Heaven & Hell Party Photos 2011

The party's over, and it was a great time for all, methinks! Thanks to Maicie Wolfe for taking pictures this year - she did a far better job than I could have, for sure. You should be able to click on the photos for larger versions, I think. I haven't identified anyone just in case they'd rather remain anonymous (relatively speaking).

 A Dark Angel (tied for 1st place), a flower, and dirt (funniest costume award).

 Eek! Devils!

 An evil (?) wizard...

 Um...

 Ooo...now there's our very dapper looking host!

 Your split-personality hostess (why yes, my halo is leaning...).

 A lovely good 'n evil couple. :-)

 Trouble x 2!

 Now that is one scary devil!

 Dark Angel #2 (tied for first place)

 A not-so-angry bird...and look! A geisha and a nun!

 Our esteemed photographer and her lovely (?) date...

 Need to get to heaven? These two will drive!

 Busted by the emperor! Or was it Caesar? Hmm...

 Knockin' the balls around (there's a reason this party is adults only...)

 That specter is fixing to drag this guy off for not wearing a costume...

 Another costume slacker. Watch out guys. Just try that next year. I dare you! ;-)

Dark Angel #2 again, and our Blue Angel...

Very dangerous to do at a party...passed out! 

And a lovely swirly skull to end the evening. :-) 

Thanks to all who came - it wouldn't be a party without you! 

Next up, Halloween night in the graveyard out front...if you're local, stop by, & bring the kids. :-)

Decor Progress!

The new carpet is in (well, mostly), and we spent Tuesday putting the outside power outlets back on the new siding (with help from my dad) and getting the new entertainment center delivered. So today was the first real day we had to get on with cleaning and actual decorating, and we worked most of the day and a few hours tonight as well. A lot of cleaning, so tomorrow will be the main decor push, but we met the Devil:

Don't worry. If you're coming to the party, you'll meet him soon enough. ;-) 

We also helped a ghost get off the ground: 

Ooo...good pic of the new carpet too! 

And then tonight, I put up one of our Halloween villages in the new entertainment center. This picture doesn't really do it justice, but you get the idea: 

So a busy day all around, and tomorrow will be a lot more decorating as it's our last day to really work on the indoor decor (we still have a graveyard to put out, you know...). 

Two days to party time! :-)

How to Make Your Spiders Happy

Just eleven days to party time this year, and we've barely started decorating! We've had some issues getting new carpet in (it won't be installed until next Monday - eek!), and it's been a bit slow starting because of that. But we're moving now, and tonight it was time to make the spiders a cozy home.

First, of course, they needed a welcoming environment. Enter the webs!

Ignore my socks there. This is a work in progress, after all...my feet were hot! 

Once the webs are in place, it's time to set the spiders. But be sure to put the biggest ones out first. They get jealous otherwise...

Then it's time to put the medium spiders out. They normally like to hang around, so I hook 'em up with curtain rods and whatever shelving I can find. 

I have a little dropping spider - his specialty is "Boo!". He'll need to hang...somewhere spooky for the party, but for now, this hook will do. 

Then it's time for the tiny spiders - they're happy just hanging out on the counter top, which is handy. Now we're almost done...

Still, I feel like I'm forgetting something. But what? 

Oh, right. Food! Don't forget to leave your spiders a nice big snack. Wouldn't want them to get hungry and start munching on party guests now, would we? 

I think we can safely say that the spiders are happy now. :-) 

What's next? I'm not sure. It may or may not involve skeletons...

Party Pics 2010

Alrighty then - we're starting to gear up for Halloween 2011, and I realized I never actually posted party pics from last year! Bad blogger! Of course I was going through the few we have, and honestly, I'm not sure how I managed to get such blurry pics. But you get the general idea, right?

I know, my photography skills are scary, right? Anyone wanna come be the photographer this year? ;-) 

I need to get invitations out by October first...eek! More coming later this month...