If, like me, you love getting into the spirit of Halloween - it is after all, a good excuse to have a party and wear fancy dress, which, post-uni becomes a bit of a rarity - but hate the thought of decorating your home with (probably badly in my case) carved orange pumpkins (orange will definitely never be the new black), cobwebs (why did I bother cleaning?!) and generally all things offensive to the eye, then you'll love some of the alternative halloween decoration and fancy dress ideas that you can find on Pinterest.

And as that time of year is fast approaching again (just a week to go!), and as it has been quite a while since my last one, I thought I would do another Five Faves Friday post and share with you five of my favourite classy halloween-related pins.

HERE ARE MY FIVE FAVES...

1. DIY Gold Geo No-Carve Pumpkins. No orange, no mess, just beautifully stylish pumpkins fit for any classy halloween party. Find the tutorial by Lovely Indeed here.

2. Spray Painted Branch with Candles. Not a DIY, but something that could quite easily be recreated. Find the idea, as well as others for a classy halloween, by Cupcakes and Cashmere here.

3. DIY Gold Leaf Pine Cone Garland. It's well and truly Autumn when Halloween comes around, so why not decorate your party with some season appropriate golden pine cones. Find the tutorial by The Sweetest Occasion here.

4. Black and White Halloween Desserts. How classy and lovely are these puddings! And a perfect little addition to a halloween party. Find the idea by Glorious Treats here.

5. Snow Queen Fancy Dress. And I'm not talking Elsa from Frozen here, I'm talking the Snow Queen from Hans Christian Andersen's dark and beautiful fairytale. Who says Halloween fancy dress has to involve blood and gore?! I found this gorgeous photo on Pinterest which unfortunately doesn't link to the source, however here is a great little video by Dorota Mua which shows how you how she created a similar look.

These just make me want to throw a Halloween party right now!

What do you think of these ideas?

Do you prefer a traditional Halloween or more of a modern one?

Happy Halloween! :)

♥

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31 October 2018

23 October 2018

DIY // FALLING LEAVES NO-CARVE PUMPKIN

23 October 2018

With Halloween just over a week away, it is most definitely the time to crack out those pumpkins. As someone who loves to paint on pretty much any surface that I can get my hands on, I usually avoid pumpkin carving and instead opt for the challenge of pumpkin painting. This year I’ve kept my pumpkins less spooky and more sparkle with this metallic gold and copper falling leaves design.

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23 October 2018

31 October 2017

DIY // NO CARVE VINTAGE PUMPKINS

31 October 2017

Halloween doesn't have to be messy, scary or gorey and with all the lovely no-carve pumpkin ideas about it's easier than ever. I love not having to get my hands all slimey whilst scooping out those pesky pumpkin seeds and even better they last much longer than pumpkins that have been carved! If you like the sound of that then you're going to love these DIY No Carve Vintage Pumpkins.

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31 October 2017

30 October 2016

DIY // HALLOWEEN HAND-LETTERED PUMPKIN

30 October 2016

It's pretty close to the day itself at this point but this is my favourite halloween craft I've done this year and so I wanted to be sure to squeeze it in before tomorrow. If you follow me on instagram you'll know that I've been practising my hand-lettering for a while now and that I really enjoy doodling different phrases with a fine liner. So, with one of my pumpkins, I decided to have a go at hand-lettering a suitably Halloween-ey phrase on a pumpkin.

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30 October 2016

29 October 2016

DIY // GLITTER PUMPKIN

29 October 2016

It's that time of year again and where I live, pumpkins are everywhere; every shop has them in stock and even the small green grocers around the corner has them in a variety of different shapes, sizes and colours. If you read my no-mess mumpkin post last year, you'll know I'm not really into carving pumpkins - mine never seem to turn out how I want them too and it's just so messy - so instead I prefer to paint and decorate my pumpkins.

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29 October 2016

DIY // SPRAY-PAINTED PUMPKINS

29 October 2016

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29 October 2016

30 October 2015

NAIL ART // SPOOKTACULAR NAILS

30 October 2015

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30 October 2015

26 October 2015

DIY // NO-MESS MUMPKINS

26 October 2015

Hello! I'm writing this from my 'sick bed' and feeling very sorry for myself today as I seem to have contracted an evil lurgy. It's not unusual for me to be poorly at this time of year; as soon as the winter comes knocking on my front door, my immune system gets up and leaves the building (what a traitor!). Before my immune system abandoned me though, I did manage to squeeze in a craftoween project that I'd been wanting to do for a while. If you follow me on Pinterest, you may have seen how obsessed I am with 'no-carve pumpkins' and so I thought I would share with you a few photos of my own 'no-mess mumpkins'.

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26 October 2015

23 October 2015

5 FAVES FRIDAY // CLASSY CRAFTOWEEN

23 October 2015

If, like me, you love getting into the spirit of Halloween - it is after all, a good excuse to have a party and wear fancy dress, which, post-uni becomes a bit of a rarity - but hate the thought of decorating your home with (probably badly in my case) carved orange pumpkins (orange will definitely never be the new black), cobwebs (why did I bother cleaning?!) and generally all things offensive to the eye, then you'll love some of the alternative halloween decoration and fancy dress ideas that you can find on Pinterest.

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23 October 2015