We hope you all had a suitably scary halloween, and just to freak you out even more - there's only eight weeks until Christmas! Ahhhh! And for those of you in North America Thanksgiving is just around the corner too, so we've come up with a few new designs to help you celebrate the holidays:
These cute fingerprint designs are a great activity for young and old. Family leave fingerprints and sign their name on the turkey feathers or Christmas tree. A great decoration for years to come and the perfect way to remember your family get together.
Available from the i do it yourself shop.
How amazing is this dessert table, and it just goes to show simple ideas are often the best. Just cut out some trees from black craft paper and add in a few store bought halloween silhouettes of bats and owls - or make your own. The whole spooktacular set up can be found on Hello Brielle. Love the meringue ghosts!
Here's a gorgeous ghostly idea - ghost cake toppers. Just some skewers, cotton balls, cheese cloth and thread. It's so simple its scary! Check out A Beautiful Mess for the wicked recipe.
One of the things I love about Halloween is with a few simple tricks you can turn the ordinary into the gory - especially when it comes to food. Just popping a little sign on things can make for some seriously disgusting fun. Like these rat brains, also known as candied walnuts.
Stuffed cockroaches anyone? Just fill some pitted dates with cream cheese.
Pic: via Flickr
Lychee eyeballs are as simple as stuffing a peeled lychee with a blueberry, a cherry or an olive. Great on their own or serve them in drinks.
Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery and Dan Stevens, a Harry Potter inspired reception complete with floating candles via Preston Bailey's Blog, poisonous cookies via Country Living, creepy crawly dinnerware by Laura Zindel and black and white lace cake via Real Simple.
When I think of recycled car tyres turned into planters I always shudder and remember those tacky swans - you know the ones, all the rage in the 80s. But on a trip on Melbourne last weekend I came across these very stylish pots which remind me of La Chamba cookware. They are available from UBeauty Pots and Plants.
I managed to pic up two big old atlases this weekend at a garage sale. Plenty of pages to play with so keep an eye out for some more artwork soon. Love this idea of covering one of those cardboard deer heads with maps. Unfortunately the link for this wasn't working so I'm not sure where it came from originally.
To celebrate Halloween we've introduced a spooky new wedding design - until death do us part. Perfect if you're looking for a very unique way to announce your big day around Halloween.
Something wicked this way comes
We have a super scary new range of Halloween printables available in the 'i do' it yourself shop. Invitations for kids and adults, cup cake toppers, decorations and masks - check them out if you dare!
It's been such a hot weekend here, Ive spent most of the time swimming and creating a new puppy mandala. Probably the worlds most popular dog - the lab. Available from my etsy shop.
The new puppy mandala print - dancing dachshunds is now available in three new colours. So apart from the black you can choose, pink, aqua or grey :) Let us know what dog you'd like us to do next
Let's start the spooky month of October off with something dark, Vera Wangs Fall bridal collection - black. Every girl should have a little black dress so why shouldn't she have a big black wedding version? Stylish, gothic and perfect for a Halloween wedding. Would you dare?
See the whole collection at VeraWang.com and if you prefer red, check out the new Spring collection
