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| Sara Westbrook |
Before I had kids, I never thought of hosting a Halloween party. Now that I have two, and they are old enough to appreciate a theme party and "get" Halloween, (not to mention, we went to a super-fun one last year), I'm thinking of hosting one (at some point). In anticipation of my future festivity, I decided there's no time like the days leading up to Halloween, to gather some ideas for the occasion, and of course, share them with you! All the websites and blogs I've drawn from have so many more products or options than I've posted, so enjoy going through all of them for further inspiration for your adult or kid-friendly event.
If you've ever hosted or attended a Halloween party of any kind, I'd love to hear about what your favorite things about it were. Photos will give you bonus points (or rather, a black and orange, glittery star!)
HAVE A HAPPY AND HOWLING HALLOWEEN!
Icky Invitations:
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| Tiny Prints: Cute Costumes Invitation |
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| Tiny Prints: Square Heads Invitation |
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| Tiny Prints: Party Pails Invitation |
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| Tiny Prints: Blood Drive Invitation |
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| Tiny Prints: Neighborhood Nightmare Invitation |
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| Tiny Prints: Spooky Soiree Invitation |
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| Martha Stewart: Message in a Bottle Invitation |
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| Martha Stewart: Severed Finger Invitation |
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| Martha Stewart: Mad Scientist Invitation |
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| Martha Stewart: Skeleton Invitation (Clip Art) |
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| Shindig Parties To Go via Etsy: Halloween Party Invitation |
Frightening Food:
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| Martha Stewart: Bedeviled Eggs |
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| Martha Stewart: Worms in Dirt |
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| Martha Stewart: Black Bat Wings |
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| Martha Stewart: Rest in Peas |
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| Hostess with the Mostess: Mummy's Night Out and Veggie Dip |
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| The Knead for Speed: Meatloaf Like Mummy (Never) Used to Make |
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| Cooking & Blogging: Deviled Egg Eyeballs |
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| Taste and Tell: Bite-Sized Boo Bugs |
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| Family Fun: Cheese-Finger Food |
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| Family Fun: Apple Bites |
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| Life's a Beach Wish I Was on One: Apple Dentures |
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| Wellsphere: Watermelon Brain Family Fun: How to Make Melon Brain (Video) |
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| Family Fun: Carrot-Finger Food |
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| Family Fun: Hot Dog Mummies |
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| Ghoulish Goodies: Bandaged Fingers |
Eerie Elixirs:
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| The Naptime Chef via Babble: Boo Halloween Milk Shooters |
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| The Naptime Chef via Babble: Fizzy Jack-o-Lantern Milkshakes |
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| Family Fun: Swamp Juice |
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| Purple Chocolat Home: Swamp Water Punch |
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| Martha Stewart: Shrunken Heads in Cider |
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| Martha Stewart: Lychee & Grape Eyeball Martinis |
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| Martha Stewart: Eyeball Highballs |
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| Martha Stewart: Bubbling Cocktails |
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| St. Louis Entertains via Second City Soiree: Silly Goblin Mimosas |
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| Martha Stewart: Spooky Halloween Spirits |
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| Made Man: Candy Corn Cordial |
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| Betty Crocker: Fizzy Ghoul |
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| Celebrations at Home: Green Melon Punch |
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| Hostess with the Mostess: Pina Ghoulada |
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| SKYY Vodka via Bar None Drinks: Vampire's Elixir |
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| SKYY Vodka via: Bar None Drinks: Wicked Witch Apple Punch |
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| Drink of the Week: Icy Hands Halloween Punch |
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| Martha Stewart: Meringue Bone Cookies |
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| Martha Stewart: Ladies' Fingers & Men's Toes |
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| Jamie Cooks It Up: Candy Corn Sugar Cookies |
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| The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle: Slice and Bake Candy Corn Cookies |
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| Betty Crocker: Candy Corn Roll-Up Cookies |
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| Betty Crocker: Ginger Frankenstein Cookies |
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| Betty Crocker: Bat Cookies |
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| Land O Lakes: Black Cat Cookies |
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| Munchkin Munchies: Witches Hats |
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| The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle: Leggy Little Witches |
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| Bakerella: Trix or Treat Spider Cookies |
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| Sweetopia: Spider Web Decorated Cookies |
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| Bake at 350: Sassy Spiderweb Cookies |
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| Glorious Treats: "Sweet" Halloween Cookies |
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| Munchkin Munchies: Spider Cookies |
