Monday 21 October 2013

BOO!

Gotta love a good "trashy" vintage Halloween card!

What's not to love about Halloween?  It's really just a big party with lots of fake blood, pumpkin guts and sugar.  Bring it!

DECOR
I tend to go a little over the top with decorations, voila my mantel:


Love this vintage inspired Halloween garland from FernEllaDesigns on Esty:


STEP AWAY BORING ORANGE PUMPKIN!  Look at these chic squashes (squashi?). You can make them too, check out the Glitter Guide.



CRAFTING
If your are feeling crafty and/or want some great on-the-cheap recycled Halloween decorations, try these votives!  Super fun for kids.  We made these on a playdate last year.  For materials and directions, check out skiptomylou.





TREATS and LIBATIONS
These little OREO-ish darlings made by Butter on Dunbar in Vancouver are perfect for Halloween parties.  Just add orange or green food colouring to the icing to ghoul it up a bit.  Thanks to the Vancouver Sun, you can make these layers of deliciousness yourself with this recipe.



For the adult Halloween party, there are some awesome red wines all done up for Halloween:
Evil, The Velvet Devil, Moon Curser, Killer Cab.



And for a perfect November 1st sugar (and wine) detox, try Kimberly Snyder's GLOWING GREEN SMOOTHIE.  They're awesome!



SPOOKY STATIONERY
We have tons of scary Halloween cards for sale in our online BOO-TIQUE!  10% off all cards until October 31st at FLAUNT SHOP!




Have a great time Trick-or-treating!
Boo, 
Shannon


Will leave you with a Halloween flashback!
Me and my big bro Steve clownin' around circa 1980.