Hello everyone, long time no type! I decided to make my much anticipated (lol) comeback for the great season of Halloween. This one will be short but sweet.
If you're planning a Halloween party, decorating, although fun, could be a source of anxiety. What's too much, what's too little, what looks cheesy. It's also difficult if you're on a budget. Speaking from experience, I have noticed that the small details are what wows your guests. So, I've decided to share a couple of things I did for the Halloween party I threw last year.
Haunting labels on your bottles can add a great touch to the decor and even as a centerpiece like I did. I found a whole pack of them at ....THE DOLLAR STORE!! Yes, I have noticed over the years their stock has been getting better and better, I was quite impressed. If they don't have them at your dollar store, you can plan ahead and order a bunch from ebay or you can check at your local craft store (Michael's). For the "poison" bottle, I merely added a few drops of blue food coloring to water and used an empty wine bottle I had. The other two bottles were real vodka and wine and were actually used by the guests. The skull, cup, table cloth and brain were also found at the dollar store. The brain was actually quite gross...
Later in the evening, I busted out these babies...syringe shooters! Now these were fun and impressed the guests. You can find the syringes at the pharmacy, they're that same ones used to administer oral medication to your tiny monsters. You can fill them with anything you want. I chose vodka and cranberry juice to make it look like blood. You may want to make them look like poison. For green you could use vodka with Midori melon liqueur or for blue you can use rum with blue Curacao.
For an extra added disgusting detail, you can add plastic flies or spiders to your ice cubes. Once again I got these revolting creatures at the dollar store. These were a hit. The only drawback is making sure nobody swallows them once the ice melts...which is quite possible after a few drinks, again...speaking from experience!...and yes, that is my dilapidated Motley Crue shirt, I was Tommy Lee ;)
I haven't decided if I will be hosting a Halloween party this year, but I've been browsing the net and pinterest for some cool and easy ideas for next year. These are my personal favorites. You can find the tutorials in the Halloween album of the very cool Facebook page Winegasm: https://www.facebook.com/MultipleWinegasms
If you live in a house, you can do this one at your front door or even better, on the side of your house (Wizard of Oz style). You can find the tights at any costume store, the pharmacy or the dollar store, in any color, I would choose green and black. As for the shoes, a thrift store would have these or a similar pair, or maybe you own some! They don't HAVE to be ruby slippers!
This is a fantastic idea....It may take a while to empty the pumpkin so you may want to recruit a friend. I also assume if you keep it nice and thick, the ice won't make the pumpkin sweat like most ice buckets. I'll definitely try this one next year.
My personal favorite...I'm very excited about this one. Eyeball garnish for drinks!....Radishes and olives, that's it! Check out the tutorial via Winegasm, it's eerily easy.
Last but certainly not least, gummy worm Jell-o shooters. How delicious do these look?! These would be a total hit, and will bring out your inner trick or treater. I suggest you read the tutorial before attempting this one as there are specific instructions on when exactly to put the worm in .
And there you have it, my personal favorites for a Halloween party on a dime. Again, check out https://www.facebook.com/MultipleWinegasms for the tutorials and give them a like! There are plenty more where these came from!
Have a safe and Spooky Halloween!!!! Muuuuaaaahahahahahahahahahahah ...ok I'll stop.
Sara
