Essentially Focused Mama: October 2016

I'll admit that this took months to assemble. However, we did have our new daughter arrive back in July so that has a huge factor for everything taking 3 times as long as it should have.

Wonderland Scene

Supplies:

1. Plywood

2. Poster Board

3. Jig Saw

4. Acrylic Paint - Assorted Fluorescent Colors

5. Paintbrushes

6. Hot Glue

7. Hand Made Wood Flowers that I found at Target

8. 24" Black Light Fixture (We purchased 2 of these)

While I personally have no talent in the drawing department, my daughter does, so she drew templates on the poster board. My father-in-law cut the pieces out with the jig saw, but honestly I would have been able to do it if I needed to. Then just paint the boards. I made the mistake of getting the little bottles of acrylic paint from Michael's and ended up needing 4 sets of 6 to paint everything. It would have been a lot less expensive if I'd just bought the 1 pint set I included the link for. Finally, I just hot glued the pieces together in order to really create the 3D effect you see there.

Nightmare Before Christmas Candle Holders

Oogie was a gift from my daughters. They know how much I love The Nightmare Before Christmas, but it worked out perfectly for the party theme.

Supplies:

1. Glass Mason Jar - I just saved the Bertolli jars when I made chicken alfredo.

2. Textured silver paint

3. Free Printable Nightmare Before Christmas Labels

Just clean and spray paint the outside of the jars. I used Modge Podge to attach the labels I printed, but regular glue would work just fine too I'm sure.

Photo Corner

Supplies:

1. Halloween Fabric purchased from Hobby Lobby as a background

2. Dollar Store Toys for Dress Up

3. Selfie Stick

This was super easy with all the kids having cell phones these day, but they had a blast with it.

Drink Station

Supplies:

We ordered the black light responsive party-ware from Amazon.

1. Party Essentials Hard Plastic 6-Inch Round Party/Dessert Plates, Assorted Neon, 40-Count

2. Party Essentials Hard Plastic Cutlery Combo Pack, Knives/Forks/Spoons, 48 Place Setting-Count,

3. Assorted Neon Party Essentials Hard Plastic 10-Ounce Party Cups/Tumblers, 50-Count, Assorted

4. Neon Party Essentials 2-Ply Paper Dinner Napkins, Assorted Neon Brights, 24-Count

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Candy Table

My mother is a Goodwill junkie, so she had all the apothecary glassware already from her various "treasure hunts." We're lucky enough that Albanese Candy Factory is only about a half hour from our house, so I was able to get classic confectionery candies.