Simple, but Creepy

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Simple, but Creepy

Post by jadewik » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:35 am

I had kids eating out of my hands (figuratively speaking) last year-- I was a witch! (My husband was an undertaker)

Having recently escaped from College I don't have a ton of decorations-- I've hardly place for my things in an apartment-- but I make due with what I have... and I totally splurged on costumes and candy since I had the budget.

I did the whole bubbling cauldron thing... had the candy already in the pot and I had these ingredient jars I'd got at Michael's with things I'd put in them that looked like what was on the label... and I'd take the things out of the jars and put it in the cauldron and make the kids say:
Trick or treat
Smell my feet
Give me something good to eat

... and I'd pull out full-sized candy bars (occasionally pretending to be pulled into the pot). The looks on their faces -- priceless! =)

Setup was pretty simple... I recommend a fog-machine cauldron... water gets messy (I did the bubbling cauldron at our church party, but not at the house). Table... black table cloth from Walmart... and I had some Luminaries I'd got at JoAnn's a couple years previous at the after Halloween sales. =)

Presto!

The visual was awesome... I had a couple kids too scared to walk up the driveway/pathway! Hehehe.

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Post by MHooch » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:09 pm

What a gorgeous picture. Great job!!!
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Post by One Eye'd Jack » Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:32 am

That is SO SOOO COOL!!!!!!!

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Post by jadewik » Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:53 am

Thanks! =)

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Post by ilovehalloween » Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:52 pm

that looks awesome! great job!
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Post by magickbean » Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:02 pm

That is such a perfect Halloween picture. I love it!

And I love the idea - beautiful in its simplicity, and so very effective! Kudos to you, jadewik! :D
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Post by pum'kinpye » Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:18 am

That is an awesome pic..I love it!

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Post by mandy0221 » Sun Sep 09, 2007 12:14 pm

I would walk right on up!!!!! Looks so neat and spooky
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Post by RUScaredYet » Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:47 pm

"Simple": Are you kidding - that's AWESOME! :D

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Post by jadewik » Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:57 am

Thanks for all the compliments!

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Re: Simple, but Creepy

Post by OctoberChill » Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:24 pm

Had to bump this topic just because of that picture. Great work jadewik.

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Re: Simple, but Creepy

Post by crimson_autumn » Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:57 pm

I wish I had a front porch =( first year of marriage = duplex. not much to work with, but we're gonna try our hardest!
When witches go riding,
and black cats are seen,
the moon laughs and whispers,
‘tis near Halloween.

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Re: Simple, but Creepy

Post by jadewik » Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:48 pm

crimson_autumn wrote:I wish I had a front porch =( first year of marriage = duplex. not much to work with, but we're gonna try our hardest!
That's actually my in-law's house... hubby and I lived in apartments up 'till Jan 2008. The house we're renting now is in a gated community-- I still can't decide between doing the haunt there or at my in-laws. I'm leaning towards having it at our own place this year... the volume of ToT'ers should be MUCH smaller... as opposed to +150 at my in-law's.

In the years I lived in a duplex or apartments, I'd either go "reverse Trick-or-treating" or find somewhere else to pass out candy. Do what you can! I'm sure it'll work out wonderfully! =)

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