PUMPKIN CENTERPIECES

One of the best things to use pumpkins for during the spooky season are for centerpieces! They don't all have to be creepy or scary, pumpkins can be really pretty.

Check these out....with a few minor adornments, maybe some craft paint and even some beads and glitter, you can do the same thing.

Add a few candles and leaves and you have a show-stopper centerpiece. I know your guests will be very impressed when they find out you made it, and didn't buy it! Give it a try.....

SCARY SOPHISTICATION

This glamorous party comes to you courtesy of the super-trendy folks at The Finer Things.

Halloween is such a great opportunity to be ultra-dramatic. A great idea for an adult-themed Halloween party would be a black-tie affair with touches of old-Hollywood glamour. Guests would be asked to dress as their favorite dead Hollywood icon. A few ideas would include Jean Harlow, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Rudolph Valentino, Lauren Bacall.....you get the idea.

Nothing says drama like a black, white and blood-red palette. Combine it with subtle spooky details and plenty of candlelight to achieve a look that is both scary and spectacular, for a Happy Old Hollywood Halloween!

For more great ideas for party themes and accessories, click here.

SOMETHING SMELLS

I get lots of questions about ideas for babies first Halloween costume, and this is such a great idea! How cute would this be to show up with, at the neighborhood Halloween party?

I'm still trying to research the product, to see who manufactures this costume, but I think if you're a pretty decent seamstress, you could replicate it enough to look pretty cute.

Make a cardboard template for the outline of the air freshener. Then using some green felt-like or blanket material for the base of the costume,copy the template, cut it out and stitch together.

Once you've completed the cut out for the face and the hole at the top for the string, make sure you have a slit in the back of the costume, with either a zipper or ties to be extra safe for baby. I also would recommend that maybe on the back, you also include slits for their little hands to be free.

Once the costume has been stitched together, use some white fabric paint for the logo on the front of the costume.

I wish I knew a little bundle of joy to make this costume for, I think it would be pretty fun. If you decide to do this project, be sure to e mail me some pics so we all can enjoy your brilliance!

AND YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE HAVING A BAD DAY.....

Come on....we've all been there.

Have a great weekend!

SKELETON FLAMINGOS

I love Amazon and I was on their site the other day, and this popped up.....How fun is this? Especially if you live in a warm climate, where Halloween feels more like Spring or Summer.

Take a regular old pink flamingo that you can usually find at your favorite dollar discount type store, spray paint it black (make sure the paint is enamel based or use a clear coat gloss, to protect from the weather) and then use white gloss acrylic paint for the bones of the skeleton. See how easy that is?

But if you don't think you have the art skills to try this funky flamingo project, you can always hop on amazon.com and buy 'em! No matter what you decided, I think these guys will be the hit of the neighborhood!

BLACK & WHITE HALLOWEEN

Even though I've said it many, many times....orange and black have always been my favorite Halloween colors, but I really love this idea that's so simple and looks very chic. If you're not a fan of the orange and black color pallet (really?) try this....

If you're decorating style is more Martha Stewart than The Munsters, you're gonna love this! Doesn't this table setting look fabulous? Just add some black and white jelly beans and licorice ....and viola! You've got an awesome look for your Halloween dinner party.

Add some black and white candles...and don't forget the spiders!

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING....SPOOKY?

Click here to read the article on this fabulously chic idea!