Halloween: Setting The Scene

Happy Halloween!
My husband and I are true Halloween lovers.  We like to add to our collection each year.  Here's a little tour of how we set the scene for the spooky season.

Tutorial for my Halloween wreaths found here.

We have four of these ghosts hanging from our magnolia tree.  We made them last year using inexpensive white fabric, bouncy balls from the dollar store, and Sharpie pens.  They are hung with fishing line.

This year, our main addition to the decor was homemade gravestones.  Ian purchased two large plywood sheets and I drew the shapes on them.  Our friend cut them out with his circular saw.  A little bit of paint and some witty sayings, and we were done!

Everything looks so good in the dark!

We also have the inside of the house decorated.   For Saturday night's party, we had all of the lights off (you can't tell due to the camera flash) and tons of candles lit.  You can also see on the sofa table that we had jars with brains, hearts, eyeballs, and rats that we filled with water and the insides of glow sticks.  We shone a black light on them so the jars glowed.

We made an easy punch using Diet V8 Splash, diet ginger ale, and an entire can of lychees that resembled eyeballs at the bottom.  For those who wished to spike their punch, I had whipped-cream vodka next to the dispenser.

We also chilled the wine with dry ice.  A very inexpensive way to create a fun look.

Do you go all out for Halloween?