The day after Halloween

Twas the day after Halloween

There was so much to do

The thought of packing everything up again

Made this family feel very blue.

Potions had been made

Decorations had been bought

Pumpkins had been all the rage

Now, the ghouls have to be caught.

Paper lanterns and streamers have been flying

There is sweeping to do

Stressed out Dracula is crying

For the day after Halloween he is very blue.

As the witches spring to their brooms and gave a whistle,

And away they all flew like the smoke of a missile.

But I heard them exclaim, as they flew out of sight,

"Happy Halloween to all, and to all a good night!"

It’s safe to say our 25th annual Halloween party was a success.  

Emma even came home from college for a few hours!

We also had fantastic weather for trick-or-treating. 

 Now, who wants to help me pack up all this chaos?

10 days and counting...

It's less than two weeks until our annual family-friendly Halloween party. 

We've been busy getting things ready inside and out.

We're pushing ourselves to work on decorations when we get home from work each night (not that we really mind).

I always feel like it's always a mad scramble to get everything done, but we might "almost" be ahead of schedule.

Chris came home with 22 pumpkins from Aldi's last night.

In case you're wondering, they really do have the best prices right now at $2.29 a pumpkin.

Hard to believe how quickly this month is flying by!

Halloween hugs!
  

Estate sale finds and Halloween crafting

Last year, I purchased a box of award ribbons from estate sale land. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them, but I loved the colors and thought I might be able to use them in some type of display at Halloween.

I recently dug through my craft room and found a few things to add to my ribbons.

I'm really happy with how they turned out and they are now part of my Halloween bunting.

I'm using mini clothes pins to hang some of my Halloween treat bags in between the ribbons. After 25 years of Halloween parties, I can't stop tweaking and creating new displays. Have a thrifty/crafty weekend, friends.

My 2016 Halloween Tree Reveal

It’s that time of the year when I start getting the antsy to unpack Halloween decorations.

I spent most of last weekend getting our annual full-sized tree decorated.

Handmade ornaments mixed with lots of vintage Halloween picks collected from estate sales, fill the branches.

For those of you who have followed me as long as I've been blogging, you know that our family {loves} Halloween!

NOT the icky, scary, gross-kind of Halloween, but the fun, vintage, Orange and Black Halloween! This year, marks our 25th annual Halloween party.  

I can hardly believe we've been doing this for 25 years.   

As you can see, my Halloween tree is extra full this year.  It’s definitely our favorite time of the year!! Happy "early" Halloween!

One last over-the-top Halloween post!

I hope everyone had a safe and "Happy Halloween".  

I haven't had time to go through our camera, but it was another epic party. 

Every inch of our house was decorated. 

We also had lots of amazing treats, including the popcorn machine. 

And over- the -top decorations complete with fog machines and special lighting. 

Who wants to help me pack it all up?  

Next year, will be our 25th annual event.  We've already started plotting!!

   

Twas one week before the Halloween party...

Twas one week before the annual Halloween party and all through the crypt 

 EVERY creature was stirring.

"Yet there's still more to do!" cackled the witch.

 So she brewed up a magical potion which set every skeleton in motion. 

 They decorated mantles,

captured spiders

hung streamers and lights,

created yummy treats

 and decorated till the wee hours of night.

"Happy early Halloween to all, and to all a creepy night!"
Our annual Halloween party takes place on October 30th and we have loads more decorations to share, but I'm linking up with A Fanciful Twist Halloween party, so be sure to visit Vanessa's blog to see other magical Halloween parties.  Halloween hugs and have a frightfully fun weekend!!