.... since all my posts (4 pages of them!) have unfortunately disappeared I will try to start reposting some things (but I'm sure I will forget some... for example... what was the great name I had found for my spellbook??? can't remember)
Luludou's boobash journal 2 (2009)
- Thread starter luludou
- Start date
Here are my ideas for decorating:
Basement = DUNGEON
N Colored light bulb
N Bats
N Cobwebs
N Sign "Trespassers Beware"
N Chains / locks
N Bars
N Gargoyle (my brother has one I will borrow it)
N Skeleton
N Rats
N Black or gray fabric on couch
Basement = DUNGEON
N Colored light bulb
N Bats
N Cobwebs
N Sign "Trespassers Beware"
N Chains / locks
N Bars
N Gargoyle (my brother has one I will borrow it)
N Skeleton
N Rats
N Black or gray fabric on couch
Bathroom = FORTUNE-TELLER
N Flowerpot with light in it on the counter
N Tarot cards
N Crystal ball
N Divination book
N Teacup / saucer for tea-reading
N round table with shawls on it
N Shawls
N Replace shower curtain with beads curtain
N Floating candles in bath
N Sign on door " Madam Zarra" or "Fortunes 5¢"
N Here's a funny aid to tell fortunes... I will print it out and put it on the fortune table! http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/halowen/CootieCatcher.html
N To make the crystal ball: Buy a round light fixture - got one at the used store - with a stand to put it on. Take an old bucket or pail fill with 1/2 full of water. Dribble string of paint - acrylic light blue, purple and gold - around surface of water. Carefully dip light bulb slowly and twirl around. Remove from water and let dry.
N palmistry poster
Oh and by the way it DOES NOT work for the crystal ball! I tried it. So it'll be the light fixture with a glowlight inside only.
N Flowerpot with light in it on the counter
N Tarot cards
N Crystal ball
N Divination book
N Teacup / saucer for tea-reading
N round table with shawls on it
N Shawls
N Replace shower curtain with beads curtain
N Floating candles in bath
N Sign on door " Madam Zarra" or "Fortunes 5¢"
N Here's a funny aid to tell fortunes... I will print it out and put it on the fortune table! http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/halowen/CootieCatcher.html
N To make the crystal ball: Buy a round light fixture - got one at the used store - with a stand to put it on. Take an old bucket or pail fill with 1/2 full of water. Dribble string of paint - acrylic light blue, purple and gold - around surface of water. Carefully dip light bulb slowly and twirl around. Remove from water and let dry.
N palmistry poster
Oh and by the way it DOES NOT work for the crystal ball! I tried it. So it'll be the light fixture with a glowlight inside only.
Kitchenette – WITCH’S KITCHEN
N cauldrons
N Mix & herb jars / specimen jars
N spell book
N garlic tresse
N raven
N rats
N black cat
N cauldrons
N Mix & herb jars / specimen jars
N spell book
N garlic tresse
N raven
N rats
N black cat
Kitchen = VOODOO
N tattered curtains
N masks
N tam-tam
N specimen jars?
N bugs, spiders
N rats
N dead chicken
N candles
N pentogram?
N Skulls
N voodoo doll (maybe of one of the guests?? lol!)
N shrunken heads on stickes (maybe using apples?)
N blood-dripping candles
N tattered curtains
N masks
N tam-tam
N specimen jars?
N bugs, spiders
N rats
N dead chicken
N candles
N pentogram?
N Skulls
N voodoo doll (maybe of one of the guests?? lol!)
N shrunken heads on stickes (maybe using apples?)
N blood-dripping candles
Living room = HAUNTED HOUSE / HAUNTED GARDEN
N Helium-balloon ghost (I have to find a place where I can get those balloons)
N tilt pictures on the wall
N cobwebs
N Bats hanging from ceiling
N Tattered curtains
N Dustsheets
N Dead witch under sofa
N Picture with illumintated eyes (Not sure how I'll do this)
The Bay window will be the haunted garden area
N black flowers
N watercans with red-cross logo
N IV with blood connected to plants
N Horrifying houseplants (with eyes & mouth)
N Snakes
N Swamp-like area
N alligator??
N Helium-balloon ghost (I have to find a place where I can get those balloons)
N tilt pictures on the wall
N cobwebs
N Bats hanging from ceiling
N Tattered curtains
N Dustsheets
N Dead witch under sofa
N Picture with illumintated eyes (Not sure how I'll do this)
The Bay window will be the haunted garden area
N black flowers
N watercans with red-cross logo
N IV with blood connected to plants
N Horrifying houseplants (with eyes & mouth)
N Snakes
N Swamp-like area
N alligator??
Crafts I have to do before Halloween:
Specimen jars (do not forget to illuminate a few too)
Spell book - working on this
Tattered black fabric to put on luminaries
Party invitations? (rats or fingers in a box?)
Ghosts in a circle (supplies bought)
Signs (beware man-eating plants, Tresspassers beware, Morgue(DONE)...)
Crystal ball
Horrifying houseplants
Wreath?
Silhouettes - DONE
Shrunken heads on stick
Picture with lighted eyes?
Red-cross logo on watercans
IV with blood
Specimen jars (do not forget to illuminate a few too)
Spell book - working on this
Tattered black fabric to put on luminaries
Party invitations? (rats or fingers in a box?)
Ghosts in a circle (supplies bought)
Signs (beware man-eating plants, Tresspassers beware, Morgue(DONE)...)
Crystal ball
Horrifying houseplants
Wreath?
