Some More Halloween Cocktails
Yes, Halloween has passed and it is nowhere near this time of year. But, I hope I am not losing any guests because the whole point of Halloween bargain hunting it to think about Halloween all year round to be able to get the best deals possible. I know I have previously discussed Halloween drinks you can have for your Halloween party. I then got to thinking, since I am a young professional I may not want a dinner party I may rather have a cocktail party, or have a cocktail party to start the night then end up going out somewhere.
I happened to stumble across this website: http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/special/halloween.htm
Here are some drinks I recommend:
Cocktails:
These can be either mixed drinks or drinks such as martinis and other straight alcohols.
Recommended drinks from the above website:
Eyeball Martini
Hauntini
Pumpkin Martini
Pumpkin Margarita
Shots:
This are small portions (hence shotglasses) of mostly alcohol or all alcohol. I would be careful with having this option, people can get out of control faster, and some people may think that taking shots brings down the class of the party.
Recommended drinks from the above website:
Punches:
This is different juices, sodas, and other additives that can be made either alcoholic or nonalcoholic. If you are having a party with people who are not really into drinking I recommend this because you can make these quite weak (meaning instead of adding a whole 750 ml of hard alcohol only add a few shots worth). This is also a great option if it is a children’s party, or people with have underage guests.
Recommended drinks from the above website:
Black Punch
Jack O’latern Punch
Hot Apple Rum Cider
I will be writing more indepth on each of these drinks if you check out:
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Sunday, November 29, 2009
Saturday, November 28, 2009
A dessert Wine for Your Halloween Dinner Party
Dolce Wine
Are you throwing a dinner this Halloween? Well an extremely important part of the dinner party is not only the dishes you will be serving but the drinks you have to go with them. You can make a delicious mixed drink, serve something non-alcoholic, or talk to a wine professional and serve wine that beautifully matches your dishes. I recently tried the most delicious wine I have ever tasted. It is called Dolce. This wine is not for the small budget. It averages $69.99 a bottle for 375 ml. Yes I know it is insanely expensive, and not a large bottle but it is a dessert wine therefore you do not need as much. You can give each person a small tasting with their dessert.
http://www.klwines.com/detail.asp?sku=1042477&cid=TPV-Googlebase
This is the wines description based on the above website:
“Sweetness. Like the most sinful dessert in liquid form, the 2005 Dolce, from the folks at Far Niente, satisfies our craving for sweetness with some hidden surprises. A combination of late harvest sémillon and sauvignon blanc from the foggy town of Coombsville, east of Napa, the Dolce is Napa's Sauternes-style dessert wine, with its earthy, botrytis underpinning and joyful acidity. Wonderfully food-friendly, this will pair well with foie gras, poached figs, cheeses, chocolate or crème brulee. Or cellar and watch the wine evolve.”
This wine is good for people who do not really like wine. I myself am not a big wine drinker at all, and I happen to love the sweet taste of this wine. As stated above the wine is super expensive but I would not leave a bottle on the table I would serve one of the above recommend desserts (if you make crème brulee I recommend using orange food die to make it festive) and serve a small amount in a wine glass, describe the wine and put the bottle away.
Are you throwing a dinner this Halloween? Well an extremely important part of the dinner party is not only the dishes you will be serving but the drinks you have to go with them. You can make a delicious mixed drink, serve something non-alcoholic, or talk to a wine professional and serve wine that beautifully matches your dishes. I recently tried the most delicious wine I have ever tasted. It is called Dolce. This wine is not for the small budget. It averages $69.99 a bottle for 375 ml. Yes I know it is insanely expensive, and not a large bottle but it is a dessert wine therefore you do not need as much. You can give each person a small tasting with their dessert.
http://www.klwines.com/detail.asp?sku=1042477&cid=TPV-Googlebase
This is the wines description based on the above website:
“Sweetness. Like the most sinful dessert in liquid form, the 2005 Dolce, from the folks at Far Niente, satisfies our craving for sweetness with some hidden surprises. A combination of late harvest sémillon and sauvignon blanc from the foggy town of Coombsville, east of Napa, the Dolce is Napa's Sauternes-style dessert wine, with its earthy, botrytis underpinning and joyful acidity. Wonderfully food-friendly, this will pair well with foie gras, poached figs, cheeses, chocolate or crème brulee. Or cellar and watch the wine evolve.”
This wine is good for people who do not really like wine. I myself am not a big wine drinker at all, and I happen to love the sweet taste of this wine. As stated above the wine is super expensive but I would not leave a bottle on the table I would serve one of the above recommend desserts (if you make crème brulee I recommend using orange food die to make it festive) and serve a small amount in a wine glass, describe the wine and put the bottle away.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Who Doesn't Love Pie
Some delicious Pie Ideas
Throughout the Halloween and fall season pie is a common thought in my opinion. On my website I have even given my own homemade recipe for Graveyard pie. I wanted to give some of you readers some pie ideas. To start a pie discussion lets discuss some different kinds of pies I can think of. There are cream pies: Chocolate Cream Pie, Banana Cream Pie, Boston Cream Pie, Coconut Crème Pie, and Vanilla Crème Pie. Then there are fruit Pies: Cherry Pie, Apple Pie, Strawberry Rhubarb Pie, Peach Pie, Blueberry Pie, and Mixed Berry Pie. Finally there are the random category pies, these include: Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie, French Silk, Peanut butter Pie, Oreo Pie, and Key lime Pie. Now that I have named all of the pies I can think of I want to name some things that I think accompany pie well. These include a big dollop of ice cream, whipped cream (I HATE cool whip), and simply a glass of milk.
Now that I have hopefully made you super hungry I wanted to give you a great pumpkin pie recipe:
Here is the classic Pumpkin Pie with a 3 topping twist- From http://www.pillsbury.com/Recipes/ShowRecipe.aspx?rid=47519
INGREDIENTS
Crust
1 Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crust (from 15-oz box), softened as directed on box
Filling
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 can (15 oz) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
2 eggs, beaten
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 425°F. Place pie crust in 9-inch glass pie plate as directed on box for One-Crust Filled Pie.
2. In large bowl, beat filling ingredients with hand beater or wire whisk until well blended. Pour into crust-lined plate. Cover crust edge with strips of foil to prevent excessive browning.
3. Bake 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F; bake 40 to 50 minutes longer or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. Store covered in refrigerator.
Throughout the Halloween and fall season pie is a common thought in my opinion. On my website I have even given my own homemade recipe for Graveyard pie. I wanted to give some of you readers some pie ideas. To start a pie discussion lets discuss some different kinds of pies I can think of. There are cream pies: Chocolate Cream Pie, Banana Cream Pie, Boston Cream Pie, Coconut Crème Pie, and Vanilla Crème Pie. Then there are fruit Pies: Cherry Pie, Apple Pie, Strawberry Rhubarb Pie, Peach Pie, Blueberry Pie, and Mixed Berry Pie. Finally there are the random category pies, these include: Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie, French Silk, Peanut butter Pie, Oreo Pie, and Key lime Pie. Now that I have named all of the pies I can think of I want to name some things that I think accompany pie well. These include a big dollop of ice cream, whipped cream (I HATE cool whip), and simply a glass of milk.
Now that I have hopefully made you super hungry I wanted to give you a great pumpkin pie recipe:
Here is the classic Pumpkin Pie with a 3 topping twist- From http://www.pillsbury.com/Recipes/ShowRecipe.aspx?rid=47519
INGREDIENTS
Crust
1 Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crust (from 15-oz box), softened as directed on box
Filling
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 can (15 oz) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
2 eggs, beaten
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 425°F. Place pie crust in 9-inch glass pie plate as directed on box for One-Crust Filled Pie.
2. In large bowl, beat filling ingredients with hand beater or wire whisk until well blended. Pour into crust-lined plate. Cover crust edge with strips of foil to prevent excessive browning.
3. Bake 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F; bake 40 to 50 minutes longer or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. Store covered in refrigerator.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Similarities between Halloween and Thanksgiving
I know in my previous post I compared Halloween to Thanksgiving and decided for myself that Halloween dominated Thanksgiving. I felt I may have been a little harsh on Thanksgiving after I clicked post. Therefore I decided I would try and find similarities in Halloween and Thanksgiving therefore Halloween may still be better but Thanksgiving is not horrible.
Now let us discuss these similarities:
Eating-
Thanksgiving may be completely consumed with eating, but there are also many aspect of Halloween that involves eating. These include the fact that there are tons of candies, cookies, and fun Halloween cakes sold everywhere. Pumpkin pie is a big pie for both Holidays. Halloween is all about dessert, but that is also a very important part of Thanksgiving.
Spending time with friends and family-
Most people do not have family parties for Halloween. But it is still a time to spend time with friends, children spend more time with their parents, and loved ones tend to gather round. This is even more so for Thanksgiving because you are giving thanks for everything you have including friends and family. Many people I know have family parties, and whether they be big or little both holidays allow for spending time and having fun with people you truly care about.
Nice Weather-
Thanksgiving has been notorious for some snow. But on average both Thanksgiving and Halloween have the perfect wear a sweater and snuggle weather. It is not too cold where you are freezing, or warm to the point of sweating. I call this “hoodie weather” because it is perfect for just throwing a hoodie on.
While writing this blog I decided this would be better off elaborated and written as a pillar article on my website. Check out www.affordablehalloweenideas.com , and refer to the pillar articles section for the full article.
Have a great break from work/school!!!
Jennifer
Now let us discuss these similarities:
Eating-
Thanksgiving may be completely consumed with eating, but there are also many aspect of Halloween that involves eating. These include the fact that there are tons of candies, cookies, and fun Halloween cakes sold everywhere. Pumpkin pie is a big pie for both Holidays. Halloween is all about dessert, but that is also a very important part of Thanksgiving.
Spending time with friends and family-
Most people do not have family parties for Halloween. But it is still a time to spend time with friends, children spend more time with their parents, and loved ones tend to gather round. This is even more so for Thanksgiving because you are giving thanks for everything you have including friends and family. Many people I know have family parties, and whether they be big or little both holidays allow for spending time and having fun with people you truly care about.
Nice Weather-
Thanksgiving has been notorious for some snow. But on average both Thanksgiving and Halloween have the perfect wear a sweater and snuggle weather. It is not too cold where you are freezing, or warm to the point of sweating. I call this “hoodie weather” because it is perfect for just throwing a hoodie on.
While writing this blog I decided this would be better off elaborated and written as a pillar article on my website. Check out www.affordablehalloweenideas.com , and refer to the pillar articles section for the full article.
Have a great break from work/school!!!
Jennifer
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Which do you think is better?
Thanksgiving vs. Halloween
Which holiday do you think is better? Lets compare the two.
Halloween:
During Halloween you get to dress up in costumes, go out, throw parties, eat lots of candy, and watch scary movies. When it comes to costumes you can become whatever you want and go all out. You can wear amazing make-up, and most people become something or someone they have always wanted to be. The weather is usually a little chilly, but still quite nice. It is also fun to go out and see everyone else’s costumes, and see costume trends. Finally I like giving candy to cute little trick-or-treaters.
