Not only full of great home decor project ideas, but a great testimony to the powers of Mod Podge. Check out Practically Necessary's wonderfiul blog entry and gallery of crafty uses for our favorite decoupage medium ever.

Shannon, editor of Rocks in My Dryer blog challenged some of her readers to create kid's wall canvases, similar to the ones that are available at some high-end retailers. Below is the finished project created by the author. She used Mod Podge to decoupage her designs and states she loves some Mod Podge! To see the other projects that were submitted by her readers, visit her blog.

Make this scary spider for Halloween using new Folk Art Texture paint. All you'll need is a small flower pot, some embellishments and paint!

Brush up on your Halloween safety! Here is a great resource for Halloween safety tips!

Halloween Safety Tips
Kids

• Trick-or-Treaters
• Carry a flashlight
• Walk, don't run.
• Stay on Sidewalks
• Obey traffic signals
• Stay in familiar neighborhoods
• Don't cut across yards or driveways.
• Wear a watch you can read in the dark.
• Make sure costumes don't drag on the ground.
• Shoes should fit (even if they don't go with your costume)
• Avoid wearing masks while walking from house to house.
• Carry only flexible knives, swords or other props.
• (If no sidewalk) walk on the left side of the road facing traffic
• Wear clothing with reflective markings or tape.
• Approach only houses that are lit.
• Stay away from and don't pet animals you don't know.

Parents

• Make your child eat dinner before setting out.
• Children should carry quarters so they can call home.
• Ideally, young children of any age should be accompanied by an adult.
• If your children go on their own, be sure they wear a watch, preferably one that can be read in the dark.
• If you buy a costume, look for one made of flame-retardant material.
• Older children should know where to reach you and when to be home.
• You should know where they're going.
• Although tampering is rare, tell children to bring the candy home to be inspected before consuming anything.
• Look at the wrapping carefully and toss out anything that looks suspect.

Homeowners

• Make sure your yard is clear of such things as ladders, hoses, dog leashes and flower pots that can trip the young ones.
• Pets get frightened on Halloween. Put them up to protect them from cars or inadvertently bitting a trick-or-treater.
• Battery powered jack o'lantern candles are preferable to a real flame.
• If you do use candles, place the pumpkin well away from where trick-or-treaters will be walking or standing.
• Make sure paper or cloth yard decorations won't be blown into a flaming candle.
• Healthy food alternatives for trick-or-treaters include packages of low-fat crackers with cheese or peanut butter filling, single-serve boxes of cereal, packaged fruit rolls, mini boxes of raisins and single-serve packets of low-fat popcorn that can be microwaved later.
• Non-food treats: plastic rings, pencils, stickers, erasers, coins.
  

If you like crafting with Polymer clay, you'll love these beads from Creativekismet.com. There is a great steb-by-steb tutorial included, as well.

Kidmade is featuring a scarecrow creativity challenge. Make a scarecrow out of any material you'd like and submit it by October 31. Visit the blog for more details. Can't wait to see the entries.

Here's a list of some of the best craft Halloween food ideas we've come across.

Spider Cakes from Make.

Sugar Cookies from Yaypie

Gross Eyeballs from Family Corner.

Yummy Cake-O-Lantern from Family.go.com.

If you have a child that loves to journal, draw or sketch, check out these adorable
cereal box journals from Keys and Memories.

Craft Elf has a database of halloween craft projects. Most are great for young kids and use materials you probably already have around the house, like this Pumpkin light madw out of acrylic paint and a Mason Jar. See the Halloween projects.

Whether you're a costume creator, spooky chef, decorating diva or gadget whiz... Halloween lovers: it's time to show off your skills!
Enter to win cool craft prizes from many companies including Plaid. Click here for details.

Be sure to check out Cathie Filian's new book Bow Wow Wow! - and make a great costume for your favorite pooch! For more info, visit her blog.

The new Folk Art Texture paint is fun and really makes the pumpkin on this project stand out!  This easy-to-make trick-or-treat container is the perfect goodie bag at Halloween parties.  Be sure to fill it full of treats like Halloween-themed pencils, erasers, CANDY (of course!), fake spiders, fake vampire teeth, and more!

Creating this creepy crawler with your child is exciting!  Make a few of these itsy bitsy guys and place around the house for little frights here and there. Or, make a spooky spider centerpiece--just add fake webbing and these guys will feel at home!