Last-Minute Halloween Decorating on Facebook

October 22, 2016

Last-Minute Halloween Decorating on Facebook

Are you ready for Halloween?

It’s no secret Halloween is among my favorite of holidays. I just love decorating my home with all the ghosts, goblins, skeletons, and other bone-chilling props I’ve collected over the years - plus, all the wonderful pumpkins and gourds that grow in my garden each autumn season. I especially love the Halloween decorations from our Martha Stewart Living line at Home Decorators Collection. It’s so much fun to come up with different ways to display my candy - this year, all sorts of delicious Hershey's treats!

Last week, I hosted a special Facebook LIVE showing a few of our favorite ideas from this month’s issue of Living, including a mouse house, and a treasure chest full of chocolate. If you missed our special show, you can still watch it by clicking on the highlighted link. Enjoy our photos.

: For this Halloween Facebook LIVE, we decorated our Martha Stewart Living “Turkey Hill Kitchen” at my New York City office. We filled it with lots of decorated pumpkins. http://www.homedepot.com/c/SPC_BRD_MSL_Kitchen

: On the counter, we decorated this cheese board with pumpkins – one hallowed out and filled with scary mice.

: These sweet little mice are available at crafts stores and made from acrylic or rubber. Use our Martha Stewart Metallic Paints available at Michael’s – you’ll love them. https://www.michaels.com/martha-stewart-crafts-metallic-acrylic-paint/M10198346.html

: The first step to making a “mouse house” is to hollow out the pumpkin and remove all the insides – the flesh and fibers can go to the chickens, while the seeds can be roasted and enjoyed while decorating.

: Use an electric drill with a one and a half inch drill bit, and make holes around the pumpkin – watch our Facebook LIVE from last week to see how I did this. This great idea is from our October issue of Living.

: Remember, pumpkin will be shredded and scattered while drilling, so have a towel on hand to wipe up any messes.

: I showed how to coat he holes to prevent rotting and extend the life of the pumpkin. Watch our Facebook LIVE to know what I used – it’s something you already have at home.

: Then, just fill the holes with mice. Secure them with hat pins, and place the pumpkin on an adult table or the kids’ table.

: Look how great the mice look! And next to the mouse house is our Martha Stewart Living Stacked Skull Container – also available at ‘Home Decorators Collection.

: These can easily be used to decorate for family gatherings, and last minute parties.

: Decorating for Halloween doesn’t have to be time consuming. Here is a simple arrangement using pumpkins and painted rubber snakes – they look so life-like and frightening.

: Just place them on top of the pumpkins or draped on the food.

: This friendly snake is slithering through our olives and atop our cheese.

: The snakes and rddent creatures are available at craft stores. We also painted them with Martha Stewart Living Metallic Paints.

: I love this giant skull overflowing with delicious candy by Hershey’s – Kit Kats, Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups, and Hershey’s milk chocolate! Delicious handfuls of treats all over the table to enjoy. https://www.hersheys.com/en_us/home.html

: I love to fill “treasure” chests with candies – there are lots of Kit Kats and snack sized milk chocolates to go around.

: The skeleton is also from Home Decorators Collection and part of our Martha Stewart Halloween line.

: Our Haunted Raven with skull is just one the items you’ll find at Home Decorators Collection! Place a big chocolate bar in its mouth to give a menacing look.