FREEBIE :: Halloween Cell Phone Wallpaper

     

Halloween is coming!!!!!!!

We are sooooo ready for all of the fun that Halloween brings and hope you are too. I am super psyched for Halloween as it's one of my faves and what better way to get all excited and in the mood than with a FREEBIE!!!!

Whether you are into the creepiness, all of the boos and scares, the cutesy side or just the straight up traditional Halloween vibe, you will surely LOVE this fun cell phone background on your phone this month. I think it's the perfect blend of all of those plus who doesn't love a good pun right?

Make sure you are always "creepin it real" when you are using your phone to chat with your bestie, comment on Instagram or return a text you received and hopefully this little background will help you do just that! ;)

To grab this FREE download for your own phone, just head on over to the Giggles Galore blog (where I am a monthly contributor) and print this Creepin It Real hand lettered cell phone wallpaper for YOUR phone. It's available here for FREE and while you are over there, check out her blog as she has some amazing craft and party ideas as well that you will love! 

Before you go, my friends, I want to remind you that I also offer CUSTOM hand lettered prints, decor, wood signs and anything else you would like hand lettering done on so just ask and I can make it happen! 

Do you think you have a great idea? Just shoot me an email at . . . laura@eyecandycs.com and we will definitely chat! ;)

 

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REAL PARTY :: Halloween Sleepover Party

      

Halloween Sleepover Party

I love Halloween and so does my daughter as every year I would like to throw a huge party but sometimes it doesn't work out so when my daughter started asking to have a party with a few of her school friends, I said yes! She has been wanting to get her friends together for a little party for awhile now AND she has been wanting a sleepover, so what better time than to just do BOTH at once and do it on one of the best holidays of the year: Halloween! I decided to use my Glam Halloween party collection from my shop for the this party as I did not have time to re-design something new, so with a few tweaks from a 'cocktail' party to a 'sleepover', we were in business and the invites went out!

the DECOR
 

Thankfully I had a lot of the decor items already from past Halloween parties but I did collect a few things beforehand for this party that came in handy. Plus I used some of the printables for the signs and food table to add a little more whimsical to this party since it was for tween girls! ;)

I used lots of color but kept the main black, white and orange Halloween color palette the more dominant across the party. I love how fun it turned out for the girls plus my daughter and her friends are still talking about it! YAY! Cool mom points are ALWAYS a bonus! ;)

the FOOD
 

I tried to keep the menu simple and fun by ordering pizza for dinner before they did a few crafting items, played games and hung out. I made spider cupcakes, monster cupcakes, some Halloween bark, Reese's bats and ghost marshmallow pops for them to snack on before they enjoyed their popcorn watching movies later on. Oh and I also whipped up some of my 'rat poison' drink and served it to them via bar cart while they were playing a few games! ;)

the MORNING AFTER
 

I tried to keep a good healthy balance come morning for breakfast serving up festive donuts, pumpkin tangerines and candy corn cups (which are just layered pineapple chunks, mandarins & topped with whip cream). The girls loved the fruit cups (candy corn cups) and they were the first thing gone!

The girls had a blast, made lots of great memories that they will hopefully remember forever and they can't wait until we can do it again. That to me is a successful party and makes all of the work that went into it worthwhile. This momma has done her job! ;)

Hope you enjoyed the ideas and taking a peek into the party fun! Let me know below what your favorite idea was that you saw . . .

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DECOR :: Halloween Mantel Ideas

Welcome friends! Today I am sharing my latest decorating ideas for a Halloween mantel. Every year I have shown the different ways that I have decorated my mantel as I always love arranging it in different ways because my mantel is one of my favorite things about my home as it makes such a statement with all of the stone that goes up to the ceiling and it's one of the reasons I loved this place. I also keep adding to my Halloween decor and getting a few new pieces to decorate with every year, so there's that too! ;)

There is so many different ways to make up a mantel which is why I look forward to every holiday and the chance to see what I can do next. I have done a glam Halloween mantel theme, a black and white theme and a few others but this year the purples and greens were really shouting at me to be showcased, so that's the way we went! I love how it turned out and hope you enjoy perusing through my photos of my mantel for this year! 
 

The majority of the things I used this year, are things I already had. For instance, the green fall bunting wreath hanging from the mirror you may remember from my front door a couple years ago, I just love how versatile it has been. The pop of green really coordinates well and I always like to hang a wreath from that mirror. The Halloween Subway Art I designed for you a few years ago and if you missed it, you can get it as a FREE printable here. Feel free to hop on over there and print one out for yourself.

I always find a few new items from the dollar spot at Target because I mean, who doesn't, and I added them in as well this year. I also made the Halloween eyeball garland just this year and it was super quick so check out how to make one for your mantel when you get the chance, as you still have time. The only other thing on the mantel that is new are those black and white stripe candles, which I picked up at Target's Halloween section, and I can't wait to put them to use at our Halloween party because they light up!

If you would like to see my other Halloween decorated mantels from the years past, you can check it out here in my glam Halloween mantel decor or the black and white Halloween mantel. I am loving this year's mantel and hope you liked it too. What colors did you do your Halloween mantel this year? Let me know below as I'd love to hear from you . . .

Have a great one . . . until next time my friends! xoxo
 

 
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