Happiest Halloween! (and a brief look back)

June 26, 2008 I started this blog; I had been engaged for less than a week (the summer solstice - June 20th, signifying our new beginning), I had a new dog for just over a week (my sweet little beastie), my beloved grandfather was still living and I had no idea where I was going with any of this blog thing.

Simply put, I wanted a place to keep my (in)sanity intact, and a blog seemed like the thing all the other brides were doing. It took me less than a day to realize I was not 'bride blog' material, at least not in the traditional sense.

Of all the bridal things I attempted to join and read and participate in, Introverted Bride is the only place that stuck (and I still adore Sabrina's blog!) and Halloweddings is the only community I am still posting to. But since starting Creepy Cupcakes (which is not very creepy and features almost no cupcakes) I have discovered a world of wonderful, supportive, like-minded ghoulies whom I cherish who have helped me make it to OUR BIG DAY.

Ours as in all of us - all of us who love Halloween - and ours as in me and my Husband-to-Be. From this post forward he will be simply "Husband." In a few short hours I will be making the promise of 'Til Death Do Us Part... I'm elated!

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Even more exciting is the future of this blog; it's going to be as devoted as ever to the Haunting Homemaker aesthetic. There will still be great finds for Halloween parties and (eep!) weddings featured. Best of all -- I'll have more time to explore ideas! So if you have something you want brainstormed, I'm your ghoul. ;)

For today, though, I've created a printable .pdf for those who might want to try their hand at some Victorian print luminaries (which I'm using as table decor at my wedding) -- these are 4 x 6:



I printed the images I wanted on vellum (make sure your printer options are set to "transparency"), bought 4 frames at the dollar store, removed the backs, secured the images to the frames/glass (the frames I bought really didn't require anything special, but I did a tiny bit of hot glue around the inside/edges), then hot glued the frames together at the sides. A little glass tealight holder sits inside. :)


Happy Hauntings, and don't forget to raise a glass to me tonight, or say an extra 'Trick or Treat' for yours truly!