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31 Oct

Weekly Round-Up + Happy Halloween!

categories: halloween, weekly round-up

Halloween Decorations: creative pumpkin decorating ideas from Good Housekeeping
Halloween Cocktail: Ghoul-Aid with delightfully disturbing Eyeball Garnish
Halloween Craft: super-cute Mummy Candy Holder
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Table Chic: new collections from French Bull
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31 Oct

Super-Cute Halloween Treats for Kids

categories: fun for kids, halloween, kids parties

Happy Halloween! If you’ve got little ones, here are a few fun ideas to try with them today… starting with the fun Slime Punch pictured above (love the presentation ideas on this one!).
Pictured below:
• Batty Cake - This is both a dessert & a cool halloween decoration all in one!
• Bat Cookies - How cute [...]

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30 Oct

Halloween Martini - “Vampire Style”

categories: food presentation, halloween

I featured this “blood rimmed” martini glass on a local news channel here in San Diego a couple weeks ago and have had quite a few people inquire about how to recreate the glass garnish, so here are the directions for those of you who’d like to sip your martini “vampire style” this weekend!
The “blood [...]

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Read more → Posted on October 30th, 2008 at 7:25am

30 Oct

REAL PARTIES: Gothic Glam Halloween Dinner Party

categories: halloween, real parties

HWTM Reader Angela Hudson recently sent over some images of the Gothic Glam table that she created for her Halloween dinner party tomorrow night, and check out how cool it turned out!

I asked Angela to share some details with us regarding how everything came together, so here are some shopping resources & “how-to” tips in [...]

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Read more → Posted on October 30th, 2008 at 12:51am

29 Oct

Halloween Dinner Menu: TRICKS and Treats!

categories: food and drinks, food presentation, halloween

Whether you’re hosting an official Halloween dinner party or just enjoying a casual meal with family on October 31st, why not add some magic to the evening by bringing a few tricks to the table!
The October ‘08 issue of Everyday with Rachael Ray has an article called “Tricks and Treats” that is just pure genius! [...]

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Read more → Posted on October 29th, 2008 at 1:21pm

28 Oct

Ghoul-Aid Cocktail…with Super Creepy Speared Eyeball Garnish

categories: cocktails, halloween

Ewww!!! Who’d have thought that 3 such innocent ingredients as lychee fruit, raspberry jam, and blueberries could come together for such a disturbing result! But hey… when it comes to Halloween cocktails - the creepier the better, right? Right!

Get the complete the Ghoul-Aid recipe and eyeball “how-to” after the jump…

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Read more → Posted on October 28th, 2008 at 8:51pm

27 Oct

Mummy Candy Holder

categories: fun for kids, halloween

Not only is this Mummy Candy Holder idea from Parents a fun little Halloween craft project for kids, it can definitely be put to good use at your Halloween party too! A super-cute way to serve colorful candies or Spooky Snack Mix…. click here for complete instructions.

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Read more → Posted on October 27th, 2008 at 2:56pm