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Book Review: How to Haunt Your House, Book Two
In their first book, Lynne and Shawn Mitchell took you through a gorgeous and macabre world of Halloween prop-building to haunt your house. How to Haunt Your House, Book Two, I’m happy to say, is not a rehash of their first book, but a worthy companion that ambitiously expands on their haunting tutorials, while easily standing on its own with all new projects, styles and techniques, all presented in clear, glossy photos and instructions.
In their “dead”ication, the authors pay enthusiastic homage to all the things that go bump in the night. I can easily imagine being one their neighbors as summer begins to morph into autumn ...
6 Creative Uses for Halloween Coloring Pages
Halloween coloring pages offer a fun, simple and inexpensive way to keep children entertained for a few hours. Whimsical ghosts, goblins, and jack-o'-lantern grins can be fun to color or paint, and kids always love coloring activities and craft projects. It’s possible to find free Halloween-themed coloring pages online, which you can download and print, or you can purchase cheap coloring books from your local dollar store. There are several different ways of using coloring pages at Halloween. Here are a few ideas of things your kids can create.
1. Yard Decorations
It’s actually quite easy to print a coloring page to any size that you need. If you will like a six-foot tall black cat guarding your house after dark ...
Planning a Memorable Star Wars Party
The fancy world of the Star Wars series is a perfect party theme for all types of celebrations. Birthdays and Halloween are two main occasions to infuse life to the most popular visualized characters of the entertainment world. Organizing a Star Wars theme party is not at all expensive as considered by many people. Here are some ideas that can help you become an appreciated host of a Star Wars party.
Decide the Venue
You can decide to organize Star War Costumes for a birthday party in the garden area if it is a late evening party. This will help you have the natural effects of night and space for your party theme. However, you don’t get much scope of ...
Build Your Own Star Wars CostumeHalloween party is the perfect podium to step into the shoes of your favorite characters. The Star Wars series sets inspiration to play the fantasy in real and a Star Wars Costume can help you in this. The costumes of Star Wars characters available in the stores are expensive or they are too popular to quickly get out of stock. Begin the preparations for your Halloween look this season with self-made Star Wars costume. The following steps should guide you ...
Beading Jewelry for HalloweenEach year I try to find interesting Halloween jewelry but all I find is lots of cheap trinkets. So last April I decided to take up beading. Now I make my own amazing Halloween jewelry. If you can thread a needle and tie a knot, you can bead! One of my favorites is this ‘String of Skulls Bracelet. Its simply a matter of stringing ...
Kids Pirate CostumesPreparing for Halloween and other celebrations such as birthdays involves shopping for costumes. Costumes have an important role in Halloween or any other festivities and more so for kids. Kids costumes for parties have taken a huge leap over the years, making it easier for the parents to dress their kids. There are plenty of choices at affordable prices and the quality of costumes too has improved. Today there are designer costumes available in the market. If you too are in ...
Add an Italian Twist to Your Halloween RecipesHalloween has in recent years spread across the Atlantic to the boot shaped peninsula known as Italy. Although the Italians do not celebrate Halloween per se, they do have their own rituals and festivities which are not all too far off. One of these festive and colorful holidays is All Souls Day. It comes on the day after All Saints Day which is November 1st and honors the fallen Saints. However All Souls Day honors all those who have died. It ...
Fairy Costume IdeasFairy costumes have always been popular for Halloween parties. In every party you will find many young girls and women dressed as fairies. The reason behind the popularity is their classical and exotic look. Moreover, the ample varieties in fairy costumes also make it easy for women to dress uniquely. So if you are planning to attend a Halloween party this year, or host your own, choose one of the stylish designed fairy costumes and be a huge hit. And, ...
Joe The Skinner! – A Spooky New Jersey LegendI remember years ago my grandfather telling me stories about a man who use to live off in the woods in the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. His name was Joe, Joe the Skinner they use to call him because he did a lot of the taxidermy work for the hunters in the area. He also did some butchering. Gramps said he was a tall man well over 6 feet may be closer to 7. Gramps had and old ...
“The Dead Matter” DVD is UnleashedEditor's Note: Getting ready for Halloween - In July! Special edition The Dead Matter DVD set including soundtrack and Midnight Syndicate Greatest Hits CD available at all HOT TOPIC stores nationwide. July 30, 2010 (Cleveland, OH) Midnight Syndicate Films is releasing a special edition of The Dead Matter DVD that will include two bonus CDs by gothic Halloween music artists Midnight Syndicate. It will be available at all Hot Topic stores nationwide on July 30th. It will also be ...
Should Your Halloween Party have Catered Food or Homemade Treats?Halloween parties are always fun events to attend. With everyone dressed up in various costumes and make up, it can be a wild ride even for the most timid among us. But beyond all the trick-or-treating, costumes, and decorations lies an important aspect of your event... the food and who will provide it. Choosing to hire a caterer can be an intimidating process for those who are not familiar with the process. It is always best to do as much research ...
