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Halloween Party and Decorations

15 years ago

We had our annual Halloween costume party last night. We had a great time, as usual. Here are some of the pictures from the party and some of our decorations as well.

Here is a link that might be useful: Halloween Party 2008

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brutuses
15 years ago
Those are great photo's. Looks like a good time was had by all. The food looked fabulous. Loved the little strawberries. So cute. You'll have to pardon me, I'm not very crafty so seeing you folks' creativity is a real treat to me. I hope to learn some things hanging out here.
prosperity66
15 years ago
Great food pics! Perfect for giving some inspiration for my Halloween party - I am supposed to cook some appetizers as well as some other things for us to eat (hosts also bring food and beverage as it's a pot-luck party) and I didn't know what to do.
Thanks for the ideas (especially the one with stuffed bread)
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Jeane Gallo
Original Author
15 years ago
The strawberries were supposed to be white chocolate covered. But when I melted the chips in the microwave, it became grainy and wouldn't stick to the berries. So I made a simple icing with half & half and powdered sugar. That stuck to them really well and they still tasted good. I was going to cut the crescent roll dough in strips and wrap them around the little smokies to look like little mummies, but I ran out of time and ended up just tearing off pieces and wrapping them around the smokies. It tasted the same and saved a lot of time. It took me about 10 hours on Saturday to get all the food ready. I also had crinkle-cut carrots to go with the dip, but I had put them in a different crisper from the other veggies and forgot to put them out! We always have a good time - our neighborhood is a party place.
Sandi_W
15 years ago
Your house was decorated so cute for the party. And that food looks fabulous. Great idea for the strawberries after the white chocolate failed. I'll have to remember that one. Love all of your decorations.
kathleen_li
15 years ago
Hi Jeane...Didn't look at your pics yet, I will later but I have a tip for you,
I made those strawberry ghosts last year and the same thing happened.
Lower the power level on your microwave and melt the white choc.
When I did that mine came out fine, and of course the berries must be pefectly dry. :)
jamie_mt
15 years ago
Great pictures - looks like a wonderful time was had by all! I love the bread coffin, and your head under the cloche (sp?)...
luvstocraft
15 years ago
Jeanne, thanks for sharing your pics with us. Looks like you had a great party. I loved seeing all the costumes too. You worked so hard, but I'll bet everyone really enjoyed all you did. Luvs
letmag
15 years ago
I love your pictures! I am having a party this Friday, I may have to steal some of your ideas.
donnawb
15 years ago
You did a great job decorating and looks like everyone was enjoying themselves. I got a few ideas from your food table.
dining_delight
15 years ago
Jeane, wonderful pics of your terrific decorations/food and costumes, thanks for sharing the event with us. It looks like it was lots of fun. I can relate to leaving food in the fridge and forgetting to serve it - I'm always having to make and check my lists so I don't do that! LOL!

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Jeane Gallo
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks for all the feedback. Kathleen, thank you for the tip about microwaving the chocolate on low. You would think it would have mentioned that on the package, but it didn't. I was going to cut the crescent rolls in strips and wrap them around little smokies to make mummys, but I ran out of time and just wrapped whole pieces around the links. It tasted just as good, but didn't have the visual impact. It took 10 hours to fix everything on Saturday.

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