Happy Halloween!!!

These wine labels which I found on :Ellinee Handcraft Your Life" blog adds the "spooky flair" that I am looking for when I serve these "treats" to my friends.

Caramel Apples

Oh how I love fall!!! 

This year for my fall hostess gifts, I decided to make caramel apples.  I simply made the caramel apples, then attached a free printable that I found on "Celebrations at Home" blog, tied a ribbon on them and put them in a basket filled with raffia!  They turned out adorable, even though the picture below does not do them justice!

The recipe could not be simpler!  All you have to do is melt a 14 ounce package of caramels for 12 apples, stir constantly and insert a sucker stick to the apple and dip the apples!  Yes, so very easy  if you follow directions... which I didn't!!!!  Do you really need to stir constantly???  Apparently you do as I burnt my first batch!  So on my second attempt, I put the caramels in a double boiler to avoid any possibility of burning the caramels.  This worked perfectly!  I then sprinkled them with fall color sprinkles to add a fall-like touch!

MY TIP:  Obviously, either stir constantly or use a double broiler!!!

MY OTHER TIP:  You must work extremely quick to add the sprinkles because the caramel sets very quickly!