Savory Sight: Día de los Muertos Bark de Chocolate


Updated 11/03/11 3:40 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Día de los Muertos Chocolate Bark

Thanks to community member SteaksandSprouts, we have another awesome way to use leftover candy in true Día de los Muertos style. In honor of Día de los Muertos and all that leftover Halloween candy we're sure many of you have sitting in your candy dish, here are a few versions of chocolate candy bark. If you've eaten one too many pieces of candy corn and are looking for something new to Read more

A Day in Pictures: Celebrating Dia de Los Muertos


Updated 02/16/12 3:37 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 0 comments

Dia de Los Muertos Altars and Decor Photos

Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is such a visually rich holiday. Every year, I'm inspired by the way people interpret and celebrate the occasion. Here is some of the imagery that I'm loving around the web. Are you inspired by Dia de los Muertos as well? Share your favorite part of Dia de los Muertos, whether it's the decor, the altars, the remembrances, or something else altogether, Read more

Celebrate Life With 10 Dia de los Muertos Recipes


Updated 11/04/11 12:16 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Dia de los Muertos Recipes

Just one day after Halloween, a ghoulish celebration continues on in Mexico. Every year on Nov. 1 and 2, the country celebrates Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a holiday that honors family and loved ones who have passed. Instead of focusing on the past, those who celebrate Day of the Dead lavishly decorate and hang by their departed's grave sites, while enjoying their favorite foods and Read more

How to Create a Dia de Los Muertos Altar


Updated 10/31/11 2:07 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 0 comments

Decorating For Day of the Dead

Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday where family and friends gather to honor and remember loved ones who have died. The holiday is celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2 to align with the Catholic holidays All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Since it's traditionally believed that the souls of the departed come back to visit the living, altars offering sweets, food and drink, and Read more

Dia de los Muertos Vignette in San Antonio


Updated 11/05/10 11:18 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Photo of Dia de Los Muertes Vignette

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member Gonzalei from the Lovely Little Vignettes group: I create one every year, not just for myself, but to educate friends who come to my annual party (hence, the Day of the Dead book). This year, I found a vintage oil can carrier that, luckily, works well to hold 14 individual glass soda bottles. I used empty bottles of a popular Mexican sparkling water Read more

World Traveler: Pan De Muerto


Updated 11/01/11 6:42 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Mexican Day of the Dead Bread Recipe

In Mexico, Los Dias de Los Muertos occurs every Nov. 1 and 2. It's a celebration to remember loved ones who have passed away. Revelers set up shrines with elaborate skeletons and bring offerings like marigolds and sugar skulls to the graves. They also enjoy the loved one's favorite foods and a traditional bread called pan de muerto. The sweet and buttery bread is topped with dough that's shaped Read more

Roses and Dia De Los Muertos


Updated 11/01/10 4:06 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Dia De Los Muertos Vignette From Lovely Little Vignettes on CasaSugar

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member Lauren from the Lovely Little Vignettes group: With the strange weather my roses are blooming again, I am excited since they smell so good and look so great with my Dia De Los Muertos decoration. Hopefully I can get a couple more blooms before the winter. Have you been busy decorating? Be sure to post a photo and details about your arrangements in the Read more

Midday Muse: Dia De Los Muertos


Updated 11/01/07 7:22 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 5 comments

Midday Muse:  Dia De Los Muertos

El Dia de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) is a Mexican holiday that celebrates, honors, and remembers departed loved ones. Families remember and celebrate those who have passed on by participating in parades, preparing special foods, making alters, and decorating cemeteries with papel picado, flowers such as yellow marigolds, and candy calaveras (skeletons and skull). While some might think the Read more

Trend Alert: Things to Skull Over


Updated 11/02/07 8:31 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 18 comments

Trend Alert: Things to Skull Over

Skulls might be coming back from the dead for the next couple days since it's time to celebrate Día de los Muertos, but they're also having a comeback in the underworld of home interiors. Everything from doormats and rugs to candles, lamps, and chandeliers have been morbidly stamped with or shaped like a skull. I think a touch of ghoulish humor chez toi is sexy, dangerous, and definitely a Read more