Thanksgiving:
This holiday involves watching lots of football, cooking all day, and eating your life away. Then relaxing for a few hours and then eating again. The weather is usually nice, but a little colder than Halloween. For most people Thanksgiving involves spending time with lots of family. The weather does not matter as much because most people spend this holiday in doors, and in front of the TV.
My opinion:
Based on the title of my blog you can guess what my favorite holiday is. There are several reasons for this. To start I love getting dressed up and putting on crazy and unique make-up. I LOVE scary movies, and eating candy. Finally my favorite part of the year is putting my Halloween costumes together (I usually have more than one). I do not like watching football very much so that part of Thanksgiving bothers me. The only part of Thanksgiving I truly like is the cooking. I love to cook all day long, and have everything taste my concoctions and tell me how I did. I am not even that big of a fan of turkey. So Halloween dominates Thanksgiving in my book!
Have a fun and safe Thanksgiving!!
Jennifer
Which holiday do you think is better? Lets compare the two.
Halloween:
During Halloween you get to dress up in costumes, go out, throw parties, eat lots of candy, and watch scary movies. When it comes to costumes you can become whatever you want and go all out. You can wear amazing make-up, and most people become something or someone they have always wanted to be. The weather is usually a little chilly, but still quite nice. It is also fun to go out and see everyone else’s costumes, and see costume trends. Finally I like giving candy to cute little trick-or-treaters.
Thanksgiving:
This holiday involves watching lots of football, cooking all day, and eating your life away. Then relaxing for a few hours and then eating again. The weather is usually nice, but a little colder than Halloween. For most people Thanksgiving involves spending time with lots of family. The weather does not matter as much because most people spend this holiday in doors, and in front of the TV.
My opinion:
Based on the title of my blog you can guess what my favorite holiday is. There are several reasons for this. To start I love getting dressed up and putting on crazy and unique make-up. I LOVE scary movies, and eating candy. Finally my favorite part of the year is putting my Halloween costumes together (I usually have more than one). I do not like watching football very much so that part of Thanksgiving bothers me. The only part of Thanksgiving I truly like is the cooking. I love to cook all day long, and have everything taste my concoctions and tell me how I did. I am not even that big of a fan of turkey. So Halloween dominates Thanksgiving in my book!
Have a fun and safe Thanksgiving!!
Jennifer
Monday, November 16, 2009
Scary Movies I have no Seen
Halloween movies I really want to see right now. There are several I really want to see right now because I have been meaning to go see that but either have not rented them or am waiting till they come out on video. I am a college student with no job, in order to focus on school. I live on a small amount of money my parents give me each month, therefore it is hard for me to spend $9.00 on going to see one movie.
1. Saw 6- I did not like Saw 5, but it’s a pretty interesting series with lots of twists and turns so I do not mind just seeing it because there is another one. Plus I heard this was one of the better ones that have come out so far.
2. Fourth Kind- I like scary alien movies. Signs was awesome hopefully this one will be good as well.
3. Orphan- I thought this movie looked horrible when it first came out. Now I have seen some good reviews, and would like to give it a chance. Why not, it is at Redbox for only $1 a day.
4. Lets Scare Jessica to Death- This is the movie my friend and I bought awhile ago for the week of Halloween. All the other movies we bought were HORRIBLE, I hope this one is way better.
Hopefully at least one of these movies will be a good scary one. I do not feel I have seen a good scary movie since watching the Ring, which came out awhile ago. Does anyone agree with me? Do you know any scary movies I have not previously mentioned in any of my movie blog posts? Feel free to leave some comments, I will let you know, when I get around to watching these movies, how good they are.
1. Saw 6- I did not like Saw 5, but it’s a pretty interesting series with lots of twists and turns so I do not mind just seeing it because there is another one. Plus I heard this was one of the better ones that have come out so far.
2. Fourth Kind- I like scary alien movies. Signs was awesome hopefully this one will be good as well.
3. Orphan- I thought this movie looked horrible when it first came out. Now I have seen some good reviews, and would like to give it a chance. Why not, it is at Redbox for only $1 a day.
4. Lets Scare Jessica to Death- This is the movie my friend and I bought awhile ago for the week of Halloween. All the other movies we bought were HORRIBLE, I hope this one is way better.
Hopefully at least one of these movies will be a good scary one. I do not feel I have seen a good scary movie since watching the Ring, which came out awhile ago. Does anyone agree with me? Do you know any scary movies I have not previously mentioned in any of my movie blog posts? Feel free to leave some comments, I will let you know, when I get around to watching these movies, how good they are.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Paranomal Activity Review
This biggest movie let down I have ever experienced.
I was one of the first people to request Paranormal Activity in my area. It looked so realistic and scary I was for sure it was going to scare the crap out of my and wanted to be able to see it before someone spoiled it for me.
The movie is filmed much like Cloverfield and the ever famous Blair Witch Project. I, unlike many others, LOVE this way of filiming. Yes, Cloverfield made me very motion sick when I saw it in theatres, but I think that extra creepy feeling one gets when it is truly hard to judge weather it is real film or just a Hollywood-made movie.
I digress, back to Paranormal Activity. The movie gets off to such a slow start. I was expecting to be terrified from beginning to end based on how scary they made the previews out to be. It has some super creepy parts that made you a little freaked out to be in your room the night of, but on the hole you were afraid for the last 5 minutes of the movie it ended and you were a little frustrated.
The actors: They were alright. I thought the female lead did not do a very good job of walking and talking creepy/ possessed. The male lead made me so angry the whole movie! All the problems could have been avoided without him. What a jerk, I would have for sure immediately broken up with him!
I’d give the movie 1 and a half stars because the previews showed the only real scary parts, and led you to believe the movie was a lot more scary than it truly was. Also a lot of questions go unanswered, and the movie abruptly ends. Maybe they are leading into a second one???
Let me know what you think!
I was one of the first people to request Paranormal Activity in my area. It looked so realistic and scary I was for sure it was going to scare the crap out of my and wanted to be able to see it before someone spoiled it for me.
The movie is filmed much like Cloverfield and the ever famous Blair Witch Project. I, unlike many others, LOVE this way of filiming. Yes, Cloverfield made me very motion sick when I saw it in theatres, but I think that extra creepy feeling one gets when it is truly hard to judge weather it is real film or just a Hollywood-made movie.
I digress, back to Paranormal Activity. The movie gets off to such a slow start. I was expecting to be terrified from beginning to end based on how scary they made the previews out to be. It has some super creepy parts that made you a little freaked out to be in your room the night of, but on the hole you were afraid for the last 5 minutes of the movie it ended and you were a little frustrated.
The actors: They were alright. I thought the female lead did not do a very good job of walking and talking creepy/ possessed. The male lead made me so angry the whole movie! All the problems could have been avoided without him. What a jerk, I would have for sure immediately broken up with him!
I’d give the movie 1 and a half stars because the previews showed the only real scary parts, and led you to believe the movie was a lot more scary than it truly was. Also a lot of questions go unanswered, and the movie abruptly ends. Maybe they are leading into a second one???
Let me know what you think!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Now is the Time to Buy
Hello Fellow blog readers,
I meant to write this post a little earlier but there is still time. Now is the time for all your Halloween shopping. If you want a pre-made costume go to Halloween express now and buy it everything is 40% off! You can afford what you otherwise would not have been able to. They only have this sale for like a week! As for other stores go check out there Halloween sections! I was in Wal-Mart the other day and their Halloween stuff was 80% off! What a steal. I got a lot of stuff and Joann Fabrics for 60% off which was awesome for me because it was the week before Halloween so I was able to use a lot of the stuff for my Halloween party this year. As I have said before an “Affordable Halloween Shopper” is always hunting for great deals, and looking for the sales to be the first to get to the product before it is all picked over.
Completely off subject of my post above:
I wanted to quickly review Halloween express. My friend bought $40.00 red sparkle Dorothy platform pumps. 10 minutes after coming to my Halloween, shoes broke. Well big problem with shopping at Halloween express is the second you leave the store, its yours NO RETURNS, NO EXCHANGES. I think this is crap. I would never shop there for a costume, shoes, anything except maybe some cheap decorations, or stuff on sale as stated above. There are plenty of stores that sell the same costumes this store has but the other stores will have return policies. Avoid this store because they really do not care about you or how much they rip you off. Also we went back to the store to see if there was anything they could try and do and they owner was unbelievably rude.
Boo!
Jennifer
I meant to write this post a little earlier but there is still time. Now is the time for all your Halloween shopping. If you want a pre-made costume go to Halloween express now and buy it everything is 40% off! You can afford what you otherwise would not have been able to. They only have this sale for like a week! As for other stores go check out there Halloween sections! I was in Wal-Mart the other day and their Halloween stuff was 80% off! What a steal. I got a lot of stuff and Joann Fabrics for 60% off which was awesome for me because it was the week before Halloween so I was able to use a lot of the stuff for my Halloween party this year. As I have said before an “Affordable Halloween Shopper” is always hunting for great deals, and looking for the sales to be the first to get to the product before it is all picked over.
Completely off subject of my post above:
I wanted to quickly review Halloween express. My friend bought $40.00 red sparkle Dorothy platform pumps. 10 minutes after coming to my Halloween, shoes broke. Well big problem with shopping at Halloween express is the second you leave the store, its yours NO RETURNS, NO EXCHANGES. I think this is crap. I would never shop there for a costume, shoes, anything except maybe some cheap decorations, or stuff on sale as stated above. There are plenty of stores that sell the same costumes this store has but the other stores will have return policies. Avoid this store because they really do not care about you or how much they rip you off. Also we went back to the store to see if there was anything they could try and do and they owner was unbelievably rude.
Boo!
Jennifer
Monday, November 9, 2009
My 2009 Costume Discussion
So this Halloween had a lot of interesting costume trends, clever ideas, and BIG flops in my opinion. As I have said many times before I am very opinionated and want to reveal to you all how 2009’s Halloween costumes went based on what I saw.
Here are my costume favorites of this year:
1. Octo-mom. This was by far the most clever, and my favorite. I only saw one, a girl wore a wig braided to look like her. Then she just had a bunch of baby dolls hanging everywhere. I could see this costume winning prizes that some of the bars are offering.
2. Kanye West. I loved having people bust into my conversations saying, “You Imma let you finish but, Beyonce….” Then just walking away. This was hilarious and clever I saw 2 or 3 of these.
3. I saw this Vages dance-esk costume with peacock feathers twice. It was a VERY pretty and sexy costume. The top was a corset with the feathers out the back when spankies and fishnets.
Costume Trends:
1. There were lots of police officers and security guards. I am bored with these and think they are unoriginal, but I saw like 30, so big trend as always.
2. Michael Jackson, I saw a lot of these but I was expecting that after his still recent death.
3. Pirates. These are another popular costume every year.
Costume Flops:
1. Girls in sleazy costumes who couldn’t pull it off. There are costumes made for every body type. If you are not perfectly fit wear a tiny costume that covers up problem spots. I saw lots of belly shirts that should have been regular shirts.
2. Guys in girls costumes. This was funy at first but the more I saw the more I thought, really you couldn’t come up with anything more clever?
3. Costumes with wings. I was at a few different bars, and all I could was run away from people with wings. It is so annoying to have them hitting you and getting stuck on you. If you are going to a party for Halloween, DON’T WEAR WINGS!
