Spooktacular Decorating
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
PUMPKIN POTS Carve the top off a mini pumpkin, then cut the bottom off a water bottle and drop it in to act as a vase. We filled ours with ranunculuses, mums and dahlias.
10 CHANCES TO
WIN
$1,000
Photograph by Mike Garten.
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
AT GRANDIN ROAD bit.ly/2ukIjyq Details, page 129
Spooktacular Decorating Trick out your house with our boo-tiful decor ideas, from pretty pumpkin vases to bone-chilling treats. You won’t be able to resist getting into the holiday spirit. Boo-ha-ha-ha! Craft styling by BLAKE RAMSEY and CATE GEIGER KALUS Text by SARA BOWER
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YO U R H O M E
hallowe en sp e cial
no-carve pumpkins
Make your fright night an absolute delight with these creative crafts.
scaredy cat
glam polka dots
shimmer web
fast florals
Using hot glue, place strings of sequins going about halfway down the pumpkin. Next, go horizontal with curved lines to complete the cobweb. A spider is optional but encouraged!
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Make 1" to 2" filled-in circles out of glue. Using a string of sequins (ours are from papermart.com), place the first sequin in the center and coil around. Repeat, evenly spacing.
Adhere temporary tattoos to your white pumpkin, as you would on skin. Join a ring of floral selects together for this botanical look. We found ours at TattooNbeyond on etsy.com.
Photographs by Mike Garten.
Mask out the eyes, mouth, nose, ears (and whiskers!) on an orange pumpkin with blue painter’s tape. Cover the rest with black acrylic paint. Let dry, then remove the tape to reveal.
bewitching bar cart Guests can help themselves to your cauldron concoctions.
spooky snacks Entertain your ghosts and ghouls with these hauntingly delicious sips and bites.
balloon magic
Photographs by Danielle Occhiogrosso, food styling by Anna Helm Baxter.
Wrap large helium balloons with tulle. Tie ribbon at the base and trim the skirt as needed!
SWEET TREATS
Make no bones about it: These light and crispy meringues are scary-simple (recipe, page 127).
retro labels Download these at goodhouse keeping.com/halloweenlabels and print on sticker paper. Attach to bottles.
PARTY POTION
Paint black gel food coloring onto orange-peel strips to garnish this tasty apricotbourbon brew (recipe, page 128).
10 READERS WILL
win $1,000
of Halloween Decor
3' WHITE BALLOONS, $5, OHHAPPYDAY.COM, BLACK TULLE, $9, AMAZON.COM. HALSTED MOBILE CART, $499, GRANDINROAD.COM. DRINK DISPENSER, $179, GRANDINROAD.COM. BLACK-AND-WHITE STRAWS, $9 FOR A PACK OF 100, AMAZON.COM. FOR SIMILAR: GOLD DOTTED GLASSWARE, $50 FOR SET OF FOUR, BEDBATHANDBEYOND .COM. COPPER COCKTAIL SHAKER, $25, CRATEANDBARREL.COM.
Score a Grandin Road Halloween shopping spree and you could nab fun finds like the bar cart and drink dispenser on this page! Go to grandinroad.com to make your wish list. It’s HQ for all things seasonal.
OCTOBER 2017 G H
49
YO U R H O M E
hallowe en sp e cial
devilishly batty table delicious setting Make this choco-and-pumpkin Serve your (with All Hallows’ feast layer cake frostingEve ghosts!) on the most boo-tiful a hauntingly beautiful backdrop. centerpiece.
K- ' O - L A N
p 128
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Photograph by Danielle Occhiogrosso, food styling by Anna Helm Baxter.
JAC
pumpkin & devil’s food layer cake
YO U R H O M E
hallowe en sp e cial
haunted mantel
ASSORTED FELT BATS, $15, GRANDINROAD.COM. WATERCOLOR ABSTRACT LANDS SERIES: WINTER 2 BY VERY MARTA IN 30" BY 40", $354, MINTED.COM. BLACK-AND-WHITE-STRIPED PUMPKIN, $49, GRANDINROAD.COM. BLACK CHEESECLOTH, $10, JOANN.COM. 4" WHITE PAPER LANTERNS, $6, ORIENTALTRADING.COM.
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Photograph by Danielle Occhiogrosso.
String a creepy crawling cobweb over artwork or a mirror you already have, then hang skull lanterns, DIY-dip candlesticks and spray-paint plants black for the eeriest undead effect. Turn to page 129 for the easy how-tos.