Silhouettes - DONE
Shrunken heads on stick
Picture with lighted eyes?
Red-cross logo on watercans
IV with blood
Luludou may I suggest printing your lists and putting in a binder so that you don't lose them again. You put a lot of work into your bash I I hate to see all your hard work get lost again. (If you haven't thought of it already. Heeheehee)
I did print out some lists about 1 month ago (lucky I did it!) ... but there are some details missing... like the ideas my MHH friends gave me to add... a super name I had found for my spellbook and just don't remember.
Hopefully those members who helped you out with ideas may come to the rescue. Too bad you didn't add them on your blog.
Posted pics of my 'morgue' sign on my blog as well as pics of my spellbook (grimoire). Only the outside of the spellbook is done. Need to find potions and spells to put inside.
Just finished my horrifying houseplants!! I made 2 with the teeth and 1 eye. Just missing a bit of floral wire and floral tape to finish off 100%. I'll post pics soon.
I got the idea for this here:
http://bitterbettyindustries.blogspot.com/2008/10/tutorial-tuesday-horrifying-houseplant.html
I got the idea for this here:
http://bitterbettyindustries.blogspot.com/2008/10/tutorial-tuesday-horrifying-houseplant.html
i love the plant ideas. I was going to make a sign about man eating or flesh eating plants and hang on my screened porch. Now, you have me wanting to do this to my plants, but I don't know if I will have time!!!! This is a great idea though. I have some body parts that I am planning to place in the plants for effect.
I have so much left to do.
I have so much left to do.
I finished my 'haunted garden' yesterday. I put my horrifying houseplants in my bay-window, with black flowers and other silk plants from the dollar store and I put burlap on the window sill to hide the sill. I put some snakes and iguanas in there plus a pumpkin I made a few years back (fabric pumpkin). I added a blood IV (bought at the dollar store), and a watercan with a red-cross logo on. I then put some orange and purple halloween lights in the back of the scene. At the top I put some gauzy green fabric with holes in it and a spider coming down. Unfortunately my camera is at the repair shop so I can't take pictures for now. Here's hoping I can post some soon!
I can't wait to see the photos. This sounds great! I love the idea of the plants, but I just don't have time to make them. However, I am planning to add some body parts to my faux plants on the screened porch. I am also going to make a few signs to post around them about man-eating plants.
Boobash was last night oct. 30th. So much fun, but don't have pictures 
camera is in repair. Some of my friends took some pictures and should be giving me a few.
Started around 7:30. We expected the teens to show up with their parents... only a few did and they left to go somewhere else around 8:30... so lots of food leftover!
We had 3 clowns, 1 scarecrow (me), 1 cow (DH), 1 cleopatra, 1 julius Ceasar (DH also put on a JCaesar disguise when he got too hot in the cow), 1 devil, 1 chinaman, 1 wedding organizer, 1 priest, and a bridegroom and bride.
The wedding organizer, priest, bridegroom & bride came in at the same time (their 13yr-old DD put on some wedding music) and proceeded with the wedding! We even got some party favors with the names & date of couple on it! it was so funny! especially when it was time to take off the garter. The bride had put fuzzy hair in her pantyhose as if she were really hairy!! It was a hoot!
We had tons of food!! I told them to take plates back with them. It was potluck - everyone brought something + their own liquor.
- Veggies & dip
- Big pasta salad
- Dip with tortilla chips
- Chips
- Hors-d'oeuvres (all kinds)
- deviled eggs (me)
- Rolled ham & cheese sandwiches
- Bruchettas
- sausages wrapped in bacon
- sausage ball (me)
- cheeseball
- cold pepperoni slices with honey mustard (me)
- brownies
- rice krispie squares
- fudge (me)
- s'mores cake (me)
- pumpkin cake (me)
Everyone left around 1:15... teens all worked at 7:00 or 7:30 this morning.
Things I forgot: bring out big thrash bag for paper plates, music CD to burn with party music (someone brought his music so that was ok).
camera is in repair. Some of my friends took some pictures and should be giving me a few.Started around 7:30. We expected the teens to show up with their parents... only a few did and they left to go somewhere else around 8:30... so lots of food leftover!
We had 3 clowns, 1 scarecrow (me), 1 cow (DH), 1 cleopatra, 1 julius Ceasar (DH also put on a JCaesar disguise when he got too hot in the cow), 1 devil, 1 chinaman, 1 wedding organizer, 1 priest, and a bridegroom and bride.
The wedding organizer, priest, bridegroom & bride came in at the same time (their 13yr-old DD put on some wedding music) and proceeded with the wedding! We even got some party favors with the names & date of couple on it! it was so funny! especially when it was time to take off the garter. The bride had put fuzzy hair in her pantyhose as if she were really hairy!! It was a hoot!
We had tons of food!! I told them to take plates back with them. It was potluck - everyone brought something + their own liquor.
- Veggies & dip
- Big pasta salad
- Dip with tortilla chips
- Chips
- Hors-d'oeuvres (all kinds)
- deviled eggs (me)
- Rolled ham & cheese sandwiches
- Bruchettas
- sausages wrapped in bacon
- sausage ball (me)
- cheeseball
- cold pepperoni slices with honey mustard (me)
- brownies
- rice krispie squares
- fudge (me)
- s'mores cake (me)
- pumpkin cake (me)
Everyone left around 1:15... teens all worked at 7:00 or 7:30 this morning.
Things I forgot: bring out big thrash bag for paper plates, music CD to burn with party music (someone brought his music so that was ok).
