So that is Halloween around the Greding home! I left out the bathroom and the "littles' room" because I forgot to take pics of those places, so I'll have to remember next year!
The funny thing is, my FAVORITE decoration this year is Dan's drawing of Jack Skellington and the Haunted Mansion on our closet door. How FANTASTIC is that?!?!?!? He rocks!!!
Now onto my Thanksgiving decorating!!!
This is all Dan's diabolical vision. We definitely have the scariest house in town... and I LOVE it!!! The kids especially love it!
Our favorite thing about it? When Keiran growls at all the scaries! GRRRRRRR!!!!!
(click on pic to enlarge, as usual)
I love what Dan has done with our ledge this year! Click on the pic to see all the intricate webs up close...
Got this little candy set at Target and I think it fits into my decor just fine. Now I just have to keep the kids away from eating it!
My Halloween party is in 2 days!!!
I"m slightly behind... shocked? lol
SO... last night I made the napkins and I love how they turned out. I did something similar last year, but only made 16 of them. This year I have 24 people coming so I had to make 8 more.
I decided to sew and iron and fold and decorate them all last night, so I'd have one less thing to do on Friday. It was FUN! Here they are all together:
So here's how to make them and where I got all the supplies-
Supplies:
I bought pre-made white napkins from Linens and Things. They were in a 6 pack for $14.
The ball trim is from Joann's. It is around $3 a yard, but use one of your coupons and it will save you a bunch! I used orange and black ball trim.
The purple tulle is from my favorite tulle source, Paper Mart. I used less than one roll for 24 of them and a roll is $1.75.
The eyes are actually like ring pops... GROSS! lol I bought them from Target. They are called Bloodshot Vampire Eyes Candy Suckers. They come in a 6 pack for $1.99.
Directions:
Decide the length of ball trim you'll need for each napkin and cut accordingly.
Pin the ball trim to the lower edge of the napkin, so the trim hangs off slightly. Remember, the more pins you use, the straighter and better your trim will be when sewed on.
I used black thread for my top thread and white thread for my bobbin thread and sewed the ball trim on using a zig zag stitch.
Fold you napkin in half widthwise. Then fold the napkin in a fan like way and tie in the middle with tulle.
Attach the eyeball ring to the bow.
So the napkins are done. Now for the tablecloths, runners, and grocery shopping! UGH!
I was supposed to paint one orange, but forgot... I swear, I have brain damage.
Anyway, now I have 2 Halloween signs... I am NOT repainting one! lol
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Went to Stats with my Mom and got some of the spookiest Halloween stuff EVER! Over the last few years my Halloween decorating has gone from cute to scary. I still like the cute, but my kids just love all the gross scary stuff, so that's which way I went! I love them both. Here's what I picked up:
This isn't the exact face... I like mine more, but picture a huge skeleton face about 3 feet tall. It's awesome. I think it needs to go above my garage door or on my chimney.
LOVE him! He will sit on my window ledge with all my other creepy things!
Okay, this is my FAVORITE! It is about 6 feet tall with a real human sized body and it will hang from my huge sycamore tree (I think). It's horrifying in real life!
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Primary Water Day Flyer
Look at these fun crackers I picked up for the kids at HOME GOODS. I bought a couple of packs of them. Do you guys have this store around you? Oh my gosh, it is the BEST!!!
We will be using these at our DINNER IN A PUMPKIN feast later on in the month.
I can't tell you how excited the kids are about these silly little things... I LOVE that!
Did I mention my whole dinner will be outside? I kind of have a spooky backyard (tons of OLD trees) and I think it will be the perfect atmosphere for a spooky dinner... if I can pull off the lighting. You see, we currently have NONE!
SO, project #1... overhead lighting.
I am going to have Dan string black cording from our rooftop, over the tables, to our big pine tree. From that cording, I'm going to hang these battery operated lanterns (the big ones) 
that I bought yesterday. I have the 2 shown, but there are also two other fab patterns. I bought 12 of them, but I may need more.
I could also hang them from strands of orange mini lights... I think I'll have to just see what I like more. That may look kind of cheesy. I'll keep you posted... (as if you care! lol)
