Halloween Hostess Gift - Who you gonna call?...

We have been going to our friends' house on Halloween night for the last 12 years.

It is a barrage of 

children, candy, chili, corn bread and dare I say a few Coors Lights.

I always bring them something fun to thank them for letting us destroy their beautiful home.

So who ya gonna call to scare away the ghoulish mess...

Ghost Dusters!

Silly spirits that are sure to bring a smile...

They can be made before you can say Boo...

Hot glue black pom poms to white feather dusters 

and attach a tag like this and you are ready for good clean Halloween fun!

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A Monster-ous Salad with Boo-Cheese

A scary salad just in time for Halloween.

The Wicked Wedge 

is ready in minutes and a crowd pleaser for my hungry Trick or Treaters.

It's not easy being green...

California Black Ripe Olives 

are the perfect pop of color for avocado monsters.

They are fun to play with and even better to eat, 

California Ripe Olives are a pantry and food art staple.

They even make the ghostly boo-cheese come to "life"

(along with peppercorn eyeballs)

So don't be afraid this Halloween,

grab some lettuce, avocados, chives, blue cheese, peppercorns 

and California Ripe Olives and make it a spook-tacluar dinner!

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.


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Beware of the Bam-BOO - Halloween Centerpiece

Halloween is absolutely one of my FAVORITE holidays and to celebrate I pulled together the creative minds of some of my talented blogging friends to bring you over 110 fabulous Halloween ideas.

From costumes to parties, crafts and home decor, recipes and free printables, we have so many fun ideas to share. 

I am scaring up a spooky centerpiece for Halloween...

 A gang of ghosts has invaded my plants...

turning them into bamBOO...

You can easily bamBOOzle some too...

You will need:

bamboo shoots 

(I got mine at Ikea but Trader Joe's usually has them or your local nursery)

cheese cloth

fishing line

small pom poms

large needle

fine point black sharpie

Make a Casper-esq face on the pom pom with your Sharpie...

cover face with square piece of cheese cloth

(mine was approx 3 1/2" square)

Cut a piece of fishing line, 

thread it through your needle and make a knot at the end of the line.

Pierce needle through bottom of pom pom and poke through the top, 

pull until knot is at bottom of pom pom.

If necessary, embellish eyes and mouth so it can be seen through cloth.

Tie onto your bamboo and wait for the BOO-gyman on Halloween.

But the fun ideas don't stop here.
 Continue checking out the creative Halloween projects my blogging friends have created   by clicking on each of the links below, for the Halloween projects you’d like to see in more detail and it’ll take you right to that post with additional information and photos on how to create it. Have fun and pin away!

1. Happy Halloween Treat Bucket 2. Beware of the Bam-BOO 3. Halloween Beeswax Candles 4. Caramel Apple Cupcakes 5. Halloween Treat Bag Tags - Free Printable 6. Halloween Cookie Pops ~ Nutter Butter Bats & Mummies 7. Halloween Photo Booth Props 8. Halloween Candle Jars 9. Ghost Candles 10. Dollar Store Spider Halloween Wreath 11. Healthy Halloween Class Treat 12. Little Pumpkin Button Cards 13. Pumpkin Playdough Mats 14. Craft for Kids: Finger Puppet Monsters 15. Creepy Halloween Jar Labels 16. Halloween Party Favor and Printable 17. Kids Halloween Lanterns 18. Candy Box Head Skeletons 19. Sweet & Salty Halloween Treat

Follow our Fabulous Halloween Ideas Pinterest board for even more inspiration!

Follow Design Dazzle's board Fabulous Halloween Ideas on Pinterest.

Thanks to all 110+ fabulous bloggers participating! We'd love for you to visit their blogs and see what else they're up to!

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Franks and Screams - DIY Halloween Candles

An easy way to scare up some Halloween Fun...

Inexpensive votive candles (mine are from Ikea),

 are instantly transformed into 

spooky spirits and frightening Frankenstiens with a black paint pen.

All you have to do is draw on

(after every few strokes, I clear any wax off the pen by scribbling on a piece of scrap paper)

Franks and Screams -

aren't they the perfect Halloween couple?

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