Figure A--What Halloween party would be complete without a grave? Create a simulated grave with a piece of burlap ringed with moss. Carve the tombstone out of a large block of plastic foam and paint it flat gray. Figure B--Hands reaching out of the grave are easy to make. Just stick a couple of dowels into the grave, cut the sleeves off an old shirt, slide them over the dowels and top with a pair of gloves.
Figure C--Fill the yard with as many spooky props as possible, including old coffins, vultures, gravestones, ghosts, zombies and plenty of fake spider webs. Figure D--Nothing greets guests better than some life-size ghouls by the door. Create a frame from scrap lumber and hang a Halloween costume over it. Take advantage of stair railings by stuffing an old shirt and hanging the arms through the railing. Stick a foam ball on the end of a piece of dowel, cover it with a frightening mask and set it up as an evil floating head. The not-so-scary character in the cente is designer Pete Nelson.
Figure E--It's easy to invite a trio of ghostly visitors to the party. Use foam balls for the heads, clothes hangers for the shoulders and wooden dowels mounted to bases as stands. Cover the ghosts with plenty of sheer white fabric. For a real scare, light the ghosts with a black light and tuck a hidden fan near the ghosts to set them in motion. Figure F--Make the buffet table an entertaining highlight of the party, too. Along with lots of treats, decorate the table with candles, books adorned with false covers promising terrifying contents, and candles that seem to drip blood. Find an old wrought-iron kettle and fill it with dry ice to make the perfect centerpiece.
Guests Pete Nelson
Sales Manager, The Design Group
2912 N. Second St.
Minneapolis, MN 55411
Toll-free: 800-616-6460
Fax: 612-522-6461
Website:
www.thedesigngroup.com
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