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| The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle: Sweet Little Vampire Cookies |
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| The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle: Dracula Cookies |
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| The Decorated Cookie: Monster Face Cookies |
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| Lila Loa: Halloween Cookies |
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| Smells Like Home: Homemade Halloween Oreo Cookie |
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| Lila Loa: Halloween Pinwheel Cookies on a Stick |
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| Cake Journal: Jack Skellington Cookie Lollies |
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| The Painted Cookie: Grim Reaper Cookie |
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| Martha Stewart: Gothic Letter Cookies |
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| How Does She?: Halloween Cookie Suckers |
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| Betty Crocker: Chocolate Mocha Mummy Cookies |
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| Bake at 350: Sweet Tombstones |
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| Bake at 350: Creepy Coffin Cookies |
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| Epicurious: Gingerbread Skeleton Cookies (Cookies and Photo by Heidi Kenney of My Paper Crane) |
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| Meme's: Chocolate Skeleton Cookies |
Terrifying Treats:
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| Martha Stewart: Almond Brownie Coffins |
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| Cake Journal: Jack Skellington Brownie Bites |
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| My Recipes: Dark Chocolate Graveyard Pots de Créme |
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| Grin and Bake It: Halloween Graveyard Push-Up Pops |
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| One Charming Party: Peanut Butter Bats and Cats |
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| Midwestern Sewing Girl: Mummy Pretzels |
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| Ghoulish Goodies via Epicurious: Funny Bones How to Make Funny Bones (Video) |
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| Cute as a Fox Creations: Krispie Crunchy Bones |
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| Ghoulish Goodies: Swamp Creature Toes |
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| Munchkin Munchies: Monster Munch |
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| Cookies & Cups: Spider Krispies |
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| Cookies & Cups: Owl Krispies |
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| The Decorated Cookie: Easiest Ever Spider Pops (or Cupcake Toppers) |
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| 365 Cake Pops: Spooky Spider Pops and Halloween Cake Pop Stand |
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| Family Circle: Halloween Cake Pops Family Circle: How to Make Cake Pops (Video) |
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| Sweet Cheeks and Tasty Treats: The Crew |
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| The Decorated Cookie: Frankenstein Marshmallows |
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| Love from the Oven: Chocolate Covered Peeps Pops |
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| Love from the Oven: Candy-Corn-Cake-Pops |
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| Love from the Oven: Crispy Treat Peeps Pops |
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| Love from the Oven: Candy Corn Krispy Treat Pretzel Pops |
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| Love from the Oven: Chocolate Covered Oreo Pops |
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| Fairytale Frosting: Jack Pops |
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| I am Baker: Spider Petits Fours |
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| Martha Stewart: Ghoulish Petits Fours |
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| Martha Stewart: Skull Madeleines |
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| Carolynn's recipe Box: Halloween Strawberries |
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| Confessions of a Cookbook Queen: Peanut Butter Eyeball Truffles |
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| Brooke McClay via Babble: Candy Corn Whoopie Pies |
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| Barbara Bakes: Candy Corn Macaroons |
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| In Katrina's Kitchen: Monster Mash Popcorn Mix |
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| Confessions of a Cookbook Queen: Candy Corn Mini Trifles |
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| Joy in the Jumble: Candy Corn Cream Cups |
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| Glorious Treats: Candy Corn Cheesecake Mousse |
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| Martha Stewart: Orange Jack-o'-Lanterns with Sorbet |
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| Valerie Confections: Mori Ex Cacao |
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| Dean & Deluca: Chocolate Skulls |
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| Amarah's Chocolate Company: Skulls |
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| Nice Gifts via Etsy: Chocolate Skeleton in Coffin |
Cackling Cakes:
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| Martha Stewart: Haunted-House Cake |
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| The Frosted Cake 'n Cookie: Haunted House Cake |
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| PattiCakesPattiCakes via Cake Central: Halloween Candy Corn Castle Cake |
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| Martha Stewart: Goul's Graveyard Cake |
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| Family Circle: Cemetery Cake |
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| Country Living: X-ray Vision Cake |
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| I am Baker: Boo-tiful Halloween Cake |
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| Country Living: Bat Cake |
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| Sprinkle Bakes: "Batty" Battenburg Cake |
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| Snowy Bliss: Polka Dot Cake |
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| Bird on a Cake: Candy Corn Cake |
