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It’s Halloween – the celebration the ancient Celts called Samhain. This marks the Celtic beginning of the New Year and winter. This celebration starts at sunset on October 31 to sunset November 1. Samhain, means November in the Celtic culture, it is the Gateway to winter, where the veils are especially thin between the
If you're looking for Samhain rituals and traditions to do in 2024, then read on: we're sharing everything we know about Samhain as practicing pagans. If you're fan of Halloween, then you probably know that
Here are some amazing DIY Halloween candles you need to add to your beautiful home. Make these candles at home easily and get a beautiful look
There are various traditions for Halloween in other countries dating back 2,000 years- here are the most popular Halloween traditions around the world!
There’s only one night of the year where people want to get ghosted. From erie décor to spooky settings, we’re sharing ten of our favorite Halloween party ideas
Many people these days wish to skip the cheap childish Halloween decorations and go for more elegant and classy adult style decor. Whether you are just handing out candy or having a Halloween party, here are a few ways to decorate your home in a sophisticated adult style for Halloween. Color SchemeSelect a color scheme for your Halloween decorations. Halloween color schemes are not solely about black and orange anymore. Purple has become a popular Halloween color over the last few years, as well as mauve pink, dark emerald green, and peacock blue. You can also skip the orange all together and have your color scheme be black, white, and shades of gray. Consider using metallic colors, such as brass, for sophisticated adult flair. For a modern touch, skip the black all together and use a white and gray color scheme. ThemeWhat theme do you want your home to have? Do you want a scary cemetery, a spooky witch's dinner party, or a haunted house? If scary is not for you, you can have a harvest theme with pumpkins and gourds all around. Popular adult accessories include dripping candles, black crows, owls, black feathers, mercury glass, fake cobwebs, silhouettes, homemade potion bottles, gargoyles, masks, curiosities, black flowers, tree branches, gazing balls, candelabras, old worn hardback books, vintage medical items, and edible items that look like magic potions or body parts. You can even cover all of your furniture with white sheets to make the home feel abandoned. Avoid using excess candy corn (or other candy), scary clowns, action figures, fake blood, cheap paper decorations, pipe cleaner figures, cartoon characters, and cutesy items. Artistic PumpkinInstead of carving a face into your pumpkin, why not decorate your pumpkin in a more artistic style? If you wish to paint your pumpkins, you can paint them solid black, a solid metallic color, or a bold graphic pattern. If you are planning on carving your pumpkin, consider using a drill to cut holes in the pumpkin in an interesting pattern. Don't Forget the ExteriorHalloween decorating is the one holiday where decorating the exterior of your home may be more important than decorating the interior of your home. Make sure the exterior is lit, but not too much light. Consider adding funny and witty tombstones that adults will appreciate. Artificial cob webs, black lights, whispering ghost music, and a smoke machine are appreciated by kids of all ages. Real candles create a great atmosphere, but make sure they will be in a safe place. Silhouettes in the windows can create whatever atmosphere you desire. Skip blow up decorations, excess string lights (especially those that blink), things that jump out at you, dollar store scarecrows, paper skeletons, small rubber bats, stuffed animals, decor that looks like cute candy, and excessive decorations. Simple larger Halloween decorations are more sophisticated than many smaller ones.
Samhain is still celebrated in Ireland and it was the Irish who created Halloween which is based on the Celtic Samhain Celebrations.
If you're looking for Samhain rituals and traditions to do in 2024, then read on: we're sharing everything we know about Samhain as practicing pagans. If you're fan of Halloween, then you probably know that
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An enchanted Witches' Dinner Party..... a mix of gothic elegance, time worn antiques, and dimly lit nature... perfect for Halloween, Samhain, or a girl's night. Lots of DIY Projects and recipes.
How to set the most chic all-black Halloween table. Spooky but make it chic. Read on to recreate the sinister but stylish look.
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Hey, howdy, hello! Being the week of Halloween, ahem, HALLOWEEK, I am verklempt and schmaltzy and want to roll around in nostalgia like a pig in glorious mud. Do the holidays make you nostalgic/sen…
If you're looking for Samhain rituals and traditions to do in 2024, then read on: we're sharing everything we know about Samhain as practicing pagans. If you're fan of Halloween, then you probably know that
Create a Haunted House Make your home look Halloween ready with lots of sensational scary and eye-catching decorations. Here are our top 5 tips. 1. Entrance Hall Horrors Even if you don’t have guests around, it’s still a brilliant idea to make your entrance hallway look amazing as it’s the opening into your haunted hou
An enchanted Witches' Dinner Party..... a mix of gothic elegance, time worn antiques, and dimly lit nature... perfect for Halloween, Samhain, or a girl's night. Lots of DIY Projects and recipes.
