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Top 10 Reasons to Have a Halloween-Themed Wedding   1. It is perfectly acceptable to dress like Tim Burton’s Jack and Sally in front of your parents. 2. Instead of dancing to Dion/Carey/Houston/Boyz II Men power ballads during your first dance, jam to The Rocky Horror Picture Show’s “Time Warp.” Watch your guests shriek with [...]

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For those of us who live in the world of Halloween 365 days a year, the summer season is the hardest. Fall is on the horizon and that means Halloween!  But it’s not quite here, yet.  You can bring the creeps to the summer heat by planning your Halloween haunts and parties now, before it’s too late! Here’s [...]

Halloween Candy Consumption

Posted: 14th November 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Decorations
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With Halloween gone and over, let’s take a look at some interesting Halloween candy consumption facts. Found over at PersonalizationMall.com, this graph easily shows facts from this past year’s Halloween. Hopefully all of those Halloween decorations attracted the kids to your house!

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Halloween is only a few weeks away! Hopefully you have your Halloween decorations already up, because now is the time to focus on baking delicious treats. Cupcakes, candied apples, brownies, and all sorts of sugary goodness is essential for a Halloween party. And to save you the panic of searching for recipes, here are some [...]

It’s October! Time to step up the decorations.

Posted: 3rd October 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Decorations
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I’ll do a more extensive post later, but I wanted to kick off this Monday with some phenomenal Halloween decorations. Specifically, this picture: “I used contact paper, tissue paper and modge podge for the eyes,” said the creator of this design. “I used cardboard, black paint, and duct tape for the rest! You can’t see [...]

The White City’s Murder Castle

Posted: 14th September 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Decorations
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If someone was to tell you that a man in the late 1800s built a three-story castle dedicated to kidnapping and killing people, would you believe it? You should, because that’s what we’re talking about today. Herman Webster Mudgett, more commonly known as Dr Henry Howard Holmes, was one of America’s first documented serial killers. [...]

Top Halloween Parties for 2011

Posted: 12th September 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Decorations
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Feel the bass ricochet off your bones. Let the music swim through your veins. Succumb to the energy of a costumed mob bearing down upon you in waves of movement and dancing. Halloween parties are less than two months away, and now is the time to start planning which ones to attend. You take care [...]

Capgras Delusion: Someone stole my loved one!

Posted: 1st September 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Decorations
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Taking a quick break from the candy and Halloween decorations, let’s look at something more deliciously creepy: Capgras Delusion. Discovered in 1923, Capgras Delusion is described as “a disorder in which a person holds a delusion that a friend, spouse, parent, or other close family member has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor.” That’s right [...]

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When decorating the outside — or the inside — of your home for Halloween, it can be easy to overlook the windows. Don’t do it! A well-decorated window can make a big difference, turning your nice, lived-in home into the picture of  a terrifying haunted house on Halloween. The Mummy Window decorations adheres to the [...]