A Black & White Halloween on Etsy

Halloween Skull Cookies by The Piece De Resistance

 Black Chevron Striped Favor Bags by Sweet Kaity

 Black Striped Paper Straws by Domestic Charm

Skull and Cross Bone Favor Pouch by zJayne

Black and White Jimmies by Simple Baking Supplies

Black and White Skull Soap by AubreyEApothecary

Spider Web Cupcake Wrappers by Domestic Charm

I created my first treasury on Etsy and wanted to share some of the items here too! You can view the whole treasury here. I love the classic black and white themed Halloween. Enjoy. :)

Halloween Bat Branches

 I made some Halloween Bat Branches to decorate for Halloween this year. I painted some branches black and hung bats covered in glitter from the branches. Then I spread some cob webs in the branches too. You can find the step by step tutorial below along with the bat template that I used. It's a fun table decoration for Halloween and you could have your kids help too.

 First Hudson and I went searching for big "spooky" looking branches. We didn't have much trouble finding any because there is a pistachio grove right by our house that has lots of branches lying around. Hudson loved helping me with this part. Then I spray painted them black!

 

 Next you will print out the bat template that you can find here. I printed an extra one out for Hudson to color while I was cutting and using the glitter.

 Then cut our the template and trace it onto black card stock paper. I made six bats to hang in my branches.

 Once you have cut out all of your bats, you will use a hole punch to make a hole to hang them with ribbon or twine.

Next I brushed the bats with Mod Podge and covered with glitter.

 Shake off the excess glitter, then do the same thing to the other side. Let the bats dry and then you can hang them in the branches with ribbon or twine.

 Finally, I took some cob webs and spread them through the branches.

Quatrefoil Hook

I found this hook on clearance at Marshall's for .30 cents and I forgot to take a before picture! It was painted green and had a metal watering can attached to the front that was broken. I thought for .30 cents I could turn it into something! I still might add a letter to the front of it, but haven't decided yet. You can get the grey quatrefoil printable for free below.

 First I painted over the green with old white chalk paint. Then I created a grey quatrefoil design in photoshop. You can find the printable here for free.

 

 Once I printed the quatrefoil design I cut it out to be just slightly smaller then the square piece of wood. Then I used Mod Podge to attach the paper.

 First brush the Mod Podge onto the back of the paper and press onto the piece of wood.

 Then you will brush the top with Mod Podge and let it dry. Once it was completely dry I sanded the edges of the paper to make it look distressed. I also thinned some of my old white chalk paint and brushed some lightly around the edges and on the surface in certain spots. By sanding the paper it will get rid of the glossy sheen that the Mod Podge gave the paper originally. 

Halloween Party!

Welcome to our Halloween Party! Kelsey from Everyday is a Celebration and I are hosting a batty Halloween party today and you are invited! Over the past month, Kelsey and I have been putting our heads together to think of some great designs and party décor to create a fun Halloween party setting. Kelsey has a shop, Snowcone & Lollipop Designs where she sells party printables! You can get a whole party package that includes: invitations, a party banner, circle labels, water bottle labels, tented cards, drink flags, and more! In my shop I sell other party supplies, including: fondant cupcake toppers, paper straws, twine, cupcake wrappers, and more! We decided to put our items and passion for parties together to create a fun Halloween party, that we hope you enjoy!

 

 

 

Vendor Credits:

Cupcake Wrappers, Fondant Cupcake Toppers, Paper Straws, Twine, Tissue Poms, and Mini Bunting by Domestic Charm

Paper Party Printables by Snowcone & Lollipop Designs

Bat Candy Bar Printable available by Skip to my Lou

Photography by Kelsey & Katelyn

We can’t wait to show you more parties that we have in the works! It has been so much fun working with Kelsey and I hope that you stop by her shop and blog because I know you will love what you see!

Linking up HERE!

Cupcake Cake Pops

 I have seen lots of these cupcake cake pops online, but this was my first time making them. They weren't any harder then making regular cake pops, just required a couple extra steps. I think they were originally done by Bakerella here. To make them a little bit more fun I used striped paper straws instead of lollipop sticks. You can follow the steps below to learn how to make them.

Glass Milk Bottles

I love the look of the glass milk bottles for parties. And they look really cute with a paper straw in them! My friend Nicky from Hey Little Birdie gave me a great tip the other day! She used the Starbuck's frappuccino bottles to make her own glass milk bottles for her daughter's birthday party! So clever and a great way to save some money! You can even purchase a large case of them at Costco. I bought a small 4-pack of Chai Latte bottles from Target and it worked perfect for what I needed them for! If you're looking for some paper straws to place in them you can find them in my shop!

You're Invited to a Party

Over the past month or so, Kelsey from Everyday is a Celebration and I have been planning a Halloween Party -- and YOU are invited! We have combined our love for parties with our party shop items to put together a MEGA bash chock full of great sweets, treats, and inspiration!

Kelsey has a shop HERE and I have an Etsy shop HERE... put them together and you have quite the Halloween Par-Tay!

The party is this Wednesday and we would love for you to join us! Stop by Domestic Charm or Everyday is a Celebration and join in on the fun!

Mummie Juice Boxes

I saw this super cute idea on Pinterest and it was done by Parents.com. They are really simple and easy to make for a kids Halloween party. All you need is some white electrical tape, googly eyes, and juice boxes! You can find more details here from Parents.com.
I used the small sized juice boxes. You just remove the straw and wrap the box in tape. Punch a hole in the tape for the straw. Then stick on the googly eyes and put one or two extra pieces of tape over the eyes to make some different faces!