Pumpkins are done!

It's here - finally! October 31st. The best day of the year! The day when all little ghouls and goblins get to venture out in their costume, clutching a bag which will soon be filled with treats. Yesterday we did some final decor - carving the pumpkins! What fun - a bit cool in the backyard on the deck but the results are totally worth it. 

One of the pumpkins is sporting some new plastic teeth that we picked up at a Halloween Convention a few years ago.  We're using tri-colour multi-flash lights to give the pumpkins a fun colour rotation.

And now here they are with the fancy lights at dusk...

My Muse Can Beat Up Your Muse: Halloween: I Win

Not something I would put in my garden but I do think it is MUCH better than the traditional pink...

My Muse Can Beat Up Your Muse: Halloween: I Win: My friend Dava sent me what just might be the coolest Halloween decoration ever: ZOMBIE LAWN FLAMINGO...

Haunted House 101 Article

Shelley is a potter, sculptor, and Hallowe'en enthusiast living in Folsom, California. She can be found making Hallowe'en year-round on her blog, ShellHawk's Nest and she is awesomely talented! 


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DAVE LOWE DESIGN the Blog: Zombie Windows DIY...

How cool would this be in our home?

DAVE LOWE DESIGN the Blog: Countdown to Halloween Day 28 - Zombie Windows DIY...:

The Zombie Apocalypse has finally happened. What do ya do first? Board up all your exposed windows of course. Then worry if your brains...

Cookies!

Now THESE are some fabulous Halloween cookies! 

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Make Up DIY

Can't let the day finish without sharing this wicked tutorial for skeleton skull. I think I may have to try this one tomorrow!

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And here are some other make up ideas I've found while surfing the web...

 

Costumes are mandatory!

For our Annual Halloween Party the invitations always state, Costume Mandatory. It's part of the fun for the evening at our Halloween Home and there are people who plan their October around our party. Well, we do offer up some great prizes and the coveted Boney Hand Award!

Here are a few photos of some of the winners ...

 

Best Couples Costume Winners - the wings and hat did it for me.  I laughed so hard I almost choked.  Great stuff!

 

Most Original Costume.  And yes, the costume would make that nasty noise if you touched the tongs to the body part - just like the game!  

 

 

I gave this costume Most Original Costume as I had no idea it was from a video game or something like that.  I've never seen it before so to me it was the most original!  

 

 This Killer Carrot (with Killer Carrot Wine in one hand and knife in the other) walked away with our Scariest Costume Award.  Who wants to want into a dark garden and find a Killer Carrot?  Not me!

And finally, the winner of the Boney Hand Award (the winner gets a small trophy and their costume details will be put on a plaque on the main trophy) is the EVIL JESTER.  

This is one of the reasons why kids hate clowns of any kind!