Here are my costume favorites of this year:
1. Octo-mom. This was by far the most clever, and my favorite. I only saw one, a girl wore a wig braided to look like her. Then she just had a bunch of baby dolls hanging everywhere. I could see this costume winning prizes that some of the bars are offering.
2. Kanye West. I loved having people bust into my conversations saying, “You Imma let you finish but, Beyonce….” Then just walking away. This was hilarious and clever I saw 2 or 3 of these.
3. I saw this Vages dance-esk costume with peacock feathers twice. It was a VERY pretty and sexy costume. The top was a corset with the feathers out the back when spankies and fishnets.
Costume Trends:
1. There were lots of police officers and security guards. I am bored with these and think they are unoriginal, but I saw like 30, so big trend as always.
2. Michael Jackson, I saw a lot of these but I was expecting that after his still recent death.
3. Pirates. These are another popular costume every year.
Costume Flops:
1. Girls in sleazy costumes who couldn’t pull it off. There are costumes made for every body type. If you are not perfectly fit wear a tiny costume that covers up problem spots. I saw lots of belly shirts that should have been regular shirts.
2. Guys in girls costumes. This was funy at first but the more I saw the more I thought, really you couldn’t come up with anything more clever?
3. Costumes with wings. I was at a few different bars, and all I could was run away from people with wings. It is so annoying to have them hitting you and getting stuck on you. If you are going to a party for Halloween, DON’T WEAR WINGS!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Halloween 2009
So Halloween has come and gone ….. how sad. I had a great party at my apartment, and then on the actual day of Halloween my friends and I took a trip to the bars. I thought I would give you all a little synapse of my Halloween festivities this year. To start on Halloween we had a party at my apartment. My roommates and I move all the furniture except for our two couches out of the living room to make plenty of room for the around 25 people that ended up coming. We decorated everything from the TV covered in spider webs to a strobe light hanging from the ceiling. Most of the decorations used were from previous Halloweens new purchases included Halloween cookies (on sale), the strobe light, Halloween cups (on sale), a table cloth (on sale), and a keg of beer. The total of new stuff bought was about $70. This was divided by my 2 roommates and I and my sister and friend. Which means the totally cost to each person was $14. This was extremely inexpensive if you include the cost of my costume which was $10.66 for fabric and thread, $7.00 for shoes, and $2 for flowers. Therefore this Halloween I spent around $35, which to be totally honest is lass than most people spend on their costume alone!
(Everyone at my Halloween party was 22 and over, I do not condone the selling of cups without a liquor license or giving alcohol to minors)
Hope you had a good Halloween. Check out my website for full story on everything about my party, some mishaps during, and maybe some changes I would make for next year! I am already planning, and have decided I want to be a super hero!!
My website is www.affordablehalloweenideas.webs.com
Jennifer
(Everyone at my Halloween party was 22 and over, I do not condone the selling of cups without a liquor license or giving alcohol to minors)
Hope you had a good Halloween. Check out my website for full story on everything about my party, some mishaps during, and maybe some changes I would make for next year! I am already planning, and have decided I want to be a super hero!!
My website is www.affordablehalloweenideas.webs.com
Jennifer
Friday, October 23, 2009
Some HalloweenParty Drinks
Some Halloween Drink Ideas..
I am throwing a 21 and over Halloween party on Friday October 31. There will be drinking involved, lots of cute Halloween decorations, and plenty of snacks. I thinking my drink theme will be red drinks for “Blood drinks” and then there will be come black and orange stuff as well. To begin since I am being a True Blood character, I want to order some of the new blood orange True Blood drink that is available. It supposed to be like the synthetic blood vampires drink on the show. Also, orange soda is a must for Halloween. It can be mixed with plain or orange flavored vodka. I would use regular and diet coke as the “black.” So many people have different alcohol preferences I plan on putting the True Blood cans on the counter in a cute set-up, with the orange and black soda in clear cute Halloween pitchers. I then will have a bottle of orange vodka, plain vodka, rum, and whiskey in a bar-like set-up at the drink station at my party. This way people can have just soda, or alcoholic beverages to their liking. I also have tried this alcoholic drink that involves sherbet for ice around Christmas time but I have figured out an adaptation for Halloween. Take a 2 liter bottle of lime soda, a 2 liter bottle of fruit punch, then add 1 cup of vodka (or add as much as you would like your guests to have), stir and then scoop in several scoops of orange sherbet. This is a delicious drink your party goers will love! Another cute idea is for Jello-shot put Halloween gummies in them such as little spiders or chewy eyeballs and an extra treat to chew on when taking the shot. Finally disinfect the little black plastic spiders and freeze them in ice cubes for the soda drinks. Just make sure guests know not to eat them!
Good Luck!
Jennifer
I am throwing a 21 and over Halloween party on Friday October 31. There will be drinking involved, lots of cute Halloween decorations, and plenty of snacks. I thinking my drink theme will be red drinks for “Blood drinks” and then there will be come black and orange stuff as well. To begin since I am being a True Blood character, I want to order some of the new blood orange True Blood drink that is available. It supposed to be like the synthetic blood vampires drink on the show. Also, orange soda is a must for Halloween. It can be mixed with plain or orange flavored vodka. I would use regular and diet coke as the “black.” So many people have different alcohol preferences I plan on putting the True Blood cans on the counter in a cute set-up, with the orange and black soda in clear cute Halloween pitchers. I then will have a bottle of orange vodka, plain vodka, rum, and whiskey in a bar-like set-up at the drink station at my party. This way people can have just soda, or alcoholic beverages to their liking. I also have tried this alcoholic drink that involves sherbet for ice around Christmas time but I have figured out an adaptation for Halloween. Take a 2 liter bottle of lime soda, a 2 liter bottle of fruit punch, then add 1 cup of vodka (or add as much as you would like your guests to have), stir and then scoop in several scoops of orange sherbet. This is a delicious drink your party goers will love! Another cute idea is for Jello-shot put Halloween gummies in them such as little spiders or chewy eyeballs and an extra treat to chew on when taking the shot. Finally disinfect the little black plastic spiders and freeze them in ice cubes for the soda drinks. Just make sure guests know not to eat them!
Good Luck!
Jennifer
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Party Problems? Answers here!
Confused on where to start when having a Halloween party?
Problem solved!
Here are some ideas to think about:
-Do you want to serve food?
- What type?
-A sitdown meal?
-If no food, do you want snacks?
-Will there be alcohol?
-If there is alcohol, is everyone 21? (meaning do you need soda too??
-What will the entertainment be?
Some answers:
- If you want to serve food a fancy sit down meal would be have hors d'oeuvres, an appetizer, mean course, and a dessert. Plan a menu. Your other two options are catering, which can get pricy, or serving a meal family style. When it comes to an affordable budget I would recommend family style of everything. Allows for more food options, and making the food will be cheaper as well.
- If you just decide snacks finger foods are always a great choice.
- When is comes to food whether it be dinner or snacks make things that can be done ahead of time and do not require a lot of attention during the party.
- What will you be serving beer, hard alcohol, specialty cocktails?
- If there will be underage people make sure to supply soda, water, or juice.
- The entertainment could be mingling, scary movies, really good decorations, and even a pre-recorded scary music CD.
These are just some questions to get you in the planning mood. We are getting very very close to Halloween so make sure you already have your invitations sent! Make sure you are insanely prepared, even make tons of lists if you need to, because if you are not totally prepare and ready to go before and during your party you will not have fun. You will be stressed and trying to play catch up and hostess all night.
Enjoy!
Jennifer
Problem solved!
Here are some ideas to think about:
-Do you want to serve food?
- What type?
-A sitdown meal?
-If no food, do you want snacks?
-Will there be alcohol?
-If there is alcohol, is everyone 21? (meaning do you need soda too??
-What will the entertainment be?
Some answers:
- If you want to serve food a fancy sit down meal would be have hors d'oeuvres, an appetizer, mean course, and a dessert. Plan a menu. Your other two options are catering, which can get pricy, or serving a meal family style. When it comes to an affordable budget I would recommend family style of everything. Allows for more food options, and making the food will be cheaper as well.
- If you just decide snacks finger foods are always a great choice.
- When is comes to food whether it be dinner or snacks make things that can be done ahead of time and do not require a lot of attention during the party.
- What will you be serving beer, hard alcohol, specialty cocktails?
- If there will be underage people make sure to supply soda, water, or juice.
- The entertainment could be mingling, scary movies, really good decorations, and even a pre-recorded scary music CD.
These are just some questions to get you in the planning mood. We are getting very very close to Halloween so make sure you already have your invitations sent! Make sure you are insanely prepared, even make tons of lists if you need to, because if you are not totally prepare and ready to go before and during your party you will not have fun. You will be stressed and trying to play catch up and hostess all night.
Enjoy!
Jennifer
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
"The Black Gate"
Hello Blog Readers,
As I said before I would be back with my opinion on the rest of those cheap movies I bought as I watched them. Latest update I watched, “The Black Gate.”
Here is a little IMDB.com information about the movie:
First, IMDB barely has any information on this movie which should be red flags right there that this movie is going to be a horrible snooze fest.
It is also known as “The Darkening”
Released: 1995
Director: William Mesa
Writers: John G. Jones (writer)
Victoria Parker (writer)
Starring: Jeff Rector ... Scott Griffin
George Saunders ... Justin Reid
Rebecca Kyler Downs ... Rebecca Lacey
Red Montgomery ... Katherine
This movie was seriously almost more ridiculous than the Pumpkin Karver. One of the lead characters actually falls in love with a ghost and they end up kissing. The movie line is kind of confusing, and it is not scary at all. Its attempts to be scary are just thrown off by over-acting and horrible graphics, and even the make-up to make one character look like the devil is actually kind of funny. I truly understand why it was a $1.99 at Blockbuster. The back stories going on do not really work. I really wish I could have that hour and a half back on my life.
I would give the movie zero stars, while other ratings I looked at where not much hire. In 1995 they were making WAY better movies than this so I would recommend that you go and watch those! Sorry to disappoint in case you wanted to go try and by it and have a super cheap movie night.
Well that’s 3 horrible down, one more to go! I will let you know as soon as I watch that one.
Halloween is in 10 days!!!
Jennifer
As I said before I would be back with my opinion on the rest of those cheap movies I bought as I watched them. Latest update I watched, “The Black Gate.”
Here is a little IMDB.com information about the movie:
First, IMDB barely has any information on this movie which should be red flags right there that this movie is going to be a horrible snooze fest.
It is also known as “The Darkening”
Released: 1995
Director: William Mesa
Writers: John G. Jones (writer)
Victoria Parker (writer)
Starring: Jeff Rector ... Scott Griffin
George Saunders ... Justin Reid
Rebecca Kyler Downs ... Rebecca Lacey
Red Montgomery ... Katherine
This movie was seriously almost more ridiculous than the Pumpkin Karver. One of the lead characters actually falls in love with a ghost and they end up kissing. The movie line is kind of confusing, and it is not scary at all. Its attempts to be scary are just thrown off by over-acting and horrible graphics, and even the make-up to make one character look like the devil is actually kind of funny. I truly understand why it was a $1.99 at Blockbuster. The back stories going on do not really work. I really wish I could have that hour and a half back on my life.
