18 Sep

Martha Stewart Living: October Highlights

categories: get inspired, halloween, thanksgiving
Martha Stewart Living: October Highlights

I’m absolutely in love with the October cover of Living this year… partially due to the fact that I’m in the midst of planning a Woodland Forest baby shower for a friend and loving all things toadstool right now, but this is also just such a clever idea – and something I personally haven’t seen [...]

16 Sep

Eeerie Edibles: Cockeyed Cuckoos, Spooky Stew, Tombstone Trio & More

categories: food and drinks, halloween
Eeerie Edibles: Cockeyed Cuckoos, Spooky Stew, Tombstone Trio & More

The special Halloween Tricks & Treats issue of Better Homes and Gardens that’s currently on stands is totally packed with the TONS of great ideas for Halloween! I picked up a copy this weekend and was instantly smitten with several of the ideas – especially the Gothic Gala (great adult party), Magic Show (cute kids [...]

6 Apr

Host a Twilight Theme Party at Home

categories: halloween, theme parties
Host a Twilight Theme Party at Home

This past Friday I invited my local Twilight-loving friends over to watch the new DVD that just came out… and I’ve gotta say it was a fun excuse for a party! Although my husband wasn’t really surprised that I was decorating for this get-together, he still asked, “Why all the fuss to watch a DVD?“.
The [...]

31 Oct

Super-Cute Halloween Treats for Kids

categories: fun for kids, halloween, kids party ideas
Super-Cute Halloween Treats for Kids

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 [...]

30 Oct

Halloween Martini – “Vampire Style”

categories: food presentation, halloween
Halloween Martini – “Vampire Style”

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 [...]

30 Oct

REAL PARTIES: Gothic Glam Halloween Dinner Party

categories: halloween, real parties
REAL PARTIES: Gothic Glam Halloween Dinner Party

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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