When I recently decided to have a Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween party, I knew that I had to recreate that scene and have an Oogie Boogie bug platter full of nasty-looking (but tasty and edible) bugs for party guests to chew on. If you've seen Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, then I'm sure you remember the creepy villain, Oogie Boogie. At the end of the movie, he is pulled apart and we see that he is made of all kinds of creepy crawly bugs. Gross, right? I made up an ... [ Read More ]
Nightmare Before Christmas Pumpkins Tutorial
One of my favorite things in the Nightmare Before Christmas movie are the creepy grinning pumpkins in the beginning that are stuck onto the top of the cemetery fence posts. Each pumpkin is similar yet unique. Today I'm sharing a Nightmare Before Christmas Pumpkins tutorial that I created using foam pumpkins and some black paint! My friends at Oriental Trading sent me the pumpkins and the cemetery fence that I placed them on for our Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween party. I just love ... [ Read More ]
Ghoulishly Gothic Halloween Dinner Party
Thank you World Market for sponsoring our Ghoulishly Gothic Halloween Dinner Party. As always, all ideas and opinions are 100% my own. Halloween signals the start of the holiday season for me and is definitely one of my favorite holidays! Today I'm sharing a ghoulishly Gothic Halloween dinner party to give you some frightfully fun ideas for hosting your own Halloween party. I have so many happy memories of trick or treating as a child with my family, sorting through lots of candy and ... [ Read More ]
Goonies Halloween Party and Cricut Maker + Oriental Trading Gift Card Giveaway!
Heyyyy yooouuuuu guuuuuuyyyys! I've got a lot of fun Halloween ideas to share with you this month, and this Goonies Halloween party is definitely at the top of the list! If you're a child of the 80's, then I'm sure you've seen Goonies at least 20 times. It's one of those movies on regular rotation at our house. With all the pirates, skeletons, and adventure, I knew this movie would make for an amazing Goonies Halloween party! So sit back, grab a tub of rocky road ice cream and a slice of ... [ Read More ]
DIY Halloween Pillow with Cricut Explore Air 2
Thank you Cricut for sponsoring our DIY Halloween Pillow tutorial. All ideas an opinions are 100% my own. Not going to lie, I've been ready for Halloween since September 1st, when I decorated the entire house for fall and Halloween. Can you tell I'm excited? One of my first Halloween crafts this year is a darling DIY Halloween pillow I made with my Cricut Explore Air 2 machine. Today I'm sharing how to make this cute "This is Halloween" pillow in just a few minutes. I'm also sharing the ... [ Read More ]
Star Wars Halloween Trick or Treat Bag DIY with the Cricut Maker
When you've got a young Padawan learner who is dressing up as a Jedi for Halloween, you just have to make them a new Star Wars Halloween trick or treat bag to go with their costume. It's just the right thing to do, don't you think?! My son (as well as the rest of my family) are all obsessed with Star Wars. To add some fun to my son's costume this year, I created a fun trick or treat bag that says "May the treats be with you." I cut each of the silver fabric letters across the front of ... [ Read More ]