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| Family Circle: M&M's Pumpkin Cake |
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| 365 Cake Pops: The Great Pumpkin Cake |
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| Wilton: That Glazed Look Skull Cake |
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| Debbie Does Cakes: Bride of Frankenstein |
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| Deadbright: "Slice" Skin Cake |
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| Munchkin Munchies: Candy Corn Cheesecake |
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| The Naptime Chef via Babble: Candy Corn Cake in a Jar |
Creepy Cupcakes:
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| Better Homes & Gardens: Mini Monster Cupcakes |
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| Better Homes & Gardens: Red Velvet Eyeballs |
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| Better Homes & Gardens: Orange-and-Blue Monster Cupcake |
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| Better Homes & Gardens: Witch Legs Cupcake |
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| Better Homes and Gardens: Green Monster Cupcake |
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| Better Homes & Gardens: Blue Monster Cupcake |
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| Better Homes & Gardens: Green Bow Monster Cupcake |
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| Better Homes & Gardens: Pink Monster Cupcake |
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| Better Homes & Gardens: Wide Armed Cupcakes |
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| Betty Crocker: "The Count" Cupcakes |
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| Tofu and Cupcakes via Craft: Werewolf Cupcakes |
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| Better Homes & Gardens: Mini Mummy Cupcakes |
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| Woman's Day: Skeleton Cupcakes |
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| Family Fun: Scrumptious Skeletons Cupcakes |
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| Confessions of a Cookbook Queen: Jack Skellington Cupcakes |
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| Better Homes & Gardens: Easy Pumpkin Cupcakes |
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| Jelly Belly: Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes |
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| Martha Stewart: Wicked Witch Cupcakes |
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| Cookies & Cups: Witch's Broom Cupcakes |
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| What the Fruitcake?!: Devil's Food Cupcakes |
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| What the Fruitcake?!: Angel's Food Cupcakes |
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| Sugadeaux: Vampire Bite Cupcakes |
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| Martha Stewart: Brain Cupcakes |
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| Betty Crocker: Scary Spiderweb Cupcakes |
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| Martha Stewart: Spider Cupcakes |
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| Martha Stewart: Ghost Cupcakes |
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| Sugar Turntable: Candy Corn Cupcakes |
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| The Celebration Shoppe: Candy Corn Cupcakes |
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| Serendipity Soiree: Easy Pumpkin Cupcakes with Candy Corn & Buttercream Icing |
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| Kids and My Kitchen: Tombstone Cupcakes |
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| Fairy Tale Frosting via Etsy: Spooky Ghosts Cupcake Toppers |
Possessed Printables:
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| Shindig Parties To Go via Etsy |
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| Shindig Parties To Go via Lil' Luna: Freebie Halloween Tags |
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| Stormblood Curiosity via Etsy |
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| Anders Ruff: Happy Halloween Collection |
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| Sweet Talk Designs via Etsy: Candy Buffet Labels |
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| Martha Stewart: Candy Jar Labels (Clip Art) |
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| Dreadful Candy Jar Labels (Clip Art) |
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| Martha Stewart: Lethal Libation Labels (Clip Art) |
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| Squared Party Printables via Etsy: Printable Halloween Party Gothic Glamour Collection |
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| Frog Price Paperie via Etsy: Trick or Treat Printable Party |
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| The Celebration Shoppe: Candy Corn Collection |
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| Modern Moments: Halloween Cupcake Toppers |
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| Living Locurto: Party Printable Spider Tags (Clipart) |
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| Chickabug via Etsy: Spooktacular DIY Party Pack |
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| Centsational Girl: Fun with Frightful Fonts |
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| Kiki Creates: Halloween Treat Jars (Free Download) |
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| Living Locurto: Halloween Recipe - Brains in Jar Cupcakes (Free Printables) |
Deadly DIY Decor:
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| Martha Stewart: Head Waiter Tray |
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| Martha Stewart: Fanged Pumpkins |
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| Peas and Thank You's via Etsy: Candy Corn Lettered Banner |
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| My Paper Crane: Spooky Bottles |
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| Mix Mingle Glow: To the Lab Igor! |
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| Living Locurto: Eyeball Candles |
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| Simple Tastes via Etsy: Favor Boxes |
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| Simple Tastes via Etsy: Friendly Monsters Halloween Cupcake Toppers |
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| Martha Stewart: Coffin Treat Box |
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| Martha Stewart: Pumpkin Party Cooler |
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| Party Sweet Party: Halloween Cupcake Toppers |