Hybrid Halloween Party 11 comments  

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This kit was so inspiring a million ideas started coming to mind when I saw it. I couldn't stop from one thing to the next. Next thing I know I have friends coming over for a Halloween Party! 

It all started with the invitations. I found fun and cheesy Halloween sayings for the inside. I used a double flap card templet shrunk down to fit more on a page and save on ink. I made four different styles featuring four different witches from the kit. I added matching bows to tie the card and little candies to give them a bit of fun. 

I started with the decorations. The wall decor was first with the spiders. I used styrofoam balls painted black, black pipe cleaners and googly eyes to make large spiders to hide/hang about. The candy corn wreath is real candy corn glued on piece by piece. In all it was over 50 oz of candy corn. By adding some spider webbing and a large spider to it, it became more spooky. 

The hybrid banner was super easy because of Kim Hill's awesome party templet. I just clipped on the papers I wanted and added the elements and letters. I put them on one sheet to save on ink. I layered them all together and cut the slits together so they were matching. Stringing through the ribbon and adding a few finishing touches with some bling was all it really needed.

Next I moved onto the table decorations. I started with the glasses. I used orange and green craft wire I wrapped up around the stem and then around a pencil at the top to give the tight spring effect. I made the pumpkin with ovals in Photoshop and clipped matching pattern papers from the kit to coordinate.

Then I moved on to the place mats. I created a basic 8x10 layout without pictures but instead with the witch as the focus. After printing them borderless on my printer I got some self laminating sheets to keep them from getting messed up easily. I made 5 different styles featuring each witch on one.

I also created little treat pouch with candy bars in them by using squares of paper and rolling them up. Closing each end opposite of each other gave them a fun shape. I topped them with some flowers and cut out ghosts, bats, and pumpkins from the kit. 

I also made a bunch of eye balls in Photoshop using layered circles and colors that I took from the kit. I then glued each eyeball to a mini recess cup with a glue dot. I put the mini recess on a rectangle of black card stock with a glue dot to keep them from falling around inside the baggy. I made the topper using one of the eyeballs to match. 

I couldn't stop there, so I had lots of fun with bloody fingers, jello franks and cupcakes.

The bloody fingers are hot dogs wrapped in crescent rolls with almond slice for the nail. I took it a step farther and chopped off the end and covered it in ketchup.

For the Jello Franks I used lime jello, when it was half way set up I push in two marachino cherries for the eyes. After they finished setting up I added Oreo crumbles for the hair and taped on Rollos for the neck bolts. With the added touch of a scar with tiny strips of orange duct tape, they were set to go.