Tag Archives: Halloween

Scary Halloween Cocktail Ideas

By Dot | Published October 5, 2010

Time to start thinking Halloween! Sorry I’ve been slow off the start, but I’m already getting a ton of traffic from last years posts, so I’d better get a move on with a quick set of beverage ideas…

To start things off… Awesome color changing creepy martini (Full how-to at Instructables!) (via the always awesome Mental Floss, who was kind enough to link to Dabbled’s creepy cocktails!)

Also via Mental Floss: Show Me Vegan’s Eyeball Martini

Here’s an adorable Jack-o-lantern Cocktail, made with OJ and Cognac at Creepy Cupcakes

Bloody Brain Shooter… Read on…

Knight Costume for dress up fun!

By Dot | Published May 17, 2010

One of The Boy’s bestest buds had a medieval themed birthday party on Sunday, and somehow we decided 3 hours before party time that he needed a knight costume. I blame the husband!

So, what follows is not exactly the most well crafted costume I’ve ever done, but it was easy to make, and looked great, and the boy was absolutely loving it! By following these general instructions, and actually taking some time and care, you can have an even better costume!

Also note: This is a summer costume, so he just wore shorts and a t-shirt under it… Read on…

The Hotdog Creature experiments

By Dot | Published November 11, 2009

For Halloween this year, I tried a new idea, that I had gotten from the most excellent blog, Filth Wizardry. She did this as a fun project with the kids, and I thought it looked like a lovely and disgusting item for the Halloween buffet, especially for the kiddos. Now those of you who follow me on Twitter may remember this for the Dot Cooks “Live Tweet”, where I documented all my Halloween food prep (if not, you can see the summary here!).

So why am I showing you this now, since Halloween is a whole year away? … Read on…

Another Halloween is over…!

By Dot | Published November 4, 2009

Thanks for joining Dabbled for Halloween 2009… hope you enjoyed it!
You can see all the Halloween projects & posts here: www.dabbled.org/halloween.

I also wanted to point out one last cool costume..
Check this one out posted by Mod Mischief! Several other really good ones, and how-to’s there, too.

I’ll stick a few more pics from Halloween out on flickr in the next few days, too, and try to post some of the final party food pics.!

The Perry The Platypus Costume

By Dot | Published November 2, 2009

I promised better pictures of The Boy’s Agent P Costume, and some instructions, so here ya go!

Updated!!– New photos and instructions here for making it even better with EYES!!

Here are some basic instructions, pictures follow.

Body:
At it’s simplest, you can do this with a green hoodie and sweatpants. Unfortunately for me, I couldn’t find a green hoodie, so I made a simple one out of fleece, by tracing around a current sweatshirt. (see pics below) I added a few pieces of ‘hair’ with black embroidery floss.
(In the updated 2010 version I add a drawstring… Read on…

Agent P! The Boy’s Perry the Platypus costume

By Dot | Published October 30, 2009

I spent several hours yesterday making The Boy’s Perry the Platypus costume. My twitter friends will recall my desperate search for a green hoodie sweatshirt, which I never did find, so I made one out of fleece. The platypus tail (made of fleece, and quilted!) is the crowning touch, I think. We were running out the door to the Halloween festival, so I didn’t get any good pictures, but I’ll take some tomorrow so you can see the full effect. I also took photos of the process, so I’ll get a tutorial up too!

Now, off to continue the Halloween… Read on…

How to make a Quick and Lovely Halloween “Candle”

By Dot | Published October 29, 2009

Halloween is almost here! But you still have a few days… So here’s a quick and elegant version of a lantern in a jar!

When I went to the Dollar Store to pick up items for my Dollar Store Crafts guest post earlier this month, I picked up enough for several projects–the creepy ravens & the bottle labels were 2 of them. Here is the final one!

For this project you need a glass container that will look good upside down (I picked a straight sided vase). You also need handmade paper in a dark and a… Read on…

Crafty Día de los Muertos “Sugar” Skulls!

By Dot | Published October 26, 2009

Check out the fun and fabulous ideas for (non-edible) Skulls (based on Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls) from one of my favorite crafty fellow Atlantans– Colleen of Some Art Fabric & Sloth Craft. (She did a fun Girls Blue Jean Remake tutorial for Dabbled, too!)

Click on a picture below for a larger version.

Get the free tutorial (.pdf) to make the Skull Zipper bag here!
And here is the tutorial for the paper window covering.

Of course, you can cut out these shapes, or similar ones yourself to do these fun projects.… Read on…

Make Old Fashioned Metal Bottle Labels for Halloween

By Dot | Published October 25, 2009

Today I’m over at Dollar Store Crafts, blogging about my nifty cheepy spooky labels for your Halloween bottles and jars! Go check it out…

I’ve written up all the instructions here as an instructable. Go here!

More… Halloween Costume ideas & instructions (Part 4?)

By Dot | Published October 23, 2009

Have you figured out your costume yet? A couples costume? For you? For your kids? Well, here’s more inspiration and tutorials! (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)