Tips and Ideas for Throwing a Black Light Party

The idea of throwing a black light party for Halloween was a simple one.  Common, even.  But a lot of the information I found on the internet on the topic was either misleading or flat-out wrong.  Here are tips and tricks for throwing a black light party that actually work.

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How to Make a Ghostly Tulle Cape

Learn how to make a tulle cape (great for a ghost costume or masquerade) with this tutorial.  Instructions for drafting the easy pattern for any size are included.

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How to Make Glow in the Dark Pudding

The Let the Ghoul Times Roll party was a black-light extravaganza, and I wanted everything to look great under regular light, and under the eerie glow of UV light.

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How to Make Zombie Cupcake Toppers

Zombie skeleton Cupcake Toppers rising from a delicious grave!  A fun twist on standard printable cupcake toppers.

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How to Make Haunted, Glow in the Dark Cookies

I had so much fun making the haunted portrait gallery cookies for the  Let the Ghoul Times Roll black light Halloween party.  

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How to Make New Orleans Pralines

No celebration with Creole inspiration would be complete without the classic pecan praline.  This seriously sweet candy is a treat nobody will want to pass up.  This praline recipe is an absolute classic, just like you'd find in New Orleans.

White plate with homemade praline candies, with text overlay reading "How to Make New Orleans Pralines."

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Last Minute Inspiration: An Irish Dancing/Skateboarding Birthday Cake

One of my daughter's Irish dancing instructors turned 21 this past weekend, and so did her boyfriend.  Bailee asked if I might be willing to make a birthday cake for their joint 21st birthday party on Saturday.  Of course!  I absolutely love getting to make cakes for my friends and family.  Besides, Bailee had just modeled for our Day of the Dead party for us:

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Easy Halloween Decor: Spooky Paper Tree Backdrop

Our black light Halloween party had a separate drinks station, so needed its own decorations and backdrop.  

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Easy Halloween Decor: Spider Web Antique Window Backdrop

I needed three different backdrops for the Let the Ghoul Times Roll black light party for Festivities magazine:  one for the drinks station, one for the dessert table, and one for the favors table.  The fastest and easiest of the three (though they were all pretty darn simple) was the one for the favors table.

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Easy Halloween Decor: Spooky Ghost Chair

At the Let the Ghoul Times Roll Halloween party for Festivities magazine, I wanted to create a haunted house style vibe with the decor.  One incredibly easy and inexpensive way to achieve this was to cover the furniture in the house with sheets.  It looked good, but I wanted something more, so I came up with a simple way to make it look like a ghostly face was pushing through several pieces of furniture.

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