Last week I discussed an "orange" themed Halloween party
and now I will share with you some Halloween party tips for
Halloween table decorations. These tips are easy to do and
inexpensive to produce.
With all of my events, no matter if they are serious
fundraising galas or whimsical birthday parties; I still
like to keep an element of style, hip and class to the
table décor. Even when I use inexpensive props such
as the Halloween items for this Halloween display, I still
like to mix and match with more expensive-looking or
natural Halloween items too.
There are so many choices when looking at decorations for
Halloween. What I like to do is collect Halloween items
during the season and then on November 1st, go back to the
drug store or party supply store and pick-up whatever is
left over and inexpensive. Nothing makes me feel better
than garnering bargains on cheap Halloween decorations. I
make sure to buy items that I will have a use for and that
will store easily in my party planning design box, an item
I discuss in Budget Bash - Simply Fabulous Events on a
Budget.
To create the whimsical Halloween table decorations for
this article I used the following:
Gold organza fabric for a table runner - You can buy any
type of fabric and make a table runner, scrunch up
unfinished fabric down the center of the table or use
pinking sheers and cut a runner for a one- or two-time use
(more uses are possible if you are careful with the
fabric). For this table, I used a table runner from a
previous event and scrunched it down the center of the
table.
I picked up the following decorations for Halloween at the
end of the season a few years ago and have kept these items
in my party planning design box. These cheap Halloween
decorations are candy corn twinkle lights, decorative candy
dishes, orange votive candles and glass votive candle
holders, mini-plastic pumpkin buckets and a witch's hat. I
may have spent a total of $15 for all of these Halloween
items and have used them for the past three seasons.
While I was picking up dinner at the market, I grabbed a
bunch of sunflowers, rust-colored mums, Halloween candy and
mini-pumpkins. A fun idea is to carve the mini-pumpkin's
center and sides (if you have the time) to create votive
candle holder. If not, do what I did and just add them to
the table as a décor item.
Decorating the table was fast and easy. I just scrunched
up the table runner and intertwined the candy corn twinkle
lights with the fabric runner. I placed the witch's hat in
the center of the table (I stuffed the center of the hat
with a paper bag to make it stand up straight), filled the
candy dishes with Halloween candy, placed the votives and
pumpkins on the table and then placed the sunflowers
loosely on the table. To add a bit of color besides orange
and yellow to the table, I pulled out two small blue vases
and placed the mums in those.
To create the total look of the Halloween table decorations
didn't take long at all and I coordinated my food shopping
along with it. An added bonus to this table decoration is
that it will last quite a few days. Just remember to
unplug the lights when you are not around the table to
prevent any type of electrical hazard from happening and if
you have animals who like to leap onto your dining room
table, you may want to remove the candy and loose flowers
as well when you are not in the room.
I hope you found this Halloween party decoration tip
useful. To learn more about party planning on a budget,
read Budget Bash - Simply Fabulous Events on a Budget.
Until next time remember to have fun and be a guest at your
own party!
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Andrea Wyn is a special event planner with over 15 years of
industry experience. She has been the Awards Event
Supervisor for the Screen Actors Guild Awards(R) since
2000. Her book, Budget Bash-Simply Fabulous Events on a
Budget, is available at budgetbashbook.com. She has an MBA
from the University of Chicago & a BA from UCLA. To learn
more about Budget Bash & events go to
http://www.awynningevent.com
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