I would give the movie zero stars, while other ratings I looked at where not much hire. In 1995 they were making WAY better movies than this so I would recommend that you go and watch those! Sorry to disappoint in case you wanted to go try and by it and have a super cheap movie night.
Well that’s 3 horrible down, one more to go! I will let you know as soon as I watch that one.
Halloween is in 10 days!!!
Jennifer
Monday, October 19, 2009
Some Old Posts Brought to Light
Hello Bloggers,
I wanted to let you know….if you have just started reading my blog that is……that if you are just tuning in there are a few posts that might come in handy since it is so very close to Halloween.
You should check this one out:
http://affordablehalloweenideas.blogspot.com/2009/10/scariest-movie-i-have-ever-seen.html
It is a very small synapse of the scariest movie I have ever seen. I still sometimes think back to it and get very scared. It is The Ring, and no matter how many times I see it I will still be horribly afraid. This will help you with a movie night.
If you need a bunch or movies for a long movie night:
http://affordablehalloweenideas.blogspot.com/2009/09/scary-movies.html
This is a list of movies I have seen and give some personal ratings too.
Finally, are you having a Halloween party? I hope so, check out this for some ideas:
http://affordablehalloweenideas.blogspot.com/2009/08/halloween-shopping.html
This is many great places to shop if you do not have a lot of money, or if you have a specific set budget to stick to.
Have a budget when it comes to shopping for Halloween this year:
http://affordablehalloweenideas.blogspot.com/2009/08/planning-my-budget.html
here is how I plan my budget and maybe you can take some ideas and come up with your own reasonable budget for Halloween this year.
Halloween is only 12 days away! Make sure your invites are set, your party is planned, and your costume is made!
Jennifer
I wanted to let you know….if you have just started reading my blog that is……that if you are just tuning in there are a few posts that might come in handy since it is so very close to Halloween.
You should check this one out:
http://affordablehalloweenideas.blogspot.com/2009/10/scariest-movie-i-have-ever-seen.html
It is a very small synapse of the scariest movie I have ever seen. I still sometimes think back to it and get very scared. It is The Ring, and no matter how many times I see it I will still be horribly afraid. This will help you with a movie night.
If you need a bunch or movies for a long movie night:
http://affordablehalloweenideas.blogspot.com/2009/09/scary-movies.html
This is a list of movies I have seen and give some personal ratings too.
Finally, are you having a Halloween party? I hope so, check out this for some ideas:
http://affordablehalloweenideas.blogspot.com/2009/08/halloween-shopping.html
This is many great places to shop if you do not have a lot of money, or if you have a specific set budget to stick to.
Have a budget when it comes to shopping for Halloween this year:
http://affordablehalloweenideas.blogspot.com/2009/08/planning-my-budget.html
here is how I plan my budget and maybe you can take some ideas and come up with your own reasonable budget for Halloween this year.
Halloween is only 12 days away! Make sure your invites are set, your party is planned, and your costume is made!
Jennifer
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Awesome Pumpkin Designs
Watching Halloween TV
So I was watching television today with my roommates, and we happened to come across the show, “Challenge” on the Food Network. The show Challenge is where they invite several chefs or competitors (episodes do not always have to do with cooking, but most do) to compete in timed challenges against each other for money when the final projects are judged and a winner is award a gold medal and a big check.
This specific show was “Challenge: Outrageous Pumpkins.” There are three rounds of competition: the traditional Jack O'Lantern (contestants get 30 minutes and up to 20 points), 3-D pumpkin carving (contestants get an hour and up to 30 points), and a free-style round where anything goes (contestants get four hours and up to 50 points). The contestants on this show were all professionals, and make money off of doing this for a living. I had no idea that people could do that.
The Jack O’Lantern round was just the standard pumpkin most people picture when they think of pumpkin carving. The rules state that each pumpkin has to have eyes, a nose, have the insides cleaned out, and a mouth. There was only one pumpkin I did not like, it was a play on words, “sorry to cut you off,” and the mouth was bars and the pumpkin was on a cell phone.
Round two was my favorite; they used giant pumpkins and did not actually cut all the way through, they more-so sculpt in the white of the pumpkin amazing and scary 3-D faces. A few competitors
The final round was just wow the judges with your pumpkins. It had everything from moving eyes to pumps that let out blood to a water fountain to ants stealing candy. I was wowed.
If you missed it:
• Oct 19, 2009
3:00 AM ET/PT
• Oct 21, 2009
7:00 PM ET/PT
So I was watching television today with my roommates, and we happened to come across the show, “Challenge” on the Food Network. The show Challenge is where they invite several chefs or competitors (episodes do not always have to do with cooking, but most do) to compete in timed challenges against each other for money when the final projects are judged and a winner is award a gold medal and a big check.
This specific show was “Challenge: Outrageous Pumpkins.” There are three rounds of competition: the traditional Jack O'Lantern (contestants get 30 minutes and up to 20 points), 3-D pumpkin carving (contestants get an hour and up to 30 points), and a free-style round where anything goes (contestants get four hours and up to 50 points). The contestants on this show were all professionals, and make money off of doing this for a living. I had no idea that people could do that.
The Jack O’Lantern round was just the standard pumpkin most people picture when they think of pumpkin carving. The rules state that each pumpkin has to have eyes, a nose, have the insides cleaned out, and a mouth. There was only one pumpkin I did not like, it was a play on words, “sorry to cut you off,” and the mouth was bars and the pumpkin was on a cell phone.
Round two was my favorite; they used giant pumpkins and did not actually cut all the way through, they more-so sculpt in the white of the pumpkin amazing and scary 3-D faces. A few competitors
The final round was just wow the judges with your pumpkins. It had everything from moving eyes to pumps that let out blood to a water fountain to ants stealing candy. I was wowed.
If you missed it:
• Oct 19, 2009
3:00 AM ET/PT
• Oct 21, 2009
7:00 PM ET/PT
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The Wicker Man
The Wicker Man
I bought this movie a few years ago, and this year I tried to give it another chance….it still failed. This was one of the its only $3.99 and Best Buy, I kind of wanted to see it, and if I rent it I will for sure have about $10 in late fees. I think that the movie is just not scary at all. I guess the only positive is there are some really good twists. But, for the most part this movie is still one of my least favorite scary movie.
The Wicker Man stars Nicholas Cage, as a cop named Edward Malus. It was released in September of 2006 and directed by Neil LaBute. A quick summary of the plot is, “A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.” The movie is about a group of people who are part of a cult, and Edward Malus has no idea what kind of trouble he has gotten himself into until the very end. The Tagline is “Some sacrifices must be made.” The genre is horror, mystery, and thriller (this information is from the best movie database, IMDB).
This movie is made to look insanely scary; I did not even jump slightly while watching it. The website “Rotten Tomatoes” agreed with me and gave the movie only 15%. The original British version is so much better, and even creepier. It was made in 1973, and should have stayed that way, no remake was needed. One reviewer on Rotten Tomatoes actually said, “Neil LaBute’s utterly misconceived remake of Robin Hardy’s 1973 cult horror film is a boring, fright-free catastrophe.”
As I always….if you want to see a movie watch it. Even if the reviews are horrible, because you never know if it is going to be right up your alley.
Jennifer
I bought this movie a few years ago, and this year I tried to give it another chance….it still failed. This was one of the its only $3.99 and Best Buy, I kind of wanted to see it, and if I rent it I will for sure have about $10 in late fees. I think that the movie is just not scary at all. I guess the only positive is there are some really good twists. But, for the most part this movie is still one of my least favorite scary movie.
The Wicker Man stars Nicholas Cage, as a cop named Edward Malus. It was released in September of 2006 and directed by Neil LaBute. A quick summary of the plot is, “A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.” The movie is about a group of people who are part of a cult, and Edward Malus has no idea what kind of trouble he has gotten himself into until the very end. The Tagline is “Some sacrifices must be made.” The genre is horror, mystery, and thriller (this information is from the best movie database, IMDB).
This movie is made to look insanely scary; I did not even jump slightly while watching it. The website “Rotten Tomatoes” agreed with me and gave the movie only 15%. The original British version is so much better, and even creepier. It was made in 1973, and should have stayed that way, no remake was needed. One reviewer on Rotten Tomatoes actually said, “Neil LaBute’s utterly misconceived remake of Robin Hardy’s 1973 cult horror film is a boring, fright-free catastrophe.”
As I always….if you want to see a movie watch it. Even if the reviews are horrible, because you never know if it is going to be right up your alley.
Jennifer
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
I Bought Some New Movies!
Scary movie watchers,
Over the weekend I was out hunting for a few scary movies to purchase. First I started out by going to Best Buy because they always used to have really cheap movies, and I was really let down by their selection. The cheapest ones I could find were $8.99 for pretty old movies. Usually they have sales every week, but those were not on scary movies and still the cheapest of those was $6.99. I prefer to buy movies for $3-$5 because I know if I rent them I am going to forget and have late fees, might as well expand my movie collection. As I was walking out I happened to walk past a bin that said $4.99 and up, out of there I found a movie called “Lets Scare Jessica to Death.” Still have not watched it though.
After Best Buy we went to Blockbuster to see if they had any of the previously viewed sales going on. They actually have a great deal right now, for $25 you get two things of popcorn some soda and candy and 5 movies! I did not want to spend $25 though. So my roommate found “Ed Gien” for $3.99, and I found “The Pumpkin Karver”(yes, carver with a “k”), and “The Black Gate” for $1.99 each! I was super excited. So far we have watched:
Ed Gein:
Ed Gein is the person that both “Psycho” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” were based after. The movie itself sucked, the acting was bad, it was all unknown actors. The movie itself is quite old as well. The interesting part was to see what really happened because those were actual events and real people.
The Pumpkin Karver:
Horrible movie, doesn’t make sense. DO NOT WATCH IT! I actually laughed a lot during it more than I was scared.
More movie reactions to come!
Jennifer
Over the weekend I was out hunting for a few scary movies to purchase. First I started out by going to Best Buy because they always used to have really cheap movies, and I was really let down by their selection. The cheapest ones I could find were $8.99 for pretty old movies. Usually they have sales every week, but those were not on scary movies and still the cheapest of those was $6.99. I prefer to buy movies for $3-$5 because I know if I rent them I am going to forget and have late fees, might as well expand my movie collection. As I was walking out I happened to walk past a bin that said $4.99 and up, out of there I found a movie called “Lets Scare Jessica to Death.” Still have not watched it though.
After Best Buy we went to Blockbuster to see if they had any of the previously viewed sales going on. They actually have a great deal right now, for $25 you get two things of popcorn some soda and candy and 5 movies! I did not want to spend $25 though. So my roommate found “Ed Gien” for $3.99, and I found “The Pumpkin Karver”(yes, carver with a “k”), and “The Black Gate” for $1.99 each! I was super excited. So far we have watched:
Ed Gein:
Ed Gein is the person that both “Psycho” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” were based after. The movie itself sucked, the acting was bad, it was all unknown actors. The movie itself is quite old as well. The interesting part was to see what really happened because those were actual events and real people.
The Pumpkin Karver:
Horrible movie, doesn’t make sense. DO NOT WATCH IT! I actually laughed a lot during it more than I was scared.
More movie reactions to come!
