Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Candy Corn Punch

Candy Corns are a divisive candy.  Some people love them, and then well....

I send to side with Lewis Black...after eating one I'm pretty much done for a year. But this punch sounds pretty good, probably because it only looks like a candy corn instead of tasting like one: orange juice, pineapple, orange soda and whipped cream. Add some whipped cream vodka and it might be extra good!

CLICK HERE to see the recipe at over at Nellie Bellie.  Thanks for sharing, Nellie!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Polyjuice Potion

I love the Harry Potter series (as well most of you know) and this is a great one if you have a Harry Potter themed Halloween party, or just in general....

All it is, is Sprite and lime Sherbert.  A little vodka can be added for an adult audience, 

CLICK HERE for the recipe.  Thanks to Debbie, Tracy and Sherri at Made From Pinterest for sharing!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Strategically Located Halloween Decor

So took a break for a few days for a "real" post and then TBH I got busy and forgot.  So here we go again.

So if you're doing a Halloween party, and want to literally scare the ish out of unsuspecting party goers....

 

There's no tutorial for these, I just saw them while kicking around on the internet. Idea only!  I know it's just about cling to the ceiling after turning on the bathroom light an seeing a clown....

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Spooky Quilted Postcards

For Halloween, my grandma always used to send my brother and I each a Halloween card and some Halloween themed chocolates every year. I kept those cards (the chocolate is LONG gone) and they're special to me, especially now that she's gone.

How cool would it be for kids (yes Mom, or grandkids) to whip up one of these for them every year with a special message for them?

Sorry, but this is inspiration only. This is a Pinterest find that links to a Flickr page with no tutorial. 

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Pumpkin Finger Pupppets

Here's another one for the littles in your life.  Quick, easy and cute pumpkin finger puppets!  These would be easy to give out as party favors or for your kid's class.

CLICK HERE for the tutorial at Two-Daloo.  Thanks to Stephanie for sharing!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Shark Trick or Treat Bag

So, for kids going for more loot than a small bag would contain, this might not be the one.  But, for little kids who are only out long enough for a little candy, this is adorable.

CLICK HERE to get to the tutorial over at STITCHED by Crystal.  Thank you to Crystal for sharing!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Better Worms!

Remember at Halloween parties as kids there was at some point that gross out table where you'd be blind folded, or the table contents hidden, and you'd have to reach into bowls of food and guess what it was? Or, you'd stick your hands in the bowl to feel you know, brains or bugs or whatever and it was just like, pudding?  I'm sure there is a name for this activity that isn't coming to mind....but invariably that "bowl of worms" was cold spaghetti.

But hey, you can kick the gross out up a notch by not doing the cold spaghetti....

Jello worms. Just some straws and some creatively mixed jello and you have some too-real looking worms. 

 CLICK HERE for the tutorial from Instructables. 

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: DIY Snowglobes

Lucy at Craftberry Bush has a neat tutorial on making your own custom Halloween snowglobes using mason jars.  It's super easy and you could very easily do this with your kids for any season.

CLICK HERE to get to the tutorial - there is a link on her page for it.  Thanks for sharing Lucy!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Black Light Lemonade

This one from McKenzie at Girl Loves Glam would be great for a party for either adults or kids because no matter how old you are, this is pretty cool...

Who wouldn't love a glowing drink!  Of course, I'm sure you could make it adults-only pretty easily.  CLICK HERE for the how-to.  Thanks for sharing McKenzie!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Halloween Books

If you like to DIY your own Halloween decor, then this is one from Lindsey at Better After that would be a good one for you.  You can make some spooky looking old spell books (Think Hogwarts, or Hocus Pocus!) with some really inexpensive supplies.

The top left was made with some of those gummy plastic party favors from the dollar store.  Effectively creepy!  CLICK HERE for the tutorial. 

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Punkin Embroidery

You know I'm not wild about primitive quilts, but this embroidery from Primitive Blessings is adorable.

CLICK HERE for the pattern - a side note - when I was getting this post together, their website was having some issues loading correctly for me.  It would sometimes load and sometimes error out.  I have seen this on Pinterest before, so if the links aren't working correctly for you, check it out there.  

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Paper Pieced Skull

Craftsy strikes again.  I want to hate it but I can't!  This is a pretty easy paper pieced block, and you could enlarge it and make it the feature, or toss it into a sampler....lots of options.

It is available for $2.50 as a digital pattern HERE from the vendor Twiddletails.  Thanks for sharing!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Organza Ghosts

This, unfortunately, is not a tutorial.  However, it a really simple and really effective way to add a little spooky shimmer to ANY quilt whether the blocks are Halloween themed or not:

I found this picture here and it's implied to be linked with a tutorial, but it's not clear as to where exactly...when you click the picture it just brings up the picture and the source isn't directly named.  So for now, this is here for inspiration!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Ghost Mug Rug

Becky at Patchwork Posse has a good tutorial for making these cute ghost mug rugs.  These would be great gifts, plus what a fun use for your tiny, almost-threw-those-away scraps.



CLICK HERE to get to the tutorial.  Thanks Becky!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Glow in the Dark Garland

Who doesn't love a simple yet effective bit of DIY décor?  Even more, who doesn't love a little bit of glow in the dark during the spooky season?

Gabrielle at Design Mom has a quick and easy tutorial on making glow in the dark garlands for your kids' Halloween parties, or just because!



CLICK HERE to get to the post.  Thanks Gabrielle!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Princess Leia Crochet Beanie

With the Star Wars movies coming out again soon, the stores are filled to the brim with Star Wars costumes and gear.  Another generation gets a taste of the Star Wars universe and of course, a Princess Leia costume is classic.

Olivia at Hopeful Honey has a pretty cool crochet pattern for Leia's iconic 'do:



CLICK HERE to get to the post.  Thanks for sharing Olivia!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Just in Time....Beetlejuice the Cartoon Series!

Someone somewhere had to have loved the Beetlejuice cartoon as much as I did when I was a kid.  At the time, I didn't even know ti had been a movie first.  No, all I knew was the cartoon:

 

I always loved Lydia's spiderweb poncho, at the time, I really thought she had some serious style.  Who am I kidding...I still do! 

So here's the thing...if everything has gone according to John's plans, I should be getting the Halloween Spooktacular, and Season 1 DVDs today in the mail.  Hopefully when I get home, I'll be chowing down on some dinner and watching me some Beetlejuice!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Altered Halloween Books

Nothing screams spooky like some creepy old books.  I'm not talking about your old copy of Pride and Prejudice, I'm talking about those creepy old books that look like they might hold something a little darker than ripped off Betty Crocker recipes.

 

This year, I just don't have time.  But you might!  CLICK HERE to get to the tutorial.  Thank you to Lindsey at Better After for sharing!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Magic Potion Bottles

These would make a fun project to do with your kids.  It uses all non-toxic ingredients (even if your kid gets a hold of the Alka-Seltzer and fizzes at the mouth like a tiny Cujo) and most of them anyway are probably in your pantry.

CLICK HERE to get to the tutorial.  Thank you to Alison and Rachel at Adventures in Making!

Lovely Frankenstein's 31 Days of Halloween: Aged Zinc Pumpkins

These are neat!  Make some faux aged zinc pumpkins.  How great would these be for a more elegant or ghostly Halloween set up?

CLICK HERE to get to the tutorial.  Thank you to Sonya At Home with the Barkers for sharing!