift Labels at Land O' Lakes
Vegan Halloween Recipes/Resources at Bryanna's Vegan Feast
Cute Halloween Cards to Print at 123 Print Cards
Free E-Book "Halloween on a Dime" at Living on a Dime
Halloween Crafts at All Crafts
Papercraft/scrapbook collection at Canon Creative Park
Also see "What to do with Pumpkin Seeds"

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Halloween Beauty Tips

If you cannot face eating all the pumpkin after carving Jack O Lanterns please note that pumpkin, both raw and cooked, can be used externally on the skin as it's vitamins and oils make it a nourishing, anti-aging, hydrating, beauty aid and it's enzymes help loosen dead skin cells leaving your skin glowing.

A simple mask can be made with mashed/blended leftover cooked or raw pumpkin which you can use as is or add an extra ingredient like organic, badger-friendly honey or a free range egg or soy/dairy milk. Spread on face avoiding eye area (which you could cover with slices of cucumber or used wet tea bags to reduce any redness/puffiness), lie back and relax for 10 to 20 minutes and then rinse off with luke warm water.
Note: If you prefer a full descriptive recipe see the Vitamin Rich Pumpkin Face Mask Recipe with Dry and Oily Skin options at Care2 Healthy and Green Living. They also have an excellent Pumpkin Body Scrub recipe.

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Why not try a raw, nutritious, pumpkin pie for a change ?

Raw Pumpkin Pie
From Sad to Raw

2 cups raw pumpkin, cubed and peeled
3/4 cup young coconut meat (1 coconut)
1/3 cup coconut milk (or more)
1/2 cup soaked dates
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup ground raw walnuts
1/2 cup ground raw almonds

Put pumpkin thru champion, then put in food processor and add rest of ingredients. process till smooth--very smooth, this could take about 5+ min. Pour on top of your favorite raw crust. Decorate with pecans. Chill. Freezes well.

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I would like to thank Hamida of As Above So Below and Hamida the Herbalist blogs for the Award she passed on to me. I in turn award it to all those regulars who stop by and take the time to comment :)

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