Jennifer
Monday, October 12, 2009
A Fancy Halloween Dinnertable
Hello,
I have been searching for the perfect set for my table for my Halloween party this year. When trying to decide what I wanted I had to decide whether I wanted to cheap plastic table cloth, a vinyl one, or a more expensive cloth one that I could wash and could last me a few years. While checking out a few websites I came across some beautiful tablecloths you should definitely take a look at if you are having a dinner party or having guests over during this fall or Halloween season.
Here is the website:
http://www.grandinroad.com/jump.jsp?itemType=CATEGORY&itemID=4088&path=1%2C2%2C2759%2C2763%2C4088
Yes, yes, I know when you first look at these they are pretty pricey, and your thinking I am supposed to be giving you affordable Halloween ideas, but you have to think like I said before these will last a few years. I am sure you are also thinking that you do not want to repeat the same stuff year to year. But it is very easy to take a nice tablecloth and to make it look very different the next year using a different table setting and embellishments.
My favorite product of this website is:
http://www.grandinroad.com/jump.jsp?item=26758&maincatcode=null&subcatcode=null&itemID=5107&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C2%2C2759%2C2763%2C4088&iProductID=5107
This is such a good product because it makes the chairs so classy and festive and the tablecloth can just be a different inexpensive fabric each year. Yes they are $19 a piece but you can put these on your chairs this year, can be used as window coverings the next year. This is something you will not have to buy again as long as you take care of them and can be creatively worked into a new spot each year. Instead of the knot I would make a big bow on the back of each chair.
Hope you have a great tablescape for your Halloween dinner party this year!
Jennifer
I have been searching for the perfect set for my table for my Halloween party this year. When trying to decide what I wanted I had to decide whether I wanted to cheap plastic table cloth, a vinyl one, or a more expensive cloth one that I could wash and could last me a few years. While checking out a few websites I came across some beautiful tablecloths you should definitely take a look at if you are having a dinner party or having guests over during this fall or Halloween season.
Here is the website:
http://www.grandinroad.com/jump.jsp?itemType=CATEGORY&itemID=4088&path=1%2C2%2C2759%2C2763%2C4088
Yes, yes, I know when you first look at these they are pretty pricey, and your thinking I am supposed to be giving you affordable Halloween ideas, but you have to think like I said before these will last a few years. I am sure you are also thinking that you do not want to repeat the same stuff year to year. But it is very easy to take a nice tablecloth and to make it look very different the next year using a different table setting and embellishments.
My favorite product of this website is:
http://www.grandinroad.com/jump.jsp?item=26758&maincatcode=null&subcatcode=null&itemID=5107&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C2%2C2759%2C2763%2C4088&iProductID=5107
This is such a good product because it makes the chairs so classy and festive and the tablecloth can just be a different inexpensive fabric each year. Yes they are $19 a piece but you can put these on your chairs this year, can be used as window coverings the next year. This is something you will not have to buy again as long as you take care of them and can be creatively worked into a new spot each year. Instead of the knot I would make a big bow on the back of each chair.
Hope you have a great tablescape for your Halloween dinner party this year!
Jennifer
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
An Awesome Decorating tool?
Halloweeners,
I have begun the Halloween decorating! October is here and I am so insanely excited!! Lately I have been doing a lot of research to find new products to help me decorate my apartment this year. Are you sick of using that cotton web stuff that always falls down or is hard to find surfaces that it sticks to. While surfing on the web I found this patent pending product that looks awesome! It is called “The Webcaster Gun.” I found it on this website:
http://www.hauntedfog.com/Pop%20Ups/Misc/webcaster_gun.htm
This is actually a gun that shoots out webs. Upon further reading I found out it is $49.99 but comes with 6 web cartridges. The only thing that I really did not like is if you click on the product you need to separately get an air compressor. I have no idea where you could go about getting one of those. It also recommends using fish line to support the web more if you want. Another fun aspect is you can actually get many different colors of webs!
There is not a whole lot of information provided about the product so before purchasing I would do some further research and see if I could find product reviews. This is not an extremely cheap product.
If you have the money you should definitely try this product out and let me know how it works because I am super curious to see if it really does make real looking webs. It you check it out it actually looks like a hot glue gun.
Feel free to comment with any decorating products or ideas you have found that would have worked for your decorating needs that I have not discussed yet in any of my blogs, many more ideas and products will be coming!
Thanks!
Halloween is in 24 days!!!
Jennifer
I have begun the Halloween decorating! October is here and I am so insanely excited!! Lately I have been doing a lot of research to find new products to help me decorate my apartment this year. Are you sick of using that cotton web stuff that always falls down or is hard to find surfaces that it sticks to. While surfing on the web I found this patent pending product that looks awesome! It is called “The Webcaster Gun.” I found it on this website:
http://www.hauntedfog.com/Pop%20Ups/Misc/webcaster_gun.htm
This is actually a gun that shoots out webs. Upon further reading I found out it is $49.99 but comes with 6 web cartridges. The only thing that I really did not like is if you click on the product you need to separately get an air compressor. I have no idea where you could go about getting one of those. It also recommends using fish line to support the web more if you want. Another fun aspect is you can actually get many different colors of webs!
There is not a whole lot of information provided about the product so before purchasing I would do some further research and see if I could find product reviews. This is not an extremely cheap product.
If you have the money you should definitely try this product out and let me know how it works because I am super curious to see if it really does make real looking webs. It you check it out it actually looks like a hot glue gun.
Feel free to comment with any decorating products or ideas you have found that would have worked for your decorating needs that I have not discussed yet in any of my blogs, many more ideas and products will be coming!
Thanks!
Halloween is in 24 days!!!
Jennifer
Monday, October 5, 2009
The Scariest Movie I have Ever Seen
The Ring
-remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film, Ringu.
Director: Gore Verbinski
Writers : Kôji Suzuki (novel)
Ehren Kruger (screenplay)
Release Date: 18 October 2002
Tagline: Before you die, you see the ring
Awards: 7 wins & 5 nominations
Staring: Naomi Watts
Martin Henderson
David Dorfman
Brian Cox
Jane Alexander
Lindsay Frost
Amber Tamblyn
(Information from: www.imdb.com/title/tt0298130/)
A very short Summary of the movie:
The film’s main focus is on a plain black cursed videotape which contains a random series of disturbing, somewhat gory, grainy, black and white images. After watching the tape, the viewer receives a phone call in which a voice condemns the viewer to death in exactly seven days. Any photographs taken of anyone who has seen the tape the people have blurry faces. No matter how hard people try to escape death, 7 days after watching the tape they all die and have a terrified look on their faces.
The tape was made because of this little girl named Samara. She is who comes out of the TV and kills people. The movie is centered around a girl Katie who dies in the beginning, her aunt, and her cousin Aidan. They all end up seeing the movie and its over 7 days to race to figure out how to stop Samara from getting them.
I do not want to give too much away if you have not seen it, so this is all I will say!
My opinion:
I am not saying that this is the best storyline of any scary movie I have ever seen, but this movie gave me nightmares for weeks! This movie was so scary the first time I saw it I think I covered my face and watched the corner of the screen more than I have ever done with any movie before. This is a GREAT combination of loud noises/thing popping out, psychological scariness, scary/creepy looking things/people, and gore.
A great Halloween party scary movie night movie:
I strongly recommend having a bunch of people over, making some popcorn, and watching this movie. Everyone will be jumping and covering their faces.
-remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film, Ringu.
Director: Gore Verbinski
Writers : Kôji Suzuki (novel)
Ehren Kruger (screenplay)
Release Date: 18 October 2002
Tagline: Before you die, you see the ring
Awards: 7 wins & 5 nominations
Staring: Naomi Watts
Martin Henderson
David Dorfman
Brian Cox
Jane Alexander
Lindsay Frost
Amber Tamblyn
(Information from: www.imdb.com/title/tt0298130/)
A very short Summary of the movie:
The film’s main focus is on a plain black cursed videotape which contains a random series of disturbing, somewhat gory, grainy, black and white images. After watching the tape, the viewer receives a phone call in which a voice condemns the viewer to death in exactly seven days. Any photographs taken of anyone who has seen the tape the people have blurry faces. No matter how hard people try to escape death, 7 days after watching the tape they all die and have a terrified look on their faces.
The tape was made because of this little girl named Samara. She is who comes out of the TV and kills people. The movie is centered around a girl Katie who dies in the beginning, her aunt, and her cousin Aidan. They all end up seeing the movie and its over 7 days to race to figure out how to stop Samara from getting them.
I do not want to give too much away if you have not seen it, so this is all I will say!
My opinion:
I am not saying that this is the best storyline of any scary movie I have ever seen, but this movie gave me nightmares for weeks! This movie was so scary the first time I saw it I think I covered my face and watched the corner of the screen more than I have ever done with any movie before. This is a GREAT combination of loud noises/thing popping out, psychological scariness, scary/creepy looking things/people, and gore.
A great Halloween party scary movie night movie:
I strongly recommend having a bunch of people over, making some popcorn, and watching this movie. Everyone will be jumping and covering their faces.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Some Costume Making Tips
Tips to making great costumes:
For inexpensive clothes you may not own check out thrift stores, and pawn shops. Also check out clearance sections for flawed items or old out-of-style options. Halloween may be the only day you wear any of these clothes so if you want to be Tine Turner and find a full sequin dress on sale because it is missing a few sequins buy it! The savings are completely worth the deal for an outfit you may only wear once. Also if you want to make your costumes completely by hand, check out the scrap bins! Fabric is super cheap there and usually they have some pretty big pieces. I was a pirate one year and got my headband that I made from fabric for like 20 cents. Make-up for women can also totally make a costume. Again, check out the sale bin at stores, usually crazy colors of eye shadow go one sale super cheap and these maybe the colors that match your outfit for makeup. Halloween will be the only day you can pull these colors off.
Always bargain hunt what you cannot find in your closet. Also, check your grandparent’s closets! Those are great resources. For instance one year I wanted to be someone from the 60s era, and my grandma still hand a bunch of clothes that all fit me from back then! I have to most authentic costume of anyone who had the same costume as me.
Finally my last advice is to buy inexpensive pieces from costume stores, sometimes even toy stores. Example, one year I was a pirate and I found a skill metal ring for 99 cents. My friend was a cop and she found her badge, gun, holster, and handcuffs in a set at the Dollar Tree for a dollar. The whole costume does not always have to be hand made, small pieces can be purchased to ad to the costume without bringing the costs up too high.
For inexpensive clothes you may not own check out thrift stores, and pawn shops. Also check out clearance sections for flawed items or old out-of-style options. Halloween may be the only day you wear any of these clothes so if you want to be Tine Turner and find a full sequin dress on sale because it is missing a few sequins buy it! The savings are completely worth the deal for an outfit you may only wear once. Also if you want to make your costumes completely by hand, check out the scrap bins! Fabric is super cheap there and usually they have some pretty big pieces. I was a pirate one year and got my headband that I made from fabric for like 20 cents. Make-up for women can also totally make a costume. Again, check out the sale bin at stores, usually crazy colors of eye shadow go one sale super cheap and these maybe the colors that match your outfit for makeup. Halloween will be the only day you can pull these colors off.
