October 26, 2016

I've been thinking for a while about making a snack bowl with a hand coming out of the middle, but it was my Dad who had the genius idea of using a jewellery holder. Seriously, I had been researching ways to mould hands out of clay or pour Plaster of Paris into rubber gloves. This method is 100 times simpler! These hand shaped jewellery holders are really easy to find in charity shops (wash it first,
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October 18, 2016

An essential part of any Halloween party is curating a killer playlist. I often organise the Halloween festivities for my group of friends (duh, nobody else is quite as obsessively spooky as me) so I'm usually in charge of the music. It's annoying having to listen to the same songs every year but I confess to adding some traditional cheesy party tunes. Is it really Halloween if Michael Jackson's
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October 8, 2016

Skull Candle Holders
Vegan Sugar Cookies
Decorated Pumpkins
Alien Costume
The brilliant thing about having blogged for so long is that every time Halloween rolls around, I have an exciting archive full of ideas waiting for me. Costumes, decor, food... you name it, I've probably blogged about it. The DIY bat costume that I shared 3 years ago has long been my most popular post. Looking through
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October 5, 2016

I love the really scary side of Halloween, but I seem to be drawn to children's crafts the most. These pom pom spiders are no exception - don't let the gloomy photos fool you - they're nothing short of adorable. The spiders are quick and easy to make, especially if you have a pom pom maker. Getting a pom pom maker changed my life. Seriously, they are so cheap, and you can wind the wool around without
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October 3, 2016

It's that time of year again! If you follow me on social media you might recognise that this was last year's Halloween costume. I went away for Halloween, and made both mine and James' costumes pretty last minute, so although I took photos of the process, I never got to blog about it. Don't fret, I'm re-living it for you just in case you'd like to be Cruella this Halloween. Although I'm a big fan of
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