Pink Saturday 10-29-2011

Welcome to our Halloween Home........

I love to cross-stitch seasonal elements.

Thought I would share a sweet little pumpkin Jack O'Lantern playing card man that I made for one of my sweetest friends ever, Miss Vickie of Visuals by Vickie. I made it for her several years ago from a pattern that sweet Mary of Isabella's Closet sells here. I sooo need to make one for myself now!!

Just a touch of pink for todays PINK SATURDAY!
For more PINKNESS please go visit our lovely hostess
Beverly of How Sweet the Sound here!

I had fun designing this slightly macabe tablescape scene a couple of years ago. I started off with ratty-tatty looking old cheesecloth full of holes and then layered from there.

On my antiqued mirrored plateau, I added a pewter raised cake stand, covered it with a shimmery black sequinned and beaded shawl and placed a ceramic skull amid fall leaves on top.

Added a cheese dome atop the skull, and went to work on the ambience. I used a five-arm pewter candlestick with black tapers and then wound black tinsel with tiny purple bats and purple lights around it.

Since I don't have any "Halloween" china (do any of you?) I printed off some bats and then laminated them and cut them to fit the border of my salad plates and attached with double-sided tape for a cool effect. Then I layered a pointed black witch's hat between the two plates.

Glamorous black satin stitched and beaded and sequined roses are very appropo.

Casper Ghost and a metal spider votive holder from Big Lots adds fun touches to the table top.

Any mummy can do this fun tablescape!!

I decided it would be fun to do a vampire & spiders theme, so I used these cute little Draculas in my crystal stemware, & attached a purple glittered spider to the rim of the glass.

The Dracula vampire test tubes come from Target & have red candy pellets inside..."Vampire Vaccine" they are called. Wouldn't these be just too cute as stirrers in some Virgin Bloody Marys?

Found the raw wood coffins at Michael's, painted it glossy black and added a cute Count Dracula ink pen that would make a perfect party favor!

My vintage teacart is ready to serve bloody libations, too!

  

Here is the continuation of a prior Halloween Swap hosted by Amy of Four Sisters in a Cottage. The following item was received from my terrific YOUNG partner (she is a mere babe ~ early 20's, and soooo very talented!) Lindsey of Two Crazy Crafters.

One of my very VERY favorite pieces ~ one of Lindsey's specialties ~ a terrific piece of altered art ~ a wonderful Halloween collage!! Go check out the blog she shares with her mother here ~ they are quite a talented duo!!

A dash more pink (and green toile) on my kitchen chairs, which our scary sweet black cat Muffin thinks are his!

Beverly of How Sweet the Sound is our ever loving PINK HOSTESS, so pop on over to her blog and say hello ~ she also has a list of all of this week's participants!

Bugs and Hisses!

Show 'n Tell Friday 10-27-2011 / Kristen's Share your Creations Party / Weekend Linky Party

Show and Tell Friday is hosted by our sweet blogger Cindy of My Romantic Home, so please stop by her blog  here to see a list of other participants!

I'm also participating in sweet Kristen's Share Your Creations Party here, so be sure to stop by there, too. PLUS, Kristen is showcasing some adorable new rooster arrangements that you will absolutely die for!

And I just met a new friend, Sarah of Hope in Every Season and she is hosting a Weekend Link up Party, so be sure to stop by and visit her blog, too. She's got a terrific soup recipe this week!

Today, I'm hostess for a WITCHES BREW PARTY!

No Warlocks Allowed!!

Elvira has already arrived!

The table is decorated with my black beaded & sequined lacey shawl for a little glam! Tucked underneath are tiny purple lights for an eerie little ambiance.

I used solid white china with gold bands separated by a folded witch's hat. Added doilies to the napkins & slipped a spider pony tail holder on as napkin rings. Tiny sparkly spiders dot the dessert plates & are crawling up the silver goblets.

Tiny porcelain hinged boxes in the shape of witches shoes make adorable party favors.

They even open up for hiding potions, pills, etc.!!

I added my witch's boot from Katherine's Collection, a gift from my sweet daughter! I also added a glass cauldron of sorts full of black/silver swirl balls & smaller purple balls. A small white pumpkin sits atop a shiny black urn. Black candles with vintage wire bobeches hold silver, gold, & purple ornaments.

I used a crystal footed cake pedestal topped with a spider webby looking doily to hold an assortment of bottles filled with ingredients the gals might need if they choose to stir up a spell while eating.

And lovely Miss Broomhilda!

Everybody loves a GHOUL'S NIGHT OUT!

Please visit again tomorrow as I'll be posting my dining room table and sharing it with PINK SATURDAY!!

Bugs and Hisses!
Stephanie

HALLOWEEN PINK SATURDAY 10-30-2010

Witching all my best ghoul friends a Happy Halloween!

Miss Beverly, our lovely PINK SATURDAY hostess, has given us permission to show some Fall colors this week instead of our usual PINKS.

Our front door

Wreath that I concocted after seeing a similar one at Decorator's Warehouse for $169 !!

Spiders Galore

Love how they bounce and flit in the wind!

Also showing off my new door color ~ Billard Green by Behr

My antique hall tree that I bought from my sweet friend Debbie at Morning Star Antiques.

It is just the perfect mix of robin's egg blue and shabbiness that I love!

Grandson's favorite little witch hangs here, ready for him to come play!

Tried my hand at making a few Halloween tags this year.

Forgot to fill my Graveyard Dust bottle with dust before making pictures.
It would be no problem to bottle some of that icky stuff around here!

Mantle decorations

Didn't decorate as much this year, which is kind of sad because next to Christmas, Halloween is my favorite holiday and I have TONS of totes of decorations.....

but new little grandson will soon be here and our 21 mo. old grandson is also keeping me quite busy these days, too.

I'll be lucky to get a few Thanksgiving decorations out!

Dining Room candelabra has fun flickering bulbs ~

They are in the Halloween section at Wal-Mart.

They look really cool after dark!

Sofa table, pewter candelabra and tarnished silver in the family room.

Cross-stitched witch made by me this year.

My Glittered Boo Garland which I didn't hang this year.

Please visit Beverly of How Sweet the Sound for all of today's participants!

Be sure to have a safe and happy HALLOWEEN!!

I'm also linking to the fabulous Debra at Common Ground today. You won't want to miss her awesome Fall Table decor!

Also linking to my sweet friend Laurie of Bargain Hunting with Laurie for her Favorite Things Party here!

Bugs and Hisses!