Decorate To Celebrate -- Challenge #11: A Halloween Party!! :)

Welcome, welcome, welcome!!  It's another WONDERFUL Wednesday!! :)  Thank you so much for stopping by to visit me today!!  It's one of my favorite CHALLENGE DAYS....  So let's get to it!! :)

It's the start of Challenge #11 at the Decorate To Celebrate!! Challenge Blog!!  The theme for this challenge is HALLOWEEN!!  That means you can submit ANY decoration or party supply for a HALLOWEEN themed party (no cards or layouts, just decorations and supplies, please)!!  :)  The fabulous designers this week have some GREAT inspiration for you -- And I can't WAIT to see what YOU create too!! :)

Here's what I made to inspire ya....

It's a table centerpiece and set of treat bags!!  For the centerpiece, I painted a glass jar with black acrylic paint (YAY for upcycling!!)...  It doesn't show up in the pictures, but it has a brush-stroke effect that allows the candlelight to shine through... 

I created the rosettes with some black spider-web paper topped with a 1.5" orange circle and a 1.25" white circle stamped with the FUN mix-n-match sentiments from the "Fall-O-Ween" Stamp Art Set by K Andrew Designs -- If you're ready to try some of these stamps out yourself, be sure to stop back by on Friday evening for the Getting Cricky Blog Hop -- I'll have COUPON codes for you to SAVE on your order this weekend!! :)  I added a bow and wrapped the skewer sticks with some yellow 3 Girl JAM crinkle ribbon -- I love how the ribbon really dresses up the rosette sticks!! :)

I placed a battery-operated tealight inside the jar -- It has a cool flicker perfect for a Halloween Party...  Did you notice the BATS???  (shudder)  I attached the bats to some hand-twisted springs so that they could float around the rosettes...

 The front of the jar is also decorated with a rosette, but on this one I added a ruffle of orange 3 Girl JAM crinkle ribbon, two of my handmade stick-pins, and a few of my handmade flower embellishments...

The matching treat bags (filled with traditional candy corn) have header tags that I embossed with the Sizzix Damask embossing folder...  I added some more of that fantastic yellow 3 Girl JAM crinkle ribbon before topping it with the rosette...

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my inspiration for a Halloween-Themed Party!!  I'm looking forward to seeing what YOU submit for the challenge now...  So show us what you've got!! :)  Link up your NEW decorations or party supplies for a HALLOWEEN THEMED party at the Decorate To Celebrate!! Challenge Blog...



The winner(s) of the challenge are invited to be future Guest Designers AND are entered to win the Grand Prize for October!!  For more inspiration, be sure to visit the other designers' blogs:

Melissa

Norma

Brenda

Rhonda

Thanks so much for stopping by!!  I can't wait to see what YOU create for the challenge!!

Until next time,