Always bargain hunt what you cannot find in your closet. Also, check your grandparent’s closets! Those are great resources. For instance one year I wanted to be someone from the 60s era, and my grandma still hand a bunch of clothes that all fit me from back then! I have to most authentic costume of anyone who had the same costume as me.
Finally my last advice is to buy inexpensive pieces from costume stores, sometimes even toy stores. Example, one year I was a pirate and I found a skill metal ring for 99 cents. My friend was a cop and she found her badge, gun, holster, and handcuffs in a set at the Dollar Tree for a dollar. The whole costume does not always have to be hand made, small pieces can be purchased to ad to the costume without bringing the costs up too high.
Friday, September 25, 2009
A Great Halloween Blog Post
Hello Blog Readers,
While doing research to give a shot out to another blog I came across a wonderful blog post about turning ones two car garage into a a haunted house. Here is a link to pictures and the actual blog post:
http://www.halloween-blog.com/halloween-props-lot-create-your-own-haunted-house/149/
I have never actually thought about the possibility of an affordable haunted house in your own home. While reading about his lot, I realized that this is actually a great idea because I have heard of many people setting up a haunted house in their house or backyard then charging a small admission or “donations.” Then proceeds could be used to make back all the money spent on the decorations or even donated to charity. I saw on HGTV these people who made their backyard into a haunted house, the initial investment is a lot but each year you can reuse most of the decorations, and they accepted a small donation from everyone that went through it and donated all proceeds to a local charity.
What is great about this blog is the fact that it gives a link to a Youtube.com video of the set-up, and then plenty of links on where to buy everything. Reading more into the blog it is actually a lot of this Halloween blogger’s biggest Halloween collection. He has spent thousands of dollars over years to obtain this collection, and now he is selling the whole bulk as one set. There are prop effects, life size figures, a scary witch head on a stick and many other things.
If the lot is sold by the time you get to this he also has several good advertisements for products to buy that will help you build a haunted house of your own. You should definitely check some of them out.
October is only 5 days away!!
Jennifer
While doing research to give a shot out to another blog I came across a wonderful blog post about turning ones two car garage into a a haunted house. Here is a link to pictures and the actual blog post:
http://www.halloween-blog.com/halloween-props-lot-create-your-own-haunted-house/149/
I have never actually thought about the possibility of an affordable haunted house in your own home. While reading about his lot, I realized that this is actually a great idea because I have heard of many people setting up a haunted house in their house or backyard then charging a small admission or “donations.” Then proceeds could be used to make back all the money spent on the decorations or even donated to charity. I saw on HGTV these people who made their backyard into a haunted house, the initial investment is a lot but each year you can reuse most of the decorations, and they accepted a small donation from everyone that went through it and donated all proceeds to a local charity.
What is great about this blog is the fact that it gives a link to a Youtube.com video of the set-up, and then plenty of links on where to buy everything. Reading more into the blog it is actually a lot of this Halloween blogger’s biggest Halloween collection. He has spent thousands of dollars over years to obtain this collection, and now he is selling the whole bulk as one set. There are prop effects, life size figures, a scary witch head on a stick and many other things.
If the lot is sold by the time you get to this he also has several good advertisements for products to buy that will help you build a haunted house of your own. You should definitely check some of them out.
October is only 5 days away!!
Jennifer
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Shout Out to Another Blog
Hello Blog Readers,
So I thought it would be very interesting to give a shout out to another blog writing that also likes Halloween as much as I do. While doing some research I stumbled across a blog called, “Old Fashion Halloween.” Some of the eye catching aspects of this website are very intricate pictures of Halloween designs.
Scrolling all the way to the bottom you can see this cute Halloween walkway up to the front door of a house. This design shows the inexpensive paper lanterns I have discussed in a previous blog. This is actually a discussion about inexpensive decorations; the way the walkway was designed was clearance items and the cheap paper products. If you would like to read more I would check out the article that is entitled, “The First Fall Like Weather.” This article fit in with my Halloween ideas very well so if you like what I have to say you will like this.
The website is:
http://oldfashionhalloween.blogspot.com/
I was very excited that I saw a few posts about affordable Halloween decoration ideas such as something called “Vintage Bridge Tally Cards.” These are vintage Halloween collectables that can be found for less than $20 for a pair.
Another interesting tid-bit, if you live in Portland (the author of this blog is from there):
On of her posts says this information- ‘The 2009 Bazaar will happen on Saturday, October 3rd, 11am till 7pm at the Lloyd Center DoubleTree Exhibit Hall, Admittance is only $5 for those 10yrs+ and kids 10 and under are FREE! Halloween Costumes for all are greatly encouraged.” I really wish I was a local to be able to attend this, I would get decked out in a costume and hopefully see tons of new ideas I had never even thought of.
Hope you enjoy reading this blog….it has been around a lot longer than mine!
October is almost here,
Jennifer
So I thought it would be very interesting to give a shout out to another blog writing that also likes Halloween as much as I do. While doing some research I stumbled across a blog called, “Old Fashion Halloween.” Some of the eye catching aspects of this website are very intricate pictures of Halloween designs.
Scrolling all the way to the bottom you can see this cute Halloween walkway up to the front door of a house. This design shows the inexpensive paper lanterns I have discussed in a previous blog. This is actually a discussion about inexpensive decorations; the way the walkway was designed was clearance items and the cheap paper products. If you would like to read more I would check out the article that is entitled, “The First Fall Like Weather.” This article fit in with my Halloween ideas very well so if you like what I have to say you will like this.
The website is:
http://oldfashionhalloween.blogspot.com/
I was very excited that I saw a few posts about affordable Halloween decoration ideas such as something called “Vintage Bridge Tally Cards.” These are vintage Halloween collectables that can be found for less than $20 for a pair.
Another interesting tid-bit, if you live in Portland (the author of this blog is from there):
On of her posts says this information- ‘The 2009 Bazaar will happen on Saturday, October 3rd, 11am till 7pm at the Lloyd Center DoubleTree Exhibit Hall, Admittance is only $5 for those 10yrs+ and kids 10 and under are FREE! Halloween Costumes for all are greatly encouraged.” I really wish I was a local to be able to attend this, I would get decked out in a costume and hopefully see tons of new ideas I had never even thought of.
Hope you enjoy reading this blog….it has been around a lot longer than mine!
October is almost here,
Jennifer
Monday, September 21, 2009
My Website
Hello Blog Readers,
As I have stated in many previous blogs, Halloween can become an extremely expensive holiday. I was actually in one of those costume chains last weekend and could not find any costumes for less than $75.
So, incase you did not know I am actually the author of a Halloween website that promotes having an inexpensive yet fun Halloween. The reason I decided to make this website is because I felt that there was not a good resource for people without huge budget to have a great Halloween.
My Website is:
http://www.affordablehalloweenideas.webs.com/
If you are a college student this website is a great resource to check out because I myself absolutely love Halloween, but when it comes to coming up with a costume and throwing a great party I usually have a very little budget.
My website is not only for college students though. Anyone who wants cheap Halloween ideas can check it out, I just say college students because that is my position right now.
My website is quite new but as I progress in design I will be adding more costume ideas, recipes, decoration ideas, and many very many recommended resources to use.
So far my website shows you how to formulate a budget based on how much you would like to spend, and how to stretch that budget as far as humanly possible. The website also offers several Amazon ads for resources I recommend buying, and even an article about scary movies I think you should watch to get you in a spooky mood, scary movies that you may or may not to watch based on how much you tend to like gore, and ones not to even waste your time on because they are horrible.
Hope you check out my website and that it offers some new perspectives!
Jennifer
As I have stated in many previous blogs, Halloween can become an extremely expensive holiday. I was actually in one of those costume chains last weekend and could not find any costumes for less than $75.
So, incase you did not know I am actually the author of a Halloween website that promotes having an inexpensive yet fun Halloween. The reason I decided to make this website is because I felt that there was not a good resource for people without huge budget to have a great Halloween.
My Website is:
http://www.affordablehalloweenideas.webs.com/
If you are a college student this website is a great resource to check out because I myself absolutely love Halloween, but when it comes to coming up with a costume and throwing a great party I usually have a very little budget.
My website is not only for college students though. Anyone who wants cheap Halloween ideas can check it out, I just say college students because that is my position right now.
My website is quite new but as I progress in design I will be adding more costume ideas, recipes, decoration ideas, and many very many recommended resources to use.
So far my website shows you how to formulate a budget based on how much you would like to spend, and how to stretch that budget as far as humanly possible. The website also offers several Amazon ads for resources I recommend buying, and even an article about scary movies I think you should watch to get you in a spooky mood, scary movies that you may or may not to watch based on how much you tend to like gore, and ones not to even waste your time on because they are horrible.
Hope you check out my website and that it offers some new perspectives!
Jennifer
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Jennifer's Body
Hello Scary movie watchers,
I know its only September but a scary movie came out this past Friday, so I figure I would give you an honest review.
Jennifer’s Body:
Directed by Karyn Kusama
Screenplay by Diablo Cody
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Rated R for sexuality, bloody violence, language and brief drug use
Runtime- 102 minutes
Starring
Megan Fox- Jennifer Check
Amanda Seyfried- Needy Lesnicky
The movie starts out as a foreshadowing of what is to come. Needy is in a mental institution and looking quite attractive. It then flashes back to explain how they came to this point. (I do not want to give all the movie away incase you plan to see it) Jennifer ends up becoming possessed by an evil spirit and has to feed on human insides and blood. Needy finds out what is going on and tries to fight Jennifer.
That was just a tiny snip-it of some main points of the movie.
It was so bad. Probably the worst scary movie I have seen since The Village. It almost felt like the whole movie was supposed to be a spoof on itself. I would not recommend going to see it because the whole reason most people are getting sucked in is for Megan Fox. Yes, every guy at my college that was in that theatre freaked out when the two main actresses made-out. But really they do not explain why that happens, and it was totally out of place. As for this being classified as a scary movie. I was never actually scared, they just had a few unexpected loud noises that made me jump once or twice. The ending was totally random.
If you want a good scary movie I would say to skip this one because it will be a huge let down.
I would give it 1/4 of a star.
Thanks,
Jennifer
I know its only September but a scary movie came out this past Friday, so I figure I would give you an honest review.
Jennifer’s Body:
Directed by Karyn Kusama
Screenplay by Diablo Cody
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Rated R for sexuality, bloody violence, language and brief drug use
Runtime- 102 minutes
Starring
Megan Fox- Jennifer Check
Amanda Seyfried- Needy Lesnicky
The movie starts out as a foreshadowing of what is to come. Needy is in a mental institution and looking quite attractive. It then flashes back to explain how they came to this point. (I do not want to give all the movie away incase you plan to see it) Jennifer ends up becoming possessed by an evil spirit and has to feed on human insides and blood. Needy finds out what is going on and tries to fight Jennifer.
That was just a tiny snip-it of some main points of the movie.
It was so bad. Probably the worst scary movie I have seen since The Village. It almost felt like the whole movie was supposed to be a spoof on itself. I would not recommend going to see it because the whole reason most people are getting sucked in is for Megan Fox. Yes, every guy at my college that was in that theatre freaked out when the two main actresses made-out. But really they do not explain why that happens, and it was totally out of place. As for this being classified as a scary movie. I was never actually scared, they just had a few unexpected loud noises that made me jump once or twice. The ending was totally random.
