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Thursday, October 5, 2017

Day of the Dead Wreath

It's day 4 of the 13 Days of Handmade Halloween and things are getting creepily spooktacular!  Tonya Coleman from Soiree Event Design has a very fabulous Day of the Dead wreath DIY that certainly won't scare away your trick or treaters!




Isn't it fabulous?  I'm in love with all the bright colors and textures.  I am definitely putting this project on my make it list!

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

15 Dia de Los Muertos Halloween Decor Must Haves

Disclosure: Thank you to Cost Plus World Market for sponsoring this post. Product and/or compensation was provided to me to share my ideas and tips, however, all opinions are fully my own.  #sponsored #worldmarkettribe #discoverworldmarket




Get ready to celebrate Halloween with a festive Dia de Los Muertos home.  I love the tradition of celebrating loved ones who have passed on.  I know some people are probably put off by that idea, but I'm the type of person who believes that people who I love are always around me in spirit. This celebration is a tradition in many Latin American countries and it's gained quite a bit of commercial popularity in recent years.  I appreciate the color, texture and beauty found in the artistry of this holiday and think there are many ways to revel in all of it's festivity.


So, I was pleased to find that Cost Plus World Market actually has a nice variety of Dia de Los Muertos decorative pieces that stand out from much of what I've seen in other stores.  I always like to head to my local  CostPlus WorldMarket (Pentagon Row – Arlington, VA) to pick up all the home decor things so, I've pieced together a list of must have items from their Los Muertos collection.

To make the Los Muertos design work for the holiday, the key idea is to mix a little Southwestern flair into the decor while celebrating the colorful artistry and symbols used during Dia de Los Muertos.  



I think it's fabulous that wall decor can serve a dual purpose by setting a festive seasonal tone and giving you instant party decor for ready to go Halloween Entertaining!  I love the idea of using  the Sugar Skull Multi-color Banner to swag across a dining room buffet or against a wall for a pop of color.  It just makes a space look festive! The Wood Skulls Wall Decor are my fave!  The Animal Skull painting is a perfect addition to the decor and blends in the Southwestern feel perfectly.





The Wood Dia De Los Muertos Nutcrackers are perfect decorative pieces and the Sugar Skull Candy Bowl is perfect for placing on a side table filled with candy or nuts.  Why not place a few Sugar Skull Pillows on your sofa or chairs for a festive (and cozy) Los Muertos feel?



These Los Muertos Skull Kitchen Towels are EVERYTHING!  Think past their intended purpose and size and cut the artwork out of the whole tea towel, then frame them for instant art!!!  If not, then use them in place of napkins.  The Felted Heart Ornament and Embroidered Skull Ornament would make perfect napkin rings or decor for your place settings.





Because Halloween Decorations and themes can change year to year - (if you're Halloween obsessed like me) - don't invest in themed plates that you have to store away.  Find colorful themed paper plates like these Dia de Los Muertos Plates and dress them up with chargers or larger plates from your everyday plates stock.   I love the look of this Floral Amaya Table Cover that can be used not just for this theme but throughout the seasons.  Blue Glass Goblets would help to anchor the place setting and bring in a lot of blues that are found in the table cover and plates.  





As a great eye catching focal point, give your table some extra love.  The Black Daisy Skull flowers would look perfect arranged around the base of the black iron candelabra.  Fill it in the rest of your arrangement with the Multi-color Peony Flowers for more color and to soften the look and you're good to go!

So, now that you're chock full of ideas for decorating your Halloween home.....check out this amazing offer from Cost Plus World Market


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Cost Plus World Market is celebrating the season by giving away $4,500 worth of World Market gift cards and teaming up with Quikly to do it!
Sign up now with Quikly and share the campaign with friends and family. If they opt in, you will receive an early notification letting you know when the 67 gift cards and special offers will go up for grabs so you can be ready to act fast. This could be the perfect opportunity for a seasonal shopping spree!
But not to worry -  because the coolest part is that everyone will walk away with something! Sign up now before it’s too late!!!!

So......what is Quikly????

Quikly is all about speed.  It is a platform that rewards you by offering incentives. You have to act fast, fast, fast....gift cards are 'released' to those who are signed up.  There’s no catch, it’s 100% free. Customers are able to sign up here to get notified when the incentives are released to claim.

Once you sign up and opt-in, you’ll receive a secret claim link either via SMS Text Message or Email, depending on your notification preference. When you do, click on it as fast as you can to claim an incentive. Pretty cool, huh???

Halloween is truly my favorite holiday and time of the year.  I can't wait to start decorating my home and you can be sure one of my first stops is going to be at Cost Plus World Market.

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Day of the Dead Paper Flowers - 13 Days of Handmade Halloween 2016: Day 15

Yup!  It's Day 15 of the 13 Days of Handmade Halloween.....we kept the party going a bit longer (party over here!!!).....Today I am happy to share this fun Day of the Dead Wine and Spirits party from Hey Girl Events with you!  You have to see the gorgeous paper flowers that were made for this festive celebration!


Thanks for sharing this fun celebration, Pam! I can't wait to get my gals together and make some festive flowers of our own!

This project is part of our 13 Days of Handmade Halloween series.  Don't forget to follow along with the series on social media - just make sure to use the hashtag #13DOHH2016 to see all the other great projects from our Handmade Makers and share your projects too - we'd love to see what you create!  There will be a prize for my favorite Halloween creation!





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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

How to Make a Day of the Dead Headband


Hey there! Tonya Coleman from Soiree Event Design here and I am happy to be back again this year to share another tutorial as part of the 13 Days of Handmade Halloween with so many other talented party people! This tutorial was inspired by my daughter, Faith who is an avid DIY'er! She makes things ALL THE TIME and one of her signature crafts is her custom headbands. So, I asked her to teach me how to make a Day of Dead Headband that I could wear this year for Halloween with my super cool Day of the Dead mask. Now all of you can find out how too!

If you like her tutorial, you can find her over on her own YouTube channel where she teaches LOTS of really cool DIY projects! Click here to see this entire tutorial on YouTube!

Let's get crafting! First we started with a trip to Michaels to get all of the supplies we needed that included: - Headband (wide band) - Acrylic paint (various colors) - 3 bunches of small white flowers - Plastic spiders - Paintbrush - Hot glue gun



Now that we have all of our supplies, we are ready to get started!


Step 1: Remove the flower heads from the stems 





Step 2: Hot glue the flowers all along the top of the headband



Step 3: Paint each flower a different color Don't paint the entire flower, you want to get a splatter effect by using a wide paintbrush and pushing down on to the center of each flower with the paintbrush. 











Step 4: Add a plastic spider 



That's it! Super easy and cute! Perfect for my Halloween outfit! We also created a Day of the Dead wreath to match this for my front door.






Cheers! Tonya

Styling & photography: Soiree Event Design
Tutorial: PastelGamerGirl13 (my daughter)
Supplies: Michaels

Tonya, your daughter certainly has inherited your creative gene!  Thanks to you, and Faith, for sharing!  Looking for more Handmade Halloween treats, view our archives here!


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