PUMPKIN POTS Carve the top off a mini pumpkin, then cut the bottom off a water bottle and drop it in to act as a vase. We filled ours with ranunculuses, mums and dahlias.
10 CHANCES TO
WIN
$1,000
Photograph by Mike Garten.
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
AT GRANDIN ROAD bit.ly/2ukIjyq Details, page 129
Spooktacular Decorating Trick out your house with our boo-tiful decor ideas, from pretty pumpkin vases to bone-chilling treats. You won’t be able to resist getting into the holiday spirit. Boo-ha-ha-ha! Craft styling by BLAKE RAMSEY and CATE GEIGER KALUS Text by SARA BOWER
OCTOBER 2017 G H
47
YO U R H O M E
hallowe en sp e cial
no-carve pumpkins
Make your fright night an absolute delight with these creative crafts.
scaredy cat
glam polka dots
shimmer web
fast florals
Using hot glue, place strings of sequins going about halfway down the pumpkin. Next, go horizontal with curved lines to complete the cobweb. A spider is optional but encouraged!
48
G H OCTOBER 2017
Make 1" to 2" filled-in circles out of glue. Using a string of sequins (ours are from papermart.com), place the first sequin in the center and coil around. Repeat, evenly spacing.
Adhere temporary tattoos to your white pumpkin, as you would on skin. Join a ring of floral selects together for this botanical look. We found ours at TattooNbeyond on etsy.com.
Photographs by Mike Garten.
Mask out the eyes, mouth, nose, ears (and whiskers!) on an orange pumpkin with blue painter’s tape. Cover the rest with black acrylic paint. Let dry, then remove the tape to reveal.
bewitching bar cart Guests can help themselves to your cauldron concoctions.
spooky snacks Entertain your ghosts and ghouls with these hauntingly delicious sips and bites.
balloon magic
Photographs by Danielle Occhiogrosso, food styling by Anna Helm Baxter.
Wrap large helium balloons with tulle. Tie ribbon at the base and trim the skirt as needed!
SWEET TREATS
Make no bones about it: These light and crispy meringues are scary-simple (recipe, page 127).
retro labels Download these at goodhouse keeping.com/halloweenlabels and print on sticker paper. Attach to bottles.
PARTY POTION
Paint black gel food coloring onto orange-peel strips to garnish this tasty apricotbourbon brew (recipe, page 128).
10 READERS WILL
win $1,000
of Halloween Decor
3' WHITE BALLOONS, $5, OHHAPPYDAY.COM, BLACK TULLE, $9, AMAZON.COM. HALSTED MOBILE CART, $499, GRANDINROAD.COM. DRINK DISPENSER, $179, GRANDINROAD.COM. BLACK-AND-WHITE STRAWS, $9 FOR A PACK OF 100, AMAZON.COM. FOR SIMILAR: GOLD DOTTED GLASSWARE, $50 FOR SET OF FOUR, BEDBATHANDBEYOND .COM. COPPER COCKTAIL SHAKER, $25, CRATEANDBARREL.COM.
Score a Grandin Road Halloween shopping spree and you could nab fun finds like the bar cart and drink dispenser on this page! Go to grandinroad.com to make your wish list. It’s HQ for all things seasonal.
OCTOBER 2017 G H
49
YO U R H O M E
hallowe en sp e cial
devilishly batty table delicious setting Make this choco-and-pumpkin Serve your (with All Hallows’ feast layer cake frostingEve ghosts!) on the most boo-tiful a hauntingly beautiful backdrop. centerpiece.
K- ' O - L A N
p 128
TE RN PO
T
50
G H OCTOBER 2017
PI
E
P.
000
Photograph by Danielle Occhiogrosso, food styling by Anna Helm Baxter.
JAC
pumpkin & devil’s food layer cake
YO U R H O M E
hallowe en sp e cial
haunted mantel
ASSORTED FELT BATS, $15, GRANDINROAD.COM. WATERCOLOR ABSTRACT LANDS SERIES: WINTER 2 BY VERY MARTA IN 30" BY 40", $354, MINTED.COM. BLACK-AND-WHITE-STRIPED PUMPKIN, $49, GRANDINROAD.COM. BLACK CHEESECLOTH, $10, JOANN.COM. 4" WHITE PAPER LANTERNS, $6, ORIENTALTRADING.COM.
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Photograph by Danielle Occhiogrosso.
String a creepy crawling cobweb over artwork or a mirror you already have, then hang skull lanterns, DIY-dip candlesticks and spray-paint plants black for the eeriest undead effect. Turn to page 129 for the easy how-tos.
