BYOP

On October 28, Daniel and I had our 3rd annual Bring Your Own Pumpkin Party. We invited our friends to bring their own pumpkin and carving instruments while we provided the venue and treats for an evening a merriment and pumpkin goodness.

This year I decided I needed some extra-cute candy dishes since all my other plates and platters are in storage. So I went to the Dollar Tree and picked up 3 candle sticks, and three candle holders (two round and one square) and got down to crafty-business. My complete list of materials and steps are below.

Materials:

• 2 Round Candle Holders (from Dollar Tree)
• 1 Square Candle Holder (from Dollar Tree)
• 3 Candle Sticks (from Dollar Tree)
• Black Vinyl to cut into shapes for faces
• Scissors
• Glass Glue (from any craft or hardware store - I got mine from OSH)
• Sandpaper
• Orange, Green, and White Candy

Step #1: Once your supplies have been purchased. Remove all stickers and wash your glass items. Then sand down the surfaces that you will place the glass glue on (the glue has specific instructions on this and may differ based on the type you get). After items are prepped and ready, place a generous amount of the glass glue on the surface and attach the candle sticks to their corresponding holder. I allowed the candy dishes to dry for 2 hours before I did anything else with them.

While the dishes were drying, cut out three ovals for the ghost face; three triangles and a smile for the jack-o-lantern; and four circles, a line, and a chevron pattern for the Frankenstein face out of the black vinyl.

Step #2: Once the candy dishes are dry, carefully place the vinyl cut-outs in place. Then, fill each candy dish with goodies in the corresponding color.

These were a hit at the party and super cheap and easy to make. I am thinking of making more but with designs for other holidays.

Now, enough with the crafty and on with more party details! :)

Everyone seemed to have a great time at the BYOP Party...even the Giants' fans, who never left the couch due to the World Series Game!

Here are the Hesslers with their gigantic pumpkins from Oregon! I was so surprised that Cassie could actually hold onto hers.

The soon-to-be-Peines with their very creative carvings. I was super excited about the melon ninja turtle with a glow-stick lighter!

Vanessa and I were yet again trying to be crafty with our melted crayon pumpkins! Vanessa added an 'M' and I couldn't help but add a bow. :)

And here is my lovely Pumpkin Man. I am so proud to call him husband! ;)

This year's Golden Pumpkin Award was given to Taylor for her Hipster Unicorn pumpkin. I wonder how she will decorate the trophy for next year.

All in all, it was a great evening of fun with our friends. Can't wait for next year!

-Crafty Mrs. G