Pumpkin Patch Halloween Graveyard

Pumpkin Patch Halloween Graveyard 

One of these years I'll buy so many pumpkins that I'll have a pumpkin patch in my backyard. Than I'll of course throw a party and invite all my friends and we'll take a bunch of pics in the Fizzy Pumpkin Patch.  I better start saving now. Pumpkins are pretty inexpensive but to really make a cool pumpkin patch, I'm going to need A LOT of pumpkins. 

Create your own backyard graveyard

Set up some Styrofoam tombstones, throw down some plastic bones and add some pumpkins. The tombstones and plastic bones you can get from craft stores and online.  You could make your own tombstones if you want certain sayings on them.  But if you don't care what's written on the tombstone, save yourself some time and just buy the pre-made ones. 

The dry grass from not watering it over the summer really adds to the graveyard look. It's been pretty warm here in Portland so the leaves haven't really fallen yet.  The graveyard would look even spookier with fallen leaves and dried dead leaves. 

I need more pumpkins. And maybe some hands coming up out of the ground. Zombify the graveyard. 

This year I went out to Kruger's Farms on Sauvie Island and got my pumpkins.  I also picked up some delicious caramel apples. 

Do you create a graveyard a your house for Halloween? 

Witches Cocktail Hallowen Party

 Halloween parties are SO much easier when you have a theme. This Halloween, leave the men at home and host a witches only cocktail party.  

The rules of this party:

1. Women only. 
2. Witch costume required. 
3. Have fun. 

Halloween Movie Night Popcorn

Halloween Movie Night Popcorn Box Party 

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This year I'm taking party in Me and My Inklings popcorn box party.  I'm excited to see what everyone else came up with.

Popcorn and movies just go together and being Halloween, I like to invite friends over to watch some Halloween movies. 

I just love happy mail.  My popcorn box supplies arrived and it was filled with fun items from some companies I like to shop at.  Udderly Smooth provided some hand lotion, the softest recycled felt from the Kunin Group, World Market, Ellison, and Oriental Trading.  

I went with a spider theme for mine.  I cut out some Halloween spider themed paper in the shape of the popcorn box. Glued it to the box, added a spider egg's label and a few spider stickers.  

When I saw candy corn in our package of supplies I had to add it to the popcorn.  Have you ever tried this? It tastes really good. The combination of the salty and sweet. mmmm

It wouldn't be a Halloween party without a costume so I used the mask that was sent to us in our supplies and made it match the popcorn box. 

There are SO many creative boxes in this popcorn box party. Be sure to pop over and check them out.  Be sure to enter to win some great prizes. 

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Simple DIY Party Treat Cups

This Halloween season I had the opportunity to participate in Cupcake Wishes Birthday Dreams  

Halloween parties means a treats table.  The stars of the treats table are usually cake, cookies, cupcakes and pumpkin pie.  For the small treats like candy corn, gumballs and chocolate candies, I like to serve them in little cups I embellish up to match the theme of the party. This DIY is so simple and easy you can do it last minute while watching a Halloween movie. 

 First go to a dollar store and pick up a pack of plastic water glasses. They're the perfect size for small candies. Then hit up a craft store for stickers, clips, ribbon, feathers etc.  Or if you're like me you have all these items back in your craft room already. 

Having a Poe inspired party?  Add a raven clip and use a glue dot to attach a feather to the stem.  Simple, quick and your guests will love the detail you added to an otherwise boring plastic water glass. 

Haunted House themed party?  Pick up some felt, cut out a spooky face and attach to the cup with glue dots. As you can see from the slightly blurred image, this cup is haunted. 

Craft stores have lots of great Halloween stickers to match any party theme.  Just peel the sticker off it's backing and attach to the glass.  Stickers stick great to the plastic cups.  Adding a little bit of ribbon gives the glass that extra detail. 

Purple is a great colour for Halloween so for this last cup I attached a glittery flying witch sticker and tied a tulle pom to the stem. Purple Glitter Tulle poms are available in my shop, here

I love this Halloween project because it's so simple and can match any theme.  The kids can even help you create these for the party. 

It was a pleasure to be featured on Cupcake Wishes and Birthday Dreams alongside these other wonderful bloggers,