If you want a good scary movie I would say to skip this one because it will be a huge let down.
I would give it 1/4 of a star.
Thanks,
Jennifer
Thursday, September 17, 2009
The History of Halloween
Hello Blog Followers,
In case you were wondering while you celebrate this amazing holiday known as Halloween I thought I would fill you in a bit. I did a little bit of surfing on the web and this is what I found from my favorite source, “Wikipedia.”
Some history:
Can you believe Halloween has origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain, from the Old Irish samain, possibly derived from Gaulish samonios? The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is sometimes regarded as the "Celtic New Year". Traditionally, the festival was a time used by the ancient Celtic pagans to take stock of supplies and slaughter livestock for winter stores. The ancient Celts believed that on October 31st, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the living and the deceased dissolved, and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops. The festivals would frequently involve bonfires, into which the bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and masks being worn at Halloween goes back to the Celtic traditions of attempting to copy the evil spirits or placate them, in Scotland for instance where the dead were impersonated by young men with masked, veiled or blackened faces, dressed in white.
Origin of name:
The term Halloween, originally spelled Hallowe’en, is actually shortened from All Hallows’ Even ("All Hallows' Eve"). Eve is an abbreviation of even, an older word for evening. Halloween gets -een as a result of syncopation of even to e'en, from the Old English term eallra hālgena ǣfen meaning "all saints' evening", as it is the eve of "All Hallows’ Day", which is now also known as All Saints’ Day.
All the above information was obtained from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween.
My teachers all hate this site, but I truly believe it is a great resource.
If you have any different information feel free to comment.
Jennifer
In case you were wondering while you celebrate this amazing holiday known as Halloween I thought I would fill you in a bit. I did a little bit of surfing on the web and this is what I found from my favorite source, “Wikipedia.”
Some history:
Can you believe Halloween has origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain, from the Old Irish samain, possibly derived from Gaulish samonios? The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is sometimes regarded as the "Celtic New Year". Traditionally, the festival was a time used by the ancient Celtic pagans to take stock of supplies and slaughter livestock for winter stores. The ancient Celts believed that on October 31st, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the living and the deceased dissolved, and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops. The festivals would frequently involve bonfires, into which the bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and masks being worn at Halloween goes back to the Celtic traditions of attempting to copy the evil spirits or placate them, in Scotland for instance where the dead were impersonated by young men with masked, veiled or blackened faces, dressed in white.
Origin of name:
The term Halloween, originally spelled Hallowe’en, is actually shortened from All Hallows’ Even ("All Hallows' Eve"). Eve is an abbreviation of even, an older word for evening. Halloween gets -een as a result of syncopation of even to e'en, from the Old English term eallra hālgena ǣfen meaning "all saints' evening", as it is the eve of "All Hallows’ Day", which is now also known as All Saints’ Day.
All the above information was obtained from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween.
My teachers all hate this site, but I truly believe it is a great resource.
If you have any different information feel free to comment.
Jennifer
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Dangers of Halloween
Hello,
Since this is a Halloween blog I figured I would give you readers some of my trick-or-treat safety ideas:
1. Stick to neighborhoods you know. Going to other areas just to get extra candy is not worth putting yourself in an area that you are not familiar with.
2. Check all candy before eating it. My mother and I always used to do this when I got home from a long day of trick-or-treating, and I was not allowed to eat any of my candy until we got home and it was checked.
3. This next tip is one you may never have thought of, but check the sex offenders’ registry for your area. You can go to your state’s list, type in your address and get a list and the addresses of their houses. I know when I was young my mother did this and she made sure to skip these houses.
4. If trick or treating at night make sure children have reflective tape on their costumes or are carrying a flashlight or glow stick in order to be more visible to cars.
5. Older children allowed to go by themselves should plan out routes they will be taking to trick-or-treat and should carry a watch to be home at a certain.
6. Younger children should be accompanied by adults at all times; younger children who are not accompanied by parents should be with older siblings.
7. Finally, children should be informed not to cut through alleys or people’s backyards. Also, they should stay in well lit and well populated areas.
I hope these tips help you warn your children about to have the most fun while being safe during this years Halloween. This tips should also help parents feel a little better about their children be out.
This website has some additional tips:
http://www.halloween-safety.com/halloween_safety_treats.html
Thanks
Jennifer
Since this is a Halloween blog I figured I would give you readers some of my trick-or-treat safety ideas:
1. Stick to neighborhoods you know. Going to other areas just to get extra candy is not worth putting yourself in an area that you are not familiar with.
2. Check all candy before eating it. My mother and I always used to do this when I got home from a long day of trick-or-treating, and I was not allowed to eat any of my candy until we got home and it was checked.
3. This next tip is one you may never have thought of, but check the sex offenders’ registry for your area. You can go to your state’s list, type in your address and get a list and the addresses of their houses. I know when I was young my mother did this and she made sure to skip these houses.
4. If trick or treating at night make sure children have reflective tape on their costumes or are carrying a flashlight or glow stick in order to be more visible to cars.
5. Older children allowed to go by themselves should plan out routes they will be taking to trick-or-treat and should carry a watch to be home at a certain.
6. Younger children should be accompanied by adults at all times; younger children who are not accompanied by parents should be with older siblings.
7. Finally, children should be informed not to cut through alleys or people’s backyards. Also, they should stay in well lit and well populated areas.
I hope these tips help you warn your children about to have the most fun while being safe during this years Halloween. This tips should also help parents feel a little better about their children be out.
This website has some additional tips:
http://www.halloween-safety.com/halloween_safety_treats.html
Thanks
Jennifer
Friday, September 11, 2009
A Trick or Treat Story
Halloween Fanatics,
Today I have decided to share a little Halloween trick or treat story from my childhood.
There are not very many Halloween stories I can remember from when I was a kid. There are two main ones I can think of, one when I was a purple dinosaur (NOT BARNEY), and one when I was a spider. I actually hate spiders, and have a huge irrational fear of them but I was one for Halloween when I was about 8.
This was a Halloween where the weather happened to be horrible. It was pretty chilly and raining. I remember being super bummed because I of course wanted to go trick or treating and I did not think I would be able to. To describe my costume a little I wore a black leotard with black leggings underneath and then my spider legs attached to this big puffy black pillow-type thing on my back. The legs were attached to my arms to when my arms moved they moved as well.
My mom saved the day as she always did by having me get in her car and then she would pull up to a driveway and I would hop out trick-or-treat to that house and usually the one next door, and then run back to the car. I ended up with as much candy as I usually do for Halloween and it was great as it always was. I remember being one of the few trick-or-treaters so some house would just load me up with candy because they had so much and did not want a lot of leftovers. My mom was so great to do that for me.
I hope this story helps you think back to special Halloweens you have had, feel free to leave comments with stories of some you really enjoyed!
As Always,
Jennifer
Today I have decided to share a little Halloween trick or treat story from my childhood.
There are not very many Halloween stories I can remember from when I was a kid. There are two main ones I can think of, one when I was a purple dinosaur (NOT BARNEY), and one when I was a spider. I actually hate spiders, and have a huge irrational fear of them but I was one for Halloween when I was about 8.
This was a Halloween where the weather happened to be horrible. It was pretty chilly and raining. I remember being super bummed because I of course wanted to go trick or treating and I did not think I would be able to. To describe my costume a little I wore a black leotard with black leggings underneath and then my spider legs attached to this big puffy black pillow-type thing on my back. The legs were attached to my arms to when my arms moved they moved as well.
My mom saved the day as she always did by having me get in her car and then she would pull up to a driveway and I would hop out trick-or-treat to that house and usually the one next door, and then run back to the car. I ended up with as much candy as I usually do for Halloween and it was great as it always was. I remember being one of the few trick-or-treaters so some house would just load me up with candy because they had so much and did not want a lot of leftovers. My mom was so great to do that for me.
I hope this story helps you think back to special Halloweens you have had, feel free to leave comments with stories of some you really enjoyed!
As Always,
Jennifer
Monday, September 7, 2009
Outdoor Fun
Welcome Back Readers,
Here are some things to do during Fall
Fall in my opinion has the best weather and some of the most fun outdoor things to do every year during the months of September, October, and November. Below I will discuss a few things my friends and I really like to do to get in the Holiday season each year.
1. Go apple picking: This is a great outdoor activity that involves a lot more than it seems. Most apple orchards you can go to will have the orchard, shops, petting zoos, and even a huge corn maze. My roommates and I go every year to pick apples, buy those homemade jams, and get lost in the corn maze (their maps tend to be horrible).
2. Go to an outdoor haunted house: If the weather permits at night check out an outdoor haunted house. The ones I have been to are a haunted trolley ride, and a haunted trail hike. They were so fun just remember these should be gone to when it’s really dark otherwise you can spoil most of the scary surprises.
3. Finally and most importantly go to a pumpkin patch: These usually contain all the same things as an apple orchard plus tons of pumpkins to choose from! This is a fun treat because after leaving the pumpkin patch you can go home and carve your pumpkins.
4. Fright Fest and Great America- Going here is a little more expensive but Six Flags has been offering plenty of coupons on tickets. Fright fest is an extremely entertaining and scary experience of roller coasters and many other rides.
Hopefully these few ideas will get you out of the house and outside into the beautiful cool fall weather. These ideas can be done with family, friends, and are even romantic date ideas.
Adios,
Jennifer
Here are some things to do during Fall
Fall in my opinion has the best weather and some of the most fun outdoor things to do every year during the months of September, October, and November. Below I will discuss a few things my friends and I really like to do to get in the Holiday season each year.
1. Go apple picking: This is a great outdoor activity that involves a lot more than it seems. Most apple orchards you can go to will have the orchard, shops, petting zoos, and even a huge corn maze. My roommates and I go every year to pick apples, buy those homemade jams, and get lost in the corn maze (their maps tend to be horrible).
2. Go to an outdoor haunted house: If the weather permits at night check out an outdoor haunted house. The ones I have been to are a haunted trolley ride, and a haunted trail hike. They were so fun just remember these should be gone to when it’s really dark otherwise you can spoil most of the scary surprises.
3. Finally and most importantly go to a pumpkin patch: These usually contain all the same things as an apple orchard plus tons of pumpkins to choose from! This is a fun treat because after leaving the pumpkin patch you can go home and carve your pumpkins.
4. Fright Fest and Great America- Going here is a little more expensive but Six Flags has been offering plenty of coupons on tickets. Fright fest is an extremely entertaining and scary experience of roller coasters and many other rides.
Hopefully these few ideas will get you out of the house and outside into the beautiful cool fall weather. These ideas can be done with family, friends, and are even romantic date ideas.
Adios,
Jennifer
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Scary Movies
Hello Halloween blog readers,
I like to consider myself a scary movie watching critic. I love being scared and scary movies are by far my favorite. Below I am going to give my favorites a shout out and strongly recommend you check these out during the wonderful Halloween season:
Ten Great Ones to check out:
1. What Lies Beneath- A great thriller and original storyline about a married couple that has several unexpected twists.
2. The Ring- This movie scared the crap out of me, had a GREAT storyline, and was the first of the Asia themed movies to hit the market.
