Haunted Halloween Party!

Bat sugar cookies (From Firefly Confections) were hung from the ceiling as if they were swooping through the air. Our focal point of the main dessert table was an antique typewriter where we displayed pumpkin and owl cookies, plus witch’s spells from our printable collection. Old medicine bottles wrapped in our graphic designs were used to display the Mummy-mallows and Boo-meringues (DIY made by Maureen of Anders Ruff). We made inverted book displays out of old beat up books and used varying sizes to add height and dimension.  A vintage ammo box was used to hold caramel apples and an antique door knob was set up to hold the chocolate skeleton keys.  We made the chocolate skeleton keys from key molds and also our printable key template that is included in the printable collection. We also made the caramel apples and drizzled white chocolate horizontally to carry through the same “look” as the wrapped mummy treats. We used accents of old-school cameras to accessorize the table and flowed well when it was mixed in with the haunted house photography/banner (in the printable package). We wanted to show a more eclectic way to serve cupcakes so Got What It Cakes layered the cupcakes in mason jars topped off with chocolate spider webs.”

Other Accents, by Anders Ruff-

“We used old shutters and a window pane for our backdrop – a simple prop that gives a bold statement. More antique books, cameras and medicine bottles were displayed to hold our treats. We added some Spanish moss for another spooky element. Our drink tray was wrapped with old paper documents. This was so easy to do and gave one of our modern trays a new look.

The bat juice (cider) you see is in mini canning jars with an old fashioned candy stick straw. We created a square Trick or Treat banner to offset the scene. Popcorn cones (made out of our printable patterned papers and embellished with a printable party logo) were filled with fresh popcorn and strung along the table with mini-clothes pins, so the kids could easily take them off to eat.  We piped chocolate cobwebs (DIY) to add to the tops of some of the popcorn cones as well.”