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!

While you're here, check out our #13DOHH2017 giveaway!  Oriental Trading Company has provided us with a $75 Gift Card to those following along.  Oriental Trading Company is my go to online store for all my Halloween party goodies so, be sure to enter!

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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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Shop items in this post:

1.  Floral Amaya Table Cover

2.  Blue Glass Goblet

3.  Dia de Los Muertos Plates

4.  Black Iron Candelabra

5.  Multi-color Peony Flowers

6.  Skull flowers

7.  Embroidered Skull Ornament

8.  Los Muertos Skull Kitchen Towels

9.  Felted Heart Ornament

10.  Sugar Skull Multi-color Banner

11.  Animal Skull painting

12.  Wood Skulls Wall Decor

13.  Wood Dia De Los Muertos Nutcrackers

14.  Sugar Skull Candy Bowl

15.    Sugar Skull Pillows

 
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Party Gals Linky Party No. 9

Welcome to the Party Gals Linky Party!  We're a group of  CREATIVE PARTY PLANNERS here to share with you our love of parties, entertaining, delicious recipes, DIY ideas and crafts!  Visit us every other Friday to see what's new in our party world and link up with us to share your own fabulous ideas!

Every other Friday, visit any of us on our blogs to check out a fun party inspired project, idea, recipe or craft. We'll share all our tips and inspiration with you and what's even better is, you get to share your creativity with us too!  Each post will have a linky party tool at the very end where you can link up with other awesome creatives!

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Thanks for partying with us, we want to shine the spotlight on those of you who take the time to link up with us and share your creativity!  Each linky party will feature a collage of our favorite projects and ideas that you shared  with a link to your posts!  

Our faves from top left -right
Michelle's Favorite - Mad Scientist Party by Home. Made. Interest
Sunny's Favorite - Spooky Halloween Party by Strawberry MommyCakes
Jessica's Favorite - Halloween Circus Party by ItsyBelle
Pamela's Favorite - Black Crow Wreath by Celebrate and Decorate
Keisha' Favorite - Poisonous Parfaits by Frog Prince Paperie
Blanca's Favorite - Frankenstein Cupcakes by Pink Cake Plate


Thanks to everyone who linked up with us - now let's get ready to party!

To start things off, I'm sharing oldie but goodie, my Mummy Wrapped Candy Bars for Halloween Trick or Treat fun!  

Mummy Wrapped Candy Bars

Visit me on Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and Facebook to see more of my own personal faves  - use the hashtag  #ThePartyGalsLinky"

Here are more great and inspiring ideas, recipes and how-to's from the rest of the Party Gals:

Frankenstein Dessert Cups

Bugs & Kisses Printable

Black and Gold Halloween Party Ideas

Sugar Skull Coloring Page

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