To 3RD & LUXE, any theme can be made to be boo-tiful. To be honest, that’s how we prefer it! Our Glam Halloween Dinner party is easily put together for your friends or family and we promise you won’t miss the neon orange plastic pumpkins for one second! Cobwebbed bottles and spooky gold accents like skeleton hands (inspired by Coco Kelley) , spiders, and mini pumpkins kept the mood creepy but still elegant. We transformed these traditional Halloween decorations with gold spray paint! We teamed u
I put together this Halloween Traditions Printable to help you jump start your fall holidays traditions or even a chance to start a new one!
Many people these days wish to skip the cheap childish Halloween decorations and go for more elegant and classy adult style decor. Whether you are just handing out candy or having a Halloween party, here are a few ways to decorate your home in a sophisticated adult style for Halloween. Color SchemeSelect a color scheme for your Halloween decorations. Halloween color schemes are not solely about black and orange anymore. Purple has become a popular Halloween color over the last few years, as well as mauve pink, dark emerald green, and peacock blue. You can also skip the orange all together and have your color scheme be black, white, and shades of gray. Consider using metallic colors, such as brass, for sophisticated adult flair. For a modern touch, skip the black all together and use a white and gray color scheme. ThemeWhat theme do you want your home to have? Do you want a scary cemetery, a spooky witch's dinner party, or a haunted house? If scary is not for you, you can have a harvest theme with pumpkins and gourds all around. Popular adult accessories include dripping candles, black crows, owls, black feathers, mercury glass, fake cobwebs, silhouettes, homemade potion bottles, gargoyles, masks, curiosities, black flowers, tree branches, gazing balls, candelabras, old worn hardback books, vintage medical items, and edible items that look like magic potions or body parts. You can even cover all of your furniture with white sheets to make the home feel abandoned. Avoid using excess candy corn (or other candy), scary clowns, action figures, fake blood, cheap paper decorations, pipe cleaner figures, cartoon characters, and cutesy items. Artistic PumpkinInstead of carving a face into your pumpkin, why not decorate your pumpkin in a more artistic style? If you wish to paint your pumpkins, you can paint them solid black, a solid metallic color, or a bold graphic pattern. If you are planning on carving your pumpkin, consider using a drill to cut holes in the pumpkin in an interesting pattern. Don't Forget the ExteriorHalloween decorating is the one holiday where decorating the exterior of your home may be more important than decorating the interior of your home. Make sure the exterior is lit, but not too much light. Consider adding funny and witty tombstones that adults will appreciate. Artificial cob webs, black lights, whispering ghost music, and a smoke machine are appreciated by kids of all ages. Real candles create a great atmosphere, but make sure they will be in a safe place. Silhouettes in the windows can create whatever atmosphere you desire. Skip blow up decorations, excess string lights (especially those that blink), things that jump out at you, dollar store scarecrows, paper skeletons, small rubber bats, stuffed animals, decor that looks like cute candy, and excessive decorations. Simple larger Halloween decorations are more sophisticated than many smaller ones.
How do you like to celebrate Halloween? Scary? Cute? Colorful? Traditional? My kids are getting older and Halloween is still fun, but it looks a little different. We don’t walk read the post → about Halloween Table Inspiration
As you prepare for your Fall holiday gathering, it's never too late to create a few last minute Halloween party inspirations. I created this table for a Good Housekeeping Magazine Halloween Feature in 2010. It's filled with super-easy styling ideas that you can pull together quickly. Smaller pieces of cheese cloth can be draped over tiered dishes for an eiry effect. Add candy bowls and scatter in creepy bugs. Black Flowers! Yes, you can paint white mums with black spray paint for a 'deathly' effect! They will live for days. The vase was created by placing black and white wrapping paper inside a glass cylinder. These inexpensive mice, skulls, bugs, and spiders look great mixed in with your pumpkins. Stay with the Halloween color story, black, orange and white! I found this giant spider years ago at Crate and Barrel. It's perfect for protecting its nest of cup cakes. Use your props in imaginative ways!. Spell "BOO" using a small brush to apply black craft paint. Artificial ivy is sprayed black, cut and then placed along the mantle. Wherever your Haunting Celebration may take you, have a Happy Halloween, friends! Produced and Styled By Karin Lidbeck for Good Housekeeping mag. 2010 Oct Issue. All photography by Michael Partenio
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Create a spooky atmosphere with DIY Halloween decorations for your front porch. Get into the festive spirit by making your own haunted wreaths, creepy spider webs, and eerie lanterns. Utilize simple materials like pumpkins, construction paper, and old fabric to craft scary faces and ghosts.
