Halloween candy jars

Skull Marshmallows





Licorice Allsorts



Blackberry Domes



Jelly Skulls




Pink Glass Candy Jar, Poison Label.

Having admired Amy Atlas candy tables for a while now, I really wanted to create one for Halloween. The top image is of my experiments with what it could look like.

I did a post back in July called Candy Jars. I used the same candy jars this time, but changed the ribbons to match my colour theme. I also strung "Happy Halloween" alphabet beads onto pink elastic and tied them around the middle of the jars.

Don't forget the Halloween party tomorrow!

Have a sweet day!

Skull candy

Skull lollipop mould



Lollipop wrapping kit



Skull chocolate moulds. To get the different colours, I used white chocolate, white chocolate with natural pink food colouring, and dark chocolate.

To get the shiny, flawless appearance of chocolate you must temper it, otherwise you can be left with dull chocolate that has white streaks running through it. It also makes for better melt-in-the-mouth chocolate.

How to temper chocolate

1. Finely chop 750-1000g (1 1/2 to 2 pounds) of chocolate; with any less than this it is difficult to control the temperature.
2. Place two thirds of the chocolate in a metal bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Place a candy thermometer in the chocolate and stir frequently with a rubber spatula. Do not let the temperature exceed 105 deg F for white and 120 deg F for dark chocolate.
3. When the chocolate is fully melted remove from the heat and add the remainder of the chocolate gradually whilst continuing to stir.
4. Let the chocolate cool to 82 deg F, then return to the heat until it reaches 86 deg F for white chocolate and 90 deg F for dark.
5. Remove from heat and carefully pour into moulds. For the lollipops, add sticks when you have half filled the mould, then fill to the top.

Easy alternative

1. Finely chop 750g-1000g (1 1/2 to 2 pounds) of chocolate, and place in a microwaveable bowl.
2. Microwave on 50% power in 10 second increments, stirring after each interval till chocolate is almost melted.
3. Remove from microwave and stir till chocolate is fully melted.

Packaging for skull cones

You will need:
Cone wrapper
Double sided tape
Cellophane
10mm Ribbon

1. Print cone wrapper (choose a "cone wrapper" below which you can save and print).
2. Cut around cone wrapper and along lines to give 3 wrappers.
3. Roll one of the wrappers into a cone shape and, using double sided tape, fix in shape.
4. Place a second piece of tape inside the cone along one side and peel off backing.
5. Cut out cellophane (use the "cellophane pattern" below as a stencil to cut out your cellophane). Note each straight line is 24cm long).
6. Roll cellophane into a cone shape and place inside cone wrapper. Press against the tape to fix in place.
7. Fill with candy.
8. Tie ribbon around the top.

Packaging for Poison Candy Bags

You will need:
Shocking Pink Candy Stripe bags
Double sided tape
Poison labels
Masking tape

1. Print the "Poison" label below.
2. Using double sided tape stick the label to the front of a bag
3. Fill with candy
4. Fold the top over towards the back and masking tape in place.

If you don't have time to make your own skull candy my new affiliate, A Quarter Of... has some great ready-made skull candy that can be packaged as above.



Skull crushers from A Quarter Of...



Psycho skulls from A Quarter Of...

Check back tomorrow for my Halloween candy table ideas!

Have a sweet day!

Glitter Skulls

I bought the glitter skull candle holder from TK Maxx for £4.99 about a month ago. I love it! It was the inspiration for my glitter skulls.








I bought two "Bag of Bones" from Pound Land. Each bag contained six plastic mini skulls and six bones, and cost £1 for the bag! I painted them in PVA glue and then covered them in silver glitter. I used a spoon to spoon up the excess glitter and re-cover the skulls and bones. A 50g glitter shaker covered all the 12 bones, 12 mini skulls and 2 larger skulls. On the smaller skull I put pink beads for the eyes to give them more definition. I love how they turned out!






So, when I saw these plastic skulls in Asda for a £1 I had to buy them and glitter them too!

Have a sweet day!

Skull Decor

This jeweled skull I bought from TK Maxx for £7.99; a much cheaper version of Damien Hurst's diamond Jeweled skull!



The skull tray is from Pottery Barn,



Skull lace tablecloth, only £1 at Pound Land. I want to stretch it over a canvas and diamante it to create some Halloween art.



The glitter skull I bought from TK Maxx for £4.99.



Jack Skellington set of 4 plates. Sadly I can't find anywhere that still stocks these adorable plates.



Skull tumbler set of 6



Jeweled skull tray



Last meal flatware set



Black glitter skull



Skull pillow


Check back tomorrow for some crafty glittery skulls!

Have a sweet day! x

Halloween Curio Cabinet

This Halloween I have decided to go for a baroque-style theme of black, white, silver and hot pink. With lots of silvery skulls!

For inspiration, I started off by filling my Curio Cabinet with bottles of beads, sequins and trims in my colour theme. As time went on I continued to add elements of my Halloween theme like the small silver skull charms, candles and stamp.



I picked up the poison stamp at Portobello Market and the skull tealights at Poundland (such a bargain at 6 for £1). I was thinking of getting some ink pads in black, pink and silver so I can print the poison label onto candy bags and tags etc.




Skull ring



Lace effect table mats


Check back daily for more of my Halloween ideas including crafts, hand made candy and cupcakes.

Have a sweet day!

White Pumpkins

This week on Flickr Faves Sunday, I bring you white pumpkins, with these gorgeous pics. Check back soon for some more of the most inspirational photographers on Flickr.

Some beautiful shots from my Flickr favourites (clockwise from top left):

• The adorable handmade Gourd/Pumpkin Wedding Ring Pillow by Jenny Bubbletime
  
• The gorgeous Pumpkin Time by Sam Noronha
• Another cute handmade White Linen Gourd by Jenny Bubbletime
• The cute 8/365: Around the House - Baby White Pumpkins by Amy Sandoval
  

Have a great day!