3. Nightmare on Elm Street- A classic series of movies that scares you into not wanting to sleep for fear of what could happen.
4. The Exorcist- Another classic that really makes one question religion and other supernatural sources and what they could do to us.
5. Halloween- This is the classic psycho undead killer, and a pretty gory movie.
6. Psycho- This black and white classic was one of the first scary movies I have ever seen and still creeps my out even more.
7. Sleepy Hallow- Love Johnny Depp and this classic Halloween story.
8. Silence of the Lambs- This movie messes with your head and has such a unique storyline.
9. Dead Silent- This movie about dummies and is one of the scariest new movies I have seen in a long time.
10. Signs- One of two great M Night Shyamalan movies that keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering what is going to happen next in the invasion.
The movies listed above are not in any order they are just some of my favorites that were fresh in my mind. Hope these scare or entertain you!!!!
Happy Scary movie watching
Jennifer (future famous movie critic)
I like to consider myself a scary movie watching critic. I love being scared and scary movies are by far my favorite. Below I am going to give my favorites a shout out and strongly recommend you check these out during the wonderful Halloween season:
Ten Great Ones to check out:
1. What Lies Beneath- A great thriller and original storyline about a married couple that has several unexpected twists.
2. The Ring- This movie scared the crap out of me, had a GREAT storyline, and was the first of the Asia themed movies to hit the market.
3. Nightmare on Elm Street- A classic series of movies that scares you into not wanting to sleep for fear of what could happen.
4. The Exorcist- Another classic that really makes one question religion and other supernatural sources and what they could do to us.
5. Halloween- This is the classic psycho undead killer, and a pretty gory movie.
6. Psycho- This black and white classic was one of the first scary movies I have ever seen and still creeps my out even more.
7. Sleepy Hallow- Love Johnny Depp and this classic Halloween story.
8. Silence of the Lambs- This movie messes with your head and has such a unique storyline.
9. Dead Silent- This movie about dummies and is one of the scariest new movies I have seen in a long time.
10. Signs- One of two great M Night Shyamalan movies that keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering what is going to happen next in the invasion.
The movies listed above are not in any order they are just some of my favorites that were fresh in my mind. Hope these scare or entertain you!!!!
Happy Scary movie watching
Jennifer (future famous movie critic)
Monday, August 31, 2009
Planning My Budget
Being a full time college student I have to seriously plan budgets extremely far in advanced to make sure that I can have the money I am going to need. By planning a budget in August I can decide what the maximum I am willing to spend, divide that by how many weeks until I have to spend it, and then set aside the much smaller amount each week. This means that when it comes to shopping I am not spending my grocery money for the month on my upcoming Halloween party.
There are several ways to decide a budget for Halloween. When it comes to my Halloween I decide what I am going to be and then set myself a costume budget of usually $25-$30. I then have to decide whether I am going to a party or having one at my home. If I will be attending and not hosting I usually have a modest decoration budget of $15-$20. There is no reason to be extremely extravagant with my budget if not a whole lot of people will see the decorations I buy. Plus I tend to save most of my decorations (some of the paper ones tend to rip or get ruined somehow each year). If I am going to throw a party I have a decoration budget of $25 and a food and drink budget of $35-$40 depending on the number of guests.
To give a real life situation:
This year for Halloween I will be having a party at my apartment. I am going to be Marryann from HBO’s True Blood, and my costume budget is $25. My party budget is going to be a total of $60 because we will only be having drinks and decorations. This $60 is going to be divided between my three roommates and me. So my personal budget for Halloween this year is $45. I started saving at the beginning of August and am setting aside $5 each week. I now have no money stresses for my favorite upcoming holiday.
There are several ways to decide a budget for Halloween. When it comes to my Halloween I decide what I am going to be and then set myself a costume budget of usually $25-$30. I then have to decide whether I am going to a party or having one at my home. If I will be attending and not hosting I usually have a modest decoration budget of $15-$20. There is no reason to be extremely extravagant with my budget if not a whole lot of people will see the decorations I buy. Plus I tend to save most of my decorations (some of the paper ones tend to rip or get ruined somehow each year). If I am going to throw a party I have a decoration budget of $25 and a food and drink budget of $35-$40 depending on the number of guests.
To give a real life situation:
This year for Halloween I will be having a party at my apartment. I am going to be Marryann from HBO’s True Blood, and my costume budget is $25. My party budget is going to be a total of $60 because we will only be having drinks and decorations. This $60 is going to be divided between my three roommates and me. So my personal budget for Halloween this year is $45. I started saving at the beginning of August and am setting aside $5 each week. I now have no money stresses for my favorite upcoming holiday.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Halloween Shopping
Hello Halloweeners,
This blog post is just going to discuss some ideas on where to shop for your Halloween decorations for your party that is exactly in one month!
When it comes to decorating I have actually already checked out a few stores with great finds! The Dollar Tree (everything is a dollar!!!!) already has all their Halloween stuff out. They have candy making trays, martini Halloween glasses, drink shakers, accessories, webs, and many more. If one were to go here and pick up a few things and that is a huge savings. Also I have checked Wal-Mart out and their decorations are quite inexpensive. TJMaxx is another good place to check because they always have a great clearance section. The last place I have checked out already Factory Card Outlet has lots of fun plates and decorations. Their costumes also tend to go on sale close to Halloween if you’re ok with waiting. Factory Card Outlet also usually has coupons out which are relatively easy to find.
Places to avoid are those Halloween chains that pop up everywhere just around Halloween time. From what I have seen their merchandise is extremely overpriced, and is not even great quality to make it worth it.
Jennifer’s Tip:
If you are shopping for a bargain start way ahead of time like I do. It only August and I have begun picking up things here and there. Whenever you are in a big chain store browse their Halloween department quickly because you never know who might has the best prices. Also, do not be afraid to do a little shopping after Halloween. Some of my decorations I got last year for 80% like a week after Halloween. Buy things that can easily be stored, and then you are prepared when Halloween comes around next year.
Happy Hunting,
Jennifer!
This blog post is just going to discuss some ideas on where to shop for your Halloween decorations for your party that is exactly in one month!
When it comes to decorating I have actually already checked out a few stores with great finds! The Dollar Tree (everything is a dollar!!!!) already has all their Halloween stuff out. They have candy making trays, martini Halloween glasses, drink shakers, accessories, webs, and many more. If one were to go here and pick up a few things and that is a huge savings. Also I have checked Wal-Mart out and their decorations are quite inexpensive. TJMaxx is another good place to check because they always have a great clearance section. The last place I have checked out already Factory Card Outlet has lots of fun plates and decorations. Their costumes also tend to go on sale close to Halloween if you’re ok with waiting. Factory Card Outlet also usually has coupons out which are relatively easy to find.
Places to avoid are those Halloween chains that pop up everywhere just around Halloween time. From what I have seen their merchandise is extremely overpriced, and is not even great quality to make it worth it.
Jennifer’s Tip:
If you are shopping for a bargain start way ahead of time like I do. It only August and I have begun picking up things here and there. Whenever you are in a big chain store browse their Halloween department quickly because you never know who might has the best prices. Also, do not be afraid to do a little shopping after Halloween. Some of my decorations I got last year for 80% like a week after Halloween. Buy things that can easily be stored, and then you are prepared when Halloween comes around next year.
Happy Hunting,
Jennifer!
Friday, August 28, 2009
Halloween painting fun
I love to paint. When it comes to Halloween there are many different things to paint. One year instead of carving a pumpkin I painted a witches face on the front of a pumpkin. I did this by using green paint for her face, and black paint for shading. I gave her a big brown mole on her nose, and scary red eyes. I then made the stem of the pumpkin the point of her hat by painting it black and made a circle around the top with black paint for the rest of her hat. It was a big hit and I received many compliments.
Another thing I am known for painting is bruises on people’s faces. Two years ago a friend of mine was a prisoner, so I gave him a black eye. I did not use paint, I used different eye shadow shades and a brush and most people throughout the night thought it was a real black-eye. I started out using a base of concealer so the eye shadow stuck well. I then did a base of purple lightly dusted on. Over that I did a light dusting of blue and a little bit of yellow. Finally I dabbed black in random spots.
Another fun painting idea is two little red dots on a person’s neck to represent a “vampire bite.” This vampire bite can be combined with any costume, as a little extra! This is a fun idea because sometimes it takes other partygoers awhile to notice what happened to your neck! This is a great conversation starter. To do this use red lipstick can be dabbed far enough apart to represent the sharp teeth. To make it look a little more 3-D, black eyeliner can be used to shade the bottom of each bite mark.
Hope these Halloween tricks enhance your parties this year!
Jennifer
Monday, August 24, 2009
Halloween
Hello!
Halloween is only 2 months away! Better start preparing and sending out your invites. I decided I am going to be Maryann from True Blood. This is one of my group costume Ideas. Women can be the waitresses because the shirts are on the HBO website, then you can go to Walmart and pick up a $5 pair of plain black shorts!
As for recipe ideas I'm thinking some dirt cake with tombstones!
Also a red drink with scary eyeball ice cubes!
Have a good night
Jennifer
Halloween is only 2 months away! Better start preparing and sending out your invites. I decided I am going to be Maryann from True Blood. This is one of my group costume Ideas. Women can be the waitresses because the shirts are on the HBO website, then you can go to Walmart and pick up a $5 pair of plain black shorts!
As for recipe ideas I'm thinking some dirt cake with tombstones!
Also a red drink with scary eyeball ice cubes!
Have a good night
Jennifer
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Website Ideas
Hello there,
Since I was little Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. I feel that October has the most perfect weather, and its just a great time of year. It also helps that October is the month of my birthday!
The website I will soon be creating will contain many Halloween ideas, more than just costumes. I know many fun Halloween Recipes, decoration ides, and even ideas what costumes to be if you can not think of one. It will be an inexpensive subscription into Halloween ideas from a poor college student's point of view.
Everyday I am asking my friends to help me come up with ideas, and therefore things should become more complex as I continue on my Halloween venture.
Adios.....
Since I was little Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. I feel that October has the most perfect weather, and its just a great time of year. It also helps that October is the month of my birthday!
The website I will soon be creating will contain many Halloween ideas, more than just costumes. I know many fun Halloween Recipes, decoration ides, and even ideas what costumes to be if you can not think of one. It will be an inexpensive subscription into Halloween ideas from a poor college student's point of view.
Everyday I am asking my friends to help me come up with ideas, and therefore things should become more complex as I continue on my Halloween venture.
Adios.....
Friday, August 21, 2009
Halloween
Hello all,
Halloween is better than Christmas in my opinion. Everyone I know and I usually start coming up with homemade costumes months in advance. Being a college student I cannot afford to go to a Halloween store and spend a minimum of $75 for a cheap looking costume. Therefore this website is going to give many ideas for ideas using items you already own, and a few new purchases to have the best Halloween costume!
Scare ya Later
Jennifer
Halloween is better than Christmas in my opinion. Everyone I know and I usually start coming up with homemade costumes months in advance. Being a college student I cannot afford to go to a Halloween store and spend a minimum of $75 for a cheap looking costume. Therefore this website is going to give many ideas for ideas using items you already own, and a few new purchases to have the best Halloween costume!
Scare ya Later
Jennifer
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