Articles and Ideas September, 2010
If you’re hosting a Halloween Party for the over 21 crowd, a bar is a must, and with a few tweeks to your regular drinks cart, you can be Halloween ready before the first cork is popped.
While spooky, creepy and downright frightening cocktails are always fun to concoct, basic bar essentials can also have that Halloween vibe. Try these quick ideas to make your bar spooktactular this year!
Spiderweb Wine Glasses
Add some temporary spook to your every day wine glasses ...
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Decorating your house for Halloween doesn’t have to mean rushing out to buy styrofoam tombstones and plastic skeletons, although those can make fun additions to your home as well! Almost anything can be made into a Halloween decoration with a little time, spray paint and sense of fun.
Look around the house for tchotchkes, ornaments and knickknacks you don’t really care about anymore. Or if your house is knickknack free, hit up your local charity store and bring ...
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If your kids are getting just a tad too old for trick-or-treating, or you're hosting a family event a few days before the big night, consider making a Halloween Photo Safari the highlight of your next bash.
With the advent of camera cell phones and smart phones, photo safaris have become easier and easier to put on, but remain a classic, fun adventure that can be tailored to any age and location. With a little forethought and planning, your Halloween Photo ...
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As a child, Halloween was my absolute favorite holiday. I started planning my costumes months in advance, polling my friends to make sure none of them were thinking of showing up at school on the morning of the 31st decked out as the same thing as me.
I was fortunate to have a mother with infinite patience and above average sewing skills, which meant that my costumes could be just about as elaborate as I wanted. And over the years there ...
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Silhouettes have the uncanny ability to be classic and elegant or creepy and dark depending on what the subject of the silhouette is. In fact, they can be both creepy and classic at the same time, which makes them the perfect centerpiece for an elegant Halloween invitation! While silhouette clip art is can be purchased on disk or for download, creating your own silhouettes is surprisingly easy. All you need is a digital camera and photo editing ...
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Felt makes an excellent, virtually no-sew choice for simple Halloween costumes. Because it doesn’t fray, felt does not require hemming. It is also easily glued and hand sewn, making it perfect for the non-sewing crowd. And with a variety of colors available at your local fabric store or a fabric store online, the possibilities are endless. Here are just a few simple and easily customizable Halloween costumes that can be made from felt in almost no time ...
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A few years back for Halloween, I wanted to make my own costume that was both original and cost effective. By cost effective, I mean cheap. I was a little low on cash, yet bent on creating the most unique Harley Quinn costume imaginable (a super villainess from Batman).
Mind you, I am not a seamstress. In fact, if I have to sew anything at all, I either pay a tailor or beg my boyfriend to sew the item for me ...
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