Making Body Parts and Monsters out of FiberglassEver wonder how they made the costumes for Darth Vader and the Storm Troopers in Star Wars? Basically they did it the same way car bodies are made… in a mold with fiberglass, or a similar resin. In fact, so many things are made with plastics and resins today that it’s not likely you have any device that doesn’t have a molded part on it. I have seen some really complicated, and convincing, costumes made entirely from molded fiberglass, including ...
How to Quickly Make a Halloween Scarecrow FamilyEach year I think I’ll add new items to my yard display, but every year the same thing happens: I‘m broke and have no time! Let’s face it, the two most important things we all need if we want to add something really great to our Halloween display is time and money. Both always seems to slip though my fingers like grains of sand in an evil inspired hour-glass. But no matter how short on time and money you are, you’ll ...
How to Make Your Own Trick or Treat BagsYour child is dressed up all adorable, proudly ready to go out trick or treating! The Halloween costume is fantastic, scary and cute at the same time. However, something's not quite right ... something ruins the whole ensemble. Perhaps it's the ugly plastic bag being used to hold the mountains of candy? Never fear, you won't have to worry about that, because you're reading this article and will now make your own gorgeous masterpiece of a trick or treat bag! ...
Halloween Game Idea – Ghost Hunting!At a kid's Halloween party once, I participated in a cool game that would make a great addition to any party, kids or adults. It's goofy enough to get in some good laughs, and kids will go wild with fun! I call it Ghost Hunting, and it involves you, a ghost, and some stomping. It’s just you and your ghostly ally…. against the WORLD!! For best results, have at least five players. The more the merrier! Here is what you need: String Black ...
Advanced Pumpkin Carving TechniquesAre you tired of seeing the same old scary faces on every Jack O' Lantern you see? Are you obsessed with carving and looking for a way to bring your passion from “craft” to “work of art”? Or do you just have a few hours on your hands to try something totally different? Forget the triangle eyes and pointy, crooked teeth – a Jack O' Lantern can be so much more than a face, and is not always black and ...
Halloween MobilesConstructing Halloween Mobiles are a fun way to spend an afternoon. There are so many different ways to be creative and make fun mobiles for the season. Let's get started! Halloween clip art images are an easy way to get a lot of pictures for coloring. Cookie cutters are also great for making cute shapes out of construction paper. The shapes can be colored and decorated anyway you want. Also, you could make a mobile with just one ...
Is Your Costume Offensive?Every year there's controversy over a certain Halloween costume, and this year it's the "Illegal Alien." The costume features an extra-terrestrial dressed in prison garb holding a green card (which is a legal document allowing you to work in this country, ha ha). If the pun is lost on some people, the words "Illegal Alien" are boldly stenciled across the front. Depending on your point of view, it's either a hilarious pun, a political statement, or an extremely insensitive ...
Spooky Chalk Rubbings for HalloweenSidewalk chalk takes on a whole new look this time of year. Making chalk rubbings on black construction paper gives it a ghostly appearance and can make for some spooky monster shapes! Check out how to create your own as part of your Halloween decor! Materials Needed Sidewalk or other chalk, or crayons Construction paper-especially black Aerosol hair spray Shapes to rub Leaves and/or Halloween cut outs Textured papers or cloth This is a simple project that even a 2-year-old can get into and enjoy! ...
Make Your Own Slow Cooker Fog MachineIt's easy to make fog just by dropping dry ice in warm water. The problem is that dry ice is so cold, it actually starts to freeze the water around it, which squelches the fog effect pretty quickly. So how do you keep the water warm for hours? A slow cooker, of course! First, fill your cooker about halfway with water and turn it on high. Next, break up your dry ice into manageable chunks. You can get this stuff at your ...
Making Halloween Decorations with Bakeable ClayHalloween is a holiday which has seen a wide variety of decorating options grow over the last decade. These options include Halloween villages, Halloween trees, and the expansion of miniature collectibles, some directly related to Halloween, and others to the fall season in general. Prices for such decorations can range from several dollars to upwards of a hundred, and while they are inevitable worth it at the moment of purchase, guilty can quickly follow – or at least ...
Halloween Decoupage – Create a Paper Mache Photo PursePaper Mache and decoupage has come a long way, and luckily for you and me, there are hobby stores that carry a full line of Paper Mache boxes, purses, and chests that are a breeze to decorate for our favorite holiday (Halloween, of course!) Here is just one example of how to blend Paper Mache and decoupage a Halloween purse photo frame. Supplies: Paper mache photo purse Decoupage Solution (ie Mod ...
How to Make a Scary Movie Using Sony VegasLet’s get one thing straight: I’m not here to tell you how to make a 105 minute Halloween horror blockbuster. I’m talking about a little 1 or 2 minute “tickler”, to chill the bones of people at your party or those pesky trick ‘n’ treaters who may come to your door with the intent of scaring you. Ha! And you aren’t going to need a 2 million dollar budget, either. You ARE going to have to have some kind ...
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