An enchanted Witches' Dinner Party..... a mix of gothic elegance, time worn antiques, and dimly lit nature... perfect for Halloween, Samhain, or a girl's night. Lots of DIY Projects and recipes.
Many people these days wish to skip the cheap childish Halloween decorations and go for more elegant and classy adult style decor. Whether you are just handing out candy or having a Halloween party, here are a few ways to decorate your home in a sophisticated adult style for Halloween. Color SchemeSelect a color scheme for your Halloween decorations. Halloween color schemes are not solely about black and orange anymore. Purple has become a popular Halloween color over the last few years, as well as mauve pink, dark emerald green, and peacock blue. You can also skip the orange all together and have your color scheme be black, white, and shades of gray. Consider using metallic colors, such as brass, for sophisticated adult flair. For a modern touch, skip the black all together and use a white and gray color scheme. ThemeWhat theme do you want your home to have? Do you want a scary cemetery, a spooky witch's dinner party, or a haunted house? If scary is not for you, you can have a harvest theme with pumpkins and gourds all around. Popular adult accessories include dripping candles, black crows, owls, black feathers, mercury glass, fake cobwebs, silhouettes, homemade potion bottles, gargoyles, masks, curiosities, black flowers, tree branches, gazing balls, candelabras, old worn hardback books, vintage medical items, and edible items that look like magic potions or body parts. You can even cover all of your furniture with white sheets to make the home feel abandoned. Avoid using excess candy corn (or other candy), scary clowns, action figures, fake blood, cheap paper decorations, pipe cleaner figures, cartoon characters, and cutesy items. Artistic PumpkinInstead of carving a face into your pumpkin, why not decorate your pumpkin in a more artistic style? If you wish to paint your pumpkins, you can paint them solid black, a solid metallic color, or a bold graphic pattern. If you are planning on carving your pumpkin, consider using a drill to cut holes in the pumpkin in an interesting pattern. Don't Forget the ExteriorHalloween decorating is the one holiday where decorating the exterior of your home may be more important than decorating the interior of your home. Make sure the exterior is lit, but not too much light. Consider adding funny and witty tombstones that adults will appreciate. Artificial cob webs, black lights, whispering ghost music, and a smoke machine are appreciated by kids of all ages. Real candles create a great atmosphere, but make sure they will be in a safe place. Silhouettes in the windows can create whatever atmosphere you desire. Skip blow up decorations, excess string lights (especially those that blink), things that jump out at you, dollar store scarecrows, paper skeletons, small rubber bats, stuffed animals, decor that looks like cute candy, and excessive decorations. Simple larger Halloween decorations are more sophisticated than many smaller ones.
If you’re new around here, you might be surprised to know I love Halloween. It’s nostalgic, fun, and a good excuse to play a part and decorate a room. Every year I try to do something a bit different (from curiosities, to bones, to creepy chic). In the past it’s mainly been about channeling a look, but this year I had something specific in mind: Miss Havisham from Charles Dickens Great Expectations. It was actually one of you who gave me the idea on Instagram one day, and I forgot how much I enjoyed that story. A few years ago there was a BBC adaptation on PBS, and Miss Havisham and her home were beautifully sad. As a jilted bride she decides to freeze time, keeping her home and herself looking exactly as they did the day she was left at the alter. The problem is the years have not been kind […]
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An enchanted Witches' Dinner Party..... a mix of gothic elegance, time worn antiques, and dimly lit nature... perfect for Halloween, Samhain, or a girl's night. Lots of DIY Projects and recipes.
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If you haven’t figured it out or haven’t been around here very long, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays and has been since I was little. While I love to have fun with it kid’s parties, costumes, and decor, my personal love as an adult falls somewhere in between the gory and childish. I want things to feel spooky and creepy, but beautiful. This year is definitely one of my favorites, and the way Justin shot it only adds to the spookiness. When it comes to seasonal decorating, I prefer to focus all of my attention on one area and really pack a punch instead of sprinkling items throughout the house. Two years ago it was the dining room this bone runner DIY is so simple, last year it was the library, and this year we’re back in the dining room. I’m not at a stage in life where […]
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Samhain is still celebrated in Ireland and it was the Irish who created Halloween which is based on the Celtic Samhain Celebrations.
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If you're looking for Samhain rituals and traditions to do in 2024, then read on: we're sharing everything we know about Samhain as practicing pagans. If you're fan of Halloween, then you probably know that
