Grool Halloween DIY Ideas

I tend to go crazy when it's Halloween. I'm that girl that buys up all of the decorations after season when they are marked down 75% and saves them for the next year. For some reason I just can't resist a good deal, especially on Halloween decor. Can you say Stage 1 HOARDER?!?

With Halloween just around the corner, I figured that you could use some DIY  inspiration to get SPOOKishly creative with your festive decor. Each of these projects is easily under $10 (especially if you're thrifty and use your Michael's coupon) and will certainly add some character to your Halloween-themed party and/or tablescape.


Spooky Candles:
Ball Candle Set
Red Taper Candle
Matches/Lighter

Cover your work surface with newspaper/wax paper to protect it.

Light your red taper candle and drip the heated wax around the white ball candle until you have your  desired, SPOOKY effect.

Pumpkin Place Card Holder: 
Mini Pumpkins
Gold Wire
Small Paintbrush or Pencil
Scissors
Name Cards

Wrap the gold wire around the end of the paintbrush (5-6 times).

Remove the coiled wire from your paintbrush and slide it onto the stem of the pumpkin.

Cut the wire so that the tail of the wire is slightly taller than the stem of the pumpkin.

Make a loop with the wire and tuck the remainder of the tail up. This is your card holder.

Insert your name card and you are done!

FALL-tastic Margarita

Fall is HERE and that means it's time for pumpkin spice everything, apple picking and fires! To kick things off right, I figured a themed cocktail was necessary. And, a spiced cider margarita seemed quite fitting. You're welcome!

Cocktail Ingredients:
5 ounces spiced apple cider
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
.5 ounces Grand Marnier
1.5 ounces tequila (you can use mescal if you want a smoky taste)

For Garnish:
2 tablespoons raw sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Cinnamon sticks
Apple slices

In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. Wet the rim of your cocktail glass with water or lemon and dip the glass in the cinnamon sugar mixture.

Pour all of the cocktail ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and bake, baby.

Add ice to your rimmed cocktail glasses and your cocktail concoction.

Feeling fancy? Garnish your cocktail with a cinnamon stick, apple slice and sprinkled cinnamon.

 

Party in Style

If you haven't noticed already, I'm kind of obsessed with pretty much anything agate. How can you not be?! Agate slices make for the perfect coasters, hot plates and NAPKIN RINGS. I'm all about the tablescape and these gems are total showstoppers!  

This DIY will literally take you under 10 minutes to make and all of the supplies are super inexpensive. I'm flabbergasted that people pay over $100 for a set of 4, when you can make a set for around $20. If you are stylishly thrifty or just want to up your entertaining game, give this DIY a spin. Material details below. 

What you need:

2-3" agate slices - I got mine on Etsy

Acrylic napkin rings

Super glue

The Hunt is Over

The wedding festivities have begun and I am so excited to share some of my favorite photos from our engagement session in Georgetown. Tyler and I decided to do our photos in Georgetown since that is where he proposed to me! BEST. DAY. EVER. Camille Catherine was our photographer and she is absolutely amazing. Not only is she a gem to work with, given her bubbly and easy-going personality, but she is soooooooo talented. All of her photos have a bright, light and airy feel, which is right up my alley. If you are getting married in the DC-metro area, you have to check her out! We fell in love with her over a glass of wine and a 2 hour "interview," which honestly felt like cocktails with an old friend.

Dress details: Katie Kime - aka my design/fashion idol who I have been obsessed with for 3+ years. I love her designs so much that she is making custom dresses for my bridesmaids, which will be absolutely stunning!