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All we autumn aficionados feel the same, right? The season usually takes its star turn in October, with , sweater-worthy days, and the heady aromas of spice, apples, pumpkin and woodfire.
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Some party and decor trends:
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Brito says it echoes the trends of and the Year of Pink, with blush-toned pumpkins, lacy tableware and mismatched glassware. Adding indoor plants inside Mason jars and making stacks of books will create an 91裸聊视频渙ld greenhouse91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频渞omantic library91裸聊视频� mood 91裸聊视频� both ideal for a Halloween gathering.
Macabre mysteries
House Beautiful91裸聊视频檚 deputy managing editor, Olivia Hosken, likes a good old-fashioned murder mystery, and recommends games that get everyone teamed up.
Masters of Mystery91裸聊视频檚 game kits set the crime in different eras and environments 91裸聊视频� among them, the Wild West, Broadway, a palace, a pirate ship and the 1920s. There are also mysteries themed around 91裸聊视频淏ridgerton,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淩ocky Horror,91裸聊视频� James Bond or outer space.
The game maker suggests how to set the scene for your murder mystery, including d茅cor, menus, music and costumes.
For the Roaring Twenties, for instance, use a black-and-gold color scheme, with cocktail glasses filled with gold beads, strands of pearls, and black feathers for decorative elements. Era-popular deviled eggs, shrimp cocktail and icebox cake could be on the menu.
Victorian vibes
Author Lesley Bannatyne, who writes often about Halloween, says it was the Victorians who began turning Halloween into a celebration. Jack-o91裸聊视频�-lanterns on porches, blazing community bonfires, and doors hung with cornhusks and apples welcomed guests to the party.
Queen Victoria91裸聊视频檚 obsession with the supernatural fed a fascination with mystics and fortune tellers.
Try creating a 19th century look for your Halloween party. Think tarot cards, palmistry, astrology and astronomy art; glass jars filled with curiosities like toy critters, paper butterflies, silk flowers; black or gold painted twigs; cobwebs made of chunky yarn or cheesecloth.
Get the family candlesticks out, and set them with black taper candles.
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Toasting time
Some bottles ideal for the Halloween party table:
19 Crimes is an Aussie brand named for the number of crimes it took for 18th century British convicts to be shipped off to Australia. The wines are named after colorful real-life rebels, with vintage photos on the labels. Scan the QR code on the back of the bottle to watch an augmented reality clip of the character91